Thanks for this thoughtful post! I've played E.T Returns a ton (lots making it of course, but I've come back and played it SO many times since then), and I've been really curious what strategies others used in terms of building power-ups. I personally like speed, bombs, and attack boost as my big 3. Spread was originally my favorite, but over time I liked it less (no particular reason - maybe I overused it early on?). I also became a big fan of the pit attack since it's a powerful way to run away from enemies and still throw down a devastating attack. Anyway, thanks so much for playing my game and thanks again for this really awesome post! This totally made my day! Onward!