History Main / ItemDropMechanic

If you're looking for some straight ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' examples, I've got plenty.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' enemies explode into "prizes", which are categorized differently depending on games, but the staples are treasure (which could be spells or weapons or crafting materials), HP, MP, and Munny.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD]], enemies don't drop hearts if you're playing on Hero Mode (unless you have the Heart Medal in ''Skyward Sword'').

* MoneyMultiplier: Another mechanic that increases the amount or probability of getting items.

* In ''GrandTheftAuto'' games, beating people to death/unconsciousness will make them drop money and sometimes weapons and ammo.

* PowerUpMagnet: Despite the name, it actually can attract other kinds of drops as well.

* The NES ''Videogame/{{Metroid|1}}'' manual stated Samus's suit was able to take the power of "his" enemies. Regular enemies turned into health or missile pickups but bosses did not, recharging her ammo automatically on death. Later games would just make bosses drop larger amounts of pickups. All but two enemies encountered in ''Videogame/MetroidFusion'' are duplicates created by X parasites, whom became living pickups that flee from you once the false body is destroyed. In ''Videogame/MetroidPrime 3: Corruption'', the nature of the drops change as with Samus's condition.

** ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' omits the weapon energy but adds [[EnergyEconomy E-crystals]] to the mix. The first three games also have some Cyber Elves dropped from certain enemies, while the third and fourth game adds Data Disks.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD]]'', enemies don't drop hearts if you're playing on Hero Mode (unless you have the Heart Medal in ''Skyward Sword'').

* In ''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast'', destroying a robot will set a Flicky free. These are needed to get through the goal rings. In Panic Puppet Zone Act 3, however, the Flickies are in capsules. [[AllThereInTheManual The game's manual explains]] that Sonic got to that zone early enough and as a result, Robotnik didn't have time to put the Flickies in the robots.

* In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', an enemy carrying a weapon will drop their weapon if Shadow defeats them. Shadow can then collec the weapon and use it against other enemies.

* In ''VideoGame/PandorasTower'' Servant Beasts drop items, in addition to the Beast Flesh you need to [[spoiler: reverse Elena's curse]]. Master Flesh is dropped by Tower Masters, the equivalent of a boss in this game.

* In ''{{Vigilante 8}}'', destroying your enemy vehicles will make them drop their current weapons as well as some buffs (such as endurance or speed).

* The main Creator/{{Koei}} Warriors games: ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', and ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi''. Because all the processing power and memory is dedicated to [[TheWarSequence rendering hundreds]] of {{Mook}}s, all three employ this trope. GrandfatherClause applies too as it has always been this way since ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 2'' in the {{Playstation}} 2. Fallen {{Mook}}s sometimes {{Randomly Drop|s}} PowerUp items. Officers both Generic and Playable will ''always'' drop [[ExperiencePoints XP bags]] (or Stat Up items like "Defense up" depending on the game) and sometimes RandomlyDrops treasure like mounts or weapons.

* RandomDrop: where the items that are dropped are random, or some certain things only drop at a fixed chance.
* OrganDrops: they vanish and ''sometimes'' inexplicably drop their guts.

* MoneySpider: enemies drop currency when killed.

* MoneyMultiplier: another mechanic that increases the amount or probability of getting items.

* Variant in ''MegaManBattleNetwork'': In this case, you'll get some rewards whenever you beat a RandomEncounter battle. Typically it's small amounts of Zenny, but sometimes it could be a Battle Chip, Bugfrags, or (if your HP's low enough) HP recovery. Some installable programs for Mega Man can turn any rewards into just zenny, or just battle chip.

* The main Creator/{{Koei}} Warriors games: ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', and ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi''. Because all the processing power and memory is dedicated to [[TheWarSequence rendering hundreds]] of {{Mook}}s, all three employ this trope. GrandfatherClause applies too as it has always been this way since DynastyWarriors 2 in the {{Playstation}} 2. Fallen {{Mook}}s sometimes {{Randomly Drop|s}} PowerUp items. Officers both Generic and Playable will ''always'' drop [[ExperiencePoints XP bags]] (or Stat Up items like "Defense up" depending on the game) and sometimes RandomlyDrops treasure like mounts or weapons.

* ''MegaMan'' series
** ''MegaManClassic'': enemies will sometimes drop weapon energy or health energy. Same goes to ''MegaManX''.
*** ''MegaManAndBass'' adds bolts (to be used for your upgrades) to the mix.
** ''MegaManZero'' omits the weapon energy but adds [[EnergyEconomy E-crystals]] to the mix. The first three games also have some Cyber Elves dropped from certain enemies, while the third and fourth game adds Data Disks.
*** ''MegaManZX'' follows the above, but with weapon energy added again.