/vr/ - Retro Games

Combination of three factors:
- Not having the manual, therefore not knowing what any the items do
- Not being very good at the game, therefore never getting enough hearts to buy and try them
- A lot of imagination and speculation

The feather in pic might actually let you fly, or jump higher, or who knows? The barrel you stock potions in could potentially be used to roll around in while invincible, or even something better.

Even though this was the case for a lot of games with cool looking shop items, Kid Icarus is the one I think of first.