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Kid Icarus

1986Nintendo R&D1NES · 3DS · Wii U · Switch
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About the game

The angel Pit climbs out of the underworld to rescue the goddess Palutena from Medusa. It mixes vertical platforming, shops and labyrinth fortresses into an unusual and tough adventure.

Kit's verdict · 6.9/10Creative and memorable but painfully difficult, especially in that first underworld climb. Kit · Sadkitty Games

Loved

  • Charming Greek-myth setting
  • Mixes platforming, dungeons and shooting
  • Catchy music

Not so much

  • Brutal opening with weak starting stats
  • Fortress mazes are confusing

Play it if patient retro fans who like a challenge with a bit of structure.

Skip it if anyone who gets annoyed by a game falling off-screen behind them.

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Cheats & codes

Every Kid Icarus cheat we know

Jumps you to a late stage with a strong, well-equipped Pit.NES · Enter it on the password screen.

Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.

Tips

Play it better

  1. In vertical stages, the screen doesn't scroll down, so falling below it means death.
  2. Your strength and arrow power depend on hearts and points, so kill a lot of enemies in each stage.
  3. Eggplant Wizards turn you into a walking eggplant; get to a hospital in a fortress to cure it.
  4. Buy the Water of Life bottle when you can afford it, since it refills health at zero.
  5. Map, pencil and torch items in fortresses show the layout and your position.
  6. Each fortress boss you beat gives you one of the three Sacred Treasures you need for the final stage.
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Trivia

  • It launched on the Famicom Disk System in Japan as Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami.
  • It was made at the same time as Metroid by much the same team.
  • Pit's only other solo game before 2012's Kid Icarus: Uprising was a 1991 Game Boy sequel.
  • Pit became a playable fighter starting with Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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