Kid Icarus

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Kid Icarus
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date	1987
Genre	2D Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player
Age rating(s)	N/A
Platform(s)	Famicom/NES
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Kid Icarus is a 1987 platformer for the NES that takes place in an ancient Greek setting. In it, the angel Pit must defeat Medusa. Kid Icarus was developed alongside Metroid using the same engine. In fact, both games were produced by designer Gunpei Yokoi. Unlike Metroid, however, Kid Icarus never received a full blown series. It was instead relegated to a single sequel on the Game Boy (Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters), and then over a decade of silence despite a strong cult following.

Contrary to popular belief, the main character is not named "Icarus". The title refers to the Greek myth of Icarus, who's wax wings gave him flight. The main character, Pit, can be considered a "Kid Icarus". He, as well other characters, were featured in the cartoon series, Captain N.

[edit] Game Play

The Game has four diffrent stages in the game, Underworld, Overworld, Skyworld, and Palace in the Sky. Pit will begin his journey in Underworld as he has sneaked by his watch man to save Palutena from Medusa in the final level of Palace in the Sky

[edit] Resurgence

After the Game Boy game, the only appearance of Kid Icarus would come in Super Smash Bros. Melee where Pit was featured as a trophy that could be won. Many fans took this to mean that Nintendo had not forgotten about this franchise, and sure enough, Pit was confirmed to be a character in the Wii game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. There is even speculation that a third Kid Icarus game will be released eventually.

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