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|successor= ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' | |successor= ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' | ||
}}'''''Kid Icarus''''', known in Japan as '''''Light Myth: Palthena's Mirror''''' ( | }}'''''Kid Icarus''''', known in Japan as '''''Light Myth: Palthena's Mirror''''' (光神話 パルテナの鏡 ''Hikari Shinwa Parutena no Kagami''), is a video game released for the [[Nwiki:Famicom|Famicom]] in 1986, and the [[Nwiki:NES|NES]] in 1987. It features [[Pit]], the main protagonist of the series. ''Kid Icarus'' had two successors, ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'', and ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''. ''Kid Icarus'' re-released on multiple Nintendo consoles and also has a 3DS Remake, ''[[3D Classics: Kid Icarus]]''. Much like ''Metroid'', the game featured saving through the use of [[password]]s. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
There once existed a land where man and gods coexisted peacefully. This place was known as [[Angel Land]]. This land was ruled by two beautiful goddesses: [[Palutena]], the Goddess of Light and [[Medusa]], the Goddess of Darkness. While Palutena loved the mortals and helped them cultivate their crops, Medusa despised them. In her hatred for them, she destroyed the crops that the mortals toiled to grow, and turned humans into stone. Enraged, Palutena turned Medusa into a hideous monster and banished her into the [[Underworld]]. | There once existed a land where man and gods coexisted peacefully. This place was known as [[Angel Land]]. This land was ruled by two beautiful goddesses: [[Palutena]], the Goddess of Light and [[Medusa]], the Goddess of Darkness. While Palutena loved the mortals and helped them cultivate their crops, Medusa despised them. In her hatred for them, she destroyed the crops that the mortals toiled to grow, and turned humans into stone. Enraged, Palutena turned Medusa into a hideous monster and banished her into the [[Underworld]]. | ||
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Meanwhile, a young angel named Pit was trapped in the Underworld. Using the last of her power, Palutena granted Pit a magical [[Bow]] and entrusted him with the duty of defeating Medusa and saving Angel Land. To do this, however, Pit would have to reclaim the [[Three Sacred Treasures]]. These sacred items rightfully belonged to Palutena, but Medusa stole them and gave them to her three most powerful minions. Pit would have to escape the Underworld, which would prove easy since most of Medusa's forces were in the Palace in the Sky. Pit must also travel through two other realms, the [[Overworld]] and the [[Skyworld]], before reaching the Palace in the Sky. | Meanwhile, a young angel named Pit was trapped in the Underworld. Using the last of her power, Palutena granted Pit a magical [[Bow]] and entrusted him with the duty of defeating Medusa and saving Angel Land. To do this, however, Pit would have to reclaim the [[Three Sacred Treasures]]. These sacred items rightfully belonged to Palutena, but Medusa stole them and gave them to her three most powerful minions. Pit would have to escape the Underworld, which would prove easy since most of Medusa's forces were in the Palace in the Sky. Pit must also travel through two other realms, the [[Overworld]] and the [[Skyworld]], before reaching the Palace in the Sky. | ||
The game also has five different endings, depending on how well the player did throughout the game. In the NES version, the "worst" ending has Pit rewarded only a helmet, while in the "best" ending, he becomes an adult and receives a kiss from Palutena. In the Famicom version, Pit is turned into a [[Specknose]] for the "worst" ending, and becomes a grownup in the "best" ending, but does not receive a kiss from Palutena. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Kid Icarus is a side-scrolling platformer, though the last stage undergoes a genre shift and becomes a side-scrolling shooter, with a small looping twist. | ''Kid Icarus'' is a side-scrolling platformer, though the last stage undergoes a genre shift and becomes a side-scrolling shooter, with a small looping twist. | ||
Pit's arrows have only a short range and he has a jump height of about three times his height; despite having wings, he cannot fly naturally. He can crouch to avoid enemies and even move while crouching at the same speed (which looks rather comical, even more so when under the Eggplant Curse). However, there are many platforms, such as ice and clouds, that Pit will fall through should he crouch while standing on them. Being damaged will result in a small amount of knockback and very brief invulnerability (even less so when standing on a damage tile, such as lava). Pit can walk behind certain objects, such as pillars and plants, but this won't protect him from being damaged by an enemy. | Pit's arrows have only a short range and he has a jump height of about three times his height; despite having wings, he cannot fly naturally. He can crouch to avoid enemies and even move while crouching at the same speed (which looks rather comical, even more so when under the Eggplant Curse). However, there are many platforms, such as ice and clouds, that Pit will fall through should he crouch while standing on them. Being damaged will result in a small amount of knockback and very brief invulnerability (even less so when standing on a damage tile, such as lava). Pit can walk behind certain objects, such as pillars and plants, but this won't protect him from being damaged by an enemy. | ||
