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}}'''''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:NES|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 ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', the game featured saving through the use of [[password]]s.

==Differences Between the NES and Famicom Versions==

*Due to the Famicoms's advanced soundfont, most of the music and sound effects are more enhanced compared to the NES version.

*There is a file select and naming system similar to that of ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''

*The worst ending in the Famicom version features [[Pit]] being turned into a [[Specknose]] for taking too long to rescue [[Palutena]] instead of being turned into a farmer. Likewise, the best ending in the NES version (where Pit becomes a full-grown angel ''and'' receives a kiss from Palutena) is removed. In its place is the second-best ending from the NES version, where Pit simply becomes a full-grown angel.

*There are no credits in the Famicom version.

The universe of ''Kid Icarus'' borrows heavily from Greco-Roman mythology, as is evidenced by the items, monsters, and characters within. The story itself is (very) loosely based on the legend of [[wikipedia:Perseus|Perseus]], a human youth who made the dangerous boast of being able to kill Medusa. Aided by Athena, and a few fetch-quests to obtain powerful magic items later ([[Mirror Shield]] included), he finally slew her.

The appellation "Icarus" is from a story of a separate youth, the titular son of the famous inventor and genius Daedalus. While kept prisoner, Daedalus created set of human-sized wings, crafted from wooden straps with bird feathers stuck to the frame by wax. Icarus borrowed the wing frame and flew high into the sky, over the seas. Though Daedalus warned his son not to fly too high to the sun, Icarus disobeyed him and kept flying higher. The intense heat from the sun melted the wax binding the feathers to the frame and Icarus fell, dashing himself upon the ocean and dying instantly.

''Kid Icarus'' was released on the same month as ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' in North America and functions on the same game engine. ''Kid Icarus'' even includes an enemy from ''Metroid'', a [[Komayto]] which is said to have come from another planet. Unlike ''Kid Icarus'', the ''Metroid'' series has been highly successful, with several sequels on many different consoles.