Password
In the NES version of Kid Icarus, passwords were used to continue a game after turning the system off, exactly the same way as the password system in Metroid. Upon a game over, players would see 24 characters arranged in 4 groups of 6 called Sacred Words in the actual game and would be entered after selecting "continue" on the main menu. Nintendo Power released several passwords in the Volume 1, Number 3 issue.[citation needed] Similar to Metroid, there were many codes that had strange and game-changing effects. The passwords were never present in the Japanese Famicom version, instead using a battery-powered save system. The Virtual Console versions do use passwords, but they are redundant with the service-wide saving system. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus lacks the passwords entirely, using the save system from the Famicom game.
List of Passwords
To make differentiating them easier, Os are underlined and zeros are not.
| Password | Effect |
|---|---|
| 0000aC 10v000 O50000 0004Yw |
Start Stage 1-2 without items gained in the level |
| 0000Cq 30r200 m60000 100820 |
Start Stage 1-3 without items gained in the level |
| 0000KP 50y300 E30004 1000Jk |
Start Stage 1-4 without items gained in the level |
| 0000uE D0!100 u00008 H000Kb |
Start Stage 2-1 without items gained in the level |
| C0G00Q G0v500 kO0008 I004af |
Start Stage 2-2 without items gained in the level |
| C0W0C? K0e300 ET0008 I0084Z |
Start Stage 2-3 without items gained in the level |
| CaW0qv P0w300 MV000C I000rS |
Start Stage 2-4 without items gained in the level |
| CaW04L b0P300 O3000C I100sw |
Start Stage 3-1 without items gained in the level |
| CeW0qB d0j400 O3000C J104s7 |
Start Stage 3-2 without items gained in the level |
| EeW1yw h08300 u2000C J1086j |
Start Stage 3-3 without items gained in the level |
| EeW10S m0K000 M3001C J100tk |
Start Stage 3-4 without items gained in the level |
| EeW14O y04000 O3000G J5008a |
Start Stage 4-1 without items gained in the level |
| ??? | Start Stage 1-1 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| 6eW3!! !!!!00 F38W!H C0042N |
Start Stage 1-2 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| ??? | Start Stage 1-3 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| 0000eu 60j700 uG0004 1000J0 |
Start Stage 1-4 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| 000ys T0J300 m2001C H000aS |
Start Stage 2-1 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| ??? | Start Stage 2-2 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| ??? | Start Stage 2-3 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| 00008C i04400 mIG01D I0005F |
Start Stage 2-4 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| 0000mu w0K200 O3G00H I100s5 |
Start Stage 3-1 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| ??? | Start Stage 3-2 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| ICARUS ANDTHE ARROWS FLYING |
Start Stage 3-3 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| 0000y0 11X200 u0G00H I100t0 |
Start Stage 3-4 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| 00008p 414100 O3G00H I500eB |
Start Stage 4-1 with maxed strength, Hearts, and items |
| PAKING PAKING PAKING PAKING |
Start game with everything |
| ICARUS FIGHTS MEDUSA ANGELS |
Start game with invincibility |
| 8W8200 0000!! 04OW00 8004YA |
This challenge password starts the game in stage 1-2, starts you off with a debt of 4,095 hearts, makes it look like you have 99 feathers and mallets, but in reality you only get 1 when you get to a fortress and the feathers don't work. Only one of the weapons from the Sacred Training Chamber will work while the other 2 can be collected, but will only go towards a better ending. It will appear you have 5 strength arrows, but you actually have just 1 and you can't upgrade it. Your arrows do 9 damage against bosses instead of the normal 1 damage. |
| 8uuuuu uuuuuu uuuuuu uuuuuu |
Starts the game in stage 4-1 with maxed out score, hearts, and weapons, along with invincibility. However, it takes a few more loops to reach Medusa, and she also takes longer to defeat. |
| KidKid Icarus KidKid Icarus |
Starts the game in stage 4-1 with maxed out score, hearts, and items, with an exception of 82 feathers and 3 strength arrows. After defeating Medusa, Pit gets the spear and helmet from the third ending but also, the statues and pillars from the fifth ending flash in the background temporarily. |
| DANGER !!!!!! TERROR HORROR |
Starts the game in stage 4-1 with maxed out score, hearts, and weapons, with and 2 strength arrows. Gives the same ending as the password above. |
| AuW2e5 XcdF00 mt000G K50Wuu |
Start Stage 4-1 with max points |
| FGHIJK LMNOPQ RSTUVW XYZTOM |
Start Stage 4-1 with all upgrades |
| DUVANS MAMMOR KOMMER BORTOT |
Start Stage 4-1 with invincibility and fully upgraded arrows |