This was an awesome reviewicus.

Gah... Kid Icarus's Captain N voice >_

You'd think Pit's name was "Kid Icarus", but that'd be too simple.

I don't really understand the Warcraft comparison other then the grinding.

Still well done ^_^ I was wondering if you could knock out Legacy of the Wizard. It's not "impossible" as I've finally beat it but I'd like to hear your thoughts on it as well.

Your rant at the end is a [u]little[/u] harsh...although, I must admit, I've never forced myself to actually beat a game of such annoying-ness. Video of the other endings would have been nice, though, so that we could see their suckage first-hand.

17:12 - "Nintendo would never release another Kid Icarus game..."

Not true! There's a sequel for Game Boy.

[url]http:// www.gamefaqs.com/gameboy/ 585772-kid-icarus-of- myths-and-monsters[/url]

And there's supposedly one coming out for the Wii.

Kid Icarus: Uprising confirmed for the Nintendo 3DS. LordKat must be furious. :P

[color=red]SHUT UP YOU WHORE!!![/color]
don't contradict LORDKAT :angry: :angry: :angry:

they did make sequel to kid icarus, on the game boy.

Yes they did, and I love it! It's a really good game.

Liar! They made Kid Icarus of Myth and Monsters!

all i can say is LOL at the ending

I don't think he's a midget. I think he's supposed to be a cherub. He's a cute shotaro boy.

[quote=Shockwave_the_Drag on]Liar! They made Kid Icarus of Myth and Monsters![/quote]

Shhhh. It's best we don't tell him about it.

That was quite the ending.

Kid Icarus wasn't a "Judeo Christian" angel. Icarus was a Greek myth.

Icarus's dad made wings of wax and feathers for them to escape some prison. Icarus flew too high and the sun melted the wax... he then fell to his death.

The moral of the story is something about avoiding pride.

I was under the impression that Kid Icarus came [i]before[/i] the first Metroid game (since I've heard Metroid referred to as its "spiritual successor" ).

That's probably because in North America Metroid came out after Kid Icarus. Considering their original release dates, though, I think its a safe bet the games' development saw some overlap.

Geez, Jason, you realize what you did? You got the worst ending, meaning you must have seriously just run through the game without even trying to shoot anything onscreen. If that's really how you were playing, no wonder you didn't like this game; its a game that rewards you for shooting everything in sight. :0 And was that the second strength arrow you had at the end? Damn, dude, you must have speed run the game.

Other than that, it was entertaining to hear you complain about the game, but this wasn't much of a walk through. You didn't mention that ducking on clouds sends you through them, nor did you give a strategy on dealing with the eggplant wizards.

Here's an easy tip for anyone willing to give this game a try (and you should, its really not that bad): when you enter an eggplant wizard's chamber, notice how high he/they shoot (they always shoot in an arc). If it's a low arc, leave and reenter. If its a high arc, run under and avoid the second volley (usually a low arc) and you should be fine. As a kid, I had these dungeons memorized except for where the hospitals were cause using this method meant I never had to get uncursed. (Is "uncursed" a word? Bah! It is now!)

As far as the game's physics engine goes, its the same one used for Metroid (they were both created by the same guy), 'cept Pit never does a somersault, so he always does that weird hop that Samus does when she doesn't spin in the air. Once you realize that, his jumps become more familiar. That's also why Pit's arrows don't go anywhere till they are upgraded; its the same as Samus's beam. Think of Kid Icarus as the part of Metroid after you defeat Mother Brain and are escaping the planet in a vertical chamber, 'cept with monsters and no time limit. And fall deaths. And booze. Yeah, "water of life" my rear, that's wine! It's clearly red! In a wine glass! Stupid NES censorship...

Anyway, not dissin' you, Jason, this is just my two cents, but maybe the reason you didn't like this game is 'cause you're on a time crunch to beat these games for the show? This really is a fun game if you take your time with it. I loved it as a kid, but maybe that's just me. B)

Aqua vitae (literally 'water of life'), is the old Latin term alcohol, normally wine.

Other than that. I agree with your post, it was a fun game if you took your time and played it through.

You should look up the manual to see exactly what things are what.

I'm disappointed in you Jason. This game was not that hard and really fun to play. You must hate Metroid too.

yeah you were alittle harsh man when kid icarus is one of the most well known NES games of all time

also they did make a gameboy game of kid icarus a sequel. so yeah

you were WRONG!

I hate this game too, as a kid I was never able to get past the first stage. When it came out on the virtual console I decided to give it another try. I'm older, wiser, and my skills have improved. I still haven't gotten past the first stage. I'd go up about half a mile, make a tiny jumping miscalculation due to the awkward jumping mechanics, then be forced to start all the way at the bottom. This game is dickish.

Ha ha, this was the first Virtual Console game I purchased. I hate those damn enemies in levels 2 and 3 that steal your powerups.

[quote=pharmmajor]This was an awesome reviewicus. [/quote]

I hate you >.>

And as everyone has stated, the runaway success of Pit as a Smash Brothers character, not to mention the rerelease of Punch Out being so well received. Kid Icarus is getting another look over as well.

Don't be a hatericus.

It was a funny review but i cannot say that i agree with you on many points.

This game was relatively easy, it had some dickish move, mostly in dungeons but it was to add some sort challenge. You know, challenge, you're the guy that did video where you beat Dragon Lair and Super Ghost and Ghoul, come on.

Admit you were a bit harsh on this one, this game is a classic platformer.

[quote=FatAnon]And there's supposedly one coming out for the Wii.[/quote]

(Stupid question.) Are they gonna use the Smash Bros. intake of Pit for it?

I would certainly hope so. I'm of the mind that they didn't design Pit so ornately in Brawl only for that to be his sole appearance.

Ok seriously, why is this game on UWW. This game is NOT hard as you're making it out to be. I beat this game when I was 8 years old. The dungeons aren't hard once u make a map, just the eggplant wizards are a pain. The game takes time, but the outer world is very easy with a bit of practice.

Sorry, but this game does not belong on this list...at all

That wasn't the only Kid Icarus game, you seemingly forgot Kid Icarus: Of Myth and Monsters on the Gameboy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Kid_Icarus: _Of_Myths_and_Monsters

Now get crackin on that one!

If i may request a future Until we Win, i offer a game that haunted my childhood.

[url]http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Bucky_O'Hare_(video_game) [/url]

Oh, another classic one, which I cleared in one day. It is tricky, but not as hard as Kid Icarus or Megaman. But maybe Jason will take a challenge on this game. Hopefully with bit more respect :angry:

I downloaded this on the virtual console after brawl came out, and I always had a rough (not tough) time playing this with any intent to win. This video really helped me out. Thank you.

[quote=007italianguy] Sorry, but this game does not belong on this list...at all[/quote]

UWW is a list?

What 007italianguy meant, was that Kid Icarus should not be on the Until We Win Game List, because it is not that difficult, but Jason acts like it is that difficult.

To be fair... If you consider how hard it is to get the perfect ending, the game is EXTREMELY difficult. I think that is the point he was trying to drive home. The game is very easy if you don't care what ending you want. However, if you are like me or some of my friends, we are DETERMINED to get the perfect ending. We have not yet, and we've been playing for a while. To me getting the perfect ending, true ending or what have you is the ONLY time you can say you have completely beaten a game. I've not yet gotten the perfect ending (though I have gotten each and every other one). This frustrates me to no end and I feel his pain.

Okay, so far, you got my respect for clearing the game, but to call the character as a gay angel is a bit harsh, Jason. Not to forget that this was one of the first games for the NES, you really think they did an awesome high-definition ending?

The point is, games at those days were easy build and not like today in HD graphics. We were happy if we saw endings from Metroid, where Samus took off her suit or Pit meets the Goddess of Light.

Just because those games are simply made and maybe difficult, does not mean, they deserves to get beaten like you did in this video. After all, it started with those classics (yes, Kid Icarus is a classic game nowadays) like Super Marion Brothers, Megaman or Zelda.