some games will live forever as classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1986 s iconic
adventure game Kid Icarus which debuted
on the Nintendo Entertainment System
based on ancient Greek mythology this
iconic adventure stars a young angel
named Pitt trapped in the underworld
following the capture of his home the
palace in the sky he is chosen to be the
world’s Savior armed with a magical bow
Pitt must use the weapon to escape
imprisonment and rescue the light
goddess palutena from the clutches of
the evil Medusa along the way he must
recover three sacred treasures to combat
the evil ahead of him in addition he can
equip multiple power-ups combining
elements of Nintendo’s three biggest
franchises Pitt can jump like Mario
Equipe ability enhancements like Link
and shoot enemies like Metroid Samus
tackling a slew of enemies it must also
combat several bosses to progress while
defeating enemies yields him currency
hearts defeating these end-of-level
Titans gives him more power
however to recover his health Pitt must
find bottles containing the water of
life interestingly gamers who collect
all upgrades and hearts will discover a
secret ending in which the light goddess
transforms Pitt into a teenager
a unique journey kid icarus is a unique
upward quest from the darkest
underground to the heavens themselves
that is filled with action and adventure
available for Nintendo’s Virtual Console
it spawned a sequel for the Game Boy in
1991 called Kid Icarus of myths and
monsters and a third installment called
Kid Icarus Uprising
for the Nintendo 3ds following an
excruciating two decade long absence
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1986 s iconic
adventure game Kid Icarus which debuted
on the Nintendo Entertainment System
based on ancient Greek mythology this
iconic adventure stars a young angel
named Pitt trapped in the underworld
following the capture of his home the
palace in the sky he is chosen to be the
world’s Savior armed with a magical bow
Pitt must use the weapon to escape
imprisonment and rescue the light
goddess palutena from the clutches of
the evil Medusa along the way he must
recover three sacred treasures to combat
the evil ahead of him in addition he can
equip multiple power-ups combining
elements of Nintendo’s three biggest
franchises Pitt can jump like Mario
Equipe ability enhancements like Link
and shoot enemies like Metroid Samus
tackling a slew of enemies it must also
combat several bosses to progress while
defeating enemies yields him currency
hearts defeating these end-of-level
Titans gives him more power
however to recover his health Pitt must
find bottles containing the water of
life interestingly gamers who collect
all upgrades and hearts will discover a
secret ending in which the light goddess
transforms Pitt into a teenager
a unique journey kid icarus is a unique
upward quest from the darkest
underground to the heavens themselves
that is filled with action and adventure
available for Nintendo’s Virtual Console
it spawned a sequel for the Game Boy in
1991 called Kid Icarus of myths and
monsters and a third installment called
Kid Icarus Uprising
for the Nintendo 3ds following an
excruciating two decade long absence
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