Kid Icarus is one of Nintendo’s forgotten IPs from the late 1980s. Fans of the series haven’t received a new game since 2012, almost 12 years ago. The series began on the NES in 1986 and revolves around the protagonist Pit’s quest for sacred treasures. The game was released to mixed reception but became a cult classic over time. Fans praise Kid Icarus for its music and creative mixture of different game genres but like many other games of this era, this title was criticized for being too difficult. The game saw rereleases on Gameboy Advance and the Wii/WiiU virtual console and spawned multiple sequels.
The Premise Of Kid Icarus
Kid Icarus is a side-scrolling platformer with RPG elements. You control Pit through levels where you must avoid obstacles and defeat monsters. You are armed with a bow with unlimited arrows at your disposal and you can upgrade your attacks through power items. In each stage, the player may enter doors to access seven different chambers each with a unique purpose. The game world is split into three: the Underworld, the Overworld, and the Skyworld. These three stages have their own gameplay styles before abandoning the platforming gameplay for a scrolling shooter in the game’s conclusion.
The Main Characters Of Kid Icarus
- Pit – A prisoner of the Underworld when Palutena contacted him. After escaping from the Underworld, Pit went on a quest to save all of Angel Land from Medusa: Goddess of Darkness by seeking out the Three Sacred Treasures.
- Palutena – Kind-hearted, benevolent, and sometimes playful and mischievous, as shown in her conversations with her angel companion, Pit.
- Medusa – The Goddess of Darkness, the ruler of the Underworld, and the primary antagonist of the first game. While Palutena likes mankind, Medusa hates mankind and causes chaos to them like drying out their crops and turning them to stone.
- Pandora – She is the gatekeeper to the Skyworld’s Fortress where she is a ghostly figure.
- Thanatos – The shapeshifting God of Death and one of Medusa’s allies and a second-in-command to Hades.
- Uranos – The God of the Sky who sided with Medusa in her quest to overthrow Pandora. He is located in the Skyworld’s Fortress.
- Zeus – The King of the Gods. In the first two games, he trains Pit in the Sacred Training Chamber.
Other Titles In The Kid Icarus Series
- Kid Icarus
- Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
- Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus Cheats
Codes
| Code Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Continue | Press B, A, then B on Controller 1 after a game is over, but before the title screen appears. |
| Lower Prices In-Shop | Inside the shop, press A + B simultaneously on Controller #2. |
Level and Ending Passwords
| Effect | Password |
|---|---|
| 1-2 with maxed strength, hearts and items | 6eW3!! !!!!00 F38W!H C0042N |
| 1-4 | 0000eu 60j700 uG0004 1000J0 |
| 2-1 | 0000ys T0J300 m2001C H000aS |
| 2-4 | 00008C i04400 mIG01D I0005F |
| 3-1 | 0000mu w0K200 O3G00H I100s5 |
| 3-3 | ICARUS ANDTHE ARROWS FLYING |
| 3-4 | 0000y0 11X200 u0G00H I100t0 |
| 4-1 | 00008p 414100 O3G00H I500eB |
| Begin Final Level with Invincibility 2 | DANGER !!!!!! TERROR HORROR |
| Final Level w/ 9,999,999 points | AuW2e5 XcdF00 mt000G K50Wuu |
| Final level with all upgrades | FGHIJK LMNOPQ RSTUVW XYZTOM |
| Final Level with Invincibility | KidKid Icarus KidKid Icarus |
| Infinite Potions | 8uuuuu uuuuuu uuuuuu uuuuuu |
| Last Level (999 Hearts, 5 Endurance/Strength, 3 Weapons) | 6eW30h n1dF00 OT004H K500OP |
| Start at the last level with invincibility and fully upgraded arrows. | DUVANS MAMMOR KOMMER BORTOT |
| Start Fully Loaded | PAKING PAKING PAKING PAKING |
| Unlimited Life | ICARUS FIGHTS MEDUSA ANGELS |
| 1- Best Ending | 6eW300 00dF00 O3000G K50i9r |
| 2- Grown Angel Ending | 000000 00dF00 O3000G K50Cfh |
| 3- Captain Ending | 000000 000000 O1000G K50C9H |
| 4- Guard Ending | 000000 000000 O10000 K50C9G |
| 5- Farmer Ending | 000000 000000 M30000 G50CfV |
Kid Icarus Unlockables
The ending you unlock depends on your Health Blocks, Arrow Power, and if you used continues. Each Health Block and Arrow Power is worth 10 points (for a total of 100), and each time you continue you lose 1 point. The game doesn’t actually show you these points anywhere.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| 1- Best Ending | Get 100 points. |
| 2- Captain Ending | Get between 85 and 99 points. |
| 3- Guard Ending | Get between 80 and 84 points. |
| 4- Farmer Ending | Get between 60 and 79 points. |
| 5- Specknose Ending | Get fewer than 59 points. |
Game Genie Codes
The following cheat codes require the third-party hardware Game Genie. If you are using an emulator to play Kid Icarus then these codes should still work as long as the emulator supports cheat codes.
| Cheat Effect | Cheat Code |
|---|---|
| Invincibility | OTXSVLON |
| Small hearts are worth 2 energy points | ZAKSXTPA |
| Small hearts are worth 5 energy points | IAKSXTPA |
| Small hearts are worth 255 energy points | NAKSXTPA |
| Big hearts are worth 20 energy points | GPKSSVZA |
| Big hearts are worth 255 energy points | NYKSSVZA |
| Auto collect small hearts | APASSY |
| Fly and pass through walls | TOPSYZ |
| Hit anywhere | AANIOPP + XTNSNPEU + AOEIEPZE |
| Walk through walls | EGGSIX |
The image featured at the top of this post is ©Screenshot of the title screen of Kid Icarus.