The prequel of my favorite videogame ever!
Kid Icarus is a weird one.
It's definitely the black sheep of the classic Nintendo line-up from 1986, while also combining a lot of things that made the other NES juggernaut great. It has the shooting combat of Metroid, the Dungeon exploration from Zelda, the platforming of Mario and some slighlt RPG elements.
In terms of tone is a weird one: it takes "inspiration" fro greek mythology while also adding hospitals, credit cards, eggplant magic, and an enemy that makes fun of the composers's nose (yes, that is real).
It was supposed to be this grand adventure at the time, but the tight release schedule led to harsh compromises the help of the Metroid developers, that miracolously stichted the game together with duct tape in the final month (even passing the winter holidays in the office with cardboard beds) and making the final sections of the game in like a day.
FOr that, this title has a lot of weird aspects about it, but also... that is what makes it stand out. Despite it's flaws, I argue that this oddities makes it for an interesting title that stood the test of time.
Try it if you can, it is a good time
(then maybe go try play Kid Icarus Uprising, the absolute incredible sequel)
Kid Icarus is a weird one.
It's definitely the black sheep of the classic Nintendo line-up from 1986, while also combining a lot of things that made the other NES juggernaut great. It has the shooting combat of Metroid, the Dungeon exploration from Zelda, the platforming of Mario and some slighlt RPG elements.
In terms of tone is a weird one: it takes "inspiration" fro greek mythology while also adding hospitals, credit cards, eggplant magic, and an enemy that makes fun of the composers's nose (yes, that is real).
It was supposed to be this grand adventure at the time, but the tight release schedule led to harsh compromises the help of the Metroid developers, that miracolously stichted the game together with duct tape in the final month (even passing the winter holidays in the office with cardboard beds) and making the final sections of the game in like a day.
FOr that, this title has a lot of weird aspects about it, but also... that is what makes it stand out. Despite it's flaws, I argue that this oddities makes it for an interesting title that stood the test of time.
Try it if you can, it is a good time
(then maybe go try play Kid Icarus Uprising, the absolute incredible sequel)