Kid Icarus NES Nintendo Video Game Play Through Review | The Irate Gamer S5E2

[@pepijn23]

The barrel is actually used to store waterglasses you can pick up which restores your health, and with the barrel you can carry eight glasses. If you have a barrel already however you shouldn’t buy it from the store.

[@rush1er]

IG took acting lessons from Nicholas Cage.

[@PolakInAKilt]

That was one of your best reviews in a while. It was amusing without going off on a side story and a ton of extra graphics. Jokes were relatively subtle and it had reoccurring themes, like the meter. Well done.

[@SirMechanico]

I just wanted to say that i can't thank you enough. Your videos got me onto youtube in the first place almost 6 years ago and you were the first channel i ever subscribed to. I think the first next episode i remember was the Predator NES review? I love that you have been with this for so long when so many others have disappeared. Keep up the good work!

[@ElliotScottDating]

This is a very underrated channel. so funny with the skits.

[@BrotherBoresIsBest]

I've been watching since '07, and he's been Ace since then.

[@jasonlazera5302]

So glad you're back to uploading regularly. Keep it up!

[@irategamer]

***** me too!

[@retrogameraaron4778]

I miss all those old NES booklets, with Syren tits and sexually confused pink creatures who spit eggs. In all seriousness though...the old booklets were always so much fun to look through. They were always such a big part of the nostalgia for me. Most games don't even come with booklets anymore.

[@FIXTREME]

Reminds me of old GameBoy Color games

[@andrewwolan4395]

Wow, this episode brought back many memories of playing Kid Icarus from years ago.

[@1SAMIAMAWSOME1]

Chris thank you so much for doing videos like this again!! I love these so much!!! the music brings back childhood memories of watching you with friends!

[@irategamer]

1SAMIAMAWESOME1 your welcome!

[@RipplePuff_]

I loved every second of this episode. It's awesome to see you're doing these consistently. And I love how you're also still using the theme song from when you started, the Irate Gamer show in its prime. :]]]]]]] Can't wait to see more IG, as a video maker myself, I'm super inspired to work on my videos after seeing this episode. :]

[@irategamer]

PokemonBrightDreams Excellent! So glad I can inspire from just trying to entertain!

[@imalltheragex2000]

Irategamer yo!you know your r.o.b review in 2008? your video was one (of few) that help me to dis side to try and make youtube videos (which I`ve made one of) I tried to find that video because it was sort of cool and I gave up a day after... but I just found it soooooooooo...thanks! your awesome! and a keep doing what you do best!peace!:)

[@trojanpear]

Irategamer Just watched this video while on my lunch break at work. Thanks for posting videos regularly. It has motivated me to start making and posting videos again even though I don't have many watch them and I am not that talented at making videos, but it's about watching those moments where you watch it and say "That was good."

[@RadGamer]

Great video as always Chris. I liked the difficulty meter with all the difficulty names. Seeing the irate gamer show brings back memories of when I was 10 watching episodes like Rob and Super mario bros 2.

[@RyansChannel0203]

You left out the hammers that break the stoned centurians' curse to help you fight the boss.

[@cjallday1130plays]

that review was simply amazing, you do not believe all the words you took out of my mouth for the difficulty ladder, and i literally thought up those words before this episode was recorded, you took the words right out of my mind. great episode, looking forward to more

[@Yarnick.]

Great episode! But kids in Africa could've eaten that cartridge

[@irategamer]

GAME FLAME haha love the comment

[@MacroVagical]

GAME FLAME Ah, damn it. You beat me to it.

[@xxDJKillingcreeperxx]

Chris no joke African children are dieing make charitys

[@Yarnick.]

dace sirmane This is my favourite comment

[@Yarnick.]

***** Relax, it's just a dumb joke. Nothing more.

[@mrdebo95]

Nice to see you're back to the original irate gamer formula. I still remember way back when you released your super Mario bros 2 video. I was still in middle school. I never laughed so much at a KZbin video in my life and this video took me back to that moment. Nothing but love bro, keep it up!

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Wow it is like going all the way back to 07 when I first started watching your videos

[@Maca332211]

That Contra code joke was absolute brilliance!

[@mosergray8416]

Favorite moment was the Contra gag. Glad to have you back by the way, your reviews are better than ever.

[@aba_dab_o]

Kid Icarus was indeed too hard to play when I was a kid. Thankfully, I rented it first before buying it... 10 years later. Enjoyed the review! Looking forward to more!

[@modestasibelhauptas4960]

Ending killed me xD Thanks Chris for great episode!

[@CornerstoneMinistry316]

Good job Chris. I can tell you still enjoy doing these videos. Since you enjoy them that makes it more enjoyable for the viewer

[@bretchamberlain8285]

That's the irate gamer I remember from my childhood

[@johandanielzuluagagomez4481]

favorite moments: "I'll save that for later " and when you made the Contra code I love the format of your vídeos ❤

[@shaitet]

Irate Gamer is like, so bad it's good. Unlike AVGN, which in recent years has fallen from grace and James only sees it as a money making machine now, Chris still holds passion for his character.

[@Faygris]

I love all those "fake reality" moments, like "snowball flinging assholes", starting Contra with eggplant heads and the Hanna-Barbera backgrounds. xD

[@GreenGuyGAMES]

Haha i know. Chris bores is my idol. I try to make videos like him

[@GreenGuyGAMES]

Hunter the Hunter that would be flattering

[@therocknrollgamer9572]

This game is underrated, as well as this channel.

[@YaBoyGeneric]

I think my favorite moment was either when the Death babies attacked or when it turned into Contra

[@Swickful]

Hey man, havent watched your stuff for a few years, but its great that you are still making these. Still making me laugh :)

[@DookieCakes]

Having never played this game as a kid, or even playing it as of yet, suddenly, all those episodes of Captain N I used to watch make sense.

[@superman198230]

Great job Chris glad to have u back reviewing good and bad games so maybe u could do some fan favorite reviews and give a shout out to everyone on the review

[@Ahmad_E_Alshammari]

You put so much hard work into these episodes i can see that i hope people can see that too, keep it up !

[@backfromthegrave119]

YOU'RE FINALLY BACK :D You were the first video gamer reviewer i've seen on KZbin and you were my fav KZbinr i am so glad that you started uploading again.

[@KrosanBeast315]

3:14 Chris forgot to say that the Barrel holds 8 Potions of Life. Without it, Pit can only hold 1 at a time. It's important to mention the Barrel. You also can't buy a second Barrel, so you will never worry about accidentally getting it from the Black Market if you have enough Hearts or use the Credit Card. Finally, Chris failed to mention that the Black Market dealer ALWAYS laughs at you REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU BUY. Chris has become really uneducated about the games he plays nowadays.

[@y11971alex]

I find Irate's videos to be far more informative than alternatives.

[@WeirdWonderful]

Your supposed to level up to get more health. You have an invisible experience stat that gets lower every time you get hit or miss with an arrow, but goes up every time you hit something. So you just have to grind in each level for a while hoping you get a life bar extension between levels.

[@pierresmusic]

I remember playing this as a kid, and being so frustrated at how hard it was. I don't think I ever saw the last few board of this game. Great review, Chris!

[@volta1492]

Loved the Contra eggplant!!

[@GenyaArikado]

Awesome episode! Still looking in 2020!

[@finkaiser5927]

Great episode chris! Never stop making these

[@jafo687]

ahhhh the good ol reviews havent had one in a while. Good stuff Chris keep at it!

[@salozmen29]

Great episode! Good to see you back more frequently, look forward to the next one!

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I tip my hat to you Chris you have capitalized on an untapped market while the AVGN and other game reviewers have basically bowed out of making new videos *cough jontron cough* you swooped in and delivered. Great review Chris.

[@jyu467]

PunkNDisorderlyGamer I think James just got tired of doing AVGN and wants to move on to something different. He still occasionally posts a new AVGN once in a while because he feels obligated to his fans, but you can tell that his passion isn't quite there anymore. I think James has always had bigger film-making aspirations than AVGN.

[@thegameender7534]

PunkNDisorderlyGamer agreed now that the movie is done you'd think he'd put more avgn out to the fans more often

[@GrandTrapProductions]

Great Episode! Loved This Channel Since 2008..

[@Koospa]

Awesome like always, enjoyed the episode a LOT!

[@Doyledeth]

I have to say, you've improved your review style quite a bit. You actually made me laugh a good amount in this review and the less pointless skits/storylines the better. Keep up this format man. The electrical socket part was the best part.

[@sic6664]

One of the better episodes in a while. More actual game review and jokes, less out of context skits and weird storylines. Keep it up man!

[@Killatia]

A new Irate Gamer episode in weeks instead of months? WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE REAL CHRIS BORES??!!!! But in all serious your doing a good job keeping up with your new release schedule man

[@irategamer]

killatia2 Thanks a bunch! Hope you enjoy the new Episode!

[@Probonoman]

Irategamer plz make for eps weekly or biweekly i know ur a busy man thx

[@irategamer]

Joe Bango Well I posted a review for 4 weeks now on friday. I might need a breather next week :D

[@NiceReaps]

Glad your back doing your thing! Great job. :D

[@MakeAGameWithMe]

Dude its like you just fucking came back like BANG. this episode was fantastic, love to see more from you soon!!!!!!

[@lemonbirdo1353]

Why is this called Kid Icarus if the chatacter's called Pit... where's Icarus??

[@weirdsearchhistory5876]

Yeah, it's weird. The name Icarus comes from the Greek Myth of Icarus and Daedalus. Daedalus made a pair of wings for himself and his son, Icarus flew too close to the Sun which melted the wax and he fell to his death. So, I guess the connection is strictlly based on the similarities between the mythical Icarus and Pit.

[@SparkleWolf404]

First time I ever played this was on a bootleg plug 'n play game, I can't even remember if it had the right title

[@joeywomer]

I love that carnival style, difficulty list.

[@Raiden576]

So nice to see you back in action Chris :)

[@tomikehoward]

LOVE it!! Thank you - so much memories from 30 yrs ago and you’re hilarious lol. I remember all the tricks to shoot the monoeyed and the flying mouse in the chamber, always hate the eggplants shaman, and my Kid Icarus got big alright but I never knew the marriage with the angels dancing..that’s really awesome!! Thank you so much!

[@AClem9597]

Seemed like u put a lot of hard work into this review, it was awesome!!! Salute to you!!

[@irategamer]

***** Thanks so much! You have no idea!

[@Harp00nX]

Nice video I never liked this game as a kid, maybe I should try it again. On another note i've just seen a certain blog all about you Chris, they must be some of your biggest fans to keep a page about you updated weekly for 6 years! Now that's dedication :)

[@irategamer]

Barry's World agreed, they are my biggest closet fans. Although spreading misery like that for 6 years will karmatically catch up with them someday

[@Harp00nX]

Irategamer It can't be healthy to be obsessed in that way that's for sure. Makes sense to just ignore the things you don't like on the internet, life's too short, at least for most people.

[@FiyahKitteh]

Chris, you are on fire (or fiyah xD)! =D I'm really liking the frequency and all the puns and special-effects you've been adding recently. Nothing seems over the top (or too little either) and it's just been highly enjoyable to watch your reviews overall. Good job! Keep it up! =)

[@DH2007able]

Great episode, if I may make a suggestion, how about an episode on Darkwing Duck on the NES?

[@GabrielEscobarBlack]

Nice video man, the Konami code and the looping-cartoon-background were hilarious.

[@michaelcallejas9772]

I die laughing at all your videos. Thanks buddy!! You rock!

[@GaryTurbo]

The intro looks EPIC!!!!!! The part about The Siren (1:23) killed me

[@TForceX]

Excellent vid Cris! 😃

[@4urEmmtertainment]

This is your best yet! Great job! :)

[@franklegar8540]

The thing with the bosses who need many hits... use the hammers collected throughout the levels on the tool boxes lying around in the mazes. Youll get mechanical helpers

[@amandaconklin5305]

its very interesting as a 21 yr old today to see where we started with video games to where were at today, ive sean a video on the magnavox odyessey the controls were bad the game setup... you actually had to put paper graphics on your tv these games were all 2d and now you see todays amazing animation its just amazing how far this progressed through out the years

[@rogersherman3546]

Great video! I love the fact everyone used to hate on you but your the only youtuber not begging for your patreon page or for money for a movie which has nothing to do with your web channel!

[@darklinksp]

Thanks god!! You are back!! Waiting the next one!! Greetings from Chile!

[@DaveTheUseless]

They sure weren't Kidding about the difficulty when they made this game! Holy cow!

[@s0smaster]

the Irategamers humor is somewhat cheesy...but i love it ^.^ it actually got me to chuckle where as normal humor doesn't really strike me the same way. keep it up

[@nickcurrier1546]

Well put! for whatever reason his humor just works for me. I am in no way a prude and will watch raunchy comedy but often I'll laugh more at this type of stuff than anything else. It is great content to watch when you have a little free time to relax and he doesn't have to be vulgar or make cheap jokes to get you to laugh.

[@bjnowak]

There you go! Welcome back!

[@exception2everyrule960]

I remember me and my twin bro, and our older bro getting this for Christmas when it first came out. We stayed up every night, cussing, screaming at the T.V. and devouring pack after pack of double stuffed oreos, but we eventually finished this game. It is just like Irategamer says, really irritatingly difficult LOL. But it made for good memories.

[@marky437]

Great your back!!! Look forward to the next episode :-D

[@mrbigjonstud]

I''m new to the channel, awesome review, only way I ever beat this game was using the skip to last level with full armor code. I can't believe how challenging this game was!!!

[@NOISEf7]

You forgot The Sledge Hammer and the statue that liberate angels that can aid you in boss fight

[@chrisrie9499]

Haha, i loved the scene with the Contra Code! Good episode!

[@jeffr23817]

First time I ever played NES at home, we rented one form a video store.... Shows you how old I am! lol The two games we rented were Legend Of Zelda and Kid Icarus and we played them ALL day long while our parents were gone somewhere for the day! So this video brought back all kinds of memories!

[@dannydorrito2315]

Irategamer deserves like 10x more subs that he has.

[@irategamer]

MrTheSuperMarioBros agreed :D

[@stephenbrown4698]

No, he really doesn't.

[@adambrenes4434]

You can use the hammers to break the statues of the flying soldiers. They appear when you fight a boss, helping until they get killed too.

[@css1323]

I bought the 3D Classics version of this game from the Nintendo eShop recently. The visuals are great, first time playing ever. Challenging, but fun!

[@lisabrown8054]

I downloaded this on our wii u, super excited to play it... I didn't play it for long. I decided it was much better to just download Kid Icarus ringtones

[@Zippo1st]

Thank you for bringing back the irate gamer. "Saving this for later..." :-))

[@nickcurrier1546]

Chris Bores aka The Irate Gamer, I subscribe to very few channels and it takes top notch content for me to press that button but I just wanted to let you know that I subscribe to your channel. Over the years you have become, In my opinion, the premier game reviewer on youtube. also your history of games series is excellent. lastly your special effects really add to the overall quality of your videos. Keep the great content coming and take care! Nick currier

[@tymelessmoviereviews8310]

So glad you started your reviews again!!! Woo-hoo!!!

[@firestepher72]

Ahhh the nostalgia!!! I liked this game due to the adventure aspect of it. Although it was VERY frustrating at times. I still enjoyed it.

[@leticiacooper4820]

My husband and I enjoy your videos (gosh I've been watching them for the past 8 years). Would love to see a "review" on Jeopardy! from the SNES version. :)

[@NicB-Creations]

I bought this game for NES in the late 90's. Never got very far in it, it's more a collectors item for me. Will need to give it another go though.

[@WhiteKnightPictures]

Chris the amount of rotoscoping you do blows my mind, God that must take forever lol great job

[@irategamer]

White Knight Pictures thanks for noticing. Yeah its a pain in the ass but the pay off always works well

[@mohamedelalfyelalfy5107]

Irategamer

[@WhiteKnightPictures]

Irategamer Yeah I bet man lol... effects are always like that xD pain in the ass but damn worth it in the end :D

[@rosindaluuk2746]

Great episode! You are on fire these days;)

[@TheLastLineLive]

BTW you're wrong about the barrel, it allows you to carry more of the health items.

[@classof3000addict]

I've came back from my hometown, and I see Chris new vid,,,today's a good day!

[@Nintendofan570]

you forgot to get the centurions which help you with the bosses, you are suppose get the harp then collect hammers from the enemies and on the dungeons you press select and hit the statues

[@TheGameGrinder]

Of all the jokes, the eggplant wizard stuff made my night. I should feel bad I've never played Kid Icarus, and I do. Captain N was my only exposure to the game till I was a lot older. And I've just never got around to it.

[@avcoo]

what a fun episode. what's next chris?

[@roadbreach]

You want eggplant? OH I'LL GIVE YOU EGGPLANT

[@mclovin838]

Great video Chris ! Really enjoyed it!

[@19Szabolcs91]

As others have said, I'd much rather you do classic style reviews like this than those embarrassing storylines and comedy skits. This kind of video takes less time to make AND is more enjoyable to watch.

[@irategamer]

19Szabolcs91 noted!

[@chrisleefe5426]

Irategamer I wonder when the Ronnie the skeleton will make his re-introduction soon :3

[@SkiKoala]

Using the Konami Code to bring up the Contra screen was my favorite part.

[@GothicXlightning]

Love how you have the poster of TREVOR BELMONT from Castlevania next to Link from Zelda 2 of my old school nes icons Btw many may say that you're been driving by AVGN but i say.. You have a great Legit sense of Humor & Great creativity

[@notall1196]

One of my favorite games as a kid, beat it numerous times. This and life force took up many months of my life as a kid.

[@TheNorilla]

First off, you're suppose to use the hammers in the fortresses on the Centurion Statues to free them, and they'll help you out in the boss fight. A known thing about the first Kid Icarus game is that the hardest part of the game is the underworld... as in the first world. With all of the upgrades and items you'll be getting through out the game will make the other worlds easier. I should also point out that the ending is based on how many hearts you have at the end, with having 999 hearts gives you the best ending. I've heard there was also an ending where she turns you into an eggplant in the end, but I'v never seen it. And what the barrels do is let you carry 8 potions rather then being able to carry one. I'm not sure if you knew this (since you never mentioned it) but you can only upgrade your health when you have a high enough score value, and you can only get the weapon upgrades when you have enough health upgrades. You also forgot to mention the treasure rooms where you brake pots, but one of them will have the God of Poverty in one... so what you do is brake all of them that doesn't have the God of Poverty, then brake his pot last (which one he's in is random, but there's set patterns and you figure out which one he's in by seeing which pots give you which items. And the last pot will give you items like a credit card, feather, a bottle, or a barrel. There's also a cheat code that you can put in while shopping that have the shop owner lower his prices... but beware, it can some times raise the prices.

[@EmperorAlgus]

I remember if you hold select on the 2 controller the shop dealer with the lowest prices will drop them even more.

[@BessieRiggs]

This game is in my top 5 favorites of the NES library, and it was the first video game I ever owned. But yeah, he completely left out the point of the hammers that are used to free the soldiers in stone to help you in boss fights.