Kid Icarus (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

[@MrTuco40]

This is one of the best nes games ever made. The music was also great. I have always thought that Yokoi's fate was utterly tragic, especially since, by all accounts he was one of the kindest, good natured people to ever design a game.

[@NintendoComplete]

I've read the same things. It makes me angry thinking on what I've read about how Nintendo acted since he was apparently a really decent guy. He also earned them a ton of cash, but it seems like nobody cared about any of that when they scapegoated him.

[@warhammernerd52Daxx-Lorenzo898]

How could anyone ever scapegoat a kind fellow like him?

[@Bloodreign1]

I've always heard rumors that the Yakuza had something to do with his death, but we'll never truly know.

[@Have_a_good_day_dude]

Lol no!

[@sunnydayyesgameofthronesno2981]

@@NintendoCompleteThis is one of my favorite games in 2021 and 2022!

[@thewhuthut]

I'm 31 again & playing this for the first time...Instantly hooked! Every kid in the neighborhood came to our house to eat, play Nintendo & have fun. Parent was always home, they knew if I was playing Any Zelda to leave me alone 😁

[@geewhiz3798]

I’m 5 again watching my mom and siblings play this game. I try and keep dying but my older siblings in high school was way better. This was our first family game. ❤

[@thewhuthut]

@geewhiz3798 and having a blast! Making memories to last a lifetime, good for you my friend 🌞♥️

[@Sagi.Baten.Kaitos]

Mario's favorite video game is canonically Kid Icarus for the NES

[@ChlorineaX]

53:35

[@malex4321]

This just unlocked memories that I did not know existed. This was the game I got included with my brand new Nintendo. This tapped into a part of my brain that brought back something that was hidden away. I even started doing the finger movements. I’m frigging 41!!!!

[@NintendoComplete]

Hahaha I love moments like that, when you suddenly realize its weirdly familiar and it suddenly comes all flooding back.

[@djmixnmagic]

So many fond memories of playing this as a kid. One of those rare games that actually got easier as you progressed. And that epic ending.

[@lekeishagathers6617]

This was my absolute favorite game as a young child! My kids laughed at me when I showed them (the graphics lol) I will always love this game.

[@Bloodreign1]

Let them try this challenging adventure, they won't be laughing anymore when the game hands them their butts.

[@jackschleich9475]

one of my top nes games. Me and my Mom passed it numerous times, first and second quests. She drew the original maps for me

[@digitalgamer457]

Super Mario Movie anyone? This canonically means that Mario's fav game on the NES could be this game.

[@averyswarts]

Huh?

[@pepijn23]

@@averyswartsThere’s brief scene in the movie where Mario is playing this game in his room. It’s just one off the many references and Easter Eggs though.

[@PabloEscobar-yw9rc]

Was mine when I was a kid. Countless hours on this

[@PaloJaurez]

You know what didn’t make sense based on close listening. It was the famicom disk system version in a NES console.

[@user-Angelh13]

That probably explains their duel in brawl subspace emissary

[@713Clayboy]

I was hooked. Loved the music. I would freestyle to this when nobody knew what freestyling was.

[@movieclipz5034]

You're an absolute beast. You make these hard games look so easy.

[@NintendoComplete]

Hahaha thanks! Believe me, there is a fair amount of pain involved ;)

[@jaredgmoore]

Dude it's not hard you just suck

[@GotStones1]

darktemplar05 I wish there was a way for me to view all your YT comments!

[@jyoder1]

Kid Icarus starts hard and gets easier as you go. It's a weird game.

[@UltraSiulDeluxe]

Fue impresionante que apareciera en la película de Super Mario Bros como uno de los juegos que estaba jugando Mario en su NES

[@NintendoComplete]

If you enjoy a heavy challenge and steep learning curve, you really can't ask for a better put-together platformer than Kid Icarus.

[@adamsafranek7407]

This is now officially on my Christmas list! I didn't watch completely through. I want my hard work to be rewarded. 😉 Thanks for all your time and effort into these! Much appreciated.

[@clonusmaximus4600]

This game was difficult AF, but also crazy fun

[@MrVans_TM]

After two months, I finally beat the game because of how confused I was on the caves where the bosses were. So I decided to look up a video, and I probably wouldn't have completed the game without you, so thanks a lot!🙏 It was also awesome how it was shown in the mario movie when mario was playing on the NES. It was amazing!

[@bigduke5902]

The forbidding, seemingly impenetrable, altogether formidable Kid Icarus was one, if not the first, of those games I remember when I was very young that I'd always hit a wall with around the same place and seemed like I'd never, ever see the end of. And I didn't until the mid-2000s, when I revisited it with the intention to finally tame it with the rise of emulation. It turns out, if you're able to complete the first palace, provided you earn the right to use the three treasures, the power-ups you get serve as a major equalizer and the rest of the game becomes sort of a cakewalk. I absolutely love this game even more than the fantastic Game Boy sequel, but not as much as the highly ambitious 3DS revival. This is one of those rare series of games (granted there are only three) without a single dud.

[@Meemitalo_]

What a nostalgy trip, I haven't seen this game in more than 15 years probably (I'm 23). I wasn't very good at this as a kid and people here say it's actually a hard game so no wonder I guess, I was like 6 at the time I was playing this. However, my dad completed the game I think and I loved watching him play!

[@Mike-xb7lh]

The drawings the weird tone everything about its cool its hardbut it isnt ghouls and ghost or ninja gaiden 2 those were hard games and 2 of the coolest

[@jg2722]

Icarus has wings and can’t even fly , and when he jumps off he dies 🤦‍♂️

[@notmomoayase]

so this is what mario is tired at plumbing toilet and getting barked at him and at 9pm he plays this game. wonderful scene chris fuckin pratt.

[@theonionkingdom8060]

This is one of those game I feel gets progressively EASIER as you continue in the game. The first three stages of world 1 are incredibly difficult, but if you grind for points, (which I HIGHLY reccommend) you are able to obtain more powerups. It didn't take me long to finish this game after realizing that. But regardless, this is a true Nintendo classic! Great video @NintendoComplete!

[@NintendoComplete]

Thanks! Yeah, I totally agree. It gets much easier in the late game. I thought Metroid also had a similar curve, though not as pronounced.

[@bigduke5902]

Haha this is exactly what I said, but you have to know what you're doing. You have to earn the right to use the power ups and a certain enemy can steal them from you, so the developers knew what they were doing.

[@validpoint9849]

This is my favorite game of all time. I loved it as a kid when I was 8. I'm 43 now, and while Mario and Zelda were amazing, this game for me still ranks number 1 out of them all.

[@TransCanadaPhil]

What an epic play-through. As a child, I could never get far in "Kid Icarus" even though I could tell it was a high quality game. It was just one of those games that I didn't quite get the knack of. Now I see that it has to be approached defensively rather than heading straight-on. In retrospect, the variety of level designs in the game is incredible. The game starts with vertically scrolling levels, has a few zelda-style multi-directional dungeon, side-scrolling platforming levels (ala Mario), and single creen action sequences and even a bullet-hell shmup level. Upgradable weapons, abilities, etc. That's really impressive for such an early NES title.

[@DennisTheZZZ]

1:38:05 I think this is the first (console) game ever to thank you, the player.

[@patcahill3724]

Oh yes I love kid icarus, a very short but underrated Nintendo franchise

[@darrenhopkins5454]

Reaper Theme was a reason for my worst butt whipping as a kid. TV audio into pops hify with the huge speakers that filled a corner. Mom getting in late at night. And me cranking that shit as loud as it would go. Yeah great laugh, but mean butt kicking afterwards. 😅😅😅😅

[@chezfarach001]

haha Mario playing this in the film

[@ingvenning4993]

Thanks so much for making this! I'd forgotten how many references to other games there are!

[@jaydenmoosa3989]

1:33:56 The Ancient Zephyrus Armor I've Obtained Was Actually When I Completed 25 Jalakas Ancient Drawings And The Power From SSF2 Was Given From Ichigo, Krystal, Isaac, Link, Lloyd Irving, Pit, Sora and Chibi-Robo.

[@XimaWarriorPrincess]

F*?! this game was a GRIND!!! And yet I can remember playing this with my BFF for hours, copying continue codes and laughing like hyenas when we got turned into eggplants… major nostalgia feels. Thank you for reminding me of my 11 yo self

[@maandren]

LOL!

[@ann-soiesoderqvist6458]

jobba vidare lol

[@obijon2112]

Same here, but we mapped out the entire game room by room as we played…❤❤❤

[@teko4752]

Can't stop to wonder about a world where Pit would have a catalog of games as big as Samus , Link or Kirby.

[@AngryCalvin]

I believe a deserved sequel or two on the NES or SNES would have done huge favors for this game. It would have been a successful franchise for years to come. This game came out before NES games showed how much more capable the system was with enhanced carts. Later seeing games like SMB 3, Little Nemo, and Kirby's Adventure make me wonder what could have been if Kid Icarus would have continued during it's era. Instead we got too many Mega Man games instead.

[@alexcolaiacovo7242]

Thank you for unlocking my childhood. My mom swinging the control pad to jump and the grim reaper sound disturbing me for a lifetime. The best childhood memories ever.

[@jackschleich9475]

your playing style for this game is maddening

[@kirkkitsch]

One of my all-time favorite games to play! This was cool to see, because I will never get to this level on my own. Thanks for the upload! ❤

[@DatDudeDope]

This was the game, remember even playing it with my mom, great memories!!

[@dnjj1845]

Haven't played this game in 36 years. I always thought the first board was the hardest. Looking at this now, I never realized how much of a predecessor to "The Legend of Zelda" it was. It had novel concepts of acquiring currency, accumulating weapons, bargaining/games of chance, and building up your character. The concept of having the AI help you in combat with additional characters was also innovative.The only NES game at the time to rival it was Metroid, but Metroid wasn't as sophisticated.

[@RyneMcKinney]

I'm here after this was shown in the Mario Movie

[@micahhardman3183]

I remember when l was young...back in the 80's and l had this game!! Seems different than l remember....over 30 years ago!!😄

[@GodfatherXXI]

Super Mario Movie told me to visit. :)

[@adamsafranek7407]

@NintendoComplete Thanks to your uploads I was able to avoid duds for Christmas(i.e. Home Alone) and ended up with Kid Icarus, Faxanadu, Blades Of Steel, Super Mario 3, Journey To Silius, Karnov, and The Guadian Legend! 😎 I'm watching all of your NES, SNES, PlayStation, and PS2 playthroughs as a happy subscriber. Happy 2019 bud!

[@KareemHillJr]

Here after the Mario movie.

[@fruitcakefloydpluss]

I am 46 now and heard of this game only Kid Icarus now I am seeing the game 1st time I did see Kid Icarus on the cartoon Captain N and the game masters loved it this started the zig zag jumping that was later on games like SMB 2 thanks for the upload.🏁🏁👆

[@theenki8387]

My God, I remember playing this a lot (along with Parodius) when I was a little kid. Now, at 32, I wonder if I could beat it nowadays. Seemed to be impossible for me and I always wondered if Pit gets to be a grown up when you finish the game lmao

[@sunnydayyesgameofthronesno2981]

I didn't know that there was a "I guess I can't win!" Easter egg in kid icarus. It's really cool, and people want to know how to find that kind of Easter egg.

[@jasonleetaiwan]

This game and Castlevania were two of the most difficult NES games.

[@AngryCalvin]

I don't think so Tim. I beat Kid Icarus and Castlevania. Bayou Billy and Ninja Gaiden I never beat. Even Battletoads was way easier than those games.

[@Bennyboy087]

It's official. I'm going to start calling Heaven 'Angel Land'

[@2kBofFun]

Amazing how this is the same NES as the one that plays Power Blade or Double Dragon II. Very simple 16x16 sprites vs gorgeous colourful worlds, games that beat many SNES games.

[@knightd00b]

How the heck you beat this on 1 try is amazing!!

[@ann-soiesoderqvist6458]

i beat it 30 years ago

[@DavidSamuelBl10]

Kid Icarus NES demonstrated excellent! A+!

[@sarahdesteal2820]

Love this game since 1987! One of my prefered NES game!

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Kid Icarus and Metroid use the same graphic engine you will notice the graphics are more solid and colorful than other NES games

[@videogamephenomhd]

This was the first game where Pit appeared in before making his true breakthrough in Super Smash Bros. Brawl 22 years later.

[@crestfallenwarrior6996]

I just started playing this on my little hand held emulator. It’s fun. Thanks!

[@thirdplanet4471]

1:37:15 Sounds similar to the Zelda intro

[@MusicThatSuitesMe]

Never watched this game be beat let alone find out there are different endings. Pretty cool!

[@jcmoney11111]

HIP TANAKA will always be a legend in my book.

[@AB-ms3le]

3:53 this is fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chuckthequail137]

1:36:53 the Fairy Princess gave him a Kiss.

[@masterfarr8265]

you mean Paultena?

[@chuckthequail137]

@@masterfarr8265 ＹＥＳ

[@realIronKnight]

I love playing this game when I’m pissed at my dad for his lack of support

[@HendrixRipoff]

My first video game experience ever was this game, Christmas of 1986. Holy fuck I'm old.

[@Bloodreign1]

I don't know much about the third game, other than it was on the DS, but that middle Game Boy title I believe wasn't made in Japan, and no one hardly talks about it compared to the first game. If anything, out of the 3 games in the series, give me that middle one on the Game Boy anyday (I own a copy of it, and the NES one, don't care at all for the third game). First one is pretty cool too, because I remember when it was new, and places like Sears and Wal-Mart had NES 10 cart kiosks, where you could play the games. They'd usually reset after a few minutes, but the Sears one never ever reset, and while my brothers would hang inside the mall that Sears was in, I'd be in Sears, playing the shit out of those NES games, often having to be chased out of Sears come closing time heh heh. Yeah the mall had an arcade and all, but these games were free to play, and at that time I didn't own an NES just yet.

[@kevinmyles6369]

Oh boy, took me and my brother over a year to beat this absolute classic back in the day when this came out. Tons of fun and frustration! 😖😆 Excellent playing by yourself! It's all about acquiring the upgrades and weapons to get that strength, no timer so you can maximize hearts to buy all essential stuff.. What's the sequel? Battle Of Olympus? 🤔

[@devonakimmer9402]

Happy anniversary to this game🎉

[@DrunkBSshow]

The best ending! Nice job NintendoComplete.

[@NintendoComplete]

+DrunkBSshow Thanks!

[@djmixnmagic]

I made my family come in my room and watch the ending, I thought it was so cool

[@PaloJaurez]

I was a kid during the GameCube/GBA Wii/DS but Super Smash Bros Brawl told me my enjoyment of video games goes all the way back to NES days and to work my way back to the modern gaming. The game was 100% correct.

[@darkridearts]

I recently got back into this game from playing the challenges on. Nintendo World Championships.

[@AngryCalvin]

This game gets overlooked. Sure Metroid was the better game. But this game is still one of the greats. Should have had sequels on the NES and SNES. An absolute classic.

[@petervladyevich8535]

Thank you a lot for this video.

[@tonyschannel7438]

Pit is one of the few heroes in a Nintendo game who saves the princess and gets a kiss for his efforts (Mario never did, and neither did Link!)

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

I can't help but picture a few drunk guys sitting around brainstorming about the game physics of kid Icarus .they're about to pass out and one of them says "I got it... I got it.... we'll make it so that if he walks off the screen on one side he'll pop back in on the other side" lol

[@corvidcosmo]

It’s interesting how the ending for the NES version is a lot more detailed compared to the famicom version (although from what I’ve heard, the last level was built right around the end of production so I guess they didn’t have enough time to add it in)

[@GotStones1]

On the two walkthroughs I’ve seen, on level one the question marks skull is in bottom left and you get the barrel. On my original cartridge it’s above the door and I get potion

[@colintitcomb2544]

In the treasure rooms, the prize (and the skull) is always random. I've gotten potions, barrels, feathers, and the credit card.

[@jbuell311]

Used to play this at my cousins back in the gap. The reaper guys always kinda freaked me out.

[@leebrandon3842]

just finished "Battle for Olympus"...time for a new challenge. dang i don't remember these games being so dang hard when i was a kid. these games are insanely hard.

[@NintendoComplete]

Right? I get that same feeling. I think maybe I was just much more patient back then, restarting over and over from game overs for hours at a time because it was going to be awhile before I got another NES game.

[@leebrandon3842]

@@NintendoComplete once you rack up the playing time and get past the first two boards it's not as hard as it is at first. man this game is so good. i guess im gonna move onto metroid now. i love games like this, battle for olympus...if u have any suggestions for me im all ears. god bless.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@leebrandon3842 Have you played Simon's Quest and Faxanadu? They're both awesome games.

[@JJ-Himself]

So underrated but great relic. This needed a 16bit revamp but never happened.

[@masterfarr8265]

I still can’t believe this game was in the Mario Bros movie

[@amirsilvestretwentynine6586]

Me too! I watch that already! ❤

[@1985dossantos]

Excellent gameplay!!!

[@papito5ft6]

Help: At the first boss level store, how do you steady keep causing him to change items and lower the prices?

[@mrcat3493]

Nice job. I loved this game as a kid, but it was always pretty tough. I had to use game genie or some other cheats in order to beat it.

[@Steph_7d7]

Never played this as a kid and im sure i would have loved it then but trying this as an adult i find it hard to get into.

[@lovemadeinjapan]

Unbelievable this is the same console as the one that does Shatterhand or Kabuki Quantum fire. It almost looks previous gen. The NES really had a second spring after the release of the SNES, this looks very old and outdated in comparison. 1:20:43 Who would guess Kid Icarus to be attacked by fugly C64 boot screens.....

[@ScaryGarrySG1]

"MAY I HELP YOU?" LOL, not with those prices you can't ....later man!

[@KirksCORNER1983]

Just picked this up again mine is a 5 screw copy.

[@ThomasDrish]

Everyone told me back then that this was a great game. I never got a chance to play it 😢

[@YogSoth]

Just got a membership on switch to play NES games. When I load Kid Icarus it starts on 4-1. If I die or reset the game it keeps starting on 4-1. Can anyone help me with this? I searched on google but couldn’t find anyone with the same issue.

[@sammerz50]

That reminds me of the DIC animated series, Captain N: The Game Master

[@Mike-xb7lh]

This game was amazing innthe 80s nothing like it but its eerie anyone agree? Weird stuff would go on when u played it

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

“Sorry to keep you waiting!”

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

1:37:25: Hades: “Welcome to MY Underworld, Pitty Pat! You too, Pretty Palutena!”

[@veronicapichardo7993]

Love this game

[@shockmonkeyradio7128]

I love this game...it was the first Legend of Zelda...

Legend of Palutena 😋

[@juicypapayarecords8256]

But Zelda came out before this game

[@D.Andrade-tq8mq]

Me pregunto que habrá pasado por la mente de Sakuray cuando decidió poner a Pit un personaje que a duras penas la gente recordaba en su proyecto mas grande para la época (Brawl)

[@Tomzaum19]

I don't understand one thing: from @, why you get a price discount from the merchant everytime you enter his shop? Do I have to gather a specific amount of hearts to make it work or what?

[@drinny26]

This is the game that always made me throw my remote control 😂

[@Jayden.williams583]

0:33 pit: there’s nothing in here :(

[@MrFusco1980]

I never onew the Grimm Reaper to shake in their boots and have an ice cream truck style scream and Jpop dance. Lol

[@arthurcostaencarnacao4308]

Kid icarus e o melhor jogo de plataforma até Hoje ❤

[@sem_skywalker]

Why are the shops closed after one makes a purchase? :P

[@Jackie69144]

Kid ic! Why 😂 does this feel like meeting a childhood bestie!

[@Andia.c1423]

The Incorrect Crossword Put in Letters like Zombie Dog! Oh No!

[@NintendoComplete]

I don't know what that means, but thank you very much!

1:20:20 Metroids?

[@katkid2405]

Komaytos.

[@MrTacticalApproach]

The sound effects are great, reminded me of some from ff7.

[@chuckobscure]

I agree with Brother Mark on this one, the sound effects are grating as hell. The heart pickups and grim reaper fx are like nails on a chalkboard.

[@simone2059]

MrTacticalApproach I agree, they are nice

[@Zincink]

@nintendo I just want to play my old NES on my modern tv.

[@jenniferburchill3658]

I had some rather colorful words for those eggplant wizards.

[@osakanone]

Why is the song playing so fast?