Kid Icarus is one of the few games that's harder at the beginning than the end. Why? Because you're trying to crawl your way out of hell in order to get up to heaven.
@bilibilil Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I never realised that, although it's probably because I never even knew there were stages past the climbing section at the start as I never got through it as a kid
@ChairmanMeow1 Жыл бұрын
In all seriousness it IS harder early on cause you really gotta grind hearts to an extreme
@Moolers2 ай бұрын
You also have very little health and no powerups at the beginning.
@mycatisromeo4 жыл бұрын
Grim reapers freaking out scared the shit out of me as a 5 year old child of NES.
@westmcgee93203 жыл бұрын
Makes sense. It’s kind of gd creepy.
@kisubags4375 жыл бұрын
When I see a Arcus vid: “And clunk”
@bboyhanvzla5 жыл бұрын
Good clunk!
@laserfloyd5 жыл бұрын
Mash mash mash and... clunk. :)
@ronwillsaam41664 жыл бұрын
don´t fuck with the clunker ^^
@dickmarx12984 жыл бұрын
For those about to CLUNK We salute you
@smilingmonkey90053 жыл бұрын
Ha mash mash mash AAAANNNNNNND CLUNK!
@the6ig6adwolf4 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite games.
@AboveEmAllProduction3 жыл бұрын
You are wrong?! The best all time game is thing like probotector mertoid and zelda2 haha not kid icares
@the6ig6adwolf3 жыл бұрын
@@AboveEmAllProduction it's one of my favorite games so I can't possibly be wrong. You however can be an idiot.
@AboveEmAllProduction3 жыл бұрын
@@the6ig6adwolf hmm no sry
@ChromeCobra420 Жыл бұрын
@@AboveEmAllProduction that's your opinion, and I think yours are stupid. Mine is Mega Man 2. See, we all have differences and you don't want to hear that your favorites are called stupid, so don't do it to others. Respect what they enjoy and we'll respect what you enjoy.
@spudbone20035 жыл бұрын
Ahh the good ol days.....when I could never beat this game!
@PC-yp5dl5 жыл бұрын
Love watching you and lackattack, so calm , collected, and just good ol speedrun fun
@ChatBot13373 жыл бұрын
34 years ago, I never noticed Rygar and the Greeks shared door styles. 😁
@robertanderson28983 жыл бұрын
Yup. There are Metroids in the game too although much smaller. Very similar to Metroid.
@marcellachine57183 жыл бұрын
Some enemies and backgrounds are reminiscent of zelda 1 as.well.
@markaitkenguitar4 жыл бұрын
I struggled asking myself why I can’t stop watching your videos... yeah, it’s the humming. Awesome dude.
@nike80nl4 жыл бұрын
Love the classic nes games. Born in the 80s. The absolute time aged 😎!
@EpykkDyzastur5 жыл бұрын
Please, keep these videos coming!
@bryanyurcan43634 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest accomplishments of my life was finally beating Kid Ick a few years ago, 30 years. after I first played it
@RA1DOU Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the cool speedrun of Kid Icarus 👍
@brianfarkas81723 жыл бұрын
I beat this game as a kid, it was sooo tough. Those damn, eggplant wizards.
@stt5v20025 жыл бұрын
Such calming music. It seems easy now, but in 1987 those first few levels were quite difficult. I bet I played 1-1 two hundred times. 3-3 maybe 5 at most.
@ww2guy782 Жыл бұрын
Same here
@elliotburing874 жыл бұрын
I’ve only watched a few of these videos. But each each time, I think I’m probably older than this guy but his badass hat and mustache make me question that. And the badass gameplay. Too cool.
@thescandinavian24874 жыл бұрын
I love the guy who goes 🥜 when approached and the little tune kicks off, dur di dur di dur dur !
@benseabolt19393 жыл бұрын
Wow. Two minutes in and you've already made it farther than I could all the times I played this as a kid. I stand in awe of your powers.
@bboyhanvzla5 жыл бұрын
Nice, a good way to end my day.
@hicknopunk4 жыл бұрын
This game is hard as nails. I loved and hated it as a kid. Great run!
@pbailed80074 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work bud, you’re the sickest!!!
@eskimojoe65645 жыл бұрын
Man you are the legend of nes games
@datoneguy37263 жыл бұрын
i finally get to see all the endings to the games I played as a kid. lol
@davidschneide54223 жыл бұрын
I forgot most of them existed until I see videos for them. Cool memories.
@jabrowski_ Жыл бұрын
This run is amazing Arcus and u could beat it
@Maxonum4 жыл бұрын
Excellent speed run!
@leemay77803 жыл бұрын
This game is a great example of cryptic NES. Power ups based on an invisible score. This game confounded me as a kid. Super hard
@erichusayn4 жыл бұрын
I am impressed. Well done dude.
@mathers19804 жыл бұрын
My fave speedrunner! Never looked to see if he holds any records... I wouldnt be suprised if he held alot!
@ppjkb82 жыл бұрын
I LOVED this game back in the day. Spent hours ignoring homework to get to that next level. Love Kid Icarus!
@Mokimanify4 жыл бұрын
I always thought the grim reapers wiggin out was funny
@codprocamp46904 жыл бұрын
Death is not funny
@dickmarx12984 жыл бұрын
@@codprocamp4690 F yeah it is! Death is hilarious. Especially when it's your own.
@westmcgee93203 жыл бұрын
Ditto. It was freaky and almost scary when I was younger and hadn’t ever beaten the game. Now it’s between hilarious and annoying.
@unocarb3 жыл бұрын
The music was priceless
@Rammy_Latin3 жыл бұрын
@@codprocamp4690 It's extremely funny!
@warsquirt5 жыл бұрын
Dude you are awesome!
@MultiVaevictis3 жыл бұрын
Merci pour la vidéo
@ZatohRondohoon32273 жыл бұрын
After Checking Summoning Salt's Vid On His Accomplishment, My Respect For Arcus Has Gone Beyond The Peak. I Want To Hug And Thank Arcus For Being Ever So Wholesome And Calm, And Well-composed For The Speedruns He Does. I May NEVER Be Able To Do The Speedruns (Given The Fact That I Am Not Allowed To Speedrun On Emulators, Nor I Have Enough To Afford For An Actual Hardware), But He'll Always Be An Inspiration To Me, For Explaining Why Speedruns Are Important.
@ChromeCobra420 Жыл бұрын
Who said you can't run on an emulator? Plenty have posted times with emulators in all the games.
@mattwilliams15293 жыл бұрын
Nice one Arcus, I like your channel because I can watch with my daughter, You are the only one not going AVGN style. Thank You. Zelda 2 was awesome too.
@PaulFalcon3 жыл бұрын
KI was my 2nd NES game, picked it out myself from KMart. Called it "Kid I-Care-Us" like all the other kids. Never could get past 1-4 until a teenager down the street borrowed it from me and showed me how to use the mallets and go through the maze. Once I got to 2-1 it was smooth sailing. I still have my cart. Fav NES game.
@Bird_Brain_Dave Жыл бұрын
When you go into one of the stores, if you hit A&B on the second controller you will get the shop keeper to discount the mech about half price.
@dickmarx12984 жыл бұрын
The thing that always irked me about this game Was that while you're given a character with wings, and a staging format built for having wings, you can't fly until very late in the game.
@JohnnyBNerdy3 жыл бұрын
You're climbing out of Hades, so you can't fly
@BigMacOrange Жыл бұрын
I like your style.
@rudydickens43093 жыл бұрын
Oh man, the tiny dancing cats kill me every time.
@delphidelion3 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to see you run maru's mission
@aliencatcrew33364 жыл бұрын
Dear Arcus: i hate speed running i feel it ruins games. However between your nonchalant attitude with something very stressful, your hat, your mustache and your calm cool mentality, is what is making me watch YOUR SPEED RUNS. Thank you. Im so bad at NES games. I was never a good platform gamer unless it was kid chameleon. Oo yeah and the "CLUNK" word you say when you start your run. AWSOME
@Elkatook6665 жыл бұрын
oh , this is the nightmares of my childhood
@TheErnestotorres19774 жыл бұрын
For me too, I didn't realize you didn't have to go everywhere in the game though.
@vaeleksk82523 жыл бұрын
"There is that red brick everyone likes to see." that got me lol.
@Expatriate19774 жыл бұрын
not sure why i like your videos so much but i do so clunk subscribe!
@isac94484 жыл бұрын
you clunk always icarus good job !
@richpope721819 күн бұрын
The Strangest Nintendo IP.
@frankiegee61354 жыл бұрын
Love this game. I still think the first board is the hardest! Once you pass first level it’s fun.
@chamberashes31283 жыл бұрын
At 1545 game time you jumped in the lava and didnt take damage
@unocarb3 жыл бұрын
I remember selling this one at my Best merchandise.. Wasn't a hot seller at all but I actually bought a copy and it was fun as hell
@weltgeist013thomas63 жыл бұрын
nes nostalgia
@comicsdude31664 жыл бұрын
Whoa!! You dont look 32. You look sheriff.
@johnwest87353 жыл бұрын
Free hugs!
@MichaelWorthy253 жыл бұрын
Another good clunk.
@HappyMealBieber2 жыл бұрын
this game is torture in the first stage
@sdoren_90745 жыл бұрын
Dude, once you learn SMB2 USA you will be HOOKED. Once you get good and can competetively understand/perform the mechanics, you wont want to stop playing it.
@marioesqueda95344 жыл бұрын
That was a good bloolooloolooloooo
@d.b26644 жыл бұрын
28:11 was...just....too....sweet!!
@westmcgee93203 жыл бұрын
I’ve beaten the game a couple times, this year. That’s kind of a big deal for me since I love it so much but sucked so hard at it after 30 years. However...I cannot seem to consistently do that 1-4 wall-warp/slide thing to save my life. I knocked it out after about 20 tries, a couple of weeks, ago. Now, I’m replaying with all my goodies from before and I couldn’t do it after like 40-50 attempts. I eventually f’ed off to get to the boss the hard way. Tips are welcome.
@shane14893 жыл бұрын
The level three music is supper cheerful compared to most of the game.
@frankiebatsu2 жыл бұрын
When you died at the level two boss that sucked I was thinking you could’ve grabbed one heart from the eggplant guy and go backwards and grab a chalice .Then in three Dash one I would just duck through the floor and take an Insta death instead of going and refilling at the spring that would’ve saved you like a minute
@davidbermudez77044 жыл бұрын
I still remember in my childhood (my step sister’s name is daisy)putting this password: Daisy Loves Tattoo Always I will get all weapons and power-ups
@christophermills92053 жыл бұрын
Was this run done with fully upgraded arrows? Just curious, regardless this game is hard as hell. Nice job.
@prizim3 жыл бұрын
good clunk
@larryhendrickson84464 жыл бұрын
Only way I ever beat this game was the invincibility code: ICARUS FIGHTS MEDUSA ANGELS.
@aaronmorris15134 жыл бұрын
The only thing that can go wrong with this is if you get eggplanted in 3-4 and wander into Pandora’s room. Might as well turn it off.
@ausgamecollector3 жыл бұрын
Or in the second batch of games where that code was deleted it was LLLLLL LLLLLL LLLLLL LLLLLL
@g.g.70584 жыл бұрын
Mash, mash, mash.
@jonathan199474 жыл бұрын
Who says you can't wear a cowboy hat while speedrunning games? Who ever says that is full of it.
@solnocturno3 жыл бұрын
So I was this video nd in my head I heard u say "and clunk"
@retrogameroom90194 жыл бұрын
Was the initial start button to adjust rng?
@mycatisromeo3 жыл бұрын
Damn this game was brutally hard. Even as an adult. I played this as a child. The stuff of nightmares 😂 To top it off the game designers put in the guys who stuck a goddamn egg plant on your head, pain in the ass bullshit and the little thief's who steal shit from you. Really made my innocent childhood life a living hell. Never did get past the 2nd dungeon as a child. But I stubbled upon the password to get to the final level, I beat it effortlessly. Never experienced any of the level 3 levels first-hand. Metroids making an appearance at 3-3!
@ronwillsaam41664 жыл бұрын
aaaaaand.....clunk ^^
@johnwest87354 жыл бұрын
Whats Up Everyone!
@chriscripplercruz18333 жыл бұрын
Anyone else remember watching the cartoon that kid Icarus was in lol I'm getting old quickly
@leecarterreppinjesuschrist76863 жыл бұрын
Yea its called captain n... in case yad forgot and wanted to watch it for nostalgia its on you tube... Jesus Christ is the way
@nickfanzo5 жыл бұрын
Any tips for a batman player?
@danboisvert64073 жыл бұрын
I never knew there was a horizontal level! I never beat level 1-2.
@immortallegacy1003 жыл бұрын
This is such a deceptively difficult game lol.
@johnwest87352 жыл бұрын
📿🕯
@diegocrusius4 жыл бұрын
real good game. "thanks for the good luck"? is that what he says?
@kiljaedyn2 жыл бұрын
does it really count though, if you never even got an eggplant head?
@gussstavo4 жыл бұрын
Aaaand clunk
@johnwest87353 жыл бұрын
Wu Tang Clan
@johnwest87354 жыл бұрын
Still a little obtruse, yae
@AlternativeEnding5 жыл бұрын
Redo the ninja gaiden. Or complete another part plz!
@greentoolsnyc39854 жыл бұрын
N clunk!!
@alexmcdowell88685 жыл бұрын
Do a KID NIKKI SPEED RUN..
@freeloc2 жыл бұрын
Nvm you did
@brotherjuggernaut72994 жыл бұрын
Uh GG?
@timnevinger50564 жыл бұрын
What are GG'S
@johnwest87354 жыл бұрын
I quit Zmoking! Yay!
@aronpop14474 жыл бұрын
CAN ANYBODY explain why does he keep dying intentionally?
@shoomesh4 жыл бұрын
Icarus gets different upgrades depending on how much damage you take. I think dying contributes to that so you get a better upgrade.
@ausgamecollector3 жыл бұрын
Low life... Not you, Pit
@kingsun75303 жыл бұрын
Please for the love of GOD WHAT DOES P B MEAN
@willsmusicandgaming49293 жыл бұрын
Personal best. Sorry for being late
@ausgamecollector3 жыл бұрын
It’s PEANUT BUTTER jelly time....
@MrWrl1013 жыл бұрын
Ok. What is a P B ?
@deceiver4442 жыл бұрын
Personnal best
@nickfanzo4 жыл бұрын
Guardian angel for me please?
@Detroit-gx5nd Жыл бұрын
Last boss is weak
@pmperry77024 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else find Kid Icarus a fairly boring game. I’ve never played it, but watching it, I have to give props to Arcus as this would never have held my attention long enough to get through the whole game.
@ausgamecollector3 жыл бұрын
The Gameboy sequel is actually quite a lot better imho