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Nintendo has an amazing library of NES games and certain titles got lost in the shuffle; Kid Icarus is one of those games. Old school gamers that grew up with a Nintendo Entertainment System probably remembered Kid Icarus, but for a long, long time Kid Icarus remained unknown. It seemed like Nintendo was only interested in reviving its Marios and Zeldas for the newer audience, but that would all change with the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Pit, the angel protagonist from Kid Icarus, would be thrown into the fray against Nintendo’s best and a new generation of Nintendo fans would learn about the old NES game. So, with Pit set for revival once again in Kid Icarus: Uprising - the first game in the series since 1991 - there is no better time to look back at the NES game.

Kid Icarus is a game crafted around Greek mythology, but it wasn’t until perusing the original instruction manual that I began to fully appreciate the Angel Land story. As the instruction manual states, Angel Land was once ruled by two beautiful Goddesses; Palutena administer of light and Medusa bringer of darkness. Palutena made sure mankind had all peace and all the food necessary to live in happiness, on the other hand, Medusa took a great pleasure in destroying mankind’s happiness. Palutena wasn’t going to have this on her watch and turned Medusa into an ugly monster then banished her to the Underworld. It is in the Underworld that Medusa began to build an army of monsters to take Palutena down and rule over Angel Land. Medusa succeeded in her conquest and took the three sacred treasures and Palutena prisoner. Pit was being kept prisoner in the Underworld, and after Palutena sought out his help, Pit began his escape from the Underworld to recover the sacred treasures and save Palutena.