<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
protagonist	O
Pit	O
's	O
quest	O
for	O
three	O
sacred	O
treasures	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
must	O
equip	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
Greek-inspired	O
fantasy	O
world	O
Angel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
its	O
ruler	O
,	O
the	O
goddess	O
Palutena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
but	O
became	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
its	O
music	O
and	O
its	O
mixture	O
of	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
different	O
genres	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
high	B-Device
difficulty	I-Device
level	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
compiled	O
by	O
IGN	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Myths	I-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
Pit	O
's	O
inclusion	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Angel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Earth	O
was	O
ruled	O
by	O
Palutena	O
(	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Light	O
)	O
and	O
Medusa	B-Application
(	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Darkness	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medusa	B-Application
hated	O
the	O
humans	O
,	O
dried	O
up	O
their	O
crop	O
,	O
and	O
turned	O
them	O
to	O
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enraged	O
by	O
this	O
,	O
Palutena	O
transformed	O
Medusa	B-Application
into	O
a	O
monster	O
and	O
banished	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
revenge	O
,	O
Medusa	B-Application
conspired	O
with	O
the	O
monsters	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
Palutena	O
's	O
residence	O
the	O
Palace	O
in	O
the	O
Sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
soldiers	O
had	O
been	O
turned	O
to	O
stone	O
by	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
Palutena	O
was	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
deep	O
inside	O
the	O
Palace	O
in	O
the	O
Sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
escapes	O
from	O
his	O
prison	O
in	O
the	O
Underworld	O
and	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
save	O
Palutena	O
and	O
Angel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
he	O
equips	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
treasures	O
and	O
storms	O
the	O
sky	O
temple	O
where	O
he	O
defeats	O
Medusa	B-Application
and	O
rescues	O
Palutena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
(	O
FDS	O
)	O
because	O
its	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
,	O
called	O
Disk	O
Card	O
,	O
has	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
storage	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
's	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
was	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Toru	O
Osawa	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
Inusawa	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
staff	O
member	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
a	O
story	O
rooted	O
in	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
always	O
been	O
fond	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
action-adventure	O
Metroid	B-Device
had	O
been	O
finished	O
,	O
more	O
staff	O
members	O
were	O
allotted	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
Shikao.S	O
)	O
joined	O
the	O
team	O
upon	O
return	O
from	O
his	O
vacation	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
streamlined	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
many	O
decisions	O
that	O
affected	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
out-of-place	O
elements	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
credit	O
cards	O
,	O
a	O
wizard	O
turning	O
player	O
character	O
Pit	O
into	O
an	O
eggplant	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
moving	O
nose	O
that	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
resemble	O
composer	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osawa	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
originally	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
completely	O
serious	O
,	O
but	O
opted	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
humorous	O
approach	O
after	O
objections	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
was	O
finished	O
and	O
entered	O
production	O
a	O
mere	O
three	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
and	O
July	O
1987	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
a	O
cartridge-based	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
saves	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
on	O
the	O
Disk	O
Card	O
,	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
version	O
uses	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
to	O
restore	O
progress	O
,	O
an	O
almost	O
unprecedented	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
Selection	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passwords	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
checksum	O
algorithm	O
being	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
's	O
extra	O
sound	O
channel	O
for	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
early	O
for	O
free	O
via	O
download	O
code	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
registered	O
two	O
selected	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
registered	O
any	O
two	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
between	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
starting	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
registered	O
any	O
two	O
of	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
between	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
emails	O
with	O
codes	O
being	O
sent	O
out	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
;	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
registered	O
any	O
two	O
of	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
between	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
emails	O
with	O
codes	O
being	O
sent	O
out	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
download	O
codes	O
for	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
version	O
were	O
given	O
to	O
customers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
at	O
select	O
retailers	O
when	O
they	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
game	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
2003	O
,	O
1.76	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
had	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
blend	O
of	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
different	O
genres	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
suffered	O
from	O
"	O
frustrating	O
"	O
design	O
flaws	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
high	B-Device
difficulty	I-Device
level	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
underwhelming	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
buggy	B-Error_Name
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
pretty	O
annoying	O
"	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
"	O
shrill	O
music	O
,	O
loose	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
weird	O
design	O
decisions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recommended	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
,	O
if	O
only	O
because	O
it	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
experience	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
"	O
with	O
a	O
fresh	O
perspective	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
emulation	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
preserves	O
the	O
slowdown	O
problems	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
removed	O
its	O
cheat	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
warned	O
potential	O
buyers	O
that	O
they	O
might	O
appreciate	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
straightforward	O
gameplay	O
and	O
challenging	O
level	O
layouts	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
might	O
"	O
find	O
nothing	O
special	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
recoil	O
in	O
horror	O
at	O
the	O
unflinching	O
difficulty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Thomas	O
criticized	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
cheat	O
codes	O
as	O
"	O
nonsensical	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
is	O
IGNs	O
20th	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
NES	O
games	O
and	O
84th	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpys	O
"	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
voted	O
54th	O
place	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
top	O
200	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
20th	O
best	O
NES	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
unique	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
stages	O
,	O
fun	O
platforming	O
,	O
and	O
infectious	O
8-bit	O
tunes	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
"	O
unmerciful	O
difficulty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sequel	O
to	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Myths	I-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
alleged	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
American	O
studio	O
Factor	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
,	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
was	O
asked	O
about	O
a	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
replied	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
any	O
plans	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
series	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2010	O
trade	O
show	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Project	O
Sora	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
designer	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pit	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
named	O
"	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
Captain	O
N	O
:	O
The	O
Game	O
Master	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
F-1	B-Application
Race	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
independent	O
developer	O
Flip	O
Industries	O
released	O
Super	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
game	O
with	O
a	O
SNES	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
Movie	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
seen	O
playing	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
in	O
his	O
room	O
shortly	O
after	O
an	O
argument	O
with	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
