Source: Kid Icarus sequel to arrive on Wii in 2008

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Cheebee said:

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Kid Icarus (1987 for NES) is widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time. The game successfully combines elements of Nintendo's three biggest franchises -- Zelda, Mario, and Metroid -- in that lead character Pit can "jump like Mario, collect items like Link, and shoot enemies like Samus."

This game is HUGELY overrated. Anyone who hasn't played it but thinks it's great should download it from the VC. Still, that of course doesn't mean a new game can't be good.

 The game has gotten it's reputation from people that have been gaming for a long time(for the most part). It's not like Pac-Man or Mario, in that pretty much everyone in the gaming world has at least played it. For a moderate hit to be remembered this long and this fondly, speaks enough for itself.

I played it again last year for the first time since 89/90 and enjoyed every minute of it.