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    Kid Icarus

  • First released on 19 December, 1986 for Family Computer Disk System
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  • First released on 19 December, 1986 for Family Computer Disk System

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    About

    Kid Icarus is an action platform video game for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America.

    The plot of Kid Icarus revolves around protagonist Pit's quest for three sacred treasures, which he must equip to rescue the Grecian fantasy world Angel Land and its ruler, the goddess Palutena. The player controls Pit through platform areas while fighting monsters and collecting items. Their objective is to reach the end of the levels, and to find and defeat boss monsters that guard the three treasures.

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    Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Wii, Virtual Console, Nintendo Wii U

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    Nintendo was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1889 as a manufacturer of hanafuda playing cards. The company went through several small niche businesses before becoming a video game company.
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