For detailed information about this series, see: Divinipedia
Kid Icarus is a series of videogames by Nintendo revolving around the adventures of the angel Pit.
Pit as he appears in Kid Icarus: Uprising
The series is only composite of three original games and a remake:
- Kid Icarus (December 19, 1986), Famicom/NES. Re-released in 2004 for Game Boy Advance in the NES Classics series and in 2007 for Wii via Virtual Console. It was also enclosed in the NES Classic Edition in North America and Europe.
- Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (November 1991), Game Boy. Re-released in 2012 for 3DS Virtual Console.
- 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (January 5, 2012), Nintendo 3DS.
- Kid Icarus: Uprising (March 22, 2012), Nintendo 3DS.
Additionally, sets of AR Cards compatible with Kid Icarus: Uprising were released starting in 2012. 411 cards were originally released in two series, then a 412nd card was released only digitally on December 4, 2018.
Links to other series
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| Captain N | September 09, 1989 | Pit and the Eggplant Wizard are recurring characters in Captain N. | 1
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| Tetris | November 1989 | Pit makes an appearance in Tetris for NES. | 1
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| F-1 Race | November 09, 1990 | Pit makes a cameo in the game boy version of F-1 Race. | 1
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| Nester | 1991 | An episode of Nester's Adventures is dedicated to Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters. | 2
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| Mario | June 1992 | Pit from Kid Icarus is featured in the comic Super Mario: Die Bescherung; UNDIRECT: A challenge for Kid Icarus within NES Remix 2 features elements from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and Super Mario Bros. 3. | 1
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| Kirby | March 21, 1996 | A Wing of Pegasus is an obtainable item in Kirby Super Star. | 1
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| N-Gang | June 2000 | Pit from Kid Icarus appears in the N-Gang episode "Die Hexe lacht um Mitternacht". | 1
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| Wario | October 14, 2004 | Microgame versions of Kid Icarus are featured in WarioWare: Twisted!, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase and WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Donkey Kong | March 17, 2005 | A song from Kid Icarus is featured in Donkey Konga 3, while Kid Icarus: Uprising features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 2
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| Super Smash Bros. | January 31, 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl and its sequels feature characters, stages and items from the Kid Icarus series. | 1
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| Pushmo | October 05, 2011 | Pushmo features a level based on a sprite from Kid Icarus. | 2
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| Mii Plaza | February 2012 | Mii Plaza includes a Puzzle Swap puzzle based on Kid Icarus: Uprising. | 2
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| Metroid | March 22, 2012 | The Komayto enemies in the Kid Icarus series are based on metroids; Kid Icaurus: Uprising features a direct reference to the Metroid series. | 2
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| Nintendogs | March 22, 2012 | Kid Icarus: Uprising features references to the Nintendogs series. | 2
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| Brain Training | March 22, 2012 | Kid Icarus: Uprising features references to the Brain Training series. | 3
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| Zelda | April 24, 2014 | Kid Icarus: Uprising features a reference to Navi from Ocarina of Time; UNDIRECT: A challenge for Kid Icarus within NES Remix 2 features elements from Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link. | 1
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| NES Remix | April 24, 2014 | NES Remix 2 includes challenges based on Kid Icarus. | 2 |
