Editing Kid Icarus (section)

==Release==
In February and July 1987, respectively, a cartridge-based version was published for the [[NES]] in Europe and North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/nes/action/kidicarus/similar.html?mode=versions |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731080141/http://www.gamespot.com/nes/action/kidicarus/similar.html?mode=versions |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |url-status=live |title=Kid Icarus Release |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc]] |access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> For this release, the graphics of the ending were updated, and staff credits were added.<ref name="nindori"/> Unlike the Japanese version, which saves the player's progress on the Disk Card, the cartridge version uses a [[Password (video games)|password system]] to restore progress,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_pk/vc_pk_03.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108023852/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_pk/vc_pk_03.html |archive-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=live |title=VC 光神話 パルテナの鏡 – ゲームの進めかた |date=January 23, 2007 |language=ja |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd]] |access-date=June 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Kid Icarus Instruction Booklet |section=How to Start Playing Kid Icarus|pages=9–10|publisher=[[Nintendo]] |date=July 1987}}</ref> an almost unprecedented feature.<ref name=EGM100>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=136}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article (on page 100) explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref>

In August 2004, ''Kid Icarus'' was re-released in the ''[[List of Classic NES Series games|Famicom Mini Disk System Selection]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/fmk3/palutena/index.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081225082244/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/fmk3/palutena/index.html |archive-date=December 25, 2008|url-status=live|title=ファミコンミニ – 光神話 パルテナの鏡|date=July 2004 |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd]]|access-date=June 26, 2011}}</ref> It was released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] on January 23, 2007, in Japan, on February 12 in North America, and on February 23 in Europe and Australia; it was released on the [[Wii U]]'s Virtual Console on August 14, 2013, in Japan, on July 11 in Europe and Australia, and on July 25 in North America. Passwords from the NES version do not work in the Virtual Console version.<ref name="ignvcreview">{{cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/770/770591p1.html|title=Kid Icarus VC Review |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090225194226/http://wii.ign.com/articles/770/770591p1.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009|url-status=dead|date=March 6, 2007|author=Thomas, Lucas M.|work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=June 26, 2011}}</ref> In 2016, the game was included on the North American and PAL region releases of the [[NES Classic Edition]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Gary|title=NES Classic Edition: The final 30 games list revealed as Nintendo talk mini N64|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/690813/NES-classic-Edition-games-confirmed-Nintendo-N64|access-date=August 9, 2016|date=July 19, 2016|archive-date=August 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812094021/http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/690813/NES-classic-Edition-games-confirmed-Nintendo-N64|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, it was released on the [[Nintendo Classics]] service.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2019 |title=Kid Icarus and StarTropics headed to Nintendo Switch Online |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/kid-icarus-and-startropics-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online |access-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625044614/https://www.eurogamer.net/kid-icarus-and-startropics-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online |url-status=live}}</ref>

===''3D Classics''===
A ''[[Nintendo 3D Classics|3D Classics]]'' [[Video game remake|remake]] of ''Kid Icarus'' was published for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] handheld console. The remake features stereoscopic 3D along with updated graphics including backgrounds. It uses the save system instead of passwords. It has the Family Computer Disk System's extra sound channel for music and sound effects.

It became available on the Nintendo eShop on January 18, 2012, in Japan, on February 2 in Europe, on April 12 in Australia, and on April 19 in North America. It was available early for free via download code to users who registered two selected 3DS games with Nintendo in Japan, Europe, and Australia. In Japan, it was available to users who registered any two Nintendo 3DS games on [[Club Nintendo]] between October 1, 2011, and January 15, 2012, and became available for download starting on December 19, 2011;<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gantayat|first1=Anoop|title=Mario 3DS Systems: Closer Look|url=http://andriasang.com/comypu/|website=Andriasang.com|access-date=January 27, 2015|date=October 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210084248/http://andriasang.com/comypu/|archive-date=February 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Europe, it was available to users who registered any two of a selection of Nintendo 3DS games on Club Nintendo between November 1, 2011, and January 31, 2012,<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/33051/3d-classics-kid-icarus-will-be-free-in-uk/|title=3D Classics: Kid Icarus will be free in UK|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]|date=December 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103150054/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/33051/3d-classics-kid-icarus-will-be-free-in-uk/|archive-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> with the first batch of emails with codes being sent out on January 5, 2012;<ref>{{cite web|title=3D Classics: Kid Icarus Free Download Codes Are Being Sent Out From Nintendo|url=http://mynintendonews.com/2012/01/05/3d-classics-kid-icarus-free-download-codes-are-being-sent-out-from-nintendo/|website=My Nintendo News|access-date=January 27, 2015|date=January 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001193546/http://mynintendonews.com/2012/01/05/3d-classics-kid-icarus-free-download-codes-are-being-sent-out-from-nintendo/|archive-date=October 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Australia, it was available to users who registered any two of a selection of Nintendo 3DS games on Club Nintendo between November 1, 2011, and March 31, 2012,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ly|first1=Hang-Veng|title=Club Nintendo Australia Offers 3D Classic: Kid Icarus For Free… with Purchase|url=http://www.esperino.com/club-nintendo-australia-offers-3d-classic-kid-icarus-for-free-with-purchase|website=Esperino.com|access-date=January 27, 2015|date=January 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125011353/http://www.esperino.com/club-nintendo-australia-offers-3d-classic-kid-icarus-for-free-with-purchase|archive-date=January 25, 2012|url-status=usurped}}</ref> with the first batch of emails with codes being sent out in January 2012.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} In North America, download codes for the ''3D Classics'' version were given to customers who pre-ordered ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' at select retailers when they picked up the game,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fletcher|first1=JC|title=3D Classics Kid Icarus is a pre-order bonus for Uprising|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/19/3d-classics-kid-icarus-is-a-pre-order-bonus-for-uprising/|website=Joystiq.com|access-date=January 27, 2015|date=January 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128182624/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/19/3d-classics-kid-icarus-is-a-pre-order-bonus-for-uprising/|archive-date=January 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was released on March 23, 2012,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Newton|first1=James|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising Out in North America on 23rd March|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/12/kid_icarus_uprising_out_in_north_america_on_23rd_march|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=January 27, 2015|date=December 14, 2011|archive-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926192528/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/12/kid_icarus_uprising_out_in_north_america_on_23rd_march|url-status=live}}</ref> allowing them to obtain the game early.