Editing Kid Icarus (section)

===''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.