RetroActive – Kid Icarus

Thursday, 30 June 2011 03:51 Last Updated on Friday, 23 March 2012 05:22 Written by Kevin 8 Comments

Before the 3DS sequel is released check out what made the original tick and why it should of been a series a long time ago.

Bonus! Kid Icarus 3-4 Fortress Run with commentary. One run, no deaths!

Recorded: 4/2010

Tags: Game Boy, Kid Icarus, NES, Nintendo, retro gaming, RetroActive

Eddy

Enough with fucking hand movements; it’s like you have parkinson’s!
Eddy

Also you always reanalyze shit. You can’t point out a game’s music as redundant, when you yourself repeat the same shit. I like your reviews but honestly you try to cater to the games positives and negatives. For example you’ll state that a game has loose jumping but then say that if your fine with the jumping, which isn’t that bad, you should have no problems with it.

PacmanPhrog

First of all, I like his hand movements, it’s better than just standing there and talking. And redundant music and repetition of words are two entirely different things. The point of saying the same thing over and over is to get it into someones head, and the point of music is to listen to, no one likes repetitive music, but sometimes people have to repeat things about a topic. Just because they both repeat does not mean they are the same thing.
I understand this is just constructive criticism, which everybody needs if they want to improve, but I just disagree with you.

Now go somewhere else before I rip your face off and wear it as a mask.
Eddy’s wife

Excellent review, well balanced.
Eddy is a douche bag for reasons unknown.

Let’s GET!!

Great review and great timing sir!
Barman711

“Before the 3DS sequel is released check out what made the original tick and why it should of been a series a long time ago.”
>should of
Hey dipshits. It’s “should have”.
Fishtalkcomics

good review but why the hate on kid icarus myths and monsters on the gameboy? It is a sequel, it has its own plot and polishes and enhances gameplay elements of the original. To right it off just cause it has similar gameplay is kinda harsh. Give the game the respect it deserves. In many ways it was superior gameplay wise to its predecessor, plus it introduced hot springs to kid icarus, and who doesn’t like hot springs???

http://www.retrowaretv.com Kevin Willingham

No hate. But it doesn’t really have a new plot. Besides the new bad guy, the idea is essentially the same. And while there were a few changes in the game play it was essentially the same. I intended to go back and talk about those changes later but I never got around to it. Hot springs were in the first game as well.