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NES Version on record: NTSC

Kid Icarus

NESNTSC
NESPAL

Battle through Angel Land to recover the sacred treasures and rescue Palutena from Medusa.

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Provenance nescartdb.com User-supplied NES template c68f2a0f: NES-KI-USA. Original physical scan retained separately; front label extracted at the recorded crop rectangle.

Specification — NTSC

Platform
NES
Region
NTSC
Release year
1987
Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo
Entry type
Official release
Archive code
NES-KI-USA

Specification — PAL

Platform
NES
Region
European EEC (PAL-B)
Release year
1987
Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo
Entry type
Official release
Archive code
NES-KI-EEC

Regional versions

This title has 2 regional records. Open a regional record to compare its complete information and artwork. Label design, language and hardware compatibility require release-specific verification; a title-card placeholder is not evidence of a physical cartridge label.

About this game

Medusa has taken the three sacred treasures and imprisoned Palutena. Fight through the ruins of Angel Land with a bow, finding weapons and remedies along the way. Defeating Medusa's forces prepares you for the final confrontation and the rescue of the Goddess of Light.

Region notes

USA (NTSC), code NES-KI-USA. The year is taken from the cited community cartridge catalog. Other countries, revisions and gameplay language are not inferred.

Archive notes

Main image uses the user-supplied transparent NES shell with this exact regional label, placed at uniform scale. This is a standardized display composite, not a physical-cartridge photograph or a print-ready label. Physical sources document the release separately. Gameplay reference: Nintendo UK — https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/NES/Kid-Icarus-777613.html

Source & provenance

External reference: nescartdb.com

Catalogued from User-supplied NES template c68f2a0f: NES-KI-USA. Original physical scan retained separately; front label extracted at the recorded crop rectangle. (row 136).

Data is community-sourced and may contain errors. Unverified fields are simply omitted rather than guessed.

Reference title: Retro Games Kid Icarus 72 pins 8bit Game Cartridge for NES Video Game Console