Special Tricks
Bargain With Shopkeepers
You can try bargaining with the shopkeepers by pressing the A and B
buttons on Controller #2. This may lower the price of the items, or it
could increase it! This will not work in the Black Market.
Weird Warp
At the beginning of Level 2-2, leap up onto the door that's in front
of you, and from there, leap up on top of the first lion head statue. From
there, try to leap face-first up into the second lion head statue. If you
do this just right, Pit will go right through the wall! (Similar to how
Mario goes through the wall in the SMB Minus World trick.) The screen will
scroll right a bit, and Pit will reappear from the right side of the screen
and land safely on the ground! This trick is useless, but fun to try!
Platform Warping
Some stages have platforms that move up and down. Sometimes, if you
move forward, the edge of one of these platforms will appear on the left
side of the screen. Go back to the left and jump onto it, and Pit will
"warp" around to the right side of the screen! This works well in the Level
2 Overworld sections that have the floating platforms. It's a useless trick,
but fun to try!
Dangerous Doorway Ducking
If you duck just as you're entering a doorway, it's possible that Pit
will go "flying" into the next room in the ducked-down position and become
stuck! I've had this happen to me in the fortresses, and there is no way
out of it, except if there's a nearby enemy and it kills me or if I reset
the game. Be careful!
Dealing With Eggplants
The Eggplant Wizard is a tough enemy! If he turns you into an eggplant,
Pit cannot use his weapons at all, until he gets the curse removed by a
Nurse. When you enter the room with the Eggplant Wizards, watch to see
how high they shoot their eggplants. If they shoot them low, it is harder
to dodge them. Back out of the room and re-enter. If the Wizards shoot
the eggplants high this time, try to run under them. If they still shoot
low, keep exiting the room and re-entering until they shoot them really
high.
Zeus's Treasure
Don't bother with Zeus's training unless you have at least 2 full life
blocks. Get the Sacred Bow, first, because it will help you alot more than
the other two weapons.
Case of the Disappearing Chalice
If you find a chalice or harp, always grab it before entering a door!
If you enter the door before grabbing it, when you leave you will find
that it has disappeared.
Mystery of the Heart
With the exception of Specknoses, Ganewmedes, Tamambos, and Tros, there
is never more than 4 of a single type of enemy on the screen at once. If
you destroy the enemies, but don't pick up the hearts, no more of that
kind of enemy will appear until all the hearts disappear. This is especially
useful information to know when dealing with the Reaper. If he summons
his Reapettes, defeat them, but don't pick up the hearts. Kill the Reaper
before the hearts disappear. As long as there is at least one heart remaining
on the screen, he cannot make any more Reapettes appear!
Collin Oddities
If you defeat Collin, the Eeleyes will disappear when the heart left
behind by Collin is either picked up or vanishes. Likewise, if you defeat
the Eeleyes without defeating Collin, he will send out more Eeleyes once
the hearts that were left behind are gone.
Follow the Red Brick Road
On the final level, if you fly through the red bricks, you'll be safe
from Erinus and the Totems! But watch out for Syrens and Daphnes. If you
touch the clouds below you, Pit will bounce back up the middle-section
of the screen.
Battle With Medusa
To defeat Medusa without getting hit, stay on the left side of her chamber,
and float just below the level of her iris, so that her shots start going
downwards at an angle. They should pass by right underneath you without
hitting you. Now aim your shot so that it destroys the snake. Keep firing
until Medusa is history!
Easy Win
To defeat Twinbellows without taking any hits, try to trap him in one
of the corners, facing away from you. This works best if you trap him under
the ledge on the left. Just keep shooting him from behind and he'll be
defeated in no time!
Dealing With Enemies
The enemies in Kid Icarus are not unlimited. If you are attacked by
enemies, find a safe spot on the screen, and keep defeating them over and
over again. Eventually, they will stop coming, and you'll be able to move
on, unharmed! This is a great way to earn points and hearts.
Multiple Endings
There are four different endings for Kid Icarus. They are somehow determined
by your score and overall performance, but I'm not sure what determines
the exact ending that you get. One ending I've only seen once in all the
times I've played this game. Another ending I've only seen when using the
special passwords. Two endings involve Pit getting armor, and the other two show Pit growing up.
Electric Slide!
Pit has the strange ability to slide back and forth while ducked down.
This isn't really a special trick, I just find it funny!
Back to the Shrine
This code was sent to me by site reader Jean-Luc Romano. It starts you on the last level with invincibility. You'll get the ending where Pit dons a helmet with this one.