Kid Icarus. This was one of my favorite games as a kid simply because of the music. The game provides a great challenge and large variety of enemies. The graphics are colorful but most of the levels have a boring black background which really serves as a downer to the game's mostly upbeat music.

At first it's easy to compare this game to Metroid because of the level layout but that is truly where the similarities end. For one thing, the game is fairly linear and you can't go back to different areas in a level like you could in Metroid, that is until you make it to a fortress in the fourth part of the three stages in the game. Then you'll have to search room by room through a maze for the boss of the stage.

The goal of the game is to save the Goddess Palutena and Angel Land from Medusa. Your character's name is Pit and for a guy with wings he sure sucks at flying. You can't fly unless you buy a feather or equip the three magic treasures at the fourth and final stage of the game.

Try this game out if you like a challenge.

This is a slight challenge increase to the original Kid Icarus, with a few minor text and graphics changes for flavor. It's my first attempt at hacking a platformer and forces the player to make use of the jump-duck technique more often. There are a few more pits and tricks, but not enough for me to call this a complete hack, especially since the only things changed in the fortress levels are a few of the enemy graphics.

Final Fantasy (USA).nes - NOINTRO
CRC32: AB12ECE6
MD5: 9B0F042CFDC5F9E8200B47104A4768A9
SHA-1: 80CE108FBC066C985D4FB541BD68E9A7C8994FEB
SHA-256: D360BEEEE19A69D1C92D02292167C57F2D3CA8405B79101FC8C2F39DEA549667