While Nintendo is bullish on the Kid Icarus: Uprising‘s multiplayer and various battle modes, sister site Kotaku Japan noticed something odd. Something familiar. Something Metroid.
In the footage Nintendo released today, there appears to be a Metroid as Kid Icarus protagonist Pitt flies through the air.
Kid Icarus is being designed by Masahiro Sakurai, who famously includes a variety of Nintendo characters in his Smash Bros. games. Neat that he’s giving cameos in Uprising, too.
倒しちゃっていいの？ 『新・光神話 パルテナの鏡』にメトロイド登場 [Kotaku Japan]
Desert Dog
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 9:29 AMThe Metroid was in the original Kid Icarus (same sprite – it was called something else though).
Ogre
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 11:21 AMIndeed. Supposedly it’s a homage to Metroid, because they both used a very similar game engine (and the system for loading screens as you move around the map is the same). Similarly, Metroid: Zero Mission also paid homage to Kid Icarus by giving you three items, none of which worked until you had all of them (like in Kid Icarus).
AerintheADEQUATE
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 4:00 AMYup. I wish I was surprised that Ashcraft wasn’t aware of that. I am, however, surprised that *apparently* the writers for Kotaku Japan weren’t aware of it either… though I can’t be certain of that because I suck and can’t actually read what they originally wrote. :-P