[quote name='judyjudyjudy']I never played Kid Icarus as a kid, so it's got no nostalgic value for me. Personally, I find the theme kind of grating (especially with the Grim Reaper music), especially after hearing it over and over again when my fiance was trying to beat it on the VC. The Smash version is okay, but the theme just isn't as catchy or timeless as, say, the Mario theme, IMO.[/QUOTE]
That's the thing though. When you first played KI when it was released, you get about halfway up the level and see this Grim Reaper monster. And you're thinking he's a total badass because he's death incarnate and you're some bowl-cut cherub wearing a skirt.
So you trudge forward to take on this soul killer, and the motherhucka starts running around screaming, his hands pulling down his hood like a bonnet, parading around in a nervous anxiety best exemplified by Tom and Jerry cartoons whenever the wife or maid saw the mouse.
It was hilarious, a true WTF moment in gaming if there ever was one.
This is just one of the reasons KI is ranked so high in a gamer's heart like mine, because that isn't even the only instance of WTF-ness in the game.
Later on you found the Egglant Wizards, who turned you into a daaaaaayummn eggplant.
Also, halu - that video is some primo Donkey Kongin'. I wish I was down with the DK that like guy is.