Famicom Mini 24 - Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami (Japan)
Game Boy Advance
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Reviewed in 2004
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Famicom Mini Kid Icarus on GBA, the Japanese version of Palthena no Kagami. Difficult and aerial platformer, precious for understanding Pit's origins. For fans and historians.
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Compilation1 player7+
Description
GBA version of Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami released on Famicom Disk System, published by Nintendo in Japan in August 2004. Pit, the young angelic warrior, climbs levels from bottom to top to free goddess Palthena from Medusa. Bow and arrows to upgrade, varied mythological enemies, restoration houses along the way and a final ground combat trial. Known in the West as Kid Icarus, twenty-fourth number in the Famicom Mini series.
Famicom Mini 24 - Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾2,8 MB📅10/08/2004
Published by Nintendo
Famicom Mini 24 - Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami (GBA) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
Twenty fourth Famicom Mini entry on GBA, here offering the original Kid Icarus conversion under its Japanese Hikari Shinwa Palthena no Kagami name. The Famicom Mini sub series stayed strictly Japanese for many titles, including this one, which leaves it the only physical way into the GBA version of the game outside the country. Nintendo rigid case, Japanese obi marked Famicom Mini 24, short Japan run, lasting demand from Kid Icarus pop culture interest.
Is Famicom Mini 24 - Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami still worth playing in 2026?
This Famicom Mini reissue revisits the Japanese Disk System version of Kid Icarus, harsher and more demanding than the NES cart known in the West. The vertical progression alternates dungeons and climbing stretches, the difficulty calls for genuine patience and the score stays in the minimalist mood typical of the Disk System era. Today the appeal lies mostly in the historical reading of Pit before Uprising and Smash. Recommended for Pit fans and gaming archaeology aficionados.
