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Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami (Famicom Disk System) instruction manual

Nintendo. 1986. “Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami (Famicom Disk System) instruction manual.” Nintendo.

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Nintendo, Palutena no Kagami FDS manual
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https://archive.org/details/kid-icarus-famicom-disk-system-jp-box-manual-600dpi
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2026-11-06
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proprietary; scan hosted by the Internet Archive, for research citation only
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Nintendo. Scan in the Internet Archive item "kid-icarus-famicom-disk-system-jp-box-manual-600dpi".
Notes
Japanese FDS manual, 600 dpi scan with the box.

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Claims (2)

The Japanese release is titled Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami (光神話 パルテナの鏡). Famicom Tsushin reported on 14 November 1986 that Nintendo had renamed the game, until then announced as Angel Land (エンジェランド), a working title, Palutena no Kagami.printed p. 5 (PDF p. 5), contents page, titleManual
The player is Pit, an angel youth. In the manual's story the goddess of darkness, Medusa, has taken the Three Sacred Treasures (the Mirror Shield, the Arrow of Light, and the Wings of Pegasus) from Palutena, the goddess of light who ruled Angel Land with her, and imprisoned Palutena in the Palace in the Sky. Palutena calls on Pit, held prisoner in a dungeon in the Underworld; he escapes to rescue her, and to defeat Medusa he needs the treasures. In the Japanese manual's story the same two goddesses, Palutena of light and Medusa of darkness, rule.printed p. 7 (PDF p. 7), パルテナの鏡 物語Manual