Pro tip: fighting Kickle Cubicle's first boss any time you want

Will — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:28:38 +0000

Kickle Cubicle is kind of a weird game, there's really no getting around that. You kick cubes of ice around a playfield to gather powerups and defeat enemies (hence the name).

But let's say for a moment, that you held down the Down arrow on Controller 1 before you turned the game on. You'd be greeted with a solid-colored screen.

From there, if you press either Left, Up, or Right on Controller 2, a battle with the first boss of the game starts!

Which is actually pretty easy to overcome.

Once you've beaten it, the game starts, at stage 1.

So why would you want to do that? To test your mettle against the first boss? To practice the boss battles?

I dunno, but I'm sure you can find a reason.

Pro tip: Kid Niki's guest appearance in Kickle Cubicle

Will — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:14:09 +0000

The title screen for Kickle Cubicle is nothing to write home about.

But if you plug in a second controller and hold down its A Button while you turn your NES on, and then keep on holding it until the title screen shows up, you'll notice that the little blue thing has been replaced by a certain Radical Ninja

He doesn't actually affect anything else so far as I can tell, but I bet you didn't know he was in there.

Pro Tip of the Day - kickle cubicle

Pro tip: fighting Kickle Cubicle's first boss any time you want

Pro tip: Kid Niki's guest appearance in Kickle Cubicle