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Solomon's Key

1986PortReleasedSide view
PlatformPuzzleArcade

Summary:

The NES port of Solomon's Key, a puzzle game developed by Tecmo in 1986 for arcade on custom hardware based on the Z80 chipset. The game is generally recognized as one of the most difficult games to appear on the NES. The player, controlling a sorcerer known only as Dana must overcome unlimited enemy spawning, challenging level designs, a countdown timer, instant death from any physical contact with enemies, and limited ways to dispatch enemies.

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Ratings:

HowLongToBeat

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HowLongToBeat:

Main story
4h
Main + extra
12h
Completionist
15h

Achievements:

RA
RetroAchievementsNES/Famicom
35

Links:

en.wikipedia.org

Media

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Details

Companies:

Tecmo Koei Games, Tecmo

Franchises:

Solomon's Key

Game modes:

Single player

Themes:

Fantasy

Languages:

English

Age ratings:

CLASS_IND: L

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Release dates

Jul 30, 1986: Unknown platform (Japan)

Jul 22, 1987: Unknown platform (North America)

Jan 25, 1991: Unknown platform (Japan)

Nov 19, 2006: Unknown platform (North America)

Dec 02, 2006: Unknown platform (Japan)

Dec 15, 2006: Unknown platform (Europe)

Dec 15, 2006: Unknown platform (Australia)

Dec 05, 2012: Unknown platform (Japan)

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