PortSolomon no Kagi: Oujo Rihita no NamidaApr 17, 1988Platform adaptation
Release
Wednesday, July 30, 1986
Player score
Awaiting reviews
Platform families
1
Connected releases
1
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
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Fantasy
Languages
1 supported
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