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Solomon's Key Series

Solomon's Key

Main Game
Platform Puzzle Arcade Fantasy

Solomon's Key is a Platform / Puzzle game released on July 1, 1986 for Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum and 4 more. Solomon's Key is a puzzle game developed by Tecmo in 1986 for arcade release on custom hardware based on the Z80 chipset. The game is generally recognized as one of the most difficult games to appear …

70
User Score
25 ratings
July 1, 1986
Released 14687 days ago
Arcade Commodore C64/128/MAX ZX Spectrum Atari ST/STE DOS Amstrad CPC Sega Master System/Mark III

About

Solomon's Key is a puzzle game developed by Tecmo in 1986 for arcade release 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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Artwork

Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Jul 1, 1986
Arcade Worldwide
Jul 30, 1986
Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Atari ST/STE Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
ZX Spectrum Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
Sega Master System/Mark III Worldwide
Apr 17, 1988
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988

Game Info

Developer
Tecmo, Tecmo
Publisher
U.S. Gold, Tecmo
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Genres
Platform Puzzle Arcade
Themes
Fantasy

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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