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Solomon's Key

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Solomon's Key

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.

Released
1 July 1986
Developer
Tecmo
Publisher
U.S. Gold
Perspective
Side view
Age rating
PEGI 3 · ESRB E
Platforms
Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Atari ST/STE · DOS · Amstrad CPC · Sega Master System/Mark III
Genres
Platform · Puzzle · Arcade
Also known as
Arcade Archives: Solomon's Key · Solomon no Kagi
70
Player rating
25
Ratings counted

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1 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.

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Platform releases

Arcade
1 July 1986
Amstrad CPC
31 December 1986
Atari ST/STE
31 December 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX
31 December 1987
ZX Spectrum
31 December 1987
Sega Master System/Mark III
17 April 1988
DOS
31 December 1988

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