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Solomon's Key

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…

30 July 1986

Solomon's Key is an arcade developed by Tecmo, released 30 July 1986 on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii and Family Computer.

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What Solomon's Key is

Solomon's Key is an arcade game developed by Tecmo and released in 1986. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii, Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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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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It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Solomon's Key come out?
Solomon's Key was released on 30 July 1986 for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii, Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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