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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…

1 July 1986

Solomon's Key is an arcade developed by Tecmo, released 1 July 1986 on Sega Master System/Mark III, Amstrad CPC, Arcade and Atari ST/STE.

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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 Sega Master System/Mark III, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Solomon's Key launched on 1 July 1986, within three weeks of Bubble Bobble and Salamander.

Released around the same time: Bubble Bobble, Salamander.

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When did Solomon's Key come out?
Solomon's Key was released on 1 July 1986 for Sega Master System/Mark III, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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