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Solomon's Key

Solomon's Key

Credits

Released: 1987 (37 years ago)

Publisher: US GoldInfo / Logos

Re-releaser: KixxInfo / Logo

Developer: Probe SoftwareLogo

Title Screen: Paul DochertyInfo

Musician: David WhittakerInfo / Photo

Information

Main Control: Joystick (Port 2)

Players: 1 or 2

Language: English

Retail Price: £9.99 Tape
£14.99 Disk

Tape Loader

Procass

Used in ERBE Software spanish release (1987)

Procass

Used in Kixx re-release

Categorization

Genre: Platformer, Single Screen

Tags: Action, Puzzle, Side view, Fixed/flip-screen, Arcade, Platform, Direct control

Tie-In License

Type: Arcade coin-op

Owner: Tecmo Ltd (Japan)

Reference: Solomon's Key on KLOV

YouTube Links

Longplay video 20:27

Myrryspeikko on Apr 22, 2020

Review video 04:39

Gansteeth on Dec 11, 2016

Magazine Reviews

Commodore User, issue 50 (nov 87), p25 US Gold full-price release	8/10
Commodore User, issue 68 (may 89), p65 Kixx budget release	87%
Your Commodore, issue 39 (dec 87), p54 US Gold full-price release	9/10
Zzap!64, issue 31 (nov 87), p14 US Gold full-price release	86%
Average magazine rating: Based on 4 magazine reviews	86%

Added by Kim Lemon, Nov 26, 2001.
Last updated May 31, 2023. Viewed 22446 times.

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Review 8/10 by Northlander
Review 10/10 by willy2

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16 Comments

willy2 2023-03-26

(10/10)

It is very hard for me to live in a world where this game doesn`t have higher rating...absolute gem.

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yaztromo 2014-01-25

(7/10)

Tough screen based puzzler. Music gets annoying after a while. Graphics and controls are good.

Just a bit too frustrating for me.

7/10

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riviero2 2009-12-24

(9/10)

Immense gameplay, lot of action and bonuses, all arcade topics are on this conversion.. What else to say.. Play it!

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lobogris 2009-07-15

(9/10)

Excellent port of an awesome game! I love it. :thumbsup:

try it, I recommend this game at all costs!

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bronstein 2009-03-26

(7/10)

Anyone around who doesn't like this one?

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Gurt 2008-03-25

I think the artwork is better than the gameplay. The player looks like Dan Dare after he's been sat on. Not a bad game, and it's probably the best version (I like it more than arcade) - but it's just not the best concept for a game. There were various sequels and spinoffs of this game on consoles (Solomon's Club on GB, Fire and Ice on NES I think)

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stooart 2006-02-11

(8/10)

They don't make them like this no more! Nice cute GFX and above all fiendishly designed levels that were more than a joy to solve and get to the next screen! Love the idea of altering the difficulty by just placing or removing a block! Ingenious!

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TheOmen 2005-12-27

(9/10)

Haha, well the picture doesn't really match the hero in the game, doesn't it?

Anyway great game, excellent playability.

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Armando 2005-07-17

(9/10)

Fantastic music by David Whittaker combined with a fascinating game.
9/10

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Monty 2005-03-04

(7/10)

A bit to difficult I think but a nice game with a great idea in this time.

7 /10

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Finchy 2004-03-09

Really good one! However, I never got through it ... And that keeps me playing it even today.

Thus Spoke Oberon 2003-10-16

A classic!!! Really addictive, great atmosphere... It does need some serious strategy skills... Man, I loved that one

TWR 2003-06-11

Absolutly brilliant. The graphics looks OK and the sound is allright too. Game-play is superb and everlasting fun. Digi loves this game and so will you.

ZaK McKrackeN 2003-01-21

Well... This is an excellent adictive game... I used to play it for hours...

MagoPeppe 2003-01-21

One of my favourite conversions ever!

Salomon 2002-02-08

This is good, really good.. But you can find ways to cheat in it to.. Cast a spell at some spellcasting snakehead's spell without killing the snake... The snake will throw out valuable things instead.. But watch the time.