Solomon's Key

Number of Players

1 (Single Player)

Genre

Release Date

Wii (Wii Shop)

30th Nov 2009, 600 points
11th Sep 2009, 500 points
18th Aug 2009

Also Available On

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Review Solomon's Key (Virtual Console / Virtual Console Arcade)

A near-identical version of a game already available on the Virtual Console
Way back when the Wii came out in late 2006, one of the initial games available on Virtual Console was the NES version of Solomon's Key. Now that arcade games have been added to the service's catalogue, Tecmo has chosen to release the original arcade version. But is it...
- Mon 14th Sep 2009
- Virtual Console
- Reviews
- Retro

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News Solomon's Key Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Series On The Nintendo Switch

Magical
Hamster is adding Tecmo's 1986 release Solomon's Key to its Arcade Archives line on the Nintendo Switch. The title supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29. From June 6th, 2019, Arcade Archives Solomon's Key will be available digitally for Arcade Archives, the downloadable series by HAMSTER for Nintendo Switch...
- Thu 6th Jun 2019
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
- Switch eShop
- Hamster
- Retro
75
Nintendo Download Monkey Island, Zoos, 'Copters, Face Stealing and Puzzles! (US)

A mix of catch-up and new titles in another big update for Wii and DSi.
There's a mix of new and catch-up titles in the update this week including the penultimate chapter in the new Tales of Monkey Island series: Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4. Copter Crisis and My Zoo were both recently released in PAL territories. Reviewer Tommy Bowskill...
- Mon 30th Nov 2009
- Nintendo Download
- North American Releases
- DSiWare
- Virtual Console
- WiiWare
51
Nintendo Download Rygar, Solomon's Key, Spaceball and Solitaire (EU)

The last two weeks had no new Virtual Console games, but this time there's two.
Finally, some more Virtual Console Arcade support from a publisher other than Sega! It's not Namco, with their gigantic catalogue of arcade games already available in Japan, but rather Tecmo, who has chosen to release two more of their coin-op classics. Rygar is very...
- Thu 10th Sep 2009
- European releases
- DSiWare
- WiiWare
- Virtual Console
- Arcade

Solomon’s Key is an action/puzzle game that lets you control the wizard Dana, delving into a labyrinth to seek out a magical tome called Solomon’s Key, an item that will help in your quest to drive away evil spirits let loose in the world.

The goal of the game is to use the buttons to create and destroy blocks, and use various techniques to find keys to pass through doors. The game has appeared on a variety of platforms, but the arcade version focuses strongly on the action elements of the game, making it more challenging, and allowing players of all skill levels, from beginners to masters, to enjoy it. Settings like the number of lives and difficulty level can be adjusted.

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Adamant
Wed 12th Aug 2009

This game is awesome, hope we get it soon.

2
Mama_Luigi
Wed 12th Aug 2009

This will be my first VC Arcade game!
If the game gets a good score that is...

3
evilralfwiggum
Fri 21st Aug 2009

800 points? :/ I downloaded the NES version last year, guess I'll just be sticking with that one.

4
KnucklesSonic8
Thu 10th Sep 2009

Nope, it's 500. I, too, would like to know the differences cause it may affect my decision to purchase this after I got the NES version earlier in the year. This game is great, don't let the premise fool you.