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Solomon's Key

Description

Using magic wand to create and destroy blocks, get the key and exit the room. Gets progressively harder to figure out how to get the key and exit.

Solomon's Key was produced by Tecmo in 1986.

Tecmo released 64 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1985. Tecmo was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Tecmo during the time period Solomon's Key was produced include: Mega Force, Mighty Bomb Jack, Argos No Senshi - Legendary Warrior, Rygar, Tee'd Off, and Gemini Wing

CABINET PICTURE NEEDED FOR Solomon's Key - Click for details on how to contribute. — Cabinet

Specs

Name	Solomon's Key
Developer	Tecmo (Japan)
Year	1986
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	9617
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Puzzle
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Tehkan
Dipswitch Settings	Solomon's Key Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - WandFireball
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Video Clips

MAMECADE 43: Solomon's Key MAME Arcade Game

Game Introduction

The main character, "Dana," must play his way through many hard action/puzzle style levels by creating and destroying bricks to walk and jump on.

Game Play

Collect ten fairies for free man. Jumping is achieved by pressing "up" on the joystick, rather than being assigned to a button.

Solomon's Key KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.44 (2 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.38

Overall Like	3.50
Fun (Social)	1.50
Fun (Solo)	3.50
Collector Desire	3.50

Technical Rating: 3.50

Gameplay	3.50
Graphics	3.50
Originality	4.00
Sound/Music	1.50

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Solomon's Key Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Common - There are 29 known instances of this machine owned by Solomon's Key collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 26 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Solomon's Key. There are 4 active VAPS members looking for Solomon's Key boards sets.

This game ranks a 12 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Manuals

Pinout and DIP Switch Settings - Solomon's Key Manual — **Pinout and DIP Switch Settings**
(4 pages, 392 kB File)

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