Notes: Solitaire for your NES. Actually put together well, this company should have stuck with card games for it’s releases, it may have fared better in the long run.
Title: Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos
Manufacturer: Tecmo
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Release Date: 1993
Release Date: 1989
Rating: Scarce
Rating: Uncommon
Price: $5.00-$8.00, $8.00-$15.00
Location: 3-20
Price: $3.00-$5.00, $5.00-$8.00
Location: 1-20
Notes: Exactly the same game as the NTSC release “Fire ‘n Ice,” but with yet another title change for PAL audiences. I really disagree with this one, since the game takes place before “Solomon’s Key,” and not after.
Notes: Action/adventure game where you have to piece together the staff of Demnos. Organized in a fashion similar to “Snake Rattle n’ Roll,” but with controls that are a hell of a lot better. It’s much easier to judge where you’re going. Takes quite a long time to beat it and it really should have featured the ability to save your quest.
Notes: This game was intended as a very basic space shuttle simulator. Really, it’s more of a puzzle/action game in many respects since the tasks you complete require memory some of the time as opposed to actual skill in using a space shuttle. It’s interesting, but there’s something just odd about it.
Notes: Very similar to the game “Lode Runner,” but with lots more area to explore, more enemies, and tons of secrets. You go into a cave to collect as many treasures as possible, find keys to make it to the temple, and then start all over again.
