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Hi, I'd like to tell you about Solstice, a Nintendo 8-bit game I bought for my console. Nostalgic as I am, I am trying to buy all the NES games I had when I was a kid back in the 80s and early 90s. Solstice were one of these, and it is one of my favourite puzzle/magic/exploration games of all time! To be honest though, I could never finish this game as a kid, cause it might be one of the hardest games ever made. It never got the best reviews just because of this problem, but I personally think it deserved better. One of the things you are going to notice whilst playing this game is the awesome music composed for this game, one of the best 8 bit tunes made, and I should know since I am a huge fan of 8-bit music. You will also notice the interesting story to the game, the great details even for an 8-bit game, and some great puzzles you will encounter. a small tip from me would be: there are often more possibilities to solve a puzzle then you might think, or see at once. I have not played this game with the advantage, so I do not know how the controls react, but for me the normal nes controller worked fine. And after a "couple" of hours of playing the game, I can assure you, you will solve puzzle much easier. ,have fun!Read full review
I bought this game specifically for the awesome opening theme song, but little did I know that the whole soundtrack was pretty catchy as well. The gameplay is also equal amounts fun as it is challenging; none of the puzzles ever feel unfair or unsolvable, which is fantastic, especially since games from this era normally like to be incredibly difficult just for the sake of it. The whole package comes together to truly make a unique and memorable experience for anyone looking to play some old games on the classic NES system.
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Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos is an isometric "3D" perspective fantasy-themed puzzle-solving adventure game for Nintendo Entertainment System. Developed by Software Creations (Mike Webb, programmer; Mark Wilson, graphics; Tim Follin, composer) in 1990, it was released in North America for NES via CSG Imagesoft. The vivid box and cover artwork was painted by Mike Winterbauer. The game has over 250 rooms to explore, dozens of enemies, and hundreds of puzzles. Play as Shadax the good wizard who must enter the cursed Kastlerock to gather the six pieces of the Staff of Demnos in order to defeat the evil wizard Morbius who has kidnapped the princess Eleanor. Magic items and potions help with the adventure along the way. This was an amazing game when released, and holds up well to the test of time. At first the isometric (slanted) controls are a bit hard to master. It's incredibly difficult to "complete" 100% (meaning to explore all rooms, gather all items, and complete all objectives to win the game). However, it only a moderate challenge to beat the game with a score less than 100%. The game has one of the most amazing soundtracks from the 8-bit era, with a progressive title track composed by Tim Follin which has a three minute playtime (one of the best game music tracks of the era in my opinion). The game works great on NES, but will also function on modern retro clone consoles. There are a handfull of useful "Game Ginnie" cheat codes available with a simply Google search, and several walk-thru tutorials available via the same means. If you like old-school 8-bit games, and don't already have Solstice in your collection, I highly recommend picking up a copy. It's will worth the investment.Read full review
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Played this game back in the early 90's. Worked great on Retro Nintendo.
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Older game I played way back when.
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