Solomon's Key | Versions Comparison | Arcade, ST, C64, CPC, NES, Master System, Game Boy and more

[@retrosutra]

👉 Check out all our comparisons: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJm0epxtm56jiqs 👉 If you liked the video, subscribe to our channel and click the bell icon to get new updates: kzbin.info 00:00 Intro 00:18 Arcade (1986) 01:07 NES / Famicom (1986) 01:51 Atari ST (1987) 02:35 Commodore 64 / C64 (1987) 03:27 Amstrad CPC (1987) 04:33 ZX Spectrum (1987) 05:18 PC DOS / MS-DOS (1988) 06:27 Master System / Sega Mark III (Solomon no Kagi: Oujo Rihita no Namida / ソロモンの鍵 王女リヒタの涙) (1988) 07:16 PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 (Zipang) (1990) 08:36 Famicom Disk System / FDS (1991) 09:24 Game Boy / GB (Solomon's Club / ソロモンズ倶楽部) (1991) 10:15 Game Boy Color / GBC (Monster Rancher Explorer) (2000)

[@kenwheeler3637]

The SMS version sounds great using the Japanese Mk III console. That FM chip makes all the difference.

[@davidfernandezsabio3844]

Had the Amstrad CPC port back in the day and liked a lot as it was really faithful with the arcade.Spent many hours completing rooms and I wasn't able to beat it.Thanks for the video

[@ramonatalizio7315]

I rocked the gameboy version for a long time! Beat it twice between 99 and 2000…. Years later went through my dads nes collection and ended up playing it again to full completion!

[@randy7894]

One of the best looking gameboy games. So much charm (all versions by the way) Pure puzzle action goodness.

[@Imgema]

Thank you for adding the alternate and Japanese titles.

[@sotheresthat7882]

It took me five years to beat this game. I finished it right before I graduated high school. I bought Solomon’s Club with my graduation money and beat it in a week. Fond memories for sure.

[@AshtarSheran1]

one of the most underrated games ever.

[@Iamnotrandom565]

There's even a sequel (only on NES),and it's called fire n ice

[@RockmanZeroModernDay]

Or Solomon's Key 2 (if you're living in Europe.)

[@Iamnotrandom565]

@@RockmanZeroModernDay or Japan (I don't live here)

[@Pythoner]

its crap tho

[@AmigaVR]

Played it on my c64 👍🏻

[@sotheresthat7882]

The sound dropping out on the Atari ST version would drive me crazy.

[@sotheresthat7882]

And apparently it does it on every other version. NES all the way!

[@Retrokid1998]

This was my favorite game when I was a kid I was always humming the music when I was Young. My favorite phrase was the Master system version.

[@holdingpattern245]

There's also a Game Boy Advance game called Tang Tang that is a Solomon's Key clone, as far as I can tell it isn't made or licensed by Tecmo.

[@pancracio3188]

Master piece.

[@mrsejanoz523]

Had the Game Boy version as a kid. To this day, I've got no idea why they changed the name of this version to Solomon's Club...

[@steuph1976]

I only played the Amstrad CPC version and the NES version much later (on the Switch actually). This was pretty good everywhere.

[@retrosutra]

I enjoyed all versions this time but there is something annoying in the Master System version: you can't jump while running. To do so you need to stop, press jump and then move left or right to be able to jump horizontally.

[@jasonlee7816]

Śtephane Ruscher were all ports (versions) pretty good as in a 4 out of 5 or a 7 out of 10? for me some looked/sounded awful, crap, dreadful, garbage, horrible, rubbish, terrible

[@noaht2005]

never seen this before but it looks like a pretty interesting puzzle platformer

[@Data4664]

it is

[@JSA2019]

Being a fixed screen game, I was expecting more from the CPC version. It's a decent conversion, but feels a bit unpolished. It's a bit on the slow side and there's sprite flickering.

[@nhacamaster]

Why the CPC version is always a slideshow? Bad speccy port?

[@robsmall6466]

Robocop, Chase HQ, Bombjack, Gryzor and P47 are just some of the really good CPC conversions. Check out Edge Grinder, Red Sunset and Star Sabre for modern CPC games with good scrolling ( even better on a real CRT monitor )

[@retro-rock3067]

I played the Arcade and Famicom Version first and they are my favorite

[@AnimationMaster167]

Solomon's Key sounds like a very good game! My favorite ports so far are the Amstrad CPC, NES, Sega Master System, and the Gameboy! However PC-Engine Zipang had a very cool 3D Animation in the intro!

[@robsmall6466]

Amstrad had a nice conversion with this

[@Vlad-210]

Master system

[@retro3188]

Nice!

[@DmitryGorbushin]

PC Engine version is the best. Even better than original Tecmo arcade.

[@smiteriuszryceriusz1258]

Famicom/NES best

[@emanuelgoncalves3054]

Arcade atari St master sistem with fm i love sound

[@Adrian-rc2ss]

Sega 8 bit is the best

[@VintageGameVault90]

definitely the NES version

[@fradd182]

DOS version is uglier than ZX, and that says a lot.

[@federicocatelli8785]

A CGA only game in 1988? Very lazy effort from the devs

[@luffy-yy9zc]

not amiga version 😡😡

[@retrosutra]

Unfortunately, there is not an official Amiga version, @luffy666

[@captaincrook1582]

The 'cultural appropriation' was real on the PC Engine ... They completely 'Easternized' Solomon for their audience. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But the alphabet gang today, have fits when this is done in reverse. Lol!

[@Wompratz]

Nah, doesn't apply here...the game was already a Japanese title to begin with, it was developed by Tecmo. So they would be culturally appropriating.... themselves...lol That said, in this case, the game was 'cannibalized' as a movie based tie in of a Japanese film at the time.