So splurge a little bit, spend that extra buck and choose this edition -- unless you were there on Day 1, spending five dollars to download Solomon's Key when it was the first and only third-party NES game on the service. In that case, you've probably had your fill of building and destroying magical blocks over the course of the past three years -- and you might be better served to wait for the eventual release of this game's sequel, Fire 'N Ice.
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"Although the NES' game library is renowned, its puzzlers don't get enough recognition so here are the 10 best NES puzzle games." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
In case you missed it, the month of October is adding Solomon’s Key, NES Open Tournament Golf and Super Dodge Ball. Nintendo of America's Twitter account has now confirmed the games will become available on the October. Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel has also uploaded a brief trailer to showcase the three Famicom games, which can be seen above.
So many NES games are such basic experiences it’s hard to find interest in this NESquik service
Solomon’s Key is a deep and challenging
Puzzle/strategy game. I loved it as a kid.
Have you played Super Dodgeball? It is a lot of fun. I love the special move for certain players. I miss technos japan
Don't forget River City Ransom. Making totem poles with people, tires, boxes, etc. I must have played that game a thousand times as a kid.
@DrumBeat I love River City Ransom. I only mentioned Super Dodgeball because that is what they are adding to the online service.
I just want my virtual console on my switch... is that too much to ask for? We all know they can do it. So whats the hold up?
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Yeap I agree, I prefer Virtual Console system. I prefer to pay for game and to own it.
The problem with Switch online is...NOBODY wants to pay for this shit. They basically took features and put it behind a paywall and added literally nothing new except NES games that nobody Is willing to pay for.
How about they add 3 more features instead.
1. Party chat
2. Messaging system.
3. Local back ups.
Replies(1)I actually wanted them to have a completely revamped nintendo online for a supposed 9th gen console. and what we got was a huge let down. I guess theres always next gen... in 2018 forward... an online has to at the very least match what others are doing and if not... it better be free... and its not and its not
Not saying it is perfect nor am I defending it, as it does lack some features that many people want, but it functions well enough. You can play online, you can chat(regardless if you like how it works), cloud saves work well enough(splatoon should work though) and you are getting NES games, with promise of more to come(clearly from the article) claiming it should be free is both unreasonable and unfair for this price point. If they were charging $60/yr, it damn well better be comparable.
This is no different than people that talk about how underpowered the Switch is(despite the extremely small size) compared to the competition, but are completely unwilling to pay more than $299 for it.
Nintendo is just getting started and it will improve over time. the competitors have had years to collect $ and improve their services. Either get in on the ground floor or wait for that perfect service before you do, but ask yourself what features you would be willing to lose if Sony or MS reduced their services and started charging accordingly.
Nintendo Life - In Solomon’s Key – an action / puzzler from Tecmo – you take command of a wizard named Dana as he searches for a magical formula that’s said to banish all evil from the world. It began life in arcades back in 1986, finding its way to NES a year later, and now it’s resurfaced on the 3DS Virtual Console. Is Solomon’s Key a thoroughly rewarding
