ULTIMATE GUIDE: SOLOMON’S KEY
A quick glance at the list of arcade games released in 1986 reveals a few surprises, and demonstrates an industry that was at least attempting to bring some originality In among the customary roster of shoot-‘em-ups (Salamander), driving games (Out Run) and run-and-gunners (Ikari Warriors), is a selection of imaginative titles that were distinctly different from the rest. In a virtual arcade where the aforementioned genres are banned, you would be able to include the likes of skateboarding sim 720°, Breakout upgrade Arkanoid, BubbleBobble and the urban destruction of Rampage. And nestled between these iconic cabs, a magical hue emanating from its incongruous artwork would sit Tecmo’s Solomon’s Key.
