NES Hidden Gems: SOLSTICE (Nintendo Entertainment System Review)

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After years of focusing on the best games for the NES, I decided to change gears and focus on lesser known cartridges that have, for one reason or another, generally escaped the public discussion and general nostalgia. This series highlights many of the relatively unknown, obscure, and unloved titles in the Nintendo Entertainment System's library. Some of these games are at best mediocre. Many are painfully bad, some of the worst NES games around. Most are hilarious for all the wrong reasons! Occasionally, OCCASIONALLY, a handful of them are actually good, borderline hidden gems.
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@oddishsmile7368 Год назад

Just hearing the name Tim Follin gets me excitedly jumping in my seat. Every single one of his works are truly incredible.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Hell yeah! It makes me want to jig :)

@soulden77 Год назад

The music for this game is a masterpiece

@BigOleWords Год назад

That is for damn sure!

@galiasvirtual4078 Год назад

Of course is a masterpiece, it was composed by Tim Follin.

@gluttonousmaximus9048 Год назад

Software Creations sound designers tended to use really short notes on the regular NES sound channels to give off more complex sounds. Could be Stephen Ruddy's sound engine doing the magic.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Huh, interesting!

@juliab1954 Год назад

Fun fact: The final boss’s name is Morbius

@BigOleWords Год назад

It’s Morbin’ time!

@Ragesauce Год назад

Something tells me that those hotline experts with that sweet $2.99 a minute was pushing that "please hold while we figure this out" as much as they could. "gosh caller, give us like 10 more minutes we'll get back to ya with the solution" This game was a childhood favorite, with that epic intro music. Thanks for reviewing!

@BigOleWords Год назад

Haha I’m sure you’re right!

@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 Год назад

I think when I first beat the final room of the game I cheated with the Yellow potion anyway

@BIayne Год назад

I have never beat this game, but I love it.

@BigOleWords Год назад

It took me 30 years!

@paolozago6123 Год назад

Probably this kind of games were more popular before 1990, it reminds me of many MSX games like Knight Lore or Night Shade. They had isometric view, one room one screen, puzzle based gameplay. For some reasons even those earlier games were spooky :D

@BigOleWords Год назад

Those are definitely big precursors to Solstice.

@fartpunch3937 Год назад

I can't say how many times I tried to play Solstice and gave up as a kid. I knew it sounded like Silver Surfer! That game's music is scorched into my brain.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Tim Follin, the true wizard!

@Gothrom 11 месяцев назад

This was the first and only video game I ever saw my mom playback in the day, and she beat it. Solstice punches me right in the nostalgia really hard. I wish it would come to Switch.

@BigOleWords 11 месяцев назад

Your mom played Solstice?! What a badass!

@theblessedhope1 Год назад

Your channel is awesome! I hope you continue to be prolific with your output. Also, your voice-over audio levels are spot on! It's great that your narration isn't over the top loud or distorted. Keep up the excellent work. BTW - I noticed in another video that you have some Genesis games. Would be neat if you find the time at some point to do a rare Genesis series. Other Genesis channels cover the popular titles (just like the other NES channels).

@BigOleWords Год назад

Hey thanks so much! You’re the first person to ever compliment my voice overs so I do appreciate that. I’ve got a bunch of Genesis games, but I’m not as deep into it as I am with the NES. Just makes it a little harder for me to talk about the library with the same…authority :)

@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 Год назад

But why would you hold the controller sideways? That would be more skewed than just normal

@aewtech Год назад

I don't remember ever seeing this game as a kid. However, around the same time this came out I did play a game on PCs called Treasure Trap that had a similar game play style. You play as like a 19th century salvage diver, solving block jumping puzzles, avoiding deep sea creatures and grabbing up goldbars in a big shipwreck. So not only are there one hit deaths, but you have to worry about finding o2 bottles around the maze so you don't run out of air. The Atari ST port I played as a kid had the worst framerate but the best music. 😆

@BigOleWords Год назад

Damn that sounds dope!

@ChicagoRetroGamer Год назад

Great video! It's interesting how parts of this game reminded me of the room design for Super Mario RPG!

@BigOleWords Год назад

Yes, very similar to a lot of the platforming sections!

@johnhopperstead3111 3 месяца назад

I remember making maps, and spending many weekends reenting this game. Thanks for the video.

@BigOleWords 3 месяца назад

The only way to do it!

@HypnoGenX Год назад

I've been wanting to play through this and Equinox for years now, but sadly don't currently own any NES hardware. Great to see it covered though. Nostalgia-by-proxy.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Probably the only game I'd say should probably be played on the original hardware because of the sound and controller quirks, but honestly play it however you can!

@ferdinandcountfathom9298 Год назад

Reminded me of the Nintendo Power Hotline! I had completely forgotten! The first NES game I beat was Kid Icarus (when I was 8 or 9 I think) and I remember the only thing I needed help with was getting through the first labyrinth, the one with Twinbellows as a boss. Funny, because it's the FIRST dungeon, but for whatever reason I just couldn't get through it. I remember the counselor gave me a "go right one room, down two rooms, etc" kind of walk thru. I ALSO remember the counselors who answered phones at the Hotline being not all that friendly? Perhaps it was the stress of talking to kids all day, but the handful of times I called the 1-800 number, I remember the counselors being kind of sarcastic and short with me. Did anyone else experience this? Perhaps it was just me. I also remember calling for help with Rygar, another one of my top 10 favorite NES games.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Haha that’s awesome you called. I can’t understand why they’d be snarky, they had such a cool job!

@ferdinandcountfathom9298 Год назад

@@BigOleWords see, that's what I thought. Also, wouldn't it be to their advantage to try to keep me on the phone for as long as possible? I mean, it would be kind of cruel to a little kid, but still. It's funny, because thinking about it as an adult, I'm realizing that you could only really ask the counselor certain sorts of questions. If you were having difficulty with the game, and the only solution was just get better at it, obviously they couldn't do anything. If you needed to know where a specific item was, or the route through something, that was what they were perfect for. I remember one of my friends having difficulty with the original metroid, and getting some of the locations of missile tanks from one of the counselors.

@ShaneJackson1985 10 месяцев назад

I love the Mr. Show reference in the intro.

@BigOleWords 10 месяцев назад

You know it!

@ShaneJackson1985 10 месяцев назад

@@BigOleWords 💚

@tjkhanks Год назад

I adored this game as a kid. It took me a long to explore and memorize the layout. I did make a map, but it was terrible. I remember getting 4 pieces of the staff, but couldn't get any further. Then one day, I got the power... Nintendo power had the code in it, and I think some maps too. After that it only took a couple of months and I beat it. Wonderful memories. Thanks for the video!

@BigOleWords Год назад

I’d guess that’s where we got the code from as well! And yeah I love Solstice, it’s Top 10 for me. Is streamed it recently and I think I’m finally at a place where I could beat it without the code. Maybe :)

@tjkhanks Год назад

@@BigOleWords nice! I don't think I could have done that if I had all the time in the world. 😅 But I am glad I got to see the ending. Such great memories.

@Comascape Год назад

One of my all-time favorite games. I just boot it up now to listen to the title music. :)

@BigOleWords Год назад

That is probably 90% of why I play it!

@NevTheDeranged Год назад

Gotta love a ripped wizard.

@Wyrdwad Год назад

Honestly, I've never understood why people consider Solstice to be such a difficult game. It's... honestly quite easy, once you get in the right mindset. It's one of my favorite NES games of all time, and I used to beat it once per year just for the hell of it. My record was beating it in about 35 minutes, I think. And that's with no code or anything -- you don't really need one once you've figured out the layout of the castle, as it's unlikely you'll die more than maybe 3 or 4 times in your whole playthrough. The traps and puzzles are all very predictable and very avoidable once you've figured them out. The castle layout is also incredibly fun to learn, as the developers really went to great lengths to ensure that everything fit together perfectly in 3D space -- the map is so tightly designed that you could theoretically model it out IRL if you really wanted to (and had a LOT of space and materials to do it with!). The attention to detail in ensuring that everything properly connected in a realistic manner is really quite exceptional, and shows that a lot of love went into this one. Also, I've never heard of holding the controller sideways to play this game, but that sure wouldn't work for me! Isometric games of this type were super common in the European PC scene, and they all used this exact control scheme. Turning your controller sideways would... disrupt that standardized control scheme, a lot. I think you may have done yourself a disservice playing the game that way, as you'll definitely have trouble should you ever play any of the big European isometric adventure games Solstice was inspired by -- games like Batman or Head Over Heels -- or even Solstice's own sequels, Altered Space for Game Boy and Equinox for SNES, both of which use the same control setup.

@Ruudos Год назад

As a kid I also used the cheat code. Later in life I managed to beat it without the code, drawing a map was key to victory.

@BigOleWords Год назад

That’s impressive! I got close last time but had to do it close to end.

@jefflindquist6138 Год назад

Solstice rocks !!! I am looking forward to the next live stream.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Same here ;)

@robdiquattro5590 3 месяца назад

the code takes this game from impossible to just really hard. I LOVE this game. Found it randomly after picking up it's sequel Equinox on a whim

@BigOleWords 3 месяца назад

Agreed!

@WoodenLegStudios Год назад

One of my favorites as a kid also! I really like their decision to make the manual vertical and scroll themed! My brother and I did manage to beat this as kids with no help, but man did it take some effort. Nowadays I like to speed run this game occasionally to impress friends when they come by. Really enjoying slowing going through your vids!

@BigOleWords Год назад

I only recently got good enough to beat it without the code and I gotta say it was pretty damn satisfying after 30 years of struggling!

@ferdinandcountfathom9298 Год назад

I was waiting for this one! Excellent video as usual! 👍👍👍

@BigOleWords Год назад

Thanks player!

@doodledangernoodle2517 Год назад

Every time I hear the Follin Bros’ music, it just makes me wish they had done music for actually good games. They always got the shortest end of the stick. Imagine them doing music for Megaman, Castlevania, Double Dragon (they did do music on a Double Dragon clone called Target Renegade)

@BigOleWords Год назад

Yeah they did get stuck with some really random games!

@heehoo3685 Год назад

ive always wondered what this game plays like, and i was hoping that it lived up to the epicness of Tim's intro. its awesome to see this in action :) oh, and have you considered talking about chrysalis, if you have it? thank you, and keep making these cool videos!

@BigOleWords Год назад

Sadly nothing will ever be as epic as the intro music! I love Crystalis and I did talk about it a bit here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0LeXd_ecIIU.html

@heehoo3685 Год назад

@@BigOleWords awesome, thamk you!!

@retrodrummer Год назад

Great video, glad you cover this game 👍🏻 I still have Solstice and planning to do a cover music. I also love its sequel, Equinox .

@BigOleWords Год назад

Nice! Equinox is great too.

@MickAshMetalMan Год назад

I'm sorry if you already covered this and I don't know about it, but the music really reminded me of "Tom & Jerry" on the NES, and I think it's a great game! Visually impressive too :) "Silver surfer"... Never played but damn...

@MickAshMetalMan Год назад

I just read a comment below by gluttonousmaximus9048 about Software Creations and decided to google who made that game and yep! :) Developers: Software Creations Ltd.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Tom and Jerry is definitely on my list to cover at some point!

@MickAshMetalMan Год назад

@@BigOleWords f*** yeah! \\m//

@carn9507 Год назад

I recall borrowing this game (I only owned a few NES games...they were expensive especially in that era's money...) but despite having played many similar isometric games on my Amstrad CPC (such as Head Over Heels, Batman '3D', Phantom Club, Movie etc) I couldn't get into this one. Even if it had the huge advantage of being an instant loading cartridge instead of a long loading cassette tape. :P Seems like a decent game but yeah just didn't click with me. (and ugh, Labyrinth, just had a long discussion earlier today with some friends about that supposed 'family classic' and the creepy vibe of having Bowie trying to entice a minor, after what he supposedly got up to in the 70s and 80s before he 'settled down'. Thought I was done with all that and then you mention it! I seem to recall there was an obscure NES game, actually japanese exclusive so Famicom but translation patch exists, but anyways moving on)

@BigOleWords Год назад

It’s definitely an acquired taste but based on those Amstrad titles I’d think you’d be into it! And yeah there was a Labyrinth Famicom title that maybe I’ll get to at some point :)

@carn9507 Год назад

@@BigOleWords Yeah, I dunno. Maybe I'll give it another go on the emulator later on. I may not have liked it when I was a kid but I hated eating mushrooms back then and I bloody love eating them now so tastes do change over time. : )

@mattsweeney3790 Год назад

Love me some Follin tunes! Never really played this one as a kid but it looks like I should check it out

@mattlockwood6089 Год назад

Great content glad I found a channel

@MrHousecup Месяц назад

I think I remember Nintendo Power gushing over this game through multiple issues.

@BigOleWords Месяц назад

And they were right to do so!

@jimkrom Год назад

Equinox on the SNES is the sequel to Solstice. It was known as Solstice 2 in Japan

@BigOleWords Год назад

Yep! I might get to it at some point…

@jimkrom Год назад

@@BigOleWords you should, I freaking loved that game. It is not without its flaws mind you, but it is awesome.

@retroprojections Год назад

Awesome video, for a really badass game! Have you played LandStalker for Genesis? It's like this one, but with a sword, save function, and it is generally more forgiving as there are no instant deaths. Great review, thanks!

@BigOleWords Год назад

Hate that game, but I get why people dig it. I so desperately wanted to love it because of Solstice but it just drives me crazy. The jumping is so painfully unfair!

@PyledriverMG Год назад

always a good time when i hear check this shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit outtttttttttttt

@EnlightenAlchemist 8 месяцев назад

First game i ever played. Best childhood 😊

@BigOleWords 7 месяцев назад

That’s quite and introductory game right there!

@wargameboy72 2 месяца назад

Just wanted to say Thank you for introducing me to another awesome NES game I've never played before. Solstice is an amazing game, but holy crap is it hard! I'm enjoying the game so much, I went out and bought my own copy. Also bought a copy of (Roller Games) and (Isolated Warrior). Two more incredible games l found from your Channel. Anyway, Thanks for making such amazing videos.🤩👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😍

@BigOleWords 2 месяца назад

Awesome! Definitely employ that lives code, it makes the game way more fun but still super hard

@wordman3624 Год назад

That dude on the cover is really ripped. Nice abs, dude.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Who said wizards can’t get gains!

@RetroRivals Год назад

Never heard of this one but it looks cool. I’ll give it a try next time I want to be frustrated lol. Cheers 🍻

@BigOleWords Год назад

Haha it will definitely do that!

@juliab1954 Год назад

You should do a video on Seicross. It’s a weird hybrid of an arcade shooter and Excitebike.

@BigOleWords Год назад

I honestly haven’t played it too much, but I’ll see what I can do!

@gullpayne Год назад

Looks good 👍

@youreallyplaythat Год назад

I think You streamed this a few weeks back. Looks very cool.

@BigOleWords Год назад

I did!

@mattlockwood6089 Год назад

In another video the reviewer commented on the picture nary game having way better music than I had any right to

@BigOleWords Год назад

For a second there I thought “hey I talk about Pictionary all the time!” Then I realized you meant me :)

@keelelovesscifi12 Год назад

Looking for games to put on my Steam Deck and this one looks perfect 👀

@BigOleWords Год назад

Nice!

@barowt Год назад

I wish someone would use the base code for Solstice, and rewrite Super Mario RPG in the NES..

@BigOleWords Год назад

That would be pretty cool!

@alejandrofrancetich4607 Год назад

I never played this game, but I played the sequel (?) Equinox on the SNES

@BigOleWords Год назад

Equinox rules!

@Gatorade69 Год назад

I remember renting this once but I was a stupid kid at the time so I probably didn't get far. I should load this up in an emulator and revisit it.

@BigOleWords Год назад

It takes some patience but it rules.

@GoodVibeCollecting Год назад

Never been a fan of these isometric adventure games. It's hard to know where you land after a jump. The title screen theme is one of Tim's most famous compositions.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Yeah it’s an acquired taste and honestly there’s other games in this style that I hate, but Solstice remains the exception :)

@jeremy2283 Год назад

This game looks interesting. Watched a playthrough on it once.

@josephbradshaw6985 Год назад

Holy crap. That controller tip. I just tried it. Yes. I'm going to try it with Immortal.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Y’know I tried it on Snake Rattle ‘N Roll and it didn’t help, so please let me know if it works with Immortal!

@josephbradshaw6985 Год назад

Lol, it doesn't work with Immortal. That game is 8 directions and, well, still sucks.

@josephbradshaw6985 Год назад

@@BigOleWords It didnt' work!!!

@BigOleWords Год назад

@@josephbradshaw6985 Damn!

@DrBizz Год назад

Awesome video man! Solstice is definitely a gem, hard as balls but still fun to check out. Tim Follin's soundtrack to this is so amazing, I love the Yes comparison and totally agree. Tim definitely got stoned and listened to some British prog rock before making the soundtrack to this game hahaha.

@BigOleWords Год назад

All of need more YES in our lives!

@DrBizz Год назад

@@BigOleWords Absolutely. I went through a BIG Yes phase in my late teens/early 20's. Saw them in 2005, when Alan White and Chris Squire were still alive. Also saw Jon Anderson during a solo tour on his own. They were one of the best prog bands out there in their prime in the 70's. Legends.

@mattsweeney3790 Год назад

Heart of the sunrise is a great track.

@BigOleWords Год назад

@@DrBizz Hell yeah! We were way into Close to the Edge in High School, still one of my all time favorite albums :)

@BigOleWords Год назад

@@mattsweeney3790 Yes it is! Have you ever seen Buffalo 66? There's an amazing scene in it set entirely to Heart of the Sunrise.

@DadRacer Год назад

What?! The Nintendo nerds didn’t know how to beat it either? Did your sister get her money back? Damn! Solstice is awesome. I’m terrible at it, but I love it nonetheless. The music really shines in this one.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Haha no she didn’t! Probably $20 down the drain.

@gaylordfocker7990 Год назад

Someone needs to make Solstice 3. Equinox was the jam.

@BigOleWords Год назад

I wonder what they’d call it?

@gaylordfocker7990 Год назад

@@BigOleWords Sidereal? Declination? There was some indie game called Lumo that was a throwback to these isometric games.

@BigOleWords Год назад

@@gaylordfocker7990 I like those!

@bluestrife28 4 месяца назад

Never did beat this game, sucked at it quite a bit actually, but loved playing it. I’ll bet your sister jumped at Equinox too :) I think ima finally see if I can play them again. Shout out to the isometric view, sometimes very irritating, often very brilliant.

@holmeeni89 Год назад

YEAH! I have allways ssaid this game is freaking hidden gem on the NES. Too few know about this game. And the open musical score DUDE it rocks. The game is freaking hard tho, so if you decide to seek this game out beware.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Glad to know there are others out there!

@mahbodkaramoozian6409 Год назад

Company: Yo follin can you make music for our shitty game? Follin: yeah Company: But please make normal music Follin: oh ok Follin shortly after the intro: JOKES ON YOU YOU FOOLS

@BigOleWords Год назад

Hahahaha

@goatbone Год назад

Looking at those 4 carts, it's no coincidence that the only good one was when they were making their own game and not some licensed/contract work.

@Appl908 Год назад

I don’t know why I keep renting this game.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Because it’s amazing!

@glowingfish Год назад

In some ways this reminds me of Immortal

@BigOleWords Год назад

In style for sure but very different in terms of game play :)

@nemanjamilosevic1370 Год назад

You shoud cover Jungle book for nes.No one has a video on it and it is a great game.

@BigOleWords Год назад

I actually owned it as a kid! Maybe I will :)

@PazonBoy 10 месяцев назад

Awesome game but way hard, but the goat of the hardness (in all consoles) is battletoads, I couldnt even finish it with load/save cheating

@BigOleWords 10 месяцев назад

Yeah not as tough as Battletoads for sure

@TiroDvD Год назад

0:40 I think you mean 900.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Damn dude got me.

@OGBuddah Год назад

All is fair in love, and war, and cheating in NES games. That game looks intimidating to even me, and I DID beat Metroid on NES.

@sadeness Год назад

The sequel Equinox is even better

@BigOleWords Год назад

I still prefer Solstice but Equinox is pretty cool

@zeliardforty-two4692 Год назад

I was waiting to see a review on this one! This is one of those I played the sequel first. It wasn’t called Solstice 2 but rather Equinox and it was on the SNES. So unless you knew the naming connection it’s easy to miss. I can tell you that although it has a few differences like an attack and a save feature, it isn’t any easier! Still uses the same death scream 😂 So if you liked one I’m sure you’ll like the other 😊

@BigOleWords Год назад

I actually think Equinox is even harder! Still very cool though.

@danielevans7439 Год назад

That music gives me M.C. Kids vibes. Related? Edit: Google says no.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Still solid though!

@carn9507 Год назад

Nintendo hotline cost that much a minute and still couldn't help? Don't suppose they could refund the cost could they?

@BigOleWords Год назад

Nope!

@carn9507 Год назад

@@BigOleWords bleh. They should have at least like a $5 dollar coupon to send out to anyone they couldn't help. But nah, that would be too customer friendly or something and Nintendo's never been great at that. Even now, you can buy a Switch but still expect to pay full price for a five year old Zelda game while similarly celebrated games (God of War, Spider-Man, Horizon, Uncharted etc) on say, PS4 have often been available at ten bucks or less even ones newer than BotW. (no i not trying to big up Sony on pricing in a week where they've bizarrely announced a price INCREASE on the PS5... just saying Nintendo could bloody well knock down the prices of their older games... full price for five year old titles? No, thanks. )

@termeownator Год назад

Jeepers Creepers...

@BigOleWords Год назад

That’s right!

@torokun 3 месяца назад

Who owns Solstice now?

@BigOleWords 3 месяца назад

Me!

@miamimagicians Год назад

You look like SteveOmix with Johnny Knoxville

@BigOleWords Год назад

I’ll take it!

@goatbone Год назад

The game is cheating by not including a shadow under the character, so it is ok to cheat back. I really resent the negative 'euro platformer' label some old school games get. It's good to see something distinctly european being received well.

@BigOleWords Год назад

Yeah agreed, especially about the need for a shadow. The iso level in Zen was smarter in it’s implementation.

@FIXTREME Год назад

Gem and Solstice *do not deserve* to be in the same sentence! Solstice is a frustrating, cryptic PoS. I used to own this game, and absolutely hated it😡I still played it, mostly out of spite, but it's a terrible game. Solstice is the equivalent of kidnapping somebody, throwing them in the middle of the Mohave Desert, and saying *THERE! NOW FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESCAPE!*

@terrencecoccoli524 Год назад

Wasn’t this ripped off from a Rare game?

@BigOleWords Год назад

Hmmm not that I know of? Rare made plenty of isometric games, but it seems more inspired by old home computer titles.

@terrencecoccoli524 Год назад

@@BigOleWords check out Knight Lore by Rare1981 back when the they were making games for British computers. It was released on Xbox One some years back as part of Rare Replay. Look like it has that same kind of isometric puzzle style

@BigOleWords Год назад

@@terrencecoccoli524 Oh yeah that's definitely a big influence. Didn't realize that was Rare!