The Making Of Solstice for NES 1/2

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A short piece on the making of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game Solstice. This was available exclusively on Hi-8 Cassette from CSG Imagesoft by mailing $3.50 for shipping and handling. I have never found any evidence online of anyone owning it, and I thought I had lost my copy in a house fire in 1992 until yesterday (4/29/2010) when I was beginning packing up to move to a new house. Especially interesting, at least to me, is hearing Tim Follin talk about doing the music, which is among the very best on the NES.
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@terrypussypower 10 лет назад

Solstice was my favourite ever game on the NES. Brilliantly atmospheric.

@YakiKadafiOutlaw 10 лет назад

Same here! I realy dedicate my life to This game! I used to always play it when i was down or depressed. Just the atmosphire is so mysterious it makes tot deel realy good.

@fernandolemon9204 9 лет назад

"It's too hot to miss" That quote perfectly sums up the game.

@Demendred 12 лет назад

the biggest thing that stood out to me was the music

@KyleGransaull 5 лет назад

This game!. Such an epic soundtrack, this is the centre of my 80's nostalgia.

@yermongo 12 лет назад

Great NES soundtrack? Of course a Follin was involved...

@KingLich451 2 года назад

look how young those lads are

@agentgumby4418 8 лет назад

This game was so mysterious to me as a kid. I didn't even ask for it; I think it was a Christmas present from my crazy uncle. I spent so much time wandering around, exploring rooms, but never came close to beating the game. Which only made it more mysterious--knowing there was an ending programmed into the game cartridge, but I'd never be able to see it in a million years. I wonder if I would've been able to beat it if I'd used a more systematic approach and actually drawn maps for myself. Thanks to speedrun videos I have now seen the game completed!

@DariaPlaysRPGs 8 лет назад

I haven't watched any speed runs. But otherwise your post completely mirrors my experience with Solstice - right down to the crazy uncle! The music was completely haunting and even though I had no hope of finishing the game I did really enjoy it. Just had to accept the fact that I really really sucked at it. :P

@MagnaderAlpha 13 лет назад

Damn, the music in this game was awesome! I actually loved that about old 70s and 80s fantasy, how they had that innate connection to both medieval music and progressive rock. I enjoyed that era of fantasy more than, say, the modern era where there's nothing buy overly orchestrated "epic" music(which is more generic, IMO, because epic music isn't just used for fantasy, but action and period pieces too, so it's less intimate of a style for fantasy).

@elmuSSo 12 лет назад

That is the best game I ever played on NES. I was so scary when I was young. Sometimes I couln't sleep, because of it. The music is still giving me the creeps. I used it as my ringtone. I just love it. Most atmospheric game ever!

@WeirdoOfWeirdos 11 лет назад

Wow. What you have here is a rear look into how NES games where developed. Thank you for uploading it!

@ravennunamaker9084 Год назад

I was absolutely HORRIBLE at this game, but my dad was in love with it. This video is so fascinating, I don't know of too many 'making of' videos on 80s and 90s games.

@goatbone Год назад

Great video. Remember when youtube uploads had to be less than 10 minutes long?

@JustinAndrewMason 7 лет назад

This is a great glance back to the past, and a fun bit of history. I've been trying to track down one of these tapes for quite awhile, but haven't had luck in finding one to purchase to cap off my Solstice collection. Still looking for one!

@stripedhyenuh 13 лет назад

omg Tim Follin looks SO YOUNG. What was he like 19 or 20?

@thepumpkingking8339 9 лет назад

Need more of this Retro .

@frankduxvandamme 13 лет назад

I just beat the game for the first time this afternoon. great NES game!

@Khessed 10 лет назад

Wow, I'm glad that game devs nowadays seem to have some media training. These guys look SO MUCH out of their element. Love the video though, great insight in one of my favorite NES games of all time!

@Bildi7v 14 лет назад

Thanks x 1,000,000 for uploading. This is awesome beyond words.

@Maytag99 7 лет назад

What a great game! They don't make em like this anymore!

@emastyle7719 7 лет назад

wow the nostalgic factor on this videos are 10 out of 10!!

@sunnyt4493 10 лет назад

Hang on, mr follin is still alive according to Wikipedia

@ski9k 10 лет назад

This is so awesome... great work on uploading it. This is what youtube is really for - uploading pieces of history that otherwise would have been lost forever.....

@michael--a--sometimes 8 лет назад

Haha, that Mike Webb guy is describing a sandbox game XD... Nice to see this video tough :)

@helikestv 13 лет назад

This game drove me batshit as a kid - that scream when you die haunted my dreams. But yeah, I really wish there were more making of videos for the old games.

@wmurray003 8 лет назад

...love the suits. That was a different time.

@YakiKadafiOutlaw 10 лет назад

Wooow! This is realy amazing! I havent seen a video like This in years! I thank you from the bottom of my heart !

@BradTheProducer 12 лет назад

Ha, I used it as a ringtone for ages, too!

@Davidevgen 12 лет назад

i used to have dreams about this game when i was young. loved this game :D

@rygar8bit 14 лет назад

ha got the solstice 1990 nintendo championship poster looked at the bottom and said to look for the making of solstice video and bam its on youtube fantastic

@the1ucidone 2 года назад

The greatest video game ever designed. I love Solstice. Awesome upload man.

@professors84 Год назад

I was just looking through an old game magazine today and saw a Solstice ad that mentioned this tape. I was wondering if someone might have saved it, or if it was lost forever. Thanks for uploading!

@johnstone7092 14 дней назад

: D I like the suits.

@ruadeil_zabelin 13 лет назад

awesome! Thanks for uploading!

@EpiquestGame 12 лет назад

Wow its amazing to think that took a month and then a few months to get to where someone can now make it in a day or 8 - 16 hours.

@sydbarrett1 13 лет назад

this is pure class. thanks for uploading. does anyone have info on what tim follin is up to now?

@Schade88 10 лет назад

Very interesting ! Thank you for share it on RU-vid ! :D

@BradTheProducer 13 лет назад

@yequalsx He's not dead, he just retired from making game music.

@xzylo451 Год назад

1:08 Ah fuck, just got Morbed.

@sinephase 13 лет назад

thanks for this :)

@CorporalDanLives 2 года назад

You always have to wear a suit when you are programming NES

@RoddyDev 6 лет назад

Solstice have a great soundtrack, but the game itself isn't as good as I expected. Still pretty interesting to see how was the production of the game though.

@ruadeil_zabelin 13 лет назад

@stripedhyenuh he's from 1970 so he must've been around that age ye..

@Davidevgen 12 лет назад

i wonder if the prototype of ths game still exist?

@jay_cee583 11 лет назад

2:35 No no no no no. NO. What the fuck. What is he 15? My whole world's upside down right now.

@endrightwinglunacy 7 лет назад

20, and uber-talented.

@pipeop4903 4 года назад

@melissawickersham9912 3 года назад

@@pipeop4903 Wow. A kid that age would be in college in the USA .

@elmuSSo 12 лет назад

My parents gave me it as a present from Santa:)

@oldaccount847 8 лет назад

Haha, check out 16-year old Timmy's mullet!

@taitaisanchez 13 лет назад

this game is great. :|

@Uberjetsu 13 лет назад

@BradTheProducer DAMMIT they shoudla got him 3d dot game heroes :(

@ISoulreaverI 11 лет назад

I was sent by the holy Order of BlueGlass

@Speednik 14 лет назад

Us Brits, we aren't good at bigging up our own work.

@jasoncrandall5320 3 года назад

One of the only good looking 8-bit games along with Metroid and Kid Icarus

@terrypussypower 10 лет назад

Just shows the difference a lack of media training can make, these guys look as stiff as boards !

@nicholasthetaylor 12 лет назад

In the same way that any reasonably competent brain surgeon can save a life. Wow, you know how to fix a brain is and can put up with working in a hospital, who cares. If its true what you say about musicians not getting the credit for their work then fair enough, but you're plain wrong to take away from anyone else's work. It must be difficult to maintain motivation, talent and creativity in a business environment for anyone. Besides, musicians do get plenty of respect.

@TheCodedtestament 9 лет назад

The puzzle-solving is overshadowed by the annoying jumps. And since the plot is unoriginal, there isn't much motivation to beat the game.

@kingboobs20 12 лет назад

This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever read.

@rygar8bit 14 лет назад

ha got the solstice 1990 nintendo championship poster looked at the bottom and said to look for the making of solstice video and bam on youtube fantastic