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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] developed by Creator/SoftwareCreations and published by [[Creator/SonyImagesoft CSG Imagesoft]] for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]]. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces around the dungeon. It's best known for its soundtrack by Tim Follin.
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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] developed by Creator/SoftwareCreations and published by [[Creator/SonyImagesoft CSG Imagesoft]] for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]]. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces around the dungeon. It's best known for its soundtrack by Tim Follin.
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* OneUp: Collecting a wizard hat gives an extra life.
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* FloatingPlatforms: Floating cubes and cuboids move and float in the air.
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* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: Conveyor belts are present in the settings in this game, acting as a navigation hazard.
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* SpikeBallsOfDoom: Spike balls of various colors moving up and down are one of the more common enemy types.
* SpikesOfDoom: Spikes are common in the first game. Sometimes entire floors are covered with them.
* SpikesOfDoom: Spikes are common in the first game. Sometimes entire floors are covered with them.
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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] released developed by Creator/SoftwareCreations and published by [[Creator/SonyImagesoft CSG Imagesoft]] for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], developed by Software Creations.NES]]. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces around the dungeon. It's best known for its phenomenal soundtrack from [[AwesomeMusic/TimAndGeoffFollin by Tim Follin]].
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* CutsceneBoss: You actually don't get to fight Morbius in the first game. Once you gather all pieces together to form the Staff of Demnos, the main character will automatically use it to zap him out of existance.
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* CutsceneBoss: You actually don't get to fight Morbius in the first game. Once you gather all pieces together to form the Staff of Demnos, the main character will automatically use it to zap him out of existance.existence.
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* DismantledMacGuffin: The Staff of Demnos in the first game.
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* IsometricProjection: Among the most well-remembered examples of the style from the 8-bit era of gaming.
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* NintendoHard: ''Equinox'' was absolutely ''brutal.''
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* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is a son of Shadax in the first game.
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* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is a son of Shadax in Shadax, the first game.game's protagonist.
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* WizardClassic: Shadax is a bearded wizard with a pointed hat (such hats even serve as extra lives). He doesn't have a staff, but he ''is'' questing to get one.
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* GodMode: Completing the staff gives the player one, where they now have unlimited use of their magic potions and the invincibility spell is permanently active.
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* IsometricProjectionIsometricProjection: Among the most well-remembered examples of the style from the 8-bit era of gaming.
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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] released for [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], developed by Software Creations. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces around the dungeon. It's best known for its phenomenal soundtrack from [[AwesomeMusic/TimAndGeoffFollin Tim Follin]].
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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] released for [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], developed by Software Creations. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces around the dungeon. It's best known for phenomenal soundtrack from [[Creator/TimAndGeoffFollin [[AwesomeMusic/TimAndGeoffFollin Tim Follin]].
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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] released for [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], developed by Software Creations. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces around the dungeon. It's best known for phenomenal soundtrack from [[Creator/TimAndGeoffFollin Tim Follin.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: See that awesome shirtless wizard on the cover up there? Yeah, the protagonist looks nothing whatsoever like him.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: See that awesome shirtless wizard on the cover up there? Yeah, the protagonist looks nothing whatsoever like him. (It's joked by fans that the wizard on the cover is actually Tim Follin.)
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* CoversAlwaysLie: See that awesome shirtless wizard on the cover up there? Yeah, the protagonist looks nothing whatsoever like him.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name of Morbius, the EvilSorcerer of ''Solstice'', seems to come from Latin ''morbus'' ("disease").
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* SaveThePrincess: The ExcusePlot of ''Solstice'' is that Shadax needs to rescue Princess Eleanor before Morbius can take her soul.
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* BlobMonster: Featureless, fluid blobs moving around the rooms are a common monster in ''Solstice''. They come in a few different colours, but seem to have the same behaviours regardless of colour.
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* DepthPerplexion: ''Equinox'' had some ''insanely'' difficult puzzle platforming rooted in this issue. You could try to jump onto what looked like an ordinary block sitting on the floor in front of you, only to vanish behind it and realise that it was actually just further down the screen from you, floating in midair.
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* MarketBasedTitle: ''Equinox'' was re-named ''Solstice II'' in Japan, clarifying that this is a sequel to the NES game.
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* MarketBasedTitle: ''Equinox'' was re-named ''Solstice II'' in Japan, clarifying that this is a sequel to the NES game. The game's title sequence also called it ''Solstice II.''
* NintendoHard: ''Equinox'' was absolutely ''brutal.''
* NintendoHard: ''Equinox'' was absolutely ''brutal.''
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* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is a son of Shadax in the first game.
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* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is a son of Shadax in the first game.game.
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* ExcusePlot: Zig-zagged. Although the game does have elaborate opening told through in-game engine, it's no ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', and it doesn't touch it further than that [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Morbius is kind of jerk]]. The story is just there to make up the game. The same also applies to ''Equinox''.
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* ExcusePlot: Zig-zagged. Although the game does have elaborate opening told through in-game engine, it's no ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', and it doesn't touch it further than that [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Morbius is kind of jerk]]. The story is just there to make up the game. The same also applies to ''Equinox''.
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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Morbius in ''Solstice'' and Sonia in ''Equinox'' wanna take over the world because they're a bunch of jerks.
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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: DismantledMacGuffin: The Staff of Demnos in the first game.
* ExcusePlot: Zig-zagged. Although the game does have elaborate opening told through in-game engine, it's no ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', and it doesn't touch it further than that [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Morbiusin ''Solstice'' and Sonia in ''Equinox'' wanna take over is kind of jerk]]. The story is just there to make up the world because they're a bunch of jerks.game. The same also applies to ''Equinox''.
* ExcusePlot: Zig-zagged. Although the game does have elaborate opening told through in-game engine, it's no ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', and it doesn't touch it further than that [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Morbius
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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] released for [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], developed by Software Creations. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces all around the dungeon. It's best known for phenomenal soundtrack from Tim Follin.
* CutsceneBoss: You actually don't get to fight Morbius in the first game. Once you gather all pieces together to form the Staff of Demnos, the main character will automatically use it to zap him out of existance.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Morbius in ''Solstice'' and Sonia in ''Equinox'' wanna take over the world because they're a bunch of jerks.
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* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is the son of the wizard Shadax in the first game.
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* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is the a son of the wizard Shadax in the first game.
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There was also an obscure sequel for [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1994 named ''Equinox'' (re-titled ''Solstice II'' in Japan).
There was also an obscure sequel for [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1994 named ''Equinox'' (re-titled ''Solstice II'' in Japan).
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''Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos'' is a 1990 [[IsometricProjection isometric]] [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] released for [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]]. It was NES]], developed by Software Creations, Creations. In the middle of Morbius' stronghold, whom the protagonist Shadax must stop before he performs a ritual to sacrifice the kidnapped princess Eleanor and features becomes Evil Baron of Darkness, you have to recover the Staff of Demnos that's been broken into six pieces all around the dungeon. It's best known for phenomenal soundtrack from Tim Follin.
There was ''Solstice'' had also an obscure sequel for [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1994 1994, named ''Equinox'' (re-titled ''Solstice II'' in Japan).
Japan). Many years after the first game, Shadax is imprisoned by his treacherous apprentice Sonia, who then sends her army to take over the seven kingdoms across the world. It's now up to Glendaal, a son of Shadax, to set off on a journey to rescue his father and put an end to her reign.
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There was also an obscure sequel for [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1994 named ''Equinox'' (re-titled ''Solstice II'' in Japan).
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* BadassInDistress: ''Equinox'' has Shadax, the hero of ''Solstice'', captured by his apprentice Sonia.
* IsometricProjection
* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is the son of the wizard Shadax in the first game.
There was also an obscure sequel for [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1994 named ''Equinox'' (re-titled ''Solstice II'' in Japan).
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* BadassInDistress: ''Equinox'' has Shadax, the hero of ''Solstice'', captured by his apprentice Sonia.
* IsometricProjection
* SpinOffspring: The protagonist of ''Equinox'' is the son of the wizard Shadax in the first game.
