Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos

  • Id: 13
  • Platforms: NES
  • Abbreviation: solstice
  • Display Name: Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos
  • Discussions:
  • Staff of Demnos
  • Adventure
  • Puzzle

Publications

Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (1990) follows a wizard called Shadax on his quest to retrieve the eponymous staff in order to save a princess from being unjustly incarcerated. The game is essentially a huge isometric labyrinth filled with devious traps and oddball creatures to ensure especially frustrating peril in the absence of any kind of map to help the player. (Well, at least it was like that before the Internet era, but make no mistake: the game isn't by any means easy nowadays, either.) One of the most memorable aspects of the game is its jazzy musical theme filled with deep bass notes uncommon for the NES.
This movie is 00:01.18 seconds faster than its predecessor, thanks to better optimization and some new strategies.
We also have a 100% Solstice run.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (1990) follows a wizard called Shadax on his quest to retrieve the eponymous staff in order to save a princess from being unjustly incarcerated. The game is essentially a huge isometric labyrinth filled with devious traps and oddball creatures to ensure especially frustrating peril in the absence of any kind of map to help the player. (Well, at least it was like that before the Internet era, but make no mistake: the game isn't by any means easy nowadays, either.) One of the most memorable aspects of the game is its jazzy musical theme filled with deep bass notes uncommon for the NES.
This is a 100% completion run of Solstice. Getting 100% means visiting every room and picking up all of the items. We also have an any% Solstice run.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
The baseline tab shows the default movie beating the game as fast as possible without any special conditions.

Game Versions

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TypeNameTitle OverrideRegionVersionPlatformHashes
Good Solstice - The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (USA).nes U NES SHA1: 992DA7FAC9248204CDDCDF2E37412007359603BA
MD5: A42E31D875D0573BA858DE365628F608
Good Solstice (E) [!].nes E NES SHA1: 2931A37CFCAA7D2E4BAFD5A2FF7084E0C2A5212E
MD5: 27E991E670337A3736B3E2FCABBB136E