Soldam (partially found build of cancelled Famicom port of arcade puzzle game; 1993)
The games logo.
Status: Partially Found
Soldam (ソルダム) is a falling block puzzle game for arcade released by Jaleco in 1992. The plan was to release a Famicom port in July 1993, but it was never released, partly because it was time to move the console to Super Famicom.
Prototype ROM[edit | edit source]
On December 10, 2016, a prototype of Soldam was shown for the first time at the "Jaleco Exhibition," organized by City Connection, which owns Jaleco's intellectual property, allowing visitors to play the game in person.[1][2]
On November 28, 2017, Soldam was also displayed at a Princess Cafe (a Japanese café chain that has been collaborating with various media contents for a limited time) in Akihabara.[3][4]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
On May 14, 2017, a soundtrack CD for the remake Soldam Bloom Declaration was released, which also included music from the Famicom version.
| # | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Title | Found |
| 2 | Select | Found |
| 3 | Soldam | Found |
| 4 | Sekiero | Found |
| 5 | Extra | Found |
| 6 | Game Over | Found |
| 7 | Boss | Found |
| 8 | Versus | Found |
| 9 | Ending | Found |
Release Announcement[edit | edit source]
On June 4, 2019, City Connection president Nobuhiro Yoshikawa tweeted that Soldam and another unreleased Famicom game, Ōkami Tachi no Yabō (狼たちの野望, The Ambition of Wolves), would be available for release.[5]
On August 21, 2019, City Connection announced the ROM Cassette Collection, a collection of Famicom games for the Nintendo Switch. Then, on December 12, it released its first volume, which included the Ninja Jajamaru-kun series for Famicom.
Soldam was to be included in the second volume, the Jaleco Collection.[6] However, no release date has been announced for the second volume as of January 2023.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Prototype ROM[edit | edit source]
Left: Ōkami Tachi no Yabō
Right: Soldam.
Jaleco Exhibition[edit | edit source]
Reviews, ads and screenshots[edit | edit source]
See Also[edit | edit source]
Jaleco[edit | edit source]
- Arm Champs (found Jaleco arm wrestling arcade game; 1988)
- Ōkami Tachi no Yabō (lost build of cancelled baseball-themed adventure game for Famicom; 1990)
- Super Dog Booby: Akachan Daibōken no Maki (lost build of cancelled Famicom game; 1991)
- War on Wheels (found NES roller skating game; 1991)
External Links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ An article introducing the contents of the Jaleco Exhibition. Retrieved 04 Jan '23
- ↑ Article reporting on the Jaleco Exhibition. Retrieved 04 Jan '23
- ↑ Blog of a person who visited Princess Cafe in Akihabara. Retrieved 04 Jan '23
- ↑ Princess Cafe website when collaborating with Jaleco (archived). Retrieved 04 Jan '23
- ↑ Tweet by Nobuhiro Yoshikawa on the port. Retrieved 04 Jan '23
- ↑ Includes the second and third volumes of the ROM Cassette Collection. Retrieved 04 Jan '23