LOL. I agree with you there. Solomon's Key is freaking hard for many reasons, not the least of which is that it has 50 levels with NO SAVE FEATURE -_-
Although, if it helps any, there IS a code you can use to when you get a Game Over to continue on the level you died on:
(After Game Over) "At the ''Game Deviation Value'' screen, hold Up, A, and B. --> Continue
BTW that works with the Wii Virtual Console version of Solomon's Key too.
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