The Quest for the BIG KEY
The Quest for the BIG KEY is highly inspired by NES classics that you will no doubt recognize. It focuses more on the exploring part. It comes completely without Enemies and Battles. So if you like finding secret passages and collecting items that allow you to progress in different parts of the map, ...
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May 15, 2018
8 years and 81 days ago
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Positive24 reviews83.3%
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10 itemsAbout the Game
The Quest for the BIG KEY is highly inspired by NES classics that you will no doubt recognize. It focuses more on the exploring part. It comes completely without Enemies and Battles. So if you like finding secret passages and collecting items that allow you to progress in different parts of the map, this game is for you.
Just don't die!
Since the game is really not that long, there are no checkpoints. You won't need them. My playtesting kids (age about 5 and 7 years) finished the game in about 55 Minutes and died about 10 times. So you will have no problem as well ;)
Just don't die!
Features:
- Exploring
- Secret Rooms
- About 10 different Pickups
- More than 60 Rooms
What it has NOT:
- Random Battles
- Enemies
- Fights
- Puzzles
- Checkpoints
- Save Games
- Long Gameplay
- A high price
What it has:
- Coins
- Heart Containers
- Bombs
- Keys
- More Pickups
- Power Ups
- Gameplay: About an hour
- Speedrun: I did it in 20 Minutes (please share a video of your time)
Since the game is really not that long, there are no checkpoints. You won't need them. My playtesting kids (age about 5 and 7 years) finished the game in about 55 Minutes and died about 10 times. So you will have no problem as well ;)
