Sherlock
Year of Release
1983The Advertising Blurb
Be the world's greatest sleuth... in the most advanced and challenging game ever.
For the fist time ever, here is an adventure game in which you can talk with intelligent characters, ask them questions and argue with their conclusions - all in everyday English.
Work against time to solve the mystery as you travel about Victorian England. Villains, suspects and witnesses all live out their lives in a realistic manner, and you can never be sure of who or what you will find anywhere. You must be alert because nobody is above suspicion.
In 'Sherlock', the world of the famous private detective comes vividly to life. Time passes naturally: day turns to night, racing towards the inescapable deadline. You must ensure Sherlock has sufficient time for sleep, money to travel on public transport and other necessities. And you can rely on Dr. Watson to help you collate information, or gather clues.
'Sherlock' makes the maximum use possible of the 48K Spectrum and is the result of 15 months' work by a team led by programmer Philip Mitchell, the author of 'The Hobbit'. The text and graphics of 'Sherlock' makes it the most exciting and sophisticated adventure game yet devised.
Study the clues, question the suspects, make the deductions - and match your wits against the most dastardly criminals in history.
Compatibility
48K RequiredOriginal Price
£14.95Worth now (confirmed sale)?
£5 Facebook 2019Software Houses
Melbourne House / Beam SoftwareAuthor
Phillip MitchellType
Text Adventure with PicturesComments
Based on the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Crash Smash.Controls
Text InputOriginal Rating
Crash 8/10Review:
A superb attempt at a new style of game. Infocom may have made similar games but they did not attempt to include graphics and their highly polished efforts are not really any better than the logic in this game where finding bugs was half the fun. A difficult game to solve but well worth the effort. Highly recommended!Advertisement