Sherlock (1984)

Melbourne House

Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum

2.20 from 5 ratings

16 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 5 backlogged · 2 wish listed

Step into the shoes of the Master Detective, and abuse Watson in whatever way you see fit in this text adventure
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Details

Developers
Melbourne House
Publishers
Melbourne House
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Mystery
Franchises
Sherlock Holmes

Release dates

  • Aug 1984 (Full Release) (Europe) ZX Spectrum
  • Oct 1984 (Full Release) (Europe) Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • 1984 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
  • 1984 (Full Release) (Australia) ZX Spectrum
  • 1985 (Full Release) (Australia) Commodore C64/128/MAX
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Rating distribution

5 stars
1
4 stars
0
3 stars
0
2 stars
2
1 star
2
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Community All Reviews Statuses

scoopings

Status scoopings Nov 10, 2022

Lol some of these are cute (tho would be frustrating). Some of the game's infamous bugs:

  • Policemen can still talk, and obstruct Holmes, while unconscious;
  • Hansom cab drivers can blame Holmes for anyone who fails to pay their fare anywhere on the map, can be used to force improper objects (such as trains) to appear inside cabs, and can be …
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Lol some of these are cute (tho would be frustrating). Some of the game's infamous bugs:

  • Policemen can still talk, and obstruct Holmes, while unconscious;
  • Hansom cab drivers can blame Holmes for anyone who fails to pay their fare anywhere on the map, can be used to force improper objects (such as trains) to appear inside cabs, and can be confused into driving the player into a null location which is used as the store for nouns, allowing Holmes to pick up items such as "innocent", "your alibi" and "an opium den";
  • Watson is described as "the only character with a memory"; unfortunately, if the player allows Watson to see too many events happening, his memory overflows the available RAM of the system and the game crashes.
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