Sherlock - Spectrum Computing

Release Date	1984/Sep/11
Original Publisher	Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£14.95
Themes	Detective/Crime Investigation
Inspirations	Sherlock Holmes (Book) from Arthur Conan Doyle (UK)
Other Platforms	Commodore 64
Average mag. score	90.00% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	84.4% (62 votes)

Authors/Contributors

	Philip Mitchell (Australia)	at Beam Software	- ?
	Lynda Warner		- Inlay/Poster Art

Annual Awards

	2nd Best Text/Graphical Adventure - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
	Rank #24 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Review Awards

"Big K Pick of the Month"	at Big K	issue #7 - 1984/Oct	page 15
"Crash Smash"	at Crash	issue v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct	page 70
"PCG Hit"	at Personal Computer Games	issue #12 - 1984/Nov	page 113
"PCN Star Game"	at Personal Computer News	issue #84 - 1984/Oct/27	page 48

Publication

Melbourne House published a revised version of this game called v2.0. According to "Changes to Sherlock" sheet, the main change is the WAIT UNTIL command, that can be now interrupted by the user.

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
Sherlock.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
SherlockV2.0.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English	- v2.0
SherlockV2.0.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English	- v2.0

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
Sherlock.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
Sherlock.gif	2,907	Original	Running screen
Sherlock_Front.jpg	487,765	Original	Inlay - Front		- Cardbox case (big)
Sherlock_Back.jpg	452,286	Original	Inlay - Back		- Cardbox case (big)
Sherlock_SideA.jpg	89,169	Original	Media scan
Sherlock_SideB.jpg	86,519	Original	Media scan
Sherlock.txt	37,102	Original	Instructions	English
Sherlock_HintSheet.pdf	131,896	Original	Instructions	English
Sherlock(EN).pdf	2,553,888	Original	Instructions	English
Sherlock_InstructionsCover.jpg	385,357	Original	Scanned instructions	English
Sherlock_WhereToBeginGuide.zip	333,806	Original	Scanned instructions	English
Sherlock.png	547,928	Original	Game map
Sherlock.jpg	276,576	Original	Advertisement
Sherlock_2.jpg	309,364	Original	Advertisement
Sherlock_3.jpg	376,972	Original	Advertisement
Sherlock_4.jpg	230,231	Original	Advertisement
sherlock.rzx	0	Original	RZX playback file		- Recorded by Robert Maines (with rollback)
Sherlock_PictureSheet.jpg	157,753	Original	?		- Picture sheet
Sherlock_RegistrationCard-Back.jpg	137,422	Original	?		- Registration card
Sherlock_RegistrationCard-Front.jpg	97,149	Original	?		- Registration card

Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #12-1988/Sep	page 79	- Review
Big K	issue #7-1984/Oct	page 15	- Review
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #37-1984/Nov	page 134	- Review
Crash	issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct	page 70	- Review: 8/10
Games Computing	issue 1984/Dec	page 60	- Review
Home Computing Weekly	issue #85-1984/Oct/23 special "week#4"	page 19	- Review
Micro Adventurer	issue #13-1984/Nov	page 21	- Review
Micro Adventurer	issue #15-1985/Jan	page 39	- Review - not a Spectrum article
MicroHobby	issue #10-1985/Jan	page 15	- Review - Nuevo
Personal Computer Games	issue #12-1984/Nov	page 113	- Review: 9/10
Personal Computer News	issue #84-1984/Oct/27	page 48	- Review: 10/10
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #36-1984/Sep/6 special "week#1"	page 52	- Review
Sinclair Answers	issue #2-1985/Jan	page 24	- Review
Sinclair Programs	issue #25-1984/Nov	page 30	- Review
Sinclair User	issue 1985 special "Annual 1985"	page 49	- Review: 9/10
Sinclair User	issue #31-1984/Oct	page 35	- Review: 9/10
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"	page 26	- Review
Your Spectrum	issue #9-1984/Nov	page 29	- Review

Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #12-1988/Sep	page 77	- Feature - Watching The Detectives
Big K	issue #7-1984/Oct	page 15	- Feature
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #29-1984/Mar	page 15	- CompoEntry
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #31-1984/May	page 15	- CompoResult
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #32-1984/Jun	page 20	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #35-1984/Sep	page 22	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"	page 30	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #42-1985/Apr	page 97	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #44-1985/Jun	page 94	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #44-1985/Jun	page 95	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #46-1985/Aug	page 106	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #47-1985/Sep	page 106	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #47-1985/Sep	page 107	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #48-1985/Oct	page 87	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"	page 24	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #52-1986/Feb	page 71	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #55-1986/May	page 71	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #56-1986/Jun	page 86	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #60-1986/Oct	page 79	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #63-1987/Jan	page 71	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #66-1987/Apr	page 64	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #66-1987/Apr	page 84	- Solution
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #69-1987/Jul	page 71	- Tips
Computer Gamer	issue #5-1985/Aug	page 41	- Tips
Computer Gamer	issue #7-1985/Oct	page 35	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 56	- Preview
Crash	issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun	page 44	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct	page 42	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #10-1984/Nov	page 37	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec	page 34	- Letters
Crash	issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar	page 107	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr	page 106	- Letters
Crash	issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep	page 98	- Letters
Crash	issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct	page 114	- Letters
Crash	issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct	page 115	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec	page 130	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul	page 80	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov	page 103	- Solution
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 41	- Tips
Home Computing Weekly	issue #81-1984/Sep/25 special "week#4"	page 1	- News/Note
Home Computing Weekly	issue #102-1985/Mar/5 special "week#1"	page 5	- News/Note - Sherlock solved
Home Computing Weekly	issue #124-1985/Aug/6 special "week#1"	page 22	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #1-1983/Nov	page 8	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #12-1984/Oct	page 7	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #17-1985/Mar	page 32	- Tips
MicroHobby	issue #170-1988/May	page 59	- Solution - Archivero - part 1
MicroHobby	issue #172-1988/Jun	page 67	- Solution - Archivero - part 2
MicroHobby	issue #175-1988/Aug	page 75	- Solution - Archivero - part 3
MicroHobby	issue #177-1988/Sep	page 61	- Solution - Archivero - part 4
MicroHobby	issue #178-1988/Oct	page 63	- Solution - Archivero - part 5
Personal Computer Games	issue #3-1984/Feb	page 3	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #6-1984/May	page 101	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #8-1984/Jul	page 91	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 86	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #11-1984/Oct	page 34	- Preview
Personal Computer Games	issue #13-1984/Dec	page 27	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #40-1983/Oct/6 special "week#1"	page 1	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #43-1983/Oct/27 special "week#4"	page 13	- Feature - Philip Mitchell interview
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #13-1984/Mar/29 special "week#5"	page 47	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #27-1984/Jul/5 special "week#1"	page 7	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #35-1984/Aug/30 special "week#5"	page 1	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #45-1984/Nov/8 special "week#2"	page 13	- Letters
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #3-1985/Jan/17 special "week#3"	page 39	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #3-1985/Jan/17 special "week#3"	page 39	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1"	page 40	- Tips
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information
Sinclair User	issue 1985 special "Annual 1985"	page 46	- Feature - Spectrum software retrospective
Sinclair User	issue 1986 special "Annual 1986"	page 39	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #25-1984/Apr	page 62	- CompoEntry
Sinclair User	issue #27-1984/Jun	page 24	- CompoResult
Sinclair User	issue #31-1984/Oct	page 7	- News/Note
Sinclair User	issue #35-1985/Feb	page 76	- Feature - Adventure feature
Sinclair User	issue #37-1985/Apr	page 7	- News/Note
Sinclair User	issue #38-1985/May	page 109	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #40-1985/Jul	page 93	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #42-1985/Sep	page 89	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #44-1985/Nov	page 97	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #47-1986/Feb supplement "Gordo's Book of Adventures"	page 8	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #69-1987/Dec	page 129	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #75-1988/Jun	page 93	- Tips
TV Gamer	issue 1984/Dec	page 29	- Feature
Your Computer	issue v.4 #4-1984/Apr	page 49	- News/Note
Your Computer	issue v.4 #10-1984/Oct	page 38	- News/Note
Your Computer	issue v.4 #10-1984/Oct	page 62	- Feature - Spectrum Software
Your Computer	issue v.5 #2-1985/Feb	page 53	- CompoResult
Your Sinclair	issue #1-1986/Jan	page 91	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #10-1986/Oct	page 71	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #12-1986/Dec	page 78	- Tips
Your Spectrum	issue #3-1984/May	page 65	- Preview
Your Spectrum	issue #14-1985/May	page 6	- News/Note
Your Spectrum	issue #17-1985/Aug	page 30	- Tips
Your Spectrum	issue #20-1985/Nov	page 35	- Tips
Your Spectrum	issue #21-1985/Dec	page 58	- Tips
ZX Computing	issue #17-1985/Feb	page 11	- News/Note
ZX Computing	issue #37-1987/May	page 52	- Tips
ZX Magazín	issue 2000/Jan special "2000/01-2000/02"	page 3	- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements

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Crash	issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct	page 72	- Two-page ad
Crash	issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec	page 18	- Two-page ad
Crash	issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"	page 177	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #79-1984/Sep/11 special "week#2"	page 16	- Two-page ad
Home Computing Weekly	issue #82-1984/Oct/2 special "week#1"	page 34	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #85-1984/Oct/23 special "week#4"	page 7	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #5-1984/Mar	page 20	- Two-page ad - coming soon ...
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Micro Adventurer	issue #12-1984/Oct	page 8	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #13-1984/Nov	page 23	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #6-1984/Feb/9 special "week#2"	page 32	- Two-page ad - coming soon ...
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #38-1984/Sep/20 special "week#3"	page 48	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #49-1984/Dec/6 special "week#1"	page 81	- Full-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #24-1984/Mar	page 90	- Two-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #30-1984/Sep	page 38	- Two-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #31-1984/Oct	page 101	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #33-1984/Dec	page 72	- Two-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #34-1985/Jan	page 153	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #9-1984/Sep	page 26	- Two-page ad
Your Computer	issue v.4 #9-1984/Sep	page 175	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #11-1984/Nov	page 170	- Two-page ad
Your Computer	issue v.5 #1-1985/Jan	page 119	- Full-page ad
Your Spectrum	issue #7-1984/Sep	page 16	- Advert
Your Spectrum	issue #8-1984/Oct	page 26	- Two-page ad

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