| ID | 6968 |
|---|---|
| Title | Sherlock |
| Machine | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated |
| Max Players | 1 |
| Available Type | A |
| Without Load Screen | No |
| Without Inlay | No |
| Type | Link | Size | MD5 | Flags | Details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/Sherlock.tzx.zip | 33,781 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/SherlockV2.0.tzx.zip | 33,921 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | v2.0 | |
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/SherlockV2.0.tap.zip | 40,716 | - | Undetermined | v2.0 | |
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/s/scr/Sherlock.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Running screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/Sherlock.gif | 2,907 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Sherlock.txt | 37,102 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Sherlock_HintSheet.pdf | 131,896 | - | |||
| Scanned instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Sherlock_InstructionsCover.jpg | 385,357 | - | |||
| Scanned instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Sherlock_WhereToBeginGuide.zip | 333,806 | - | |||
| Game map | /pub/sinclair/games-maps/s/Sherlock.png | 547,928 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Sherlock.jpg | 276,576 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Sherlock_2.jpg | 309,364 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Sherlock_3.jpg | 376,972 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Sherlock_4.jpg | 230,231 | - | |||
| ? | /pub/sinclair/games-extras/Sherlock_PictureSheet.jpg | 157,753 | - | Picture sheet | ||
| ? | /pub/sinclair/games-extras/Sherlock_RegistrationCard-Back.jpg | 137,422 | - | Registration card | ||
| ? | /pub/sinclair/games-extras/Sherlock_RegistrationCard-Front.jpg | 97,149 | - | Registration card | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006968/Sherlock_Back.jpg | 452,286 | 666dfa15022cb9b3109013f9cf6f7a81 | NoneCardbox case (big) | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006968/Sherlock_Front.jpg | 487,765 | 0399b50377f2dc5c1e010c9ad1daabc3 | NoneCardbox case (big) | ||
| RZX playback file | https://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/sherlock.rzx | - | - | Recorded by Robert Maines (with rollback) | ||
| Instructions | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006968/Sherlock(EN).pdf | 2,553,888 | 5b9cb6ca311b82a23d3293d4eecd9031 | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006968/Sherlock_SideA.jpg | 89,169 | fb0ee7831ce6869e9192bbd976246764 | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006968/Sherlock_SideB.jpg | 86,519 | 353443ff8511517b01777ee869f3a124 | None |
| Release # | Year | Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| #0 | 1984 | 23 |
| Type | Title | Publication | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | Sherlock | Melbourne House | - | 1984/09/11 |
| Tag | Type | Category | Member Seq | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big K - Readers Poll 1984 | Annual Awards | Adventure Game of the Year | 3 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Programmer of the Year" - Matthew Smith
2nd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Tony Crowther
3rd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Jeff Minter
1st in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ultimate
2nd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Software Projects
3rd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Beyond
4th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ocean
5th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Melbourne House |
| C&VG Top Ten 1984 | Annual Awards | - | ||
| Crash Readers Awards 1984 | Annual Awards | Best Text/Graphical Adventure | 2 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Programmer" - Stephen Crow
2nd in category "Best Programmer" - Keith Burkhill
3rd in category "Best Programmer" - Jonathan Smith
4th in category "Best Programmer" - David Jones
5th in category "Best Programmer" - Steve Turner
1st in category "Best Software House" - Elite Systems Ltd
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd
3rd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd
4th in category "Best Software House" - Imagine Software Ltd
5th in category "Best Software House" - Gargoyle Games |
| Detective/Crime Investigation | Theme | - |
| Title | Platform | Official | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Commodore 64 | Yes | Link |
| Website | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| WorldOfSpectrum | 8.44 | 62 |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Awards | Rank #24 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics |
| 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. |
| Name | Type | Official | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherlock Holmes | Book | No | - |