Sherlock Holmes - The Vatican Cameos
Ellicott Creek Software 1986
- Language:
- English
- Platforms:
- Apple II, PC
- Genres:
- Based on literature
- Entered by:
- Exemptus, iamaran
- Added:
- 03-03-2026
- Edited:
- 03-03-2026
Synopsis
In 1888, Holmes and Watson receive a telegram from Mycroft about a missing agent, before receiving another one from the Vatican about the missing cameos, for which said missing agent was in charge of. During their discussion, a man, Mr. Pelton, barges in their shared rooms and claims he is suspected of murder. After having explained his case to the two men, Lestrade comes to take him in to Bow Street Jail.
Notes
Playable online at archive.org.
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This is an extreme example of game with a flawed design, clunky interface, and poor implementation, but with such an excellent writing and story that it's almost redemptive of its shortcomings. Along with the manual and casebook, this reads exactly like a lost piece of Sherlock canon, and the investigation is enjoyable, hard to unravel, and takes no prisoners with the player's wits. It requires doggedness as the playing experience is nothing short of painful, which is a shame.