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	Title: Sherlock Holmes -- Immortal Legend
	Subtitle: The Crown Jewels have been stolen; You’re the only one who can find them
	Author: Infocom staff
	Source: The Status Line, v7(1)
	Date: Winter/Spring 1988
	Transcription by Steve Derby
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"You are standing in the spill of a gas streetlight outside 221 B Baker Street.
You have come in response to an urgent summons from your old landlady, Mrs.
Hudson. As the fog swirls around you, you huddle into your coat and shiver in
the predawn chill."

Thus begins *Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels*, which catapults you
into the fog-bound streets of Victorian London. All week long, the city has
been bustling with preparations for Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee. Crowds of
sightseers and souvenir vendors fill the streets. Newspapers detail the gala array
of festivities —- special services at Westminster Abbey; a Royal procession
through the streets of London; and Queen Victoria reigning over all, resplendent
in the Crown Jewels.

At least, that's the official plan. Unbeknownst to the celebrants thronging the
city, a crisis has arisen: the Crown Jewels have been stolen from the Tower of
London, If they're not recovered before the festivities begin, the theft will be
exposed and the government will fall into international disgrace.

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	<img src="/public/img/articles/sl-sherlock-holmes-immortal-legend/sherlock-cover.png" alt="Sherlock: The Ridde of the Crown Jewels" cover">
	<figcaption>Sherlock: <em>Mystery so real you’ll taste the pipe smoke in your mouth..</em></figcaption>
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Only 48 hours remain to solve the crime. With Scotland Yard baffled,
the Prime Minister calls on Sherlock Holmes, the famous consulting detective.
But riddles left at the scene of the crime include a direct challenge to
Holmes, and he suspects that the theft is as much a deadly trap for him as it is an
attempt to embarrass the government. To throw the scoundrel off his guard,
Holmes turns the investigation over to you, his trusted cohort, Dr. Watson.

With Holmes by your side, you use your wits, intuition, and a myriad of
clues to solve the riddles and piece together the mystery. From Trafalgar
Square to Madame Tussaud’s, from Westminster Abbey to the Tower itself,
you criss-cross London until finally you trace the evil to its source and find
yourself face-to-face with the Napoleon of Crime —- Professor Moriarty. One
false move here will bring disaster not only to you and Holmes, but to the entire
British Empire.

*Sherlock* is the first game in Infocom’s new “Immortal Legends” series.
The games feature enhanced interaction with legendary characters of the past in
the settings in which they became famous. Developed by Bob Bates and
Challenge, Inc., the series combines humor and puzzle-solving into satisfying
adventures that will stay with you long after you turn away from the computer.
The game Sherlock itself is a comic mystery, and its cast of characters
includes the Baker Street Irregulars, Mycroft Holmes, and the always-incompetent
Inspector Lestrade, about whom Holmes says, “Be kind to him,
Watson. He has delusions of adequacy.”

And although Holmes himself disapproves, you have access at all times to
our new on-screen hint system. So if your magnifying glass clouds up, you
can simply type HINT and choose from a carefully designed hint menu that lets
you select anything from a gentle nudge to a step-by-step solution.

Our packaging mavens have outdone themselves with an authentic map of
Victorian London and a reproduction of a London newspaper of the day.
With actual articles, notices, and advertisements, you get an unforgettable
glimpse into the day-to-day life of a Londoner of Holmes’s day. Also included
in the package is a distinctive key fob with the unmistakable silhouettes
of the master sleuth and his companion.

But it is Holmes himself who attract and holds our attention here. He is that
lean, nervous character whose piercing eyes miss nothing and whose deductions
from the smallest piece of evidence are guaranteed to astound. As
Big Ben strikes each hour and you come ever closer to either victory or
abject failure, it is his words of impatience or praise that spur you on.

Scheduled for release January 15, 1988, Sherlock will be available for a
wide variety of personal computers including Apple II series, Commodore
64/128, IBM series and 100% compatibles.

Versions with sound will be available March 1, 1988, for the Macintosh, Atari
ST, Amiga, and Apple IIgs. Suggested retail price is $34.95 for Commodore
64/128 and $39.95 for all other systems.
