Retro Game - Sleuth
May 16, 2007 7:31 AM Subscribe
I'm trying to find an old atari game I believe was called Sleuth
A long time ago I had an atari ST (1250 I think but I could be wrong there)
I remember playing a game on it that I'm sure was called Sleuth.
It was a murder mystery game, a little bit like cluedo, except there werent any opponents.
The background was black, the text and stuff was white and occasionally there were bits of red - thats pretty much all I remember about how it looked.
So I think the basic premise was there had been a murder at this house and you were the detective. There was a layout of the house so you could see where the doors were and the arrangement of rooms, ie if 2 rooms were conected by a door, the people in each room were expected to have seen each other - or something like that.
You interviewed all the suspects and determined who was lying about where they were by verifying each person's story with the other suspects who, based on where they said they were, should have seen the other person.
If you made a wrong accusation it would say 'the plot thickens', I'm pretty sure about that.
I've looked on loads of retro games and atari sites and I cant find any mention of this game. I'd really love to get an emulator version of it but at this point I'd be happy just knowing it really did exist and I'm not just going mad ;)
Someone else out there must remember this game.
A long time ago I had an atari ST (1250 I think but I could be wrong there)
I remember playing a game on it that I'm sure was called Sleuth.
It was a murder mystery game, a little bit like cluedo, except there werent any opponents.
The background was black, the text and stuff was white and occasionally there were bits of red - thats pretty much all I remember about how it looked.
So I think the basic premise was there had been a murder at this house and you were the detective. There was a layout of the house so you could see where the doors were and the arrangement of rooms, ie if 2 rooms were conected by a door, the people in each room were expected to have seen each other - or something like that.
You interviewed all the suspects and determined who was lying about where they were by verifying each person's story with the other suspects who, based on where they said they were, should have seen the other person.
If you made a wrong accusation it would say 'the plot thickens', I'm pretty sure about that.
I've looked on loads of retro games and atari sites and I cant find any mention of this game. I'd really love to get an emulator version of it but at this point I'd be happy just knowing it really did exist and I'm not just going mad ;)
Someone else out there must remember this game.
Response by poster: Very similar but this game was much less complex - I was maybe 5 or 6 at the time so it would have been a very simple game.
posted by missmagenta at 7:58 AM on May 16, 2007
posted by missmagenta at 7:58 AM on May 16, 2007
All I could find on a Sleuth game with black background and red, is here, though still not Atari.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleuth_(computer_game)
posted by misha at 10:22 AM on May 16, 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleuth_(computer_game)
posted by misha at 10:22 AM on May 16, 2007
I've a feeling the ST had a PC emulator that could probably have run simple games like this. Just a thought.
posted by teleskiving at 1:33 PM on May 16, 2007
posted by teleskiving at 1:33 PM on May 16, 2007
Was it killed until dead?
http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/killeduntildead.htm
posted by Calloused_Foot at 1:41 PM on May 16, 2007
http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/killeduntildead.htm
posted by Calloused_Foot at 1:41 PM on May 16, 2007
Response by poster: maybe I'm just going mad then.
I know it wasnt as complex as that Sleuth game (maybe it was a cheap rip off) the murderer never killed me and I dont remember having to type instructions in. It was very basic but fun. You had all the time in the world and I'm pretty sure you could make as many false accusations as you like - though I'm not 100% on that - I just remember 'the plot thickens' because to a kid thats a really odd phrase
posted by missmagenta at 1:54 PM on May 16, 2007
I know it wasnt as complex as that Sleuth game (maybe it was a cheap rip off) the murderer never killed me and I dont remember having to type instructions in. It was very basic but fun. You had all the time in the world and I'm pretty sure you could make as many false accusations as you like - though I'm not 100% on that - I just remember 'the plot thickens' because to a kid thats a really odd phrase
posted by missmagenta at 1:54 PM on May 16, 2007
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posted by cerebus19 at 7:47 AM on May 16, 2007