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Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective

The Unauthorized Strategy Guide

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This is a story, hints, and solutions book, to the Personal Computer (PC) Windows and Macintosh versions of the video games, "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective" Volumes I, II and III. It has a fictional narrative of each of the 9 stories from the three volumes of the game, as told by Sherlock Holmes himself. It also has a text version of each cases opening video scenes, tell where and how the clues can be found by the player, including those in newspaper that came packaged with the games. Then comes a simplified solution with the minimal steps needed to solve each case, answers to the various questions, and things the player needs to do to successfully bring the case to trial. This book also tells the player the connection between the events in the game and the final solution, and any inconsistencies in the game. There is also a section that details how to set up the game onto your computer and the most common errors the player might encounter. It has many gray-scale screenshots, mostly of the text screens showing which option to choose and the like allowing the reader to image what the characters look like. Although not mentioned in the book, its solutions also work for the home console versions o the game. The cover art to this book is by Mike Benny.

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English
Pages
369

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Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective: The Unauthorized Strategy Guide
1994, Prima Games, Prima Publishing
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Table of Contents

Preface. xi
Chapter 1. Gameplay. 1
Holmes' Book. 2
Instructions. 2
Holmes' Introduction. 4
Start a Case. 4
Save a Game. 5
Load a Game. 7
Quit. 8
Video Controls. 8
Replay. 9
Play. 9
Pause. 9
Stop (Close). 10
Shuttle Forward and Shuttle Reverse. 10
Side Bar. 10
Map Screen Interface. 11
Holmes' Book. 11
Notebook. 12
Directory. 14
Newspapers. 17
Horse and Carriage. 18
Holmes' Files. 19
Baker Street Irregulars. 20
Trial. 21
Score. 24
Baker Street Regulars. 26
Porky Shinwell. 26
Disraeli O'Brian. 27
Edward Hall. 27
Somerset House. 27
Sir Jasper Meek. 28
Inspector Lestrade. 28
Henry Ellis. 28
H. R. Murray. 29
Langdale Pike. 29
Quintin Hogg. 29
London Library. 30
Chapter 2. Detective Strategy. 31
Solving a Case. 32
Minimizing Your Score. 33
Take Notes. 34
Beginning a Case. 35
The Opening Scene. 35
Examine the Newspapers. 36
The Investigation. 37
Finding Pertinent Clues. 37
Stalled Investigations. 38
Baker Street Regulars. 39
Holmes' Files. 40
Baker Street Irregulars. 41
Why Use the Irregulars. 41
Hints on Using the Irregulars. 42
Trial. 43
Trial Strategy. 43
Motives. 44
Replaying the Case. 44
Case Solutions. 44
Chapter 3. The Case of the Mummy's Curse. 47
Holmes' Story. 47
The Evidence In the Case. 59
Newspaper Clues. 59
Pertinent Clues. 61
Holmes' Files. 65
The Solution to the Case. 65
Trial. 66
Holmes' Solution. 68
Solution Review. 69
Chapter 4. The Case of the Mystified Murderess. 73
Holmes' Story. 73
Opening Scene. 92
Text. 92
Notes. 93
The Evidence In the Case. 94
Newspaper Clues. 94
Pertinent Clues. 95
Holmes' Files. 102
The Solution to the Case. 103
Trial. 103
Holmes' Solution. 104
Solution Review. 107
Chapter 5. The Case of the Tin Soldier. 111
Holmes' Story. 111
Opening Scene. 126
Text. 126
Notes. 128
The Evidence In the Case. 129
Newspaper Clues. 129
Pertinent Clues. 130
Holmes' Files. 134
The Solution to the Case. 134
Trial. 135
Holmes' Solution. 136
Solution Review. 138
Chapter 6. The Case of the Two Lions. 141
Holmes' Story. 141
Opening Scene. 154
Text. 154
Notes. 154
The Evidence In the Case. 155
Newspaper Clues. 155
Pertinent Clues. 157
Holmes' Files. 160
The Solution to the Case. 161
Trial. 161
Holmes' Solution. 163
Solution Review. 166
Chapter 7. The Case of the Pilfered Paintings. 169
Holmes' Story. 169
Opening Scene. 185
Text. 185
Notes. 187
The Evidence in the Case. 187
Newspaper Clues. 187
Pertinent Clues. 188
Holmes' Files. 196
The Solution to the Case. 197
Trial. 197
Holmes' Solution. 199
Solution Review. 201
Chapter 8. The Case of the Murdered Munitions Magnate. 205
Holmes' Story. 205
Opening Scene. 218
Text. 219
Notes. 220
The Evidence in the Case. 221
Newspaper Clues. 221
Pertinent Clues. 221
Holmes' Files. 227
The Solution to the Case. 228
Trial. 229
Holmes' Solution. 229
Solution Review. 232
Chapter 9. The Case of the Solicitous Solicitor. 235
Holmes' Story. 235
Opening Scene. 252
Text. 252
Notes. 253
The Evidence In the Case. 253
Newspaper Clues. 254
Pertinent Clues. 254
Holmes' Files. 261
The Solution to the Case. 262
Trial. 262
Holmes' Solution. 263
Solution Review. 265
Chapter 10. The Case of the Banker's Final Debt. 269
Holmes' Story. 269
Opening Scene. 285
Text. 286
Notes. 286
The Evidence In the Case. 287
Newspaper Clues. 287
Perti nent Clues. 288
Holmes' Files. 297
The Solution. 298
Trial. 298
Holmes' Solution. 300
Solution Review. 302
Chapter 11. The Case of the Thames Murders. 307
Holmes' Story. 307
Opening Scene. 323
Text. 324
Notes. 325
The Evidence In the Case. 326
Newspaper Clues. 326
Pertinent Clues. 328
The Solution to the Case. 338
Trial. 338
Holmes' Solution. 340
Solution Review. 343
Appendix: README. TXT File. 347
Improvements to SHCD. 347
Video Player. 347
Trial. 348
Force Sound Card Compatibility. 348
MicroSoft Windows Sound System Notes. 348
COVOX Sound Master II Board Notes. 349
Volume Control. 349
Manual Addendum. 350
Demo Mode. 350
CD Connections. 350
Conducting the Investigation. 350
The Instructions. 350
Holmes' Introduction. 350
Choosing a Case. 351
Continuing a Case. 351
Collecting Case Clue. 351
Selecting a Person or Place. 352
Seeing a Person or Place. 352
Switching Tools. 352
Convincing the Court. 352
Scoring. 353
Compatibility and System Requirements. 353
MicroSoft Windows. 353
CD-ROM Drive Requirements. 354
Memory Requirements. 354
Known Compatible Video Cards/Chipsets. 354
Incompatible CD-ROM Drives. 355
Marginal CD-ROM Drives. 355
CD-ROM Boot Disk. 355
Sample CONFIG.SYS. 356
Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT. 357
Questions and Answers. 359
Technical Support and Updates. 364
Bulletin Board Systems. 364
Technical Support. 365
Index. 366

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Rocklin, CA
Series
Secrets of the Games, Unauthorized

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
793.93/25369
Library of Congress
GV1469.15 .S54 1994, GV1469.15.S54 1994

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xii, 369p.
Number of pages
369
Dimensions
23.5 x 19 x 2 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1124677M
ISBN 10
1559586036
LCCN
94066032
Library Thing
7968628
Goodreads
4622002

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