Robin of Sherlock

Robin of Sherlock
DeveloperDelta 4
PublishersSilversoft
CRL Group
EngineThe Quill
PlatformsAmstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Release1985
GenreText adventure
ModeSingle-player

Robin of Sherlock is a 1985 adventure game developed by Delta 4 and published by Silversoft. It parodies the earlier games The Hobbit and Sherlock. It was written using The Quill.

The game mixes the worlds of Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes with a number of characters from other media, including Smurfs, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, and others. It also involves Professor Moriarty masquerading as Herne the Hunter.

References

  1. ↑ "Robin of Sherlock". World of Spectrum. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  2. ↑ Bored out of his mind. Sinclair User, 1985