221B Baker Street (1986) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

221B Baker Street

Based on the board game of the same name, 221 B Baker St. pits up to four players against each other in a race to solve mysteries set in Victorian London. After picking a character (Sherlock Holmes, Dr…

31 December 1986

What 221B Baker Street is

221B Baker Street is an adventure game developed by IntelliCreations, Inc and released in 1986. It was published by Datasoft, Inc.. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on the board game of the same name, 221 B Baker St. pits up to four players against each other in a race to solve mysteries set in Victorian London. After picking a character (Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Irene Adler, or Inspector Lestrade), players select one of the thirty available mysteries and read its case file in the game's manual. The case file presents the particulars of the case, mentions the people involved, and explains what the players need to deduce to win the game. Before solving the case, players must visit Scotland Yard for a badge. Players might also want to use a badge to lock a location with a useful clue, requiring other players to detour to the locksmith. Once a…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sherlock Holmes series

221B Baker Street is the third of 55 entries we hold in the Sherlock Holmes series. It arrived a year after Sherlock Holmes in "Another Bow". The next entry was Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos in 1986.

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