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Two Heads of the Coin

Two Heads of the Coin is an early chose your own adventure style interactive fiction. The game is black & white, and text based. You play as a famed Victorian detective in the mould of Sherlock Holmes…

31 December 1980

Two Heads of the Coin is a video game developed by Robert Lafore, released 31 December 1980 on TRS-80.

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What Two Heads of the Coin is

Two Heads of the Coin was developed by Robert Lafore and released in 1980. It was published by Adventure International. It is available on TRS-80 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Two Heads of the Coin is an early chose your own adventure style interactive fiction. The game is black & white, and text based. You play as a famed Victorian detective in the mould of Sherlock Holmes. Accompanied by your assistant Dr. Grimsby, you are met in the late evening by Mr. James Conway. Mr. Conway's wife Georgina has been missing for the last 2 weeks, and has he has sought out your help. You must quiz Mr. Conway on the details of his wife's past, and the peculiarities of their marriage, to determine the true fate of Georgina.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Two Heads of the Coin come out?
Two Heads of the Coin was released on 31 December 1980 for TRS-80.