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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. I

Publisher: Sega

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-11^[1]
EU	1993		4650
DE	1993-09^[7]	DM 129.95129.95^[7]	4650
FR	1993-09^[6]		4650
PT		€14.40014.400^[8]
UK	1993-04^[2]^[3]	£44.9944.99^[4]^[5]	4650

Non-Sega versions
CD-ROM² CDTV FM Towns IBM PC Macintosh

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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. I is an adventure game for the Sega Mega-CD based on the Sherlock Holmes series of books. In North America, the game was bundled with launch Sega CD units along with Sega Classics Arcade Collection (in the same box) and Sol-Feace.

Gameplay

The game uses live actors and sets as the player controls Sherlock Holmes and his longtime partner Dr. Watson, trying to solve three separate crimes by visiting various locations, listening to the dialogue, reading the included mock London newspapers, and, when the player gets enough evidence, answering the judge's questions.

At the beginning of each case, a full-motion video clip depicts Holmes and Watson meeting a client and learning a few background clues about the case. Then the player must choose a particular location or person from the directory to visit, read the London newspapers for clues, or ask one of the young "Baker Street Irregulars" to investigate. A video clip plays each time the player visits a relevant person or location. Selecting an irrelevant location to visit results in a short audio clip of dialogue between Holmes and Watson and negatively impacts the player's score. The object of each case is to gather enough clues in the lowest number of visits possible, then go before a judge who then asks the player to answer the important questions about the case. If the player is successful, Dr. Watson reveals the player's score, based on the number of visits it took to solve the case. The player can view a video clip set in Holmes' and Watson's study that reviews the events that transpired.

There are several general informants (also portrayed by actors) who can be visited in multiple cases across the Consulting Detective games, including characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories such as Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, former criminal Shinwell Johnson, and gossip columnist Langdale Pike.

Cases

	The Mummy's Curse
	This investigation is set on 12 April 1889. Holmes and Watson learn about a series of mysterious deaths of three men who were part of an archaeology trip to Egypt. Each man was found strangled with a sheath of a mummy's wrapping present at each murder. The London Times believes the deaths were caused by an ancient mummy, creating mass hysteria. Holmes and Watson decide to take on the case to find the real culprit but they face a challenge, since only one murder was in London while another was in Egypt and another was at sea.
	The Mystified Murderess
	The investigation takes place on 10 June 1890. An old general is murdered in his home by a mysterious visitor who quickly vanishes from the scene of the crime. Holmes and Watson investigate to see whether the crime was due to the general's part in a Veteran Tontine, a book he was writing on a missing diamond, a disgruntled marriage, or something hidden deep in his past.
	The Tin Soldier
	This case takes place on 4 July 1888. Francis Nolan is found hovering over the body of her lover, Guy Clarendon, in a London hotel with a pistol in her hand. She is convicted of Guy's murder, despite having no memory of ever being there, nor purchasing the gun that was bought in her name. She insists that she is innocent as Holmes and Watson take on the case to see if she is telling the truth. Along the way, Holmes and Watson learn about Guy Clarendon's dark past.

History

Legacy

The game was followed by Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II in 1993. Since the game was only bundled with new consoles and never released as a stand-alone product in North America, this theoretically means Volume II is a great deal easier to find than Volume I.

A third entry with three new cases was also released for the IBM PC and Macintosh in 1993, but it was not released for any home console.

Magazine articles

Main article: Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. I/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

86

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

78

^[11]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

75

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[13]

GamesMaster (UK)

76

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

63

^[15]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

85

^[16]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

85

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

70

^[18]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

80

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

75

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

79

^[21]

Player One (FR)

50

^[22]

Power Up! (UK)

76

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

73

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

91

^[25]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

90

^[26]

Sega Force (SE)

78

^[27]

Sega Force (UK)

NTSC

86

^[28]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

46

^[29]

	75
Based on 21 reviews

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual Hint Guide

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Mega-CD, PT

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

752,581,200

CD-ROM (EU)

4650

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. I
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[:File:SegaVisions_US_10.pdf_p52-1] Sega Visions, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:Mega_UK_07.pdf_p51-2] Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 51

[:File:MegaTech_UK_16.pdf_p29-3] MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 29

[:File:Mega_UK_07.pdf_p26-4] Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 26

[:File:MegaPower_UK_07.pdf_p79-5] Mega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 79

[:File:SelectRound_FR_01.pdf_p2-6] Select Round, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p43-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 43

[:File:JogosV.C3.ADdeo_PT_02.pdf_p15-8] Jogos Vídeo, "Dezembro de 1993; Ano 1, Nº 2" (PT; 1993-12-xx), page 15

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 204

[10] Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 146

[:File:CVG_UK_140.pdf_p106-11] Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 106

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p125-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 125

[:File:GamePro_US_043.pdf_p62-13] GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_005.pdf_p27-14] GamesMaster, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-19), page 27

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p78-15] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:MDAG_UK_08.pdf_p52-16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:MDAG_UK_09.pdf_p50-17] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:Mega_UK_07.pdf_p50-18] Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 50

[:File:MegaAction_UK_04.pdf_p27-19] Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 27

[:File:MegaForce_FR_Supplement_20.pdf_p20-20] Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:MegaTech_UK_16.pdf_p32-21] MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 32

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_035.pdf_p126-22] Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 126

[23] Power Up!, "Saturday, April 17, 1993" (UK; 1993-04-17), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_43.pdf_p48-24] Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p38-25] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 38

[:File:SegaZone_UK_07.pdf_p50-26] Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 50

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_07.pdf_p18-27] Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 18

[:File:SegaForce_UK_17.pdf_p70-28] Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 70

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-10.pdf_p113-29] Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 113

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 {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an adventure game for the [[Sega Mega-CD]] based on the ''Sherlock Holmes'' series of books. In North America, the game was bundled with launch Sega CD units along with ''[[Sega Classics Arcade Collection]]'' (in the same box) and ''[[Sol-Feace]]''.
-The game was followed by ''[[Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II]]'', although in North America was curiously never released as a stand-alone product. Theoretically this means ''Vol. II'' is a great deal easier to find than ''Vol. I''.
+==Gameplay==
+The game uses live actors and sets as the player controls Sherlock Holmes and his longtime partner Dr. Watson, trying to solve three separate crimes by visiting various locations, listening to the dialogue, reading the included mock London newspapers, and, when the player gets enough evidence, answering the judge's questions.
+At the beginning of each case, a [[full-motion video]] clip depicts Holmes and Watson meeting a client and learning a few background clues about the case. Then the player must choose a particular location or person from the directory to visit, read the London newspapers for clues, or ask one of the young "Baker Street Irregulars" to investigate. A video clip plays each time the player visits a relevant person or location. Selecting an irrelevant location to visit results in a short audio clip of dialogue between Holmes and Watson and negatively impacts the player's score. The object of each case is to gather enough clues in the lowest number of visits possible, then go before a judge who then asks the player to answer the important questions about the case. If the player is successful, Dr. Watson reveals the player's score, based on the number of visits it took to solve the case. The player can view a video clip set in Holmes' and Watson's study that reviews the events that transpired.
+There are several general informants (also portrayed by actors) who can be visited in multiple cases across the Consulting Detective games, including characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories such as Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, former criminal Shinwell Johnson, and gossip columnist Langdale Pike.
-==Gameplay==
 ===Cases===
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-| desc=
+| desc=This investigation is set on 12 April 1889. Holmes and Watson learn about a series of mysterious deaths of three men who were part of an archaeology trip to Egypt. Each man was found strangled with a sheath of a mummy's wrapping present at each murder. The ''London Times'' believes the deaths were caused by an ancient mummy, creating mass hysteria. Holmes and Watson decide to take on the case to find the real culprit but they face a challenge, since only one murder was in London while another was in Egypt and another was at sea.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=The Mystified Murderess
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=
+| desc=The investigation takes place on 10 June 1890. An old general is murdered in his home by a mysterious visitor who quickly vanishes from the scene of the crime. Holmes and Watson investigate to see whether the crime was due to the general's part in a Veteran Tontine, a book he was writing on a missing diamond, a disgruntled marriage, or something hidden deep in his past.
 }}
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 | title=The Tin Soldier
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=
+| desc=This case takes place on 4 July 1888. Francis Nolan is found hovering over the body of her lover, Guy Clarendon, in a London hotel with a pistol in her hand. She is convicted of Guy's murder, despite having no memory of ever being there, nor purchasing the gun that was bought in her name. She insists that she is innocent as Holmes and Watson take on the case to see if she is telling the truth. Along the way, Holmes and Watson learn about Guy Clarendon's dark past.
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+==History==
+===Legacy===
+The game was followed by ''[[Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II]]'' in 1993. Since the game was only bundled with new consoles and never released as a stand-alone product in North America, this theoretically means ''Volume II'' is a great deal easier to find than ''Volume I''.
+A third entry with three new cases was also released for the [[IBM PC]] and [[Macintosh]] in 1993, but it was not released for any home console.
 ==Magazine articles==