Video game:The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes

Before video games existed to capture the imagination, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published four novels and 56 short stories featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Between 1887 and 1927, the public waited eagerly for the next installment featuring the titular hero and his friend, Dr. John Watson. Today, Sherlock Holmes continues to captivate the world through film, television, and video games that present the opportunity for players to step into the detective's shoes and try their own hand at solving mysteries.

Melbourne House released the first Sherlock Holmes video game for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 gaming consoles in 1984. A simple text adventure, Sherlock'' served as a stepping stone for future games involving Sherlock Holmes.

In 2008, Legacy Interactive released The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes,'' a point-and-click game, for Macintosh and Windows computers. Like other games involving Sherlock Holmes, it includes 16 original cases not written in the original Conan Doyle series. Players aim to collect clues and solve each mystery in the shortest amount of time possible.

Lost Cases'' received positive reviews from critics and players alike. Marc Saltzman of Gamezebo wrote that the game is a gratifying hidden-object offering with many hours of fun in store for armchair sleuths.'

While Lost Cases'' itself had no sequels, Sherlock Holmes served as the protagonist in many different video game series. More than a century after his first appearance, Sherlock Holmes continues to be a mainstay in popular culture for reasons he would deem truly elementary.''