Shamus: A Riddle of the Crown Jewels is an interactive fiction computer game designed by Bob Bates and published by Infocom in 1988. Such as virtually all titles Infocom produced, a apply of ZIL made it possible to release a game at a same time for numerous popular computer platforms, including the Apple II, IBM PC, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. Pi is according to a legendary made-up detective Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Plot
A season is 1888, and a lot of England is gearing up for the celebration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, marking her 50th year when monarch. London, naturally, is especially frenzied. Reading a paper a single morning, Sherlock Holmes seizes upon 1 on a face of it unimportant notice: the Tower of London has been closed for "reasons of security." a wonderful detective is not surprised once, moments late, he is asked to investigate the larceny of the Crown Jewels. the clues left behind, still, positively reek of a carefully-placed trap; Private detective decides that he must step aside & allow Dr. Watson to pursue the thief instead. However whenever a Jewels are non replaced inside 48 hours, a British government is forced to admit that their virtually all prized possessions were stolen & suffer worldwide humiliation.

A streaming video player fills a role of Watson, travelling around London around Hansom cabs when attempting to recover a Crown Jewels while encountering numerous characters from either Doyle's stories like Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft Holmes, and Wiggins of the Baker Street Irregulars. a series of riddles & clues lead Watsin on the hunt for inscribed jewels hidden at many illustrious web sites through the city, including Westminster Abbey, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and London Bridge. One of these days, a villain is revealed when Professor Moriarty, who captures each Watson & Holmes. By using apostophy test intellection & a facilitate of a few humble medical a diapers, notwithstanding, Watson manages to subdue Moriarty & go to the Jewels to the Tower eventually.

Feelies
Infocom got an extended-standing practice of including feelies in each stake pack: things that increased players' feelings of immersion in the story & unremarkably provided a few kinda copy prevention. A feelies involved sustaining Pi: A map of Victorian London from either "Admiral Beaton's London Tours" An issue of the London Thames newspaper from June 17, 1887 A key fob bearing images of Holmes and Watson around silhouette above the game's logo

Notes
Private detective: A Riddle of the Crown Jewels was a 1st game inside Infocom's "Immortal Legends" genre. A single more game published in that line was Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur, also written by Bates.

Infocom got abandoned their custom of labelling games inside terms of difficulty per instance of Pi's release. Fans typically assume it to exist as either "Standard" or even "Advanced" difficulty.

Rather many of Infocom's later on releases, Private eye featured the built-integral hint formulas.