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'''''Murder on the Mississippi''''' is an early text adventure game developed and published by Activision in 1986. The player controls a Sherlock Homes-esque detective named Charles Foxworth, along with his servant Regis. While traveling on a boat from St. Louis to New Orleans, the two sleuths find a dead body. So now it's up to them to solve the mystery before the boat reaches New Orleans.
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'''''Murder on the Mississippi''''' is an early text adventure game developed and published by Activision in 1986. The player controls a Sherlock Holmes-esque detective named Charles Foxworth, along with his servant Regis. While traveling on a boat from St. Louis to New Orleans, the two sleuths find a dead body. So now it's up to them to solve the mystery before the boat reaches New Orleans.
  
''Murder on the Mississippi'' was also ported to [[Apple II]] and later released in Japan on [[MSX2]] and [[Famicom]] as [[Mississippi Satsujin Jiken (MSX2)]].  
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''Murder on the Mississippi'' was also ported to [[Apple II]] and later released in Japan on [[MSX2]] and [[Famicom]] as [[Mississippi Satsujin Jiken (MSX2)]] and [[Mississippi Satsujin Jiken (NES)]].
  
 
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The game has ten short tracks that weren't present in the Apple II version.
 
The game has ten short tracks that weren't present in the Apple II version.
  
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===Recording===
 
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* '''Ripper:''' Lemon 64
 
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Жукороп|Жукороп]]
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
** '''Music By:''' {{Credits|Ed Bogas}}
 
** '''Music By:''' {{Credits|Ed Bogas}}
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(Source: [[:File:Murder on the Mississippi (C64) - Credits.png|Credits screen]].)
  
 
===Game Rip===
 
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Ripping Commodore 64 music is an arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
 
Ripping Commodore 64 music is an arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
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===Audio Devices===
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==Releases==
 
==Releases==

Revision as of 14:57, 17 September 2021

Murder on the Mississippi
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Platform: C64
Year: 1986
Developer: Activision

Murder on the Mississippi is an early text adventure game developed and published by Activision in 1986. The player controls a Sherlock Holmes-esque detective named Charles Foxworth, along with his servant Regis. While traveling on a boat from St. Louis to New Orleans, the two sleuths find a dead body. So now it's up to them to solve the mystery before the boat reaches New Orleans.

Murder on the Mississippi was also ported to Apple II and later released in Japan on MSX2 and Famicom as Mississippi Satsujin Jiken (MSX2) and Mississippi Satsujin Jiken (NES).

Screenshots

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Title screen.

Murder on the Mississippi - C64 - Credits.png

The credits screen.

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Main menu.

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The story.

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Going downstairs.

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Talking to the captain.

Music

The game has ten short tracks that weren't present in the Apple II version.

Recording

# Title Composer Length Listen Download
01 Main Theme Ed Bogas 0:46
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Download
02 Crime Scene, Trap Ed Bogas 0:04
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Download
03 Nelson's Theme Ed Bogas 0:09
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Download
04 Taylor's Theme Ed Bogas 0:06
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Download
05 Helen's Theme Ed Bogas 0:14
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Download
06 Godwin's Theme Ed Bogas 0:12
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Download
07 Carter's Theme Ed Bogas 0:07
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Download
08 Dizzy's Theme Ed Bogas 0:04
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Download
09 William's Theme Ed Bogas 0:08
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Download
10 Henry's Theme Ed Bogas 0:15
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Download

Credits

(Source: Credits screen.)

Game Rip

Format

Download

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Download

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Ripping Commodore 64 music is an arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Audio Devices

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Murder on the Mississippi
Platform: C64
Released: 1986-??-??
Publisher: Activision
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Title: Murder on the Mississippi
Platform: C64
Released: 1986-??-??
Publisher: Activision
  Germany.svg   Germany
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Title: Murder on the Mississippi
Platform: C64
Released: 1986-??-??
Publisher: Activision

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