The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
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| Developers | |
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| Mythos Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| Sherlock | |
| Intro | TsAGE[1] |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1992 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes |
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| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes | |
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| The Case of the Serrated Scalpel | 1992 |
| Case of the Rose Tattoo | 1996 |
Back of box
Title screen
Game screen
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.
General information
- Game Nostalgia - Background information, developer profiles and game-related media
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Floppy, CD-ROM | |
Version differences
- The CD-ROM edition (published in 1994 by Hit Squad) has the same content as the floppy edition.
Demo
- A demo is available from ScummVM.
Essential improvements
Repeating Music Patch
- The Repeating Music Patch patches the game so that music repeats at each location, rather than playing only once.
Skip intro videos
| Use GAME.EXE[2] |
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Run the game with |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\HOLMES.CFG |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\HOLMES.SAV |
- Exported text files for Watson's Journal are saved as
*.PRNin the installation folder.
Save game cloud syncing
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Joystick support and calibration | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects and voices may be muted | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Sound stuttering and crash during intro
During the intro, when the cat knocks over the bottle, the sound stutters and the game crashes, often with the message "Exit to error: DMA segbound wrapping (read)".
| Replace DOSBox v0.74[3] |
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| Disable EMS[3] |
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Open DOSBox's |
| Use ScummVM[4] |
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Play the game in ScummVM, instead of DOSBox. |
Watson's Journal printing
- Official DOSBox builds don't support printing.
| Enable printer support[2] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA | 320x200 256 colors |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 80386 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
References
- ↑ TsAGE - ScummVM :: Wiki - last accessed on 2019-09-25
- "It's also used in The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel to display a part of the intro."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verified by User:Garrett on September 27, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel Error
- ↑ Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel - scummvm.org