Crime Stopper

1982 Hayden Book Company

"Crime Stopper" is a 1982 adventure game by Dan Kitchen and Barry Marx, and published by Hayden Book Company. It runs on any Apple ][ with 48K.<br /><br /><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Description from </span><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/crime-stopper-murder-at-midnight" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">MobyGames</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The daughter of Millicent Hyacinth Sizemore, Cartier-Blanche Sizemore a construction heiress has been kidnapped and if she is not found by midnight then she will be murdered, so you, Al Clubs, a private detective has been given the job to find her. You must explore the city looking for clues and talk to people in your quest for the missing girl and you can use the subway to travel long distances around the city using a map to guide you. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Crime Stopper: Murder at Midnight!</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> is a text adventure where the screen describes your location and you type in commands with the keyboard to interact with your surroundings.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Walkthrough</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/the-book-of-adventure-games/page/n51" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Game Map</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/the-book-of-adventure-games/page/n273" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Solutions</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> can be found in The Book of Adventure Games</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Documentation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple II </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_miscgame_crimestopper-alt" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Crime Stopper Manual</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">C64 </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_miscgame_crimestopper-manual" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Crime Stopper Manual</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Reviews:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n09may1983/page/160?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Crime Stopper review (includes a way around a particular bug in the game)</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Softalk Magazine Volume 3 Number 9 May 1983</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Advertisements:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198311/page/n193" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ad for Hayden Software including mentions and box for Crime Stopper</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Creative Computing 1983 Issue 11. </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/1983-12-compute-magazine/page/n61?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Same Ad appears</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Compute! Magazine Issue 43</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n08apr1983/page/136?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">“When the name says Hayden, the game says play me” 2 page Ad for Hayden software</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> including Crime Stopper in Softalk Magazine Volume 3 Number 8 1983</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Software for Sale:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Listed for $27.95  inCider 1983 </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/InCider198305/page/n29?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Issue 5</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/InCider198306/page/n39?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Issue 6</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">. Price dropped to $25 in inCider 1983 </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/InCider198307/page/n161?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Issue 7</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Media:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/A2Video_Crime_Stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Crime Stopper Boot Video</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Softkey:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/computist-scan-45/page/n7?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Included in Softkey and Copy Exchange section</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> of Computist #45 including a </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/computist-scan-45?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">mention on the cover</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Other versions playable on the Internet Archive:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Crime_Stopper_1984_Hayden_Software" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">C64 Version of Crime Stopper</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mentions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-04/page/n479?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mentioned in “Software Received”</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> section of BYTE magazine Volume 8 Number 4</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_01_No_10_1983-08_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n83?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Short blurb</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Electronic Fun With Computers and Games Volume 1 Issue 10</span></p><br /><a href="https://archive.org/details/classicgamingexpo2004program/page/n5?q=crime+stopper" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Designer Dan Kitchen listed as Alumni</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in the Classic Gaming Expo 2004 Program book with a short blurb</span><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">.</font></span>

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