Cluedo
Video Game
ca. 1985 (manufactured)
ca. 1985 (manufactured)
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This game was owned and played with by Samantha Lawson, b. 08/01/1978, and her brother Thomas b. 30/11/1974. This game is a computerized version of the popular board game, Cluedo, in which players take on a variety of characters and have to guess who murdered the victim, Dr. Black, where the murder took place and what weapon used. Cluedo was published by Virgin Games Ltd, a British video game publisher, for the Amstrad colour personal computer. The computer was one of three market leading home computers in the 1980s along with the Spectrum ZX and the Commodore 64. Virgin Games Ltd was formed in 1981 and became much larger after purchasing the budget label, Mastertronic in 1987. In 1994 it was renamed Virgin Interactive and is now part of the larger Virgin Group.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | Cluedo (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded plastics, printed paper |
| Brief description | Computer game, Cluedo, made in England by Virgin Games in about 1985. |
| Physical description | A grey cassette tape with black writing that says 'CLUEDO Not for Resale' at the top and instructions of how to load it and 'Virgin Games' trademark on the bottom. A clear see-through plastic box with a black back that hinges open. A paper insert leaflet on the front of which is a photographic picture of items associated with Cluedo, such as a hand holding a gun, rope, candlestick, knife and spanner. There is also a newspaper and telephone. The background is green and has the words ‘Leisure Genius presents the computer edition of Waddingtons CLUEDO’. At the bottom is the ‘Amstrad logo’ and a yellow ‘Not for Resale’ box. A printed paper instruction manual with a context page for loading on the front. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Samantha Lawson and Simon Linzell |
| Object history | Played with by brother and sister, Thomas (b. 30/11/1974) and Samantha (b. 08/01/1978) Lawson who lived in Walderslade near Chatham, Kent. |
| Production | Leisure Genius was a 1980s software development company that specialised in converting board games. It was bought out by Virgin Games. |
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| Summary | This game was owned and played with by Samantha Lawson, b. 08/01/1978, and her brother Thomas b. 30/11/1974. This game is a computerized version of the popular board game, Cluedo, in which players take on a variety of characters and have to guess who murdered the victim, Dr. Black, where the murder took place and what weapon used. Cluedo was published by Virgin Games Ltd, a British video game publisher, for the Amstrad colour personal computer. The computer was one of three market leading home computers in the 1980s along with the Spectrum ZX and the Commodore 64. Virgin Games Ltd was formed in 1981 and became much larger after purchasing the budget label, Mastertronic in 1987. In 1994 it was renamed Virgin Interactive and is now part of the larger Virgin Group. |
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| Accession number | B.171:1 to 4-2010 |
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| Record created | September 28, 2010 |
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