The Scoop
You play as reporter for a big city newspaper. Recently, a rival reporter was found stabbed to death in a phone booth. Your job is to travel around the city following suspects, listening in on conversations…
The Scoop is an adventure developed by Telarium, released 31 December 1986 on Apple II and DOS.
What The Scoop is
The Scoop is an adventure game developed by Telarium and released in 1986. It was published by Spinnaker Software. It is available on Apple II and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play as reporter for a big city newspaper. Recently, a rival reporter was found stabbed to death in a phone booth. Your job is to travel around the city following suspects, listening in on conversations, and even searching in their homes when they're away. Based on an Agatha Christie novella.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Agatha Christie series
The Scoop is the first of 16 entries we hold in the Agatha Christie series. The next entry was Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None in 2005.
What it launched against
The Scoop launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.
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