<s>
Murder	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zinderneuf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1983	B-Application
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Jon	O
Freeman	O
and	O
Paul	O
Reiche	O
III	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
Ariolasoft	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
as	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Alan	O
Pavlish	O
of	O
Designer	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
eight	O
detectives	O
to	O
play	O
;	O
former	O
policeman	O
turned	O
private	O
detective	O
Harry	O
Hacksaw	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Dirty	O
Harry	O
)	O
,	O
French	O
police	O
inspector	O
Emile	O
Klutzeau	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Inspector	O
Clouseau	O
)	O
,	O
amateur	O
sleuth	O
Agatha	O
Marbles	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Miss	O
Marple	O
)	O
,	O
German-British	O
detective	O
Humbolt	O
Hause	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
)	O
,	O
NYPD	O
Lieutenant	O
Cincinnato	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Columbo	O
)	O
,	O
mysterious	O
adventurer	O
Charity	O
Flaire	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Modesty	O
Blaise	O
)	O
,	O
Swiss	O
detective	O
Achille	O
Merlot	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Hercule	O
Poirot	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
gentleman	O
thief	O
Jethro	O
Knight	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Simon	O
Templar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murder	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zinderneuf	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
randomly	O
generating	O
stories	O
it	O
is	O
replayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Jon	O
Freeman	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
December	O
1980	O
BYTE	B-Application
that	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Adventure	B-Application
is	O
really	O
a	O
puzzle	O
that	O
,	O
once	O
solved	O
,	O
is	O
without	O
further	O
interest	O
"	O
;	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
games	O
like	O
his	O
Dunjonquest	O
series	O
offer	O
unpredictable	O
play	O
and	O
replay	O
opportunities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeman	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
Cluedo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
obvious	O
influences	O
from	O
books	O
and	O
movies	O
in	O
the	O
mystery	O
genre	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Agatha	B-Application
Christie	I-Application
's	O
Miss	O
Marple	O
and	O
Hercule	O
Poirot	O
books	O
,	O
to	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
the	O
films	O
of	O
Humphrey	O
Bogart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Murder	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zinderneuf	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Video	O
magazine	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
called	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
entertaining	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
innovative	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
distinctive	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
[	O
in	O
1983 ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allen	O
Doum	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Murder	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zinderneuf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mystery	O
game	O
for	O
those	O
people	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
twelve-hour	O
deadline	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
fair	O
and	O
winnable	O
,	O
the	O
reviewers	O
reported	O
playing	O
it	O
20	O
times	O
and	O
only	O
seeing	O
two	O
repeat	O
"	O
confessions	O
"	O
.Softline	O
stated	O
that	O
Free	O
Fall	O
"	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
delightful	O
as	O
Archon	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
Murder	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zinderneuf	I-Application
"	O
the	O
most	O
intriguing	O
mystery	O
game	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
played	O
...	O
for	O
a	O
mystery	O
fan	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
dream	O
come	O
true	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
