LaunchBox Logo Back to Home Page
Illustration of The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer

Overview

The player takes on the role as the secretary of Sherlock Holmes, and while he is away on a case, the secretary answers a phone call asking Sherlock to solve another case. With the detective away, the secretary decides to solve the case instead. On the island of Nursree, the nursery school kids are causing a riot because the nursery rhymes are wrong. To remedy this situation the player has to meet nursery rhyme characters and make the rhymes true. For example Humpty Dumpty can fall without breaking, so the player will need to break him. The Case of the Mixed-Up Shymer is a text only adventure with a description on the screen of the surroundings and the player types in commands to solve the case.

Published in Zzap!64 Megatape #37 (11/1992) as Shymer.

Developers
Sandra Sharkey
Platform
Commodore 64
Alternate Names
  • Shymer
Wikipedia
No information available
Video
No information available

Media

Advertisement Flyer - Front

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Advertisement Flyer - Front (United Kingdom) - 970x1375
United Kingdom -  970 x 1375

Box - Front

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Box - Front (World) - 640x872
World -  640 x 872
The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Box - Front (World) - 480x700
World -  480 x 700

Cart - Front

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Cart - Front (World) - 671x382
World -  671 x 382

Clear Logo

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Clear Logo (null) - 426x76
426 x 76
The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Clear Logo (null) - 426x76
426 x 76

Fanart - Box - Front

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Fanart - Box - Front (null) - 720x968
720 x 968
The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Fanart - Box - Front (null) - 641x968
641 x 968
The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Fanart - Box - Front (null) - 641x998
641 x 998

Screenshot - Game Title

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Screenshot - Game Title (null) - 320x200
320 x 200

Screenshot - Gameplay

The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer - Screenshot - Gameplay (null) - 320x200
320 x 200