Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder
Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder is an FMV murder mystery game. It was created by Shannon Gilligan, who also created the Virtual Murder series, along with Sam Egan, writer and producer for Northern Exposure. It was developed and published by Activision in 1996, and uses the same game engine as Spycraft: The Great Game.
In The Elk Moon Murder you play as a detective investigating the murder of Anna Elk Moon, a famous artist. You’ll need to investigate the crime scene, send evidence to the lab, and use your PDA (Personal Detective’s Assistant) to review the clues you’ve uncovered. Your partner John Night Sky assists as you question suspects. The gameplay has a lot of similarities to Gilligan’s Virtual Murder series, though the game mechanics, acting, and video quality are all a notable step up here.
- Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder on Wikipedia
- Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder on MobyGames
- Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder is a murder mystery game that includes blood and gore, clothed sexual touching, and profanity.
Part 1
Tonight I’m starting Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder from 1996. It was written and designed by Shannon Gilligan (of Who Killed Brett Penance?) and uses the same engine as Spycraft: The Great Game. Also starring L.A. Law’s Amanda Donohoe!
Behind the Scenes Troubleshooting
This is a behind-the-scenes troubleshooting stream—I’ll continue the game properly next time. I have this pristine new copy of The Elk Moon Murder shipped directly from 1996 and I need to play it on a Mac that’s can’t run it and doesn’t have a CD-ROM drive. I will use two different computers and at least three versions of macOS to accomplish this.
Part 2
Continuing day 3 of The Elk Moon Murder tonight! I think we’re close to filing for a warrant, but will we be able find the murderer? 🔍
Part 3
Last week I disappointed the police chief several times, and I’m almost positive it will happen again. The Elk Moon Murder continues~