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I have some vague memories of playing a certain game at some point in the 80s, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was. Here’s what I do remember:

- I played it on a PC.
- I’m pretty sure the background was bright magenta.
- You played as a detective, and I think the idea was that you were chasing an art thief.
- The gameplay involved following footprints to different locations and picking one of the three(?) locations.
- I don’t know why, but this game really, really reminds me of it. Maybe they came on the same floppy disk.

I know it’s pretty much nothing to go on, but maybe it’s enough that someone might recognize it? It’s been bugging me for months and I’d really like to know what it is, because it’s the first video game I ever played. Nostalgia is a powerful motivator.

Yes! Thank you! You have no idea how badly I was itching to find that game. I don’t know how Alley Cat got mixed up in this, I must have been playing it at the same time.

Again, thank you so much. That REALLY scratched the itch.

I actually think it might be Alley Cat that I played first. Wow. I’ve never felt so retro-nerd cool in my life. I really should play those games again.