Shamus

Released

1982-01-01

User rating

0.00 / 5

Genres

Action

Platforms

Game Boy Color, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 8-bit

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Game details · IGDB

Shamus is a shooter with light action-adventure game elements written by Cathryn Mataga and published by Synapse Software. The original Atari 8-bit computer version was released on disk and tape in 1982. According to Synapse co-founder Ihor Wolosenko, Shamus made the company famous by giving it a reputation for quality. "Funeral March of a Marionette", the theme song from Alfred Hitchcock Presents, plays on the title screen.

Released

1982

Genres

Arcade

Platforms

Commodore VIC-20, Game Boy Color, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Legacy Computer, TRS-80 Color Computer, Apple II, NEC PC-6000 Series, Texas Instruments TI-99

Game modes

Single player

Developer

Synapse Software Corporation

Publisher

Telegames, NEC Home Electronics, Tandy, Human Engineered Software, IBM