Game

Shamus

1982 · Commodore VIC-20 · Game Boy Color · Atari 8-bit · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Legacy Computer · TRS-80 Color Computer · Arcade

53IGDB player score
6 ratings

About this game

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.

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Game facts

Release date

Dec 31, 1982

Developer

Synapse Software Corporation

Publisher

Americana Software Limited, Atarisoft, Human Engineered Software, IBM

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

Genres

Arcade

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric