Shamus Series
Shamus
Arcade
Action
Science fiction
53
User Score
6 ratings
December 31, 1982
Released 15825 days ago
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
About
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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Release Dates by Platform
Commodore VIC-20
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982
Atari 8-bit
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982
Atari 8-bit
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982
Apple II
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
NEC PC-6000 Series
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
TRS-80 Color Computer
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Texas Instruments TI-99
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Legacy Computer
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
Game Boy Color
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1999
Game Info
- Developer
- Synapse Software Corporation
- Publisher
- Telegames, NEC Home Electronics, Tandy, Human Engineered Software, IBM, Atarisoft, Americana Software Limited, Synapse Software Corporation
- Game Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Genres
- Arcade
- Themes
- Action Science fiction
Languages
- Text / Subtitles
- English
