Shamus
- Genres
- Arcade
- Platforms
- Commodore C64/128/MAX · Game Boy Color · Atari 8-bit · Commodore VIC-20 · Apple II · Texas Instruments TI-99 · TRS-80 Color Computer · NEC PC-6000 Series · Legacy Computer
- Release
- Atari 8-bit 1982 Month only Commodore VIC-20 1982 Month only Atari 8-bit 1982 Month only Apple II 1983 Month only Commodore C64/128/MAX 1983 Month only NEC PC-6000 Series 1983 Month only Texas Instruments TI-99 1983 Month only TRS-80 Color Computer 1983 Month only Commodore C64/128/MAX 1983 Month only Legacy Computer 1984 Month only Game Boy Color 1999 Month only
- Credits
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VE
Vatical Entertainment
A
Atarisoft
HE
Human Engineered Software
I
IBM
T
Telegames
NH
NEC Home Electronics
T
Tandy
SS
Synapse Software Corporation
AS
Americana Software Limited
- Board status
- —
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.
