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Shamus

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Released Dec 31, 1982

By: Synapse Software Corporation, Americana Software Limited, Atarisoft, Human Engineered Software, IBM, NEC Home Electronics, Tandy, Telegames

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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.

Genres: Arcade
Platforms: Apple II Atari 8-bit Commodore C64/128/MAX Commodore VIC-20 Game Boy Color Legacy Computer NEC PC-6000 Series TRS-80 Color Computer Texas Instruments TI-99
Themes: Action Science fiction
Collections: Shamus
Game modes: Single player
Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
Languages: English · Interface
Age ratings: ESRB E USK 0

Complete release history (11)

Atari 8-bit · 1982
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Atari 8-bit · 1982
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Commodore VIC-20 · 1982
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Apple II · 1983
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Commodore C64/128/MAX · 1983
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Commodore C64/128/MAX · 1983
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NEC PC-6000 Series · 1983
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Texas Instruments TI-99 · 1983
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TRS-80 Color Computer · 1983
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Legacy Computer · 1984
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Game Boy Color · 1999
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