Video game · 1982
Shamus
Released 31 December 1982 on Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore VIC-20, MS-DOS, TRS-80 Color Computer, NEC PC-6000 Series and 6 more
- Publisher
- Synapse Software
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Arcade
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
IGDB PLAYERS536 ratings
About Shamus
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.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Atari 8-bit computers | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Commodore VIC-20 | 1982 |
| MS-DOS | 31 December 1982 |
| TRS-80 Color Computer | 1983 |
| NEC PC-6000 Series | 1983 |
| Texas Instruments TI-99 | 1983 |
| Apple II | 1983 |
| Legacy Computer | 1984 |
| Game Boy Color | 1999 |
| Commodore 64 | later, date unknown |
| Game Boy | later, date unknown |
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