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…
Shamus is an arcade developed by Synapse Software Corporation, released 31 December 1982 on Game Boy Color, Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Shamus is
Shamus is an arcade game developed by Synapse Software Corporation and released in 1982. It was published by Americana Software Limited. It is available on Game Boy Color, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, Legacy Computer, NEC PC-6000 Series, Texas Instruments TI-99 and TRS-80 Color Computer.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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