Shamus
5.3
IGDB User Score
N/A
IGDB Critic Score

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.

IGDB Combined Score

Average
5.3
Metadata

Releases

vic-20

Commodore VIC-20

December 31, 1982

GBC

Game Boy Color

December 31, 1999

Apple][

Apple II

December 31, 1983

NEC PC-6000 Series

NEC PC-6000 Series

December 31, 1983

Atari8bit

Atari 8-bit

December 31, 1982

TRS-80 Color Computer

TRS-80 Color Computer

December 31, 1983

ti-99

Texas Instruments TI-99

December 31, 1983

C64

Commodore C64/128/MAX

December 31, 1983

Le

Legacy Computer

December 31, 1984

Companies

Telegames

NEC Home Electronics

Tandy

Human Engineered Software

Vatical Entertainment

IBM

Atarisoft

Synapse Software Corporation

Americana Software Limited

Synapse Software Corporation

Age Ratings

ESRB - E

Gameplay & Screenshots

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