Game

Shamus 1982

Developed by Synapse Software Corporation

  • Arcade, Action, Science fiction

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.

ArcadeActionScience fictionCommodore VIC-20, Game Boy Color, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Legacy Computer, TRS-80 Color Computer

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Plot-driven, cool, spare and grave.

  • character-ledplot-driven
  • cooloverwhelming
  • sparerichly built
  • gravecomic
  • unpretentiousprestige

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