Synapse Software Corporation
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.
- Released
- 31 December 1982
- Developer
- Synapse Software Corporation
- Publisher
- Telegames
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Age rating
- ESRB E · USK 0
- Platforms
- Commodore VIC-20 · Game Boy Color · Atari 8-bit · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Legacy Computer · TRS-80 Color Computer · Apple II · NEC PC-6000 Series · Texas Instruments TI-99
- Genres
- Arcade
- 53
- Player rating
- 6
- Ratings counted
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Platforms
- Commodore VIC-20
- Game Boy Color
- Atari 8-bit
- Commodore 64
- TRS-80 Color Computer
- Apple II
- NEC PC-6000 Series
- Texas Instruments TI-99
Game modes
- Single player
Themes
- Action
- Science fiction
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Reviews and languages
1 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.
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Platform releases
- Atari 8-bit
- 31 December 1982
- Commodore VIC-20
- 31 December 1982
- Apple II
- 31 December 1983
- Commodore C64/128/MAX
- 31 December 1983
- NEC PC-6000 Series
- 31 December 1983
- TRS-80 Color Computer
- 31 December 1983
- Texas Instruments TI-99
- 31 December 1983
- Legacy Computer
- 31 December 1984
- Game Boy Color
- 31 December 1999
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