Shamus
1982Telegames, NEC Home Electronics, Tandy, Human Engineered Software, IBM, Atarisoft, Americana Software Limited, Synapse Software CorporationSynapse Software Corporation
About
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.
Available on
Commodore VIC-20Apple IICommodore C64/128/MAXTexas Instruments TI-99NEC PC-6000 SeriesGame Boy ColorTRS-80 Color ComputerLegacy ComputerAtari 8-bit
