1982

Shamus

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Game Boy Color Apple II Commodore C64/128/MAX Legacy Computer Atari 8-bit Commodore VIC-20 Texas Instruments TI-99 TRS-80 Color Computer NEC PC-6000 Series

Publisher: Telegames, Atarisoft, NEC Home Electronics, IBM, Synapse Software Corporation, Tandy, Americana Software Limited, Human Engineered Software

Game Modes Single player

Themes Action, Science fiction

Perspective Bird view / Isometric

Summary

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.