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Shamus

1982Main GameReleasedBird view / Isometric
Arcade

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.

Ratings:

IGDB

5.3

External pages:

Links:

en.wikipedia.org

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Details

Companies:

Telegames, NEC Home Electronics, Tandy, Human Engineered Software, Vatical Entertainment, IBM, Atarisoft, Synapse Software Corporation, Americana Software Limited, Synapse Software Corporation

Franchises:

Shamus

Game modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action, Science fiction

Languages:

English

Age ratings:

USK: 0, ESRB: E

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Release dates

1982: Unknown platform (North America)

1982: Unknown platform (North America)

1982: Unknown platform (Europe)

1983: Unknown platform (North America)

1983: Unknown platform (Japan)

1983: Unknown platform (North America)

1983: Unknown platform (North America)

1983: Unknown platform (North America)

1983: Unknown platform (Europe)

1984: Unknown platform (North America)

1999: Unknown platform (North America)