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Game entry

Shamus

1982 · Arcade · Game Boy Color, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, NEC PC-6000 Series, Apple II, TRS-80 Color Computer, Legacy Computer, Texas Instruments TI-99 · Telegames

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World rank

ELO score

1,500

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Duels played

0

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About 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.

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