1982 · Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Game Boy Color · Atari 8-bit · Commodore VIC-20 · Apple II · Texas Instruments TI-99 · TRS-80 Color Computer · NEC PC-6000 Series · Legacy Computer
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.