Comments on: The Mazes of Shamus

Comment on The Mazes of Shamus by: Benj Edwards

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:13:34 +0000

Here's a link to a tutorial about the Atari800Win emulator, Bob. I believe the links work on there (I've updated the link above too). You will also need an 800 ROM to use the emulator, which that tutorial will tell you how to get.

http://www.atariage.com/5200/emulation/atari800_tutorial/

You can download the game above, click on the "Shamus" link in the last paragraph.

Comment on The Mazes of Shamus by: Bob

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:16:36 +0000

Where can you download an Atari emulator to play this game on? The above link doesn't work. And where to download the game at?

And I'd like to be able to use an NES controller since I've got that with a USB cable. Plus, I like that controller compared to a joy stick anyways.

Comment on The Mazes of Shamus by: RubberBekki

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:01:48 +0000

I too had a PCjr as a kid and I had "Shamus" but in diskette form (ahh, that red IBM label on that un-notched copy-protected 5.25″ floppy within the hard plastic IBM case with the solid cardboard foldout instructions…they don't make 'em like that anymore).

My brother thought it was easy to rack up huge scores by simply shooting the enemies and just toggling between two rooms. Meanwhile I took the time to explore it from beginning to end and complete it. Sure, he may have had a high score but did he ever SHIV Shadow? Nope.

That game and Jumpman were my fave games on the PCjr. Because the system was underpowered it couldn't run much else so I basically taught myself how to program it while exploring its internals with info from Peter Norton's "Inside The IBM PC" book.

Anyway, thanks to emulation I can now check out all the different versions of Shamus if I wanted to. Like playing Shamus on an emulated IBM 5150.

Comment on The Mazes of Shamus by: Siegfried Lenz

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:09:54 +0000

Shamus was my favourite Atari 800 game which I used to play for hours. I managed 126.770 points, finishing twice and getting to the blue level for the third time.

The Atari version rocks but I couldn't get the hang of the C64 and Gameboy versions which didn't get the shimmering walls and the movement of the Shamus right. The gameboy is further hampered by it's small screen which as far as I recall requires in-room scrolling.

Thanks for the map. I used to have that map in my head but found it's patchy after 20+ years.

Comment on The Mazes of Shamus by: Langel

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:52:07 +0000

Shamus on the VIC 20 here! My favorite for sure on that system.

Comment on The Mazes of Shamus by: Hope

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:56:14 +0000

I got this game new in 1982! I played it till I won. Just sharing it with my two video game junkie kids to show them how games used to be!

Comment on The Mazes of Shamus by: Mat$kaT

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:18:54 +0000

OK, after lurking here now for 2 days I have crackad and posted a comment!

Shamus was the sh*t!!!!

I had shamus on a CARTRIDGE for my PCjr when I was a kid. This game rocked!

Great to be reminded of it! I can't decribe the supreme nostalgia I feel when reading your page, RedWolf!

from BBSing to Shamus, you have a new fan!

Keep up the great work!