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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.

You lead your party of three into the dungeons to gain riches and ultimately find the Balrog which you have to kill.

Gridrunner is a lot like Atari's arcade classic, Centipede.