Have you ever wanted to run around a maze, throwing footballs at anything in
your way? Well, if you have a Commodore, or a C-64 emulator, your wait is over.
Way back in 1984, Synapse Software developed a C-64 game written in Commodore
Basic called "Shamus." Shamus is a very simplistic stick-figure looking hero
who runs around several mazes weathering traps, alien monsters, and other
nefarious villians. Ultimately Shamus can shoot the enemies with a football-
looking projectile, or can dodge and evade them. Your objective is to collect
the keys necessary to open different areas of the mazes.
While its graphics are simplistic, even for the Commodore 64, and its age is
that of many RU Freshmen, "Shamus" has survived the ages. A simple Google
search turned up over 10 pages of resutls for "Shamus Commodore," many of which
include hints and cheat codes. My favorite cheat codes include POKE 27185,165
(unlimited lives) and POKE 48438,165 POKE 61190,165 (cheat mode).
Do you think your ability to beat the Evil Lord Death Aran in the latest PS/2
first-person shooter qualifies you for the title of Ender? If so, try "Shamus,"
and try it without the cheat codes.
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Kevin Martin is Whim's resident Geek. He's not as old as his article intro makes him seem
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Name: Greg
Comments:
I remember that game! I used to play it!
Name: Jeff
Year: Alumnus
Major: ly tired
Comments:
This guy wasn't trying to be Irish, was he? If so, he should have been Seamus, not Shamus, daddy-o. Now that's whiskey in the jar.
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