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Shamus
Play Shamus online for GBC. Explore 128 rooms, match numbered keys, fire Ion-Shivs and hunt the Shadow through four dangerous settings.
Browser play
Game Boy Color (GBC) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Shamus
Quick start
Begin in the laboratory and practise moving through the first rooms while firing in different directions. Clear enemies from a safe distance, then explore open exits and note the numbers on keys and locked passages. Touch a key to collect it and the matching keyhole to open the wall. If you hear the Shadow’s low pulsing warning, leave promptly instead of trying to finish every enemy.
Controls
D-pad: move in eight directions. Press A and use the D-pad to fire Ion-Shivs in the desired direction. Only two shots can remain on screen at once, so aim before firing again. Pick up keys and activate their matching numbered keyholes by touching them.
Shamus — About this game
Each numbered key opens its matching passage, making route memory as useful as quick reactions. Robots behave differently, and only two Ion-Shivs can be on screen at once. Clearing a room on its first visit earns a bonus, but repeated visits do not keep awarding the same enemy points. Mystery pickups can provide points or a life, yet can also summon the Shadow; ordinary shots only stun him until the final confrontation.
Shamus Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · gb
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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