Synergistic Software, Inc.

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Synergistic formed in 1978 and focussed on the Apple II platform, making business applications alongside their role-playing games. They continued as a PC developer in later years, before being acquired by Sierra in 1996.

Developed Games

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Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance (Game)

31 December 1997

Birthright: Gorgon's Alliance is a hybrid wargame sim/first-person 3D RPG for PC CD-ROM released in 1996, based on the moderately popular "Birthright" D&D campaign.

PC​

Spirit of Excalibur (Game)

31 December 1990

Spirit of Excalibur drops the player in to a power vacuum in England following the death of King Arthur. You control Constantine, who is King Arthur's successor, and any knights he is able to recruit. Real-time combat, one-on-one and between armies, are required to defend the realm of Camelot.

AMI​ PC​ AST​ +1

Thexder 95 (Game)

1 January 1995

Thexder 95 (a.k.a. "Thexder for Windows 95") is a re-imagining of the original DOS action game. The game features all new levels, cut-scenes, and a multiple window interface.

PC​

Vengeance of Excalibur (Game)

31 December 1991

An action role-playing game based in 11th century Spain.

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Conan: The Cimmerian (Game)

31 December 1991

An action-adventure title with some RPG elements, based on the Conan fiction. In it Conan is on a revenge hunt after high priest of the Cult of Set, Thoth Amon, massacres his wife and friends.

AMI​ PC​

Super Battleship (Game)

18 February 1993

The Genesis/SNES version of battleship contained the classic battleship game along with a "super" version that played out a realistic naval strategy simulation.

GEN​ SNES​

L.A. Law: The Computer Game (Game)

31 December 1992

PC​

Homey D. Clown (Game)

1 October 1993

A comedic point-and-click adventure game based on the ex-con clown from the sketch comedy series In Living Color. Is the game good? 'I don't think so. Homey don't play that.'

PC​

Air Cavalry (Game)

30 June 1995

Air Cavalry is a helicopter action game for the SNES.

SNES​

The Beverly Hillbillies (Game)

31 December 1993

A point-and-click adventure game based on the film adaptation of the 1960's sitcom of the same name.

PC​

Low Blow (Game)

31 December 1990

PC​

The Fool's Errand (Game)

31 December 1987

The fool's errand is a puzzle game that makes heavy use of a story based on the tarot deck.

AMI​ PC​ AST​ +1

Published Games

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Bolo (Game)

1 November 1982

A top-down tank combat game for the Apple II, where you drive a tank around a large maze, fighting off enemy tanks and destroying their spawners.

APL2​

Crisis Mountain (Game)

Unknown Release

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Company details

Name

Synergistic Software, Inc.

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Founded

1 January 1978

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Aliases

Developed Games

• Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance (Game)
• Spirit of Excalibur (Game)
• Thexder 95 (Game)
• Vengeance of Excalibur (Game)
• Conan: The Cimmerian (Game)
• Super Battleship (Game)
• L.A. Law: The Computer Game (Game)
• Homey D. Clown (Game)
• Air Cavalry (Game)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (Game)
• Low Blow (Game)
• The Fool's Errand (Game)
• Carrier Aces (Game)
• The Third Courier (Game)
• Dungeon Campaign / Wilderness Campaign (Game)
• Code: Europe (Game)
• Laser Surgeon: The Microscopic Mission (Game)
• Warriors of Legend (Game)
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Published Games

• Bolo (Game)
• Crisis Mountain (Game)
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Franchises

• of Excalibur (Franchise)
• Battleship (Franchise)
• Boulder Dash (Franchise)
• Conan (Franchise)
• Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise)
• MLB (Franchise)
• Sidewinder (Franchise)
• The Lord of the Rings (Franchise)
• Thexder (Franchise)
• Triple Play (Franchise)
• Warlords (Franchise)

People

• Jim Lane (Person)
• Keith Laumer (Person)

Characters

• Lancelot (Character)
• Aragorn (Character)
• Arthur Pendragon (Character)
• Barry Bonds (Character)
• Cal Ripken Jr. (Character)
• Conan (Character)
• Frodo Baggins (Character)
• Gandalf (Character)
• Gimli (Character)
• Gollum (Character)
• Legolas (Character)
• Magic Johnson (Character)
• Morgan le Fay (Character)
• Rockford (Character)

Concepts

• Licensed Game (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Abandonware (Concept)
• Games Based on Television Shows (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• 2D Characters in a 3D Scenario (Concept)
• Arthurian Legend (Concept)
• Clowns (Concept)
• Cover Athlete (Concept)
• Games Based on Literature (Concept)
• Inventory (Concept)
• Lives (Concept)
• Mode 7 (Concept)
• Non-Player Character (Concept)
• Physical Copy Protection (Concept)
• Sprite (Concept)
• Turn-Based (Concept)
• Adapted from Television (Concept)
• Arachnoid (Concept)
• Attract Mode (Concept)

Locations

• Los Angeles (Location)
• New York City (Location)
• Arizona (Location)
• Beverly Hills (Location)
• Boston (Location)
• Cyberspace (Location)
• Dungeon (Location)
• England (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Georgia (Location)
• Home (Location)
• Hyboria (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• Middle-earth (Location)
• New York (Location)
• Olympic Stadium (Location)
• Pittsburgh (Location)
• Seattle (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Street (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Excalibur (Object)
• Ship (Object)
• Tank (Object)
• AH-64 Apache (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Asteroid (Object)
• Bag (Object)
• Baseball (Object)
• Baseball Bat (Object)
• Basketball (Object)
• Billboard (Object)
• Blood (Object)
• Book (Object)
• Boombox (Object)
• Bucket (Object)
• Bunker (Object)
• Cactus (Object)