Synergistic Software

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Synergistic logo from Vengeance of Excalibur game

Synergistic Software was a video game developer based in Seattle. Founded in 1978, the company published some of the earliest available games and applications for the Apple II family of computers. They continued developing games for various platforms into the late 1990s.

History

Synergistic was founded in 1978 by Robert Clardy and Ann Dickens Clardy. They developed the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired Dungeon Campaign / Wilderness Campaign game, which was later expanded and repackaged as Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure.

Synergistic also published a number of business applications, including a word processor and simple database program.

Synergistic was acquired by Sierra On-Line in 1996. They maintained their identity as an independent development group within Sierra until the studio was closed on February 22, 1999.

Games

• Campaign-Adventure series:
  • Dungeon Campaign (1978)
  • Wilderness Campaign (1979)
  • Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure (1980)
  • Apventure to Atlantis (1982)
• Higher Text II (1980)
• Data Reporter (1981)
• Bolo (1982)
• Crisis Mountain (1982)
• Escape from Arcturus (1982)
• Microbe (1983)
• The Fool's Errand (1986), MS-DOS port
• Pitstop II (1984), Atari 8-bit port
• Thexder (1985), MS-DOS port
• Rockford (1987)
• Sidewinder (1988)
• Silpheed (1988), MS-DOS & Apple IIGS ports
• World Builders engine series:
  • War in Middle Earth (1988)
  • Spirit of Excalibur (1990)
  • Vengeance of Excalibur (1991)
  • Conan, the Cimmerian (1991)
  • Warriors of Legend (1993)
• The Third Courier (1989)
• Low Blow (1990)
• Spectre (1994)
• Triple Play '97 (1996)
• Birthright - The Gorgon's Alliance (1996)
• Diablo: Hellfire (1997)

Games developed for other companies

• The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
• Homey D. Clown (1993)