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A company that developed text-adventure games for a brief time in the mid-80s, '''Synapse Software''' is probably best known for creating novellas that set the stage for its games and collaborating with poet [[Robert Pinsky]] on his game ''[[Mindwheel]]''.

==Electronic Novels&trade;==
All four of these games were distributed by [[Br&oslash;derbund Software]].
* ''[[Mindwheel]]'' (author: [[Robert Pinsky]], programmers: [[Steve Hales]] and [[William Mataga]]; 1984; [[BTZ]]).
* ''[[Essex]]'' (author: [[Bill Darrah]], programmers: [[Bill Darrah]] and [[William Mataga]]; 1985; BTZ).
* ''[[Brimstone|Brimstone: The Dream of Gawain]]'' (author: [[James Paul]], programmers: [[David Bunch]], [[William Mataga]], and [[Bill Darrah]]; 1985; BTZ).
* ''[[Breakers]]'' (author: [[Rodney R. Smith|Rod Smith]], programmers: [[Joe Vierra]] and [[William Mataga]]; 1986; BTZ).

Other text games that probably were never released:
* ''Ronin''. This one was at least partially made, and was one of the upcoming titles named in ''Mindwheel'''s documentation.
* ''House of Changes''.
* ''Deadly Summer''.

== Links ==
* [http://www.if-legends.org/~adventure/Synapse_Software.html Synapse Software listing] at Adventureland/IF Legends.
* [http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/synapse-software-corporation/ Synapse Software listing] at MobyGames.
* [http://idiology.com/8b/bacardi/Synapse/Synapse.html Synapse listing] at Idiology.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse_Software Synapse Software] at Wikipedia.
* [http://www.atarimagazines.com/v3n7/Coming_Adventures.html Antic Vol. 3, No. 7 / November 1984 / Page 28] - Nat Friedland reviews his sneak peaks of Synapse's new Electronic Novels.
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