Synapse Software (Richmond, CA) They called their parser BTZ (Better Than Zork). BTZ was designed and written by William Mataga. They are or have been distributed by Broderbund Software. Mindwheel Type: Text only Written 1985 by Robert Pinsky [story], William Mataga [programming] and Steve Hales [programming]. Runs on: Apple II Atari 8-bit Commodore 64 [Joe Vierra] Macintosh PC Notes: Came with a book of about 70 pages containing a story outlining what was going on in the game. Comments: One of the best adventures ever released. Extremely large vocabulatory and advanced parser and a great story and puzzles. Almost rivals Infocom - almost! Essex Type: Text only Written 1985 by Bill Darrah [story], Bill Darrah [programming] and William Mataga [programming]. Runs on: Apple II Atari 8-bit Commodore 64 [Joe Vierra] Macintosh [?] PC Notes: This was distributed with a hardcover book. Brimstone: The Dream of Gawain Written 1985 by James Paul [story], David Bunch [programming], William Mataga [programming] and Bill Darrah [programming]. Runs on: Apple II Atari 8-bit Commodore 64 [Joe Vierra] Macintosh [?] PC Notes: This was distributed with a hardcover book. Breakers Written 1985 by Rod Smith [story], Joe Vierra [programming] and William Mataga [programming]. Runs on: Commodore 64 [Joe Vierra] PC Ronin Notes: This was probably never published, but was ready to be tested. Another person claims to have seen it. House of Changes Notes: This might be unpublished. Another person claims to have seen it. Deadly Summer Notes: This might be unpublished. Another person claims to have seen it.

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