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Microbe (computer Game)
''Microbe: The Anatomical Adventure'' is a 1982 video game published by Synergistic Software for the Apple II. Gameplay ''Microbe'' is a game in which a microscopic crew must journey through the body starting from the leg, through various organs and the connecting veins and arteries, to the brain to find out what is wrong with the patient. Reception Tom Cleaver reviewed the game for ''Computer Gaming World'', and stated that "I thoroughly recommend ''Microbe'' to gamers of every stripe for the enjoyment it provides, and I recommend it to everyone else for its educational content." See also * ''Fantastic Voyage'' References {{Reflist External linksReviewin ''Softalk''Reviewin ''Electronic Games''Reviewin ''Family Computing''Reviewin '' Softline''Reviewin ''Apple Orchard''Reviewin ''Windfall''Reviewin ''Home Software Guild'' catalogReviewin ''Compute! ''Compute!'' (), often stylized as ''COMPUTE!'', is an American home computer magazine that was published from 1979 to 1994. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Synergistic Software
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 After graduating from Rice University in 1974 with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Science, Robert (Bob) Clardy was hired by Boeing as an electrical engineer at the Johnson Space Center, then moved to Seattle in 1977 with his wife Ann. Bob Clardy first was exposed to personal home computers at that time, following the releases of the Apple II and Tandy TRS-80, both in 1977. He purchased an upgraded (16 Kb) Apple II in 1978 and began modifying the code for ''Dragon Maze'', an Integer BASIC program written by Gary J. Shannon and published in the ''Apple II Reference Manual'' (1978). Shannon's ''Dragon Maze'' randomly generated a maze which the player would then have to navigate and es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |