Synergy Inc
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| Local Name | 株式会社 シナジー幾何学 |
| Company Type | Developer |
| Founded | July 24, 1986 |
| Status | Bankrupt - 1998 |
| Head Quarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Website | www.synergy-j.co.jp |
3DO Games
| Game | Region | Code | Type | Developer | Publisher | Release Date | Local Title | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: Tetsujin |  |
FZ-SE1001 | First-person shooter | Synergy, Inc | Panasonic | 9th April 1994 | 1 | |
| Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: Tetsujin |  |
First-person shooter | Synergy Inc | Panasonic | 9th April 1994 | 1 | ||
| Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: The Return | |
First-person shooter | Synergy, Inc | Panasonic | September 22, 1995 | 1 | ||
| Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: The Return | |
First-person shooter | Synergy, Inc | Panasonic | September 22, 1995 | 1 | ||
| Tetsujin |  |
FZ-SJ1001 | First-person shooter | Synergy Inc | Panasonic | April 9, 1994 | 鉄人 | 3 |
| Tetsujin The Return | |
FZ-SJ1051 | First-person shooter | Synergy Inc | Synergy Inc | September 22, 1995 | 3 |
3DO Overview
Synergy Inc appeared on the original Developer list in 1993.
Overview
Synergy Inc., which went by the trade name Synergy Geometry Co., Ltd., was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. The company is best known for its point-and-click adventure games, which employed pre-rendered 3D computer graphics, including Alice: An Interactive Museum (1991) and Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure (1993), both of which were designed by Haruhiko Shono.
The company also had an American branch named Synergy Interactive Co., based in San Mateo, California, which focused on video game localization, publishing and marketing for western audiences.
History
- 1986 - Established
- 1990 - Started producing CD-ROM titles.
- 1991 - Won the 1991 AVA Multimedia Grand Prix Minister of International Trade and Industry Award for " Alice, " co-produced with Toshiba EMI .
- 1992 - "L-ZONE" (directed by Shono Haruhiko ) won the 1992 Multimedia Grand Prix Interactive Media Grand Prize.
- 1993
" GADGET ( English version ) " (directed by Shono Haruhiko) won the 1993 Multimedia Grand Prix Minister of International Trade and Industry Award. He co-produced " Yellow Brick Road " (direction: Miura Hiroyuki) with IBM Japan .
- 1994 - Tetsujin (directed by Kusakabe Minoru), developed in collaboration with Matsushita Electric Industrial , was released for the 3DO .
- 1997 - Established Tsukuda Synergy , a joint venture with toy manufacturer Tsukuda . Sold CD-ROMs for PC games and other media. Continued business under this name for several years after Synergy Geometry went bankrupt.
- 1998 - The lack of hit films to match the rising costs of film production and investment led to a worsening of the company's financial situation. On December 21, the company filed for bankruptcy in the Tokyo District Court . The total amount of debt was approximately 900 million yen