Although the intention had been to keep Synapse going, the market had changed, and they were unable to make money from the electronic novels. Approximately one year after the takeover, Broderbund closed Synapse down. Games separated by a slash were sold together as "Double Plays," with one being a bonus game on the other side of the disk. "Rainbow Walker" was initially sold by itself, and the second game added later. At the 1983 Consumer Electronics Show, Synapse announced it would publish games for the VIC-20. These were a mix of original titles and ports and were sold under the name Showcase Software. Only some of the announced games were released.