Syzygy Co.

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This article is about Syzygy Company. For the company originally known as Syzygy Engineering, see Atari.

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Syzygy
Type Private
Founded 2001 (Legacy Engineering)
2012 (Syzygy Co.)
Closed on August 30, 2020
Headquarters Brewster, NY, U.S.
Key people Curt Vendel, founder
Marty Goldberg, founder
Industry Video games, video game consoles
Products Video games, video game consoles
Number of people 2
Website N/A

Syzygy Co. is a video game and video game console developer.

Legacy Engineering

It was founded in 2001 by Curt Vendel and Marty Goldberg as Legacy Engineering.

As Legacy Engineering, it created consoles and video games for Atari, S.A.

Syzygy Company

Its name was changed to Syzygy Company in 2012.

As Syzygy, it created peripherals for legacy Atari consoles.

Closure

It closed in 2020 with the death of Curt Vendel.

Video game consoles by Legacy Engineering

Title Release Notes
Atari Flashback 2004 Used a NES clone chip named Novatek NT6578.
Atari Flashback 2 2005 Used an Atari 2600 clone chip named Michele.
Atari Flashback 2+ 2010 Used an update of the Atari 2600 clone chip named Michele that fixed issues with the 2005 release.

Video games by Legacy Engineering

Title Release System Notes
Adventure 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Air-Sea Battle 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Asteroids 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Battlezone 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Breakout 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Canyon Bomber 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Centipede 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Crystal Castle 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Desert Falcon 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Food Fight 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Gravitar 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Haunted House 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Millipede 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Planet Smashers 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Saboteur 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Sky Diver 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Solaris 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Sprint Master 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Warlords 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Yars' Revenge 2004 NES Created for the Atari Flashback.
Adventure II 2005 Atari 2600 Created for the Atari Flashback 2.
Asteroids Deluxe 2005 Atari 2600 Created for the Atari Flashback 2.
Caverns of Mars 2005 Atari 2600 Created for the Atari Flashback 2.
Pong 2005 Atari 2600 Created for the Atari Flashback 2.
Return to Haunted House 2005 Atari 2600 Created for the Atari Flashback 2.
Space Duel 2005 Atari 2600 Created for the Atari Flashback 2.
Yars' Return 2005 Atari 2600 Created for the Atari Flashback 2.
Asteroids 2010 Windows Created for CD-ROMs given out by Taco Bell.
Breakout 2010 Windows Created for CD-ROMs given out by Taco Bell.
Centipede 2010 Windows Created for CD-ROMs given out by Taco Bell.
Lunar Lander 2010 Windows Created for CD-ROMs given out by Taco Bell.
Pong 2010 Windows Created for CD-ROMs given out by Taco Bell.