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   company_logo  = [[File:Syzygy logo.jpg |300px]]|
   company_logo  = [[File:Syzygy logo.jpg |300px]]|
   company_type  = Private|
   company_type  = Private|
   foundation    = 2001 (Legacy Engineering)<br />2012 (Syzygy Co.)|
   foundation    = 2001 (Legacy Engineering)<br />2012 (Syzygy Co.)<br />Closed on August 30, 2020|
   location      = Brewster, NY, U.S.|
   location      = Brewster, NY, U.S.|
   key_people    = [[Curt Vendel]], founder<br />[[Marty Goldberg]], founder|
   key_people    = [[Curt Vendel]], founder<br />[[Marty Goldberg]], founder|
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   industry      = Video games, video game consoles|
   industry      = Video games, video game consoles|
   products      = Video games, video game consoles|
   products      = Video games, video game consoles|
   homepage      = http://www.syzygycompany.com/|
   homepage      = N/A|
}}
}}
'''Syzygy Co.''' is a [[video game]] and [[video game console]] developer.
'''Syzygy Co.''' is a [[video game]] and [[video game console]] developer.


==Legacy Engineering==
==Legacy Engineering==
It was founded in 2001 by [[Curt Vendel]] and [[Marty Goldberg]] as '''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.]]
As Legacy Engineering, it created consoles and video games for [[Atari, S.A.]]


==Syzygy Company==
==Syzygy Company==
Its name was changed to '''Syzygy Company''' in 2012.
Its name was changed to '''Syzygy Company''' in [[2012]].


As Syzygy, it created peripherals for legacy Atari consoles.
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==
==Video game consoles by Legacy Engineering==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
!| Title
!| Title
!width="140px"| Release
!| Release
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Used a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] clone chip named [[Novatek NT6578]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Used a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] clone chip named [[Novatek NT6578]].
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2]]<br />[[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback 2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005<br />2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Flashback 2+: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Used an [[Atari 2600]] clone chip named [[Michele]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Used an [[Atari 2600]] clone chip named [[Michele]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback 2+]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Used an update of the [[Atari 2600]] clone chip named [[Michele]] that fixed issues with the 2005 release.
|}
|}


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!| Title
!| Title
!| Release
!| Release
!| Systems
!| System
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Adventure]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Adventure]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Adventure II]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Air-Sea Battle]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Air-Sea Battle]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Asteroids]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Asteroids (video game)|Asteroids]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004<br />2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]<br />[[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021<br />Windows: March 12, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.<br />The Windows version was created for CDs given out by Taco Bell.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Asteroids Deluxe]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Battlezone (1980 video game)|Battlezone]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Battlezone (1980 video game)|Battlezone]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Breakout]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Breakout (video game)|Breakout]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004<br />2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]<br />[[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021<br />Windows: March 12, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.<br />The Windows version was created for CDs given out by Taco Bell.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Caverns of Mars]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Canyon Bomber]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Canyon Bomber]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Centipede]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Centipede (video game)|Centipede]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004<br />2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]<br />[[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.<br />The Windows version was created for CDs given out by Taco Bell.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Crystal Castle]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Crystal Castle]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Desert Falcon]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Desert Falcon]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Food Fight]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Food Fight]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Gravitar]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Gravitar]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Haunted House]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Haunted House]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Lunar Lander]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005<br />2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]<br />[[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.<br />The Windows version was created for CDs given out by Taco Bell.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Millipede]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Millipede]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Planet Smashers]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Planet Smashers]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005<br />2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]<br />[[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Windows: March 12, 2018<br />[[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.<br />The Windows version was created for CDs given out by Taco Bell.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Return to Haunted House]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Saboteur]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Saboteur]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sky Diver]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sky Diver]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Solaris]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Solaris]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Space Duel]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sprint Master]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sprint Master]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
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|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Warlords]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Warlords]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Yars' Revenge]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Yars' Revenge]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback]]: February 28, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was created for the Atari Flashback.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Adventure II]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback 2]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Asteroids Deluxe]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback 2]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Caverns of Mars]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback 2]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong (video game)|Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback 2]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Return to Haunted House]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback 2]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Space Duel]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback 2]].
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Yars' Return]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Yars' Return]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]]: May 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for the [[Atari Flashback 2]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Atari 2600 version was created for the Atari Flashback 2.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Asteroids (video game)|Asteroids]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for [[CD-ROM]]s given out by Taco Bell.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Breakout (video game)|Breakout]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for [[CD-ROM]]s given out by Taco Bell.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Centipede (video game)|Centipede]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for [[CD-ROM]]s given out by Taco Bell.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Lunar Lander (1979 video game)|Lunar Lander]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for [[CD-ROM]]s given out by Taco Bell.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong (video game)|Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created for [[CD-ROM]]s given out by Taco Bell.
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 29 October 2024

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

Syzygy logo.jpg
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.
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