Atari Edge: We Take A Look At Atari VCS Confirmed Partner Code Mystics

At the launch of the Atari VCS Indiegogo campaign, Atari announced a list of confirmed partners. Many of the third party game studios have a long working relationship with Atari, and a few helped Atari create some highly popular franchises. Many questions have been asked over the months by fans and critics regarding what modern games will be available on the Atari VCS. With the confirmed list of game studios to date, we can examine, and get a better idea of the type of games that the studios have previously worked on with Atari. In a multi part series, we are going to take a closer look at some of the confirmed partners for the anticipated Atari VCS console. In this second installment, we take a look at game design studio Code Mystics.

Code Mystics was founded by Jeff Vavasour in 2009. One of the developers earliest notable successes was Atari's Greatest Hits which was downloaded over 6,000,000 times on Apple iOS devices alone. Code Mystics have developed games in such franchises as Age of Empires, Spyro the Dragon, Sonic the Hedgehog, Castlevania, Asteroids, and Pac Man among others, as well as for many consoles including the Microsoft Xbox One and Sony Playstation 4. 

So what could this confirmed Atari VCS partner be working on to release on Atari's latest console? Let's take a look at what they have worked on with Atari in past projects.

Atari Flashback Classics vol. 1
Released: October 2016 (PS4), November 2016 (Xbox One)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Classic Arcade

Code Mystics partnered with Atari and AtGames to deliver all of the fan favorite Atari 2600 and Arcade hits, which were remastered for the Sony Playstation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One. Enhanced with modern features, Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 include a global online multiplayer mode, local multiplayer, leaderboards, configurable controls, PS4 Touchpad usage, 24 challenging acheivements, customizable vector glow and scanline filters, HD bezel art, original manuals, cabinet renderings, and box art. In total, there are 50 classic games.

Atari Flashback Classics vol. 2
Released: October 2016 (PS4), November 2016 (Xbox One)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Classic Arcade

Following up with the Flashback Classics Vol. 1, Code Mystics partnered with Atari and AtGames again to release Atari Flashback Classics vol. 2 bringing a new crop of your favorite Atari 2600 and Arcade titles, remastered for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with all-new social features! Code Mystics follows Volume 1 with a new group of brilliantly delivered titles from the archives of gaming history.

Atari Vault
Released: Mar 24, 2016
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Steam OS
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Classic Arcade

Relive the Golden Age of Gaming with 100 of the most iconic Atari games from the 70’s and 80’s. Now with online multiplayer capability, this extensive catalog includes classic Atari titles like Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, and many more, paired with intuitive new controls.

Atari Arcade Games on PlayStation Home
Released: February 2013
Platforms: PlayStation Home, PS Vita Home Arcade Player
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Classic Arcade

Outfit your virtual apartment with your very own official replicas of the Asteroids, Centipede, and Lunar Lander arcade cabinets, or an era-authentic television and Atari 2600 featuring the home classic, Adventure, and pick up some PlayStation Home-exclusive Atari swag while you're at it!

Atari's Greatest Hits
Released: April 2011 (iOS), Oct 2011 (Android)
Platforms: Apple iOS, Android
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Classic Arcade

Take them everywhere! Atari's Greatest Hits brings the 100 best stand out games of video game history to your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android device.

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Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1
Released: November 2010
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Classic Arcade

Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1 features 50 seminal classics from the vaults of Atari, the company that started it all.



Atari Greatest Hits Volume 2
Released: March 2011
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Classic Arcade

Atari Greatest Hits Volume 2 rounds out the Atari legacy by bringing you 50 more games that formed the foundation of that classic video game pioneer.