Steam's Atari Vault is bringing back 100 classic video games from the time the company was an industry leader in the 1970s and 1980s. The old-school game collection will include titles such as Centipede, Asteroids, Tempest, and Missile Command. They will feature local multiplayer, online, Steam Controller support, and Steam leaderboards.

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Atari's press release promises that Steam Controller will provide "precision control," according to Wired. This could be very useful for gamers.

Several classic Atari games used a trackball controller. However, most of today's PC users do not have access to the device so Steam Controller could improve their gaming experience.  

Atari did not share which versions of the games would be included in the video game collection being developed by Code Mystics. It could include the arcade or home version, or a remake.

Steam has not released any details about the pricing. However, Atari Vault will launch sometime this Spring, according to Engadget.

Atari will unveil the new 100-game package at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gaming festival later this month at PAX South in San Antonio, Texas. The company will also have hands-on demos.

PAX South will be held from January 29 to 31. Atari will host meetings held at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter.

Last year Atari made headline news when hundreds of vintage games were discovered at a New Mexico landfill. It confirmed an urban legend that the company had dumped the video game cartridges in the desert.

Most of the games were sold on eBay for $108,000. Alamogordo City agreed to sell around 900 of the 1,300 games in the collection.

The dug-up games included the 1982 game E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. It is considered by many gamers as the all-time worst video game, and Atari was unable to sell millions of copies.  

Atari was founded in June 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Five months later it rolled out its first game: Pong.

In September 1977 the company launched its Atari 2600. During the next 15 years the company sold millions of game cartridges and 30 million Atari 2600 units until it was discontinued in 1992.