Archon

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Released Nov 1, 1983

By: Free Fall Associates, Ariolasoft, Bullet-Proof Software, Electronic Arts

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Archon: The Light and the Dark was a game developed by Free Fall Associates which loosely modeled the game of Chess, with a number of additions to the gameplay. It was programmed by Anne Westfall, and released originally for Atari 8-bit computers in 1983. It was quickly ported to a number of different systems, and was well-received.

Genres: Strategy Tactical
Platforms: Amiga Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 8-bit Commodore C64/128/MAX DOS FM-7 Mac Nintendo Entertainment System PC (Microsoft Windows)PC-8800 Series Sharp X1 ZX Spectrum
Themes: Action Fantasy
Collections: Archon
Game modes: Multiplayer Single player
Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
Keywords: anthropomorphism artificial intelligence banshee basilisks cga graphics chess chessboard day/night cycle grid-based movement magic phoenix trolls turn-based
Languages: English · Interface
Multiplayer: Offline multiplayer

Complete release history (12)

Atari 8-bit · November 1983
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Apple II · 1984
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Commodore C64/128/MAX · 1984
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DOS · 1984
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Amstrad CPC · 1985
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ZX Spectrum · 1985
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PC-8800 Series · Jun 1, 1986
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Sharp X1 · Dec 1, 1986
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Amiga · 1986
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Mac · 1986
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FM-7 · Apr 1, 1988
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PC (Microsoft Windows) · Oct 22, 2010
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