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Archon (1983)

Free Fall Associates

Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Apple II · Atari 8-bit · Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS · FM-7 · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PC-8800 Series · Sharp X1 · ZX Spectrum

3.44 from 34 ratings

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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.
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Details

Developers
Free Fall Associates
Publishers
Ariolasoft, Bullet-Proof Software, Electronic Arts
Genres
Strategy, Tactical
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Series
Archon

Release dates

  • Nov 1983 (Full Release) (North_America) Atari 8-bit
  • 1984 (Full Release) (North_America) Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS
  • 1985 (Full Release) (Europe) Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
  • Jun 01, 1986 (Full Release) (Japan) PC-8800 Series
  • Dec 01, 1986 (Full Release) (Japan) Sharp X1
  • 1986 (Full Release) (North_America) Amiga, Mac
  • Apr 01, 1988 (Full Release) (Japan) FM-7
  • Oct 22, 2010 (Full Release) (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Rating distribution

5 stars
5
4 stars
10
3 stars
14
2 stars
5
1 star
0
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