Archon

Archon

Strategy|Electronic Arts|1983

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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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Game Info

PublisherElectronic Arts
DeveloperFree Fall Associates
Rating 3.8
IGDB Reviews29
Retrospect Reviews0

Release Dates

Europe
Amstrad CPCDecember 31, 1985
ZX SpectrumDecember 31, 1985
Japan
FM-7April 1, 1988
PC-8800 SeriesJune 1, 1986
Sharp X1December 1, 1986
North America
AmigaDecember 31, 1986
Apple IIDecember 31, 1984
Atari 8-bitNovember 1, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAXDecember 31, 1984
DOSDecember 31, 1984
MacDecember 31, 1986
PC (Microsoft Windows)October 22, 2010

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