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Archon

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Archon

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Game Summary

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.


Archive Metadata

Developer Free Fall Associates
Publisher Ariolasoft, Electronic Arts, Bullet-Proof Software
Genre Strategy, Tactical
Platform Atari 8-bit, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X1, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, FM-7, Amstrad CPC
Initial Release November 1, 1983
IGDB Catalog ID #5539

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