Archon

Archon

1983 · Free Fall Associates

3.95 out of 5, 32 ratings

About

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.

Release date
November 1, 1983
Developer
Free Fall Associates
Publisher
Ariolasoft, Electronic Arts, Bullet-Proof Software
Genres
StrategyTactical
Themes
ActionFantasy

Media

Platforms

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

Release dates

Atari 8-bitFull release
North America · Nov 1, 1983
Apple IIFull release
North America · Dec 31, 1984
DOSFull release
North America · Dec 31, 1984

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
English (US)