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Archon: The Light And The Dark

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2016-02-29

Stats

8,160

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Amstrad/Schneider PC1512/PC1640
Apple II/IIGS
Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch (iOS)
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
Atari 400/800/1200XL
Atari 800/130/XL/XE
Atari XEGS/65XE/130XE/800XL
Commodore C64/128
Fujitsu FM-7/FM-77
NEC PC-88/88VA
Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom
PC (DOS)
Pocket PC/Palmtop PC/PDA/Smartphones (Windows Mobile)
Sharp X1
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

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Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 2

Features

Credits

Amiga conversion
Amiga conversion
Program design
Game design
Game design

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1985
Archon: The Light And The Dark
Commercial
Full Price
Europe
English
English, German
1
Rare
1985
Archon: The Light And The Dark
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English, German
1
Rare

Notes

The game inlay of ARCHON includes a background and photo of the Free Fall development team. Game development is also discussed, as well as what inspired the game concept.


TRIVIA: ARCHON was inspired by developer Jon Freeman's participation as a pawn in a real-life chess match, where people role-played chess pieces in costume and faced-off in mock duels or real fencing battles.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1983 Free Fall Associates/Electronic Arts Atari 800/XE/XL release.
PC versions: CGA, IBM PCjr, Amstrad PC

Screen info

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Scan info

Box: OCS
Box scan OCS no. 1

Original Release (front)

Box scan OCS no. 2

Original Release (back)

Disk: OCS
Disk scan OCS no. 1

Original Release

Misc: OCS
OCS no. 1

U.S. Advert (CGW 5.5 11-12/1985, Page 2)

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U.S. Advert (CGW 5.5 11-12/1985, Page 3)

Manual info

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OCS no. 1

Manual (English) [Worldwide Release] [Source: mocagh.org]

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Quick Reference Card (English) [Worldwide Release]

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Amiga Command Summary (English) [Worldwide Release]

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No cheats found.

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Amstrad/Schneider PC1512/PC1640
No conversion screens found.
Apple II/IIGS
Conversion Apple II/IIGS

Conversion Apple II/IIGS

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch (iOS)
No conversion screens found.
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
No conversion screens found.
Atari 400/800/1200XL
Conversion Atari 400/800/1200XL

Conversion Atari 400/800/1200XL

Atari 800/130/XL/XE
No conversion screens found.
Atari XEGS/65XE/130XE/800XL
No conversion screens found.
Commodore C64/128
Conversion Commodore C64/128

Conversion Commodore C64/128

Fujitsu FM-7/FM-77
No conversion screens found.
NEC PC-88/88VA
No conversion screens found.
Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom
Conversion Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom

Conversion Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom

PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Pocket PC/Palmtop PC/PDA/Smartphones (Windows Mobile)
No conversion screens found.
Sharp X1
No conversion screens found.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
No conversion screens found.

Map info

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Game Map and Instructions [Source: Contributed to HOL by Carcharias]

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