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Archon is a game that was first released in 1983 by Electronic Arts. It is a strategy game that combines elements of chess with mythical creatures. The game was released for Commodore 64 and Amiga platforms.
Archon is a unique and engaging game that combines strategy and fantasy elements.
The game is played on a chess-like board with mythical creatures as the pieces.
The game is turn-based, with each player taking turns moving their pieces and attacking their opponent’s pieces.
The game is won by either eliminating all of the opponent’s pieces or by occupying all five power points on the board.
The game has two modes: The Light and The Dark. Each mode has its own set of creatures, and the gameplay is slightly different for each mode.
The game is challenging and requires strategic thinking to win. The graphics and sound are good for the time, and the game is still enjoyable to play today.
### Curiosities
– Archon was the first game released by Electronic Arts.
– Archon III: Exciter was released in 1989, six years after the original game. It received mixed reviews and was not as successful as the original game.
– Archon was also released for other platforms, including Atari 8-bit, Apple II, and MS-DOS.
– Archon has a dedicated fan base, with some fans creating custom controllers and graphics for the game
– Archon was developed by Jon Freeman and Anne Westfall, who were inspired by the game of chess and the fantasy genre
Archon is a classic game that is still enjoyable to play today. The game’s unique combination of strategy and fantasy elements makes it stand out from other games of its time.
Archon is a war between the Light and the Dark: two armies of creatures and persons of myth and legend, called by the game “icons.” Each side begins with a force of 18 icons, with 8 different types per side. The Light and the Dark do not share any types, yet the teams are very evenly matched. The armies alternate turns, maneuvering for position on a chessboard-like Strategy Screen. On a single turn either one spell may be cast, or one icon moved. Turns may not be passed. Whenever an icon is moved to a square already occupied by an opposing piece, a battle ensues on the Combat Screen, where each different type of piece has its own hit points, attack damage, and so on, detailed below. The winning icon keeps the square, while the loser is eliminated from the game (both icons may be destroyed in the battle, in which case both are eliminated).
..and…Finally the ancient 1983 Battle between the Light and the Dark takes a new place
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ARCHON CLASSIC
We would say one of the all time “greatest”, but that only serves to forge its peculiarity .
Action/strategy game released in 1983,what year , Archon fills itself with a diversity of characters from the middle age fantasy and their abilities in a schema of rules dazing so a unique gameplay .
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Amiga version of Archon
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ARCHON ULTRA
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Softgold Computerspiele released Archon Ultra in the year 1994. Archon Ultra is a old fantasy strategy game, part of the Archon series.
Archon Ultra is abandonware, runs on DOS and can be played by up to 2 players.
Archon Ultra can be described by the keywords: turn based, fantasy. Archon Ultra is available for download.
- multiplayer:
hotseat, LAN or Internet (1-2 players)
- input:
joystick, keyboard, mouse
- distribution:
3,5 floppy disk, cd-rom
- graphics:
VGA
- sound:
Adlib, Sound Blaster, Gravis Ultrasound, Pro Audio Spectrum
- popularity: 2437 page views
- DOSBox compatibility:
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v 0.73100% – fully supported
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v 0.70100% – fully supported
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