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|title=Archon: The Light and the Dark
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|year=1983
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|designer=Paul Reiche III, Jon Freeman
|designer=Paul Reiche III, Jon Freeman
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|genre=[[Fighting]], [[Strategy]]
|genre=[[Fighting]], [[Strategy]]
|systems=[[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Amiga]], [[MS-DOS]], [[Macintosh]], [[NEC PC-8801]], [[NES]], [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
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'''Archon: The Light and the Dark''' is a [[fighting]]-[[strategy]] game developed by [[Free Fall Associates]] and  published by [[Electronic Arts]]. It was originally developed for [[Atari 8-bit]] computers in [[1983]], but was later ported to several other systems of the day, including the [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Amiga]], [[MS-DOS]], [[Macintosh]], [[NEC PC-8801]], [[NES]], and [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]. It was designed by Paul Reiche III and Jon Freeman and programmed by Freeman's wife, Anne Westfall. Reiche also produced the artwork for the game.
 
'''Archon: The Light and the Dark''' is a [[fighting]]-[[strategy]] game developed by [[Free Fall Associates]] and  published by [[Electronic Arts]]. It was originally developed for [[Atari 8-bit]] computers in [[1983]], but was later ported to several other systems of the day, including the [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Amiga]], [[MS-DOS]], [[Macintosh]], [[NEC PC-8801]], [[NES]], and [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]. It was designed by Paul Reiche III and Jon Freeman and programmed by Freeman's wife, Anne Westfall. Reiche also produced the artwork for the game.
 
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This is the first game in the Archon series. For other games in the series see the Archon category.

Box artwork for Archon: The Light and the Dark.
Box artwork for Archon: The Light and the Dark.
Archon: The Light and the Dark
Developer(s)Free Fall Associates
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts, Ariolasoft
Year released1983
System(s)Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64/128, Commodore Amiga, DOS, macOS, NEC PC-8801, NES, Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Followed byArchon II: Adept
SeriesArchon
Designer(s)Paul Reiche III, Jon Freeman
Genre(s)Fighting, Strategy
ModesSingle player, Multiplayer
LinksArchon: The Light and the Dark at PCGamingWikiArchon: The Light and the Dark ChannelSearchSearch

Archon: The Light and the Dark is a fighting-strategy game developed by Free Fall Associates and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally developed for Atari 8-bit computers in 1983, but was later ported to several other systems of the day, including the Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh, NEC PC-8801, NES, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It was designed by Paul Reiche III and Jon Freeman and programmed by Freeman's wife, Anne Westfall. Reiche also produced the artwork for the game.

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