Archon (1985)

Archon, also known as Archon: The Light and the Dark, was released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by Ariolasoft UK Ltd and created by Tony Barber and Simon Dunstan, with inlay and poster art provided by Dave McMacken.

The title belongs to the board game genre and supports up to two players. It features control options for Kempston Joystick and Interface 2. The software was licensed from Free Fall Associates and originally included an offer for a free enamelled metal badge.

The cassette was priced at £10.95. The game was also ported to several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, NES, Macintosh, and Amiga.

Archon holds an average magazine review score of 74.33%. Individual ratings include 83% from Crash, a 2/5 score from Sinclair User, and a 5/5 rating from ZX Computing.

In Russia, the game gained popularity through numerous TR-DOS versions released by various groups, including Power of Sound and Jupiter 77. It was featured in the Spectrofon magazine, and the sequel received an amateur Russian translation by FFC Computers.