Electronic Arts

Archon: The Light and the Dark

Game

Game details

First release year
1983

Platforms

Genres

  • fighting game
  • digital board game*
  • shooter game*
  • strategy video game*

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • DOS*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Commodore 64*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Localized titles

  • Archon

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Free Fall Associates
  • Bulletproof Software*
  • Bullet-Proof Software*

Publishers

  • Electronic Arts
  • Activision*

Release history

  • 1983
    Date precision
    Year only
  • 1989-12
    Date precision
    Month
    Market
    North America
  • 1989-12 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA*
    Release date
    1989-12*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1984-09-01 · DOS*
    Release date
    1984-09-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    DOS*
  • 1989-12-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Release date
    1989-12-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
  • 1983 · Commodore 64*
    Release date
    1983*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Commodore 64*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
USA*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1989-12*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Bulletproof Software*
Genres and style · Nintendo Entertainment System
Miscellaneous,Board Games*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1989-12 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Release date
1989-12*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
USA*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Bulletproof Software
Bulletproof Software*
Genres and style · Nintendo Entertainment System
digital board game
digital board game*
Specifications 2 · 18 fields
Developers · DOS
Free Fall Associates
Free Fall Associates*
Developers · Commodore 64
Free Fall Associates
Free Fall Associates*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Bullet-Proof Software
Bullet-Proof Software*
Genres · DOS
digital board game
digital board game*
shooter game
shooter game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Genres · Nintendo Entertainment System
digital board game
digital board game*
shooter game
shooter game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Genres · Commodore 64
digital board game
digital board game*
shooter game
shooter game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · DOS
DOS
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Commodore 64
Commodore 64
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Platform
Commodore 64
Commodore 64*
Platform
DOS
DOS*
Publishers · Commodore 64
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts*
Publishers · DOS
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts*
Publishers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Activision
Activision*
Release date · DOS
1984-09-01 · DOS
Release date
1984-09-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
DOS*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System
1989-12-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date
1989-12-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Release year · Commodore 64
1983 · Commodore 64
Release date
1983*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Commodore 64*

* Provisional data