First release date: November 1, 1983
Platforms: Atari 8-bit - PC-8800 Series - Commodore C64/128/MAX - ZX Spectrum - Sharp X1 - PC (Microsoft Windows) - Mac - DOS - Amiga - Apple II - FM-7 - Amstrad CPC
Developers: Free Fall Associates
Publishers: Ariolasoft, Electronic Arts, Bullet-Proof Software
Archon: The Light and the Dark was a game developed by Free Fall Associates which loosely modeled the game of Chess, with a number of additions to the gameplay. It was programmed by Anne Westfall, and released originally for Atari 8-bit computers in 1983. It was quickly ported to a number of different systems, and was well-received.