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fluffy_banana
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Some of you may be interested to note a new Archon game for the PC is coming soon. Unfortunately, not by TFB, but it appears to be adding quite a bit of new stuff (4 players? Power-ups? Why, I never ...) as well new graphics (with a mode to switch to the original graphics).
An iPhone version has possibly already been released? I couldn't tell, but if anyone's played that, thoughts?
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Angelfish
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It seems to be a completely true to the original remake, with updated graphics. Apparently they also used the original source code.
I never played the original Archon though, even though I owned a C64. Was it some kind of chess game with different rules for when pieces meet?
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Megagun
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Heh, looks like this is the offspring of Archon: Evolution, a project that literally dropped off the face of the Internet a few years ago (and which was quite buggy at the time)...
As for the original; it was partially inspired by that game Chewie and C3PO were playing aboard the Millenium Falcon in Star Wars IV: like chess, and when two pieces meet, they fight in an arena to decide who is the victor of a fight.
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Shiver
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I might just buy this when it's out. Always wanted to try Archon, but not enough to deal with an ancient interface.
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RTyp06
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Thanx fluffy. This is awesome news! I loved Archon and the sequel Archon Adpet back in the day. The original put PR III on the gaming map imo. Internet play will be a welcome addition as well. I'm curious how exactly 4 player will work though. Seems two or three players could team up against one.
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Dragon
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Random history stuff: Archcon Classic began life as Archon Evolution, a comerical remake which was then released free but unfinished. You can find version 0.7 here if you're interested. I think that was one of the last free versions released. All that works is the two player option but it still looks pretty similar.
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