Comments on: The Old & The New: Archon Remade

By: R

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:38:35 +0000

The poor gaming offerings on the IBM PCjr still haunt me, but I was able to get this one!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:42:50 +0000

Isn’t this coming out on Wiiware?

http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/games/wiiware/archon_classic

Probably a whole lot less than $20 on there, too. I don’t get this: the console makes/app stores are taking a big chunk of the price, but they charge more on the PC where they are free to distribute it however they wish, usually at a far lower cost?

By: Risingson

Risingson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:52:23 +0000

Now I see that you people are at least as old as me :/ :)

By: vagabond

vagabond — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:42:05 +0000

Except the iphone version seems to be $3, so I’d kind of feel a bit hard done by paying $20 for it on PC (I assume the PC version has extra game modes or something, but still).

Dammit, now even indie devs are shafting the PC.
It always starts this way, dumbing their games down for a less technically capable platform, with a worse control system. I won’t be surprised when their remake of Archon 2 isn’t even available for the PC. It’ll serve them right when I pirate the original on a C=64 emulator…

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:40:21 +0000

Archon already has an awesome spiritual successor in Wrath Unleashed, and a not-so-awesome one in Unholy War, but I’m looking forward to this relatively straight remake nonetheless.

By: David Gentle

David Gentle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:39:07 +0000

There was a mod for Q3A at one point that was based on this though i forget the name.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:37:28 +0000

“I don’t see any power points in the screenshot above… Were those only in Archon 2?”

I distinctly remember getting the message “Power points are proof against magic” when you tried to cast a spell on a piece that was on a power point in Archon 1.

My guess is that they are just not implemented, since this is a pre-beta. Or maybe you can turn them on or off.

By: Krikey!

Krikey! — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:15:34 +0000

$20? Sign me up! Archon was, and still is, awesome!

By: LintMan

LintMan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:41:05 +0000

Definitely one of the best C-64 games made. I like the sequel (Archon 2: Adept) as well.

I don’t see any power points in the screenshot above… Were those only in Archon 2?

By: Psychopomp

Psychopomp — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:33:16 +0000

FINALLY

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:00 +0000

I’d rather this be released on consoles…360 Live DLC for $10-$15 would hit the sweet spot.

By: Moot

Moot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:40 +0000

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I would like some M.U.L.E please.