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Archon to be Revived

Posted by Zonk on from the p4wn3d! dept.

Phoenix-IT writes "How many of you remember the classic strategy game Archon? Curve Software is remaking the original game for DirectX with support for network play. Distribution details are undetermined. There are long term plans to port to Macintosh and UNIX environments, but no details at the moment. The game is not open source because it contains some of the original 8-bit code, which was donated to the project, but a public beta might be on the way!"

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  1. 8 bit propritary code ... hm ... by ArmorFiend · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The game is not open source because it contains some of the original 8-bit code

    So, let me get this straight, they want to develop a new archon, but gosh darn it, we can't because we've got this legacy 8 bit code?!

    Gentlemen, this game is mind-numbingly straightforward to code. We're talking IJKL controls moving sprites around the screen. Throw out the 20 year old code. Then open it up. Do or do not, there is no try!

    1. Re:8 bit propritary code ... hm ... by LordOfYourPants · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah man, the code is protected in a hardcore way too. They did a poke 775,171 and EVERYTHING!

  2. Wahay, nostalgia-tastic by chihiro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Brings a tear to the eye... brings back memories of my youth, playing it on my trusty. Back when in the age of proper computer games...

    "When I were a lad we only had 48K to play with on my spectrum"

    "48K! luxury! My ZX81 had 1K and a 16K RAM pack that crashed as soon as you breathed on it"

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  3. While you're waiting for this... by ZipR · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Check out this Quake 3 Archon mod. Pretty cool! http://www.planetquake.com/brazen/arq/images.shtml

  4. Why is this in the Apple section? by John+Harrison · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Also, while Archon is great, somebody needs to do a faithful rendition of MULE.

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