Group Description
Dan and
Kathe Spracklen's early (1978) chess simulations for home microcomputers, initially published through
Hayden Software, yielding a chess legacy lasting through six installments and dedicated units by
Applied Concepts.
Trivia
SARGON, the first installment of the series, won the first tournament for microcomputers, held in San Jose California, in 1978. David Levy collected his 10 year bet by defeating CHESS 4.7 in Toronto Ontario. One of the games was a draw. This was the first time a computer drew an international master.
Information also contributed by
Xantheous
Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
4-in-1 Fun Pak | 1992 | Game Boy | Interplay Productions, Inc. | 2.68 |
Sargon V: World Class Chess | 1991 | DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98 | Activision, Inc. | 3.20 |
Sargon Chess | 1991 | CD-i | Philips Interactive Media, Inc. | ... |
Sargon 4 | 1988 | DOS, Macintosh | Spinnaker Software Corporation | 3.65 |
Sargon III | 1983 | Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh | Hayden Software Co., Inc. | 3.57 |
Sargon 2.5 | 1979 | Dedicated console, MOS Technology 6502 | Chafitz, Inc. | ... |
Sargon II | 1978 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, CP/M, TRS-80, VIC-20 | Commodore Business Machines, Inc | 3.54 |
Sargon | 1978 | Apple II, CP/M, Exidy Sorcerer, Nascom, TRS-80, Zilog Z80 | Bits, Inc. | ... |
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Game group created by Anonymous User, additional games added to group by
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Игги Друге (46308) and
vedder (62942)