Athena (video game)

This article is about the 1986 videogame. For other uses of Athena in videogaming, see Athena (disambiguation).

Athena
Game flyer
DevelopersSNK
Micronics (FC/NES)
PublisherSNK
DesignerKoji Obata
ArtistRampty
PlatformsArcade, Commodore 64, Famicom/NES, ZX Spectrum
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: July 1986
Famicom/NES
  • JP: June 5, 1987
  • NA: August 1987
GenrePlatform
ModeSingle-player

Athena is a 1986 platform video game developed and published by SNK for arcades. Ports were later released for the NES console and ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers.

The game's protagonist, Princess Athena, has gone on to appear in later fighting games by SNK as a secret character or assistant to her descendant Athena Asamiya, a prominent character in SNK's titles.


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