Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Athena

Title	Athena
First release	1986
Developer	SNK
Publisher	SNK
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genre	platformer
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1986-01-01, 1987-08-26 (NTSC) Arcade: 1986-06-01 ZX Spectrum: 1987-01-01 Commodore 64: 1987-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q55610

Wield a variety of weapons, including a ball and chain, bow and arrow, or a mighty sword, to combat creatures throughout the Fantasy World. Transformation mechanics allow Athena to equip wings for flight or become a mermaid to traverse ocean depths during this scrolling platformer adventure.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q55610) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/athena) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/athena) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/athena) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (1621,81851,108551) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (28913) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (38857) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (50920) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (athena) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`athena`
Title at ADB	Athena
Manufacturer	SNK
Year	1986
Genre	Platform / Fighter Scrolling
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (SNK); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:38 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © SNK · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (16): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © SNK · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © SNK · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

NES Longplay [886] Athena

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 1:11:04auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

Athena (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 52:12auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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