
Book One: Secret Of The Inner Sanctum

Towns > Sorpigal · Portsmith · Algary · Dusk · Erliquin
Might and Magic - Book One: Secret of the Inner Sanctum
Very simple game, developed 1986/87 for Apple II and PC Dos computers.
The Mission is to find the Inner Sanctum itself and reveal its secret.
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Classes: Knight, Paladin, Archer, Cleric, Sorcerer, and Robber.
Vital Statistics: Intellect, Might, Personality, Endurance, Speed, Accuracy, Luck.
Races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Half-Orc. Alignments: Good, Neutral, Evil.

The PC version (1986) of the game with 640x480 pixels, 8-bit CGA colors.


Left: PC, this is the very-basic Inventory. Right: C64 screenshot I took with Frodo in BeOS/x86.

Gates To Another World

Towns > Middlegate · Atlantium · Thundara · Vulcania · Sandsobar
Might and Magic - Book Two: Gates to Another World
Part 2 of the Game was a little improved, better handling, some animated graphics and the like.
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Classes: Knight, Paladin, Archer, Cleric, Sorcerer, Robber, Ninja, Barbarian.
Races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Half-Orc. Alignments: Good, Neutral, Evil.

The PC version (1989) of the game with 640x480 pixels, 8-bit EGA video graphics.



SNES emulator Snes9X 1.33a Win98 running the game. Playable with Joystick.


Towns > Fountain Head · Baywatch · Swamp Town · Wildabar · Blistering Heights
Might and Magic III - Isles of Terra
Then came Part 3 of the Series, a great improvement. Now Mouse-supported. Have a look!
There're PC, Amiga, Macintosh, SNes and PCEngine/TurboGraphx releases of the game.
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Classes: Knight, Paladin, Archer, Cleric, Sorcerer, Robber, Ninja, Barbarian, Druid, Ranger.
Races: Human, Elf, Gnome, Dwarf, Half-Orc. Alignments: Good, Neutral, Evil.

The PC version (1991) of the game, 640x480 pixels, 8-bit VGA video graphics.


Screenshots of a Village and a Temple.

a.k.a. World of Xeen, Part 1

Towns > Vertigo · Rivercity · Asp · Nightshadow · Winterkill · Shangri-La
Might and Magic IV - Clouds of Xeen You and a small circle of friends have gathered at a local Tavern in Vertigo to discuss the events of the last several months. Your conversation bobs and weaves among subjects in between draughts of ale, but the central topic is the vivid, recurring dreams you all shared starting eight months ago... |
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Races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Half-Orc.
Classes: Knight, Paladin, Archer, Cleric, Sorcerer, Robber, Ninja, Barbarian, Druid, Ranger.

The PC version (1992) is still 640x480 pixels, 8-bit VGA video graphics.


Screenshots of a Temple and a Weaponshop.

a.k.a. World of Xeen, Part 2

Towns > Castleview · Sandcaster · Lakeside · Necropolis
Might and Magic V - Darkside of Xeen When the time is right and the moons are aligned, the rulers of the two Sides of Xeen will send ambassadors to each other's courts for the first time ever. When the time is right, Darkstone Tower will be opened and the seal to its Cloud breached. There, the rulers will lay the Scepter and the Cube upon the Altar of Joining. |
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Races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Half-Orc.
Classes: Knight, Paladin, Archer, Cleric, Sorcerer, Robber, Ninja, Barbarian, Druid, Ranger.

The PC version (1993) is still 640x480 pixels, 8-bit VGA video graphics.


Screenshots of the still pretty basic Inventory and Skill system.


There are fifteen Areas with various Villages throughout the Continent
Might and Magic VI - The Mandate of Heaven The Ironfist Dynasty is tottering on the brink of ruin. As endless calamities plague the kingdom of Enroth, evil doomsday cultists plan to overthrow child Prince Nicolai and claim the throne for their charismatic leader. Fear grips the land and the people wonder if their sovereign has lost the Mandate of Heaven, the divine right to rule. |
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Attention: 3DO released Patches 1.1 & 1.2 (official), Mok released Patch 1.3 (unofficial) |
Races: Human. Classes: Knight, Paladin, Archer, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer.

The new 3D engine with 640x480 px, 16-bit SVGA video graphics. Excellent Interface.


Perfect: finally, the new Inventory Screen with lovely images! Town Hall to the right.


There are twelve Areas with various Villages throughout the Continent
Might and Magic VII - For Blood And Honor This Game is set in Erathia, a mystical Land of Magic and Adventure. It starts off with a Scavenger Hunt on Emerald Island. As the winner you'd become the Lords of Harmondale, a Land caught between the Elven and Human wars. Later you must choose either to join the Dark side or the Light side. 3Dfx Hardware supported. |
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Attention: 3DO released Patch 1.1 (official), Mok released Patches 1.2 & 1.21 (unofficial) |
Races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Goblin. Alignments: Good, Evil.
Classes: Knight, Paladin, Ranger, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Archer, Monk, Thief.

Game with 640x480 pixels, 16-bit SVGA. Beautiful graphics! IMHO the best interface of the series.


The dry humor of the Arbiter. And the much improved Spellbook, here the fire magic page.


There are nine Areas with various Villages throughout the Continent
Might and Magic VIII - Day of the Destroyer The World of Enroth has fallen out of balance with the rest of the Cosmos. The Destroyer is again walking the Land. The legendary Planeswalker Escaton has been seen in Jadame, and the very Elements themselves have felt his presence. You must save the Kingdoms from ruin or watch as the Lands are decimated forever... |
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Attention: 3DO released Patch 1.0 (official), Mok released Patch 1.1 (unofficial) |
Races/Classes: Knight, Cleric, Necromancer, Vampire, Dark Elf, Minotaur, Troll, Dragon
Alignments: Good & Evil

The game with 640x480 pixels, 16-bit SVGA video graphics. Notice the changes of the Interface.


An Adventure's Inn lets you swap heroes. And one of the four Planes, the Plane of Water.


There are nine Areas with several Villages throughout the Continent
Might and Magic IX - Writ of Fate The Game is set in Chedian, a land of Half-Orcs and Elves. Besides that, little is known about it. |
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Attention: 3DO released Patches 1.0-1.2 (official), Telp released Patch 1.3a (unofficial) although several other patches exist in wilderness, i'd stick with telp's latest |
Races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Half-Orc. Classes: Fighter, Initiate.

The game with 800x600 pixels, 16-bit SVGA video graphics. The Interface totally changed.


Another drastic change: at the local Shop, and the Inventory system. No comment.
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Might and Magic
projects
there're currently two active projects
a) How-to run the M&M-Games on XP, Vista, and even other O/S
since support for the series ended, many compatibility-issues come up in newer o/s.
[http://www.geocities.com/mg_mist/mm_comp.html]
b) How-to change the Character-images in M&M 6 et al
the aim is to swap the standard images with new ones. unfortunately, not as easy as it sounds.
[http://www.geocities.com/mg_mist/mm_char.html]

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Rapier's Chamber [angelfire.com] Rob's Might & Magic Page [comcast.net]
Sorpigal: Might and Magic [geocities.com] TELP's Might & Magic Site [telp.org]
The Unofficial Might & Magic Pages [mmpages.net] Wikipedia: Might and Magic [wikipedia.org]
Rapier's Chamber [neeva.org] TELP's Might & Magic Tavern [telp.org]
The Heroes Round Table Forum [celestialheavens.com]
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