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When I sat down to create | When I sat down to create King’s Bounty, the precursor to Heroes of Might and Magic, | ||
never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would grow into the phenomenon the series has | never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would grow into the phenomenon the series has | ||
become. I had just finished Might and Magic II. At the time, | become. I had just finished Might and Magic II. At the time, King’s Bounty was state of | ||
the art: 16 colors and used up both sides of the floppy disk. I had one programmer and one | the art: 16 colors and used up both sides of the floppy disk. I had one programmer and one | ||
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King’s Bounty, although crude by today’s standards, was a lot of fun to play. Players | |||
recruited troops, maintained armies, and fought battles on tactical maps with a variety of | recruited troops, maintained armies, and fought battles on tactical maps with a variety of | ||
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The leap from | The leap from King’s Bounty to the Heroes I game was the single largest change, both in | ||
terms of technology and game play. I looked at what I thought had gone right with | terms of technology and game play. I looked at what I thought had gone right with King’s | ||
Bounty, mixed in our | Bounty, mixed in our fans’ wish lists and the capabilities of more modern computers, and got | ||
down to work. After a seemingly endless series of false starts, dead ends, and programming | down to work. After a seemingly endless series of false starts, dead ends, and programming | ||
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After a | After a year’s worth of design wrangling, we got down to business and the Heroes II game | ||
shipped in time for Christmas. I noticed that everyone in the office was playing the game - | shipped in time for Christmas. I noticed that everyone in the office was playing the game - | ||
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Now | Now we’ve shipped the Heroes III game. We’ve had a lot of fun designing and making this game, | ||
and once again, everyone in the office is playing it. | and once again, everyone in the office is playing it. I’m confident the Heroes III game is going | ||
to be a smashing success! We hope you have as much fun playing it as | to be a smashing success! We hope you have as much fun playing it as we’ve had making it! | ||
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Might and Magic I-VII | Might and Magic I-VII | ||
King’s Bounty | |||
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