| Origin |
| Heroes of Might and Magic originated as a spin-off of the successful Might and Magic series. Heroes of Might and Magic is also a sequal to the 1991 game King's Bounty. |
| Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest - 1995 |
| Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest was released in late 1995 to critical acclaim and moderate consumer success. It may have been more popular; except the twin guns that were Command & Conquer and Warcraft II came out at around the same time, forcing Heroes of Might and Magic to the shadows. Nonetheless, it was popular enough to warrant a sequal. |
| Heroes of Might and Magic: The Succession Wars - 1996 |
| It didn't take long for New World Computing to make a sequal to the original. In fact, Heroes of Might and Magic II was shown at E3 '96. Here, it was generally accepted that it would be a good game, but many people wondered how much better it would be. Well, the game came out, and it was more popular than the original by a good margin. In fact, HOMM2 was a big hit in the PC market.Maybe a reason for this could be less big-name strategy games coming out-even though Command & Conquer: Red Alert was released at around the same time, but it could be just because it was a great game. Basically, Heroes of Might and Magic II had the same exact formula as the original, but it had more of everything, including classes, spells, a larger battlefield, better graphics, and more players in multiplayer games. |
| Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty - 1997 |
| Heroes of Might and Magic II was a great success for New World Computing; so much so that they contracted Cyberlore Studios to make an add-on for the title. The add-on, titled The Price of Loyalty came out in mid-1997. While it wasn't a huge add-on, it did what it was supposed to-extended the life of an already spectacular game. With such a good framework, The Price of Loyalty was critically acclaimed and also was a big success. |
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