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Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: CRI

Developer: New World Computing, CRI

Supporting companies: Cube (audio)

Original system(s): PC

Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart, Sega Mouse

Genre: RPG^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-11-26^[2]	¥6,800 (7,004)6,800e^[3]	T-68024

Non-Sega versions
Amiga FM Towns IBM PC Macintosh PC-9801 VX Super CD-ROM² Super NES

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Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (マイト・アンド・マジックIII ＩＳＬＥＳｏｆＴＥＲＲＡ) is an RPG released as part of New World Computing's Might and Magic series. It was brought to the Sega Mega-CD by CRI and released exclusively in Japan.

Production credits

Producer: T. Shimizu
Director: S. Yonekura
Chief Programmer: K. Masuda
Programmer: T. Kaneko, Y. Miyazaki
Staff & Tester: H. Tashiro, Y. Honda, M. Oshima, T. Endoh, H. Arai, K. Iwanami, E. Yamaguchi, H. Tanaka, M. Kuriyama, T. Asai, K. Hosomi
Graphics: J. Tsurumaki, Y. Nakamura, S. Mukai, Dice Co.,Ltd.
CD-DA Sound: I² Project Co.,Ltd.
FM/PCM Sound: CUBE Co.,Ltd.
Package Designer: Avanti Co.,Ltd.
Japanese Translation: ID Co.,Ltd.
Special Thanks to: Jon Van Caneghem
Thanks to all who contributed to the success of Might and Magic III

Source:

In-game credits^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-08: "August 1993" (1993-07-08)
also published in:

Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-09: "September 1993" (1993-08-07)^[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-10: "October 1993" (1993-09-08)^[6]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-11: "November 1993" (1993-10-08)^[7]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-12: "December 1993" (1993-11-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[8]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[9]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[10]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[11]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[12]

Tricks Gold (RU)

81

^[13]

	68
Based on 6 reviews

Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual File:Might and Magic III Isles of Terra MCD JP Map.pdf Map

Unreleased versions

Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra

System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: FCI
Developer: New World Computing
Planned release date(s): 1992-05^[14], 1993-02^[15], 1994-11^[16]
Status of prototype(s): Prototype dumped

A version for the Sega Mega Drive was once in the works, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM indicating prospective publishing by FCI and development by New World Computing was since released on the internet.

Technical information

Main article: Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra/Technical information.

References

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↑ File:MightandMagicIII MCD JP Box Front.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 12
↑ File:Might and Magic III MCD credits.pdf
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 17
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 17
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-08), page 14
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 183
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 27
↑ Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 40
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Tricks Gold, "Sega dlya strategov" (RU; 2003-01-09), page 115
↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 12

Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Technical information Prototypes: 1993-08

Might and Magic games for Sega systems
Might and Magic: Gates to Another World (1991) \| Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (1993) \| Heroes of Might and Magic III (unreleased)

[:File:MightandMagicIII_MCD_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-1] File:MightandMagicIII MCD JP Box Front.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20190610175627.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fmcd.2Fsoft_licensee.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf_p12-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 12

[:File:Might_and_Magic_III_MCD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Might and Magic III MCD credits.pdf

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-09.pdf_p17-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 17

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-10.pdf_p17-6] Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 17

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-11.pdf_p14-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-08), page 14

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 183

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf_p27-9] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 27

[10] Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 40

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1994-02.pdf_p67-11] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-12] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[13] Tricks Gold, "Sega dlya strategov" (RU; 2003-01-09), page 115

[:File:GamePro_US_031.pdf_p42-14] GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p100-15] Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p12-16] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 12

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+==Production credits==
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+*'''Producer:''' [[Tomoyuki Shimizu|T. Shimizu]]
+*'''Director:''' S. Yonekura
+*'''Chief Programmer:''' [[Kazunori Masuda|K. Masuda]]
+*'''Programmer:''' [[Takuo Kanekoe|T. Kaneko]], Y. Miyazaki
+*'''Staff & Tester:''' H. Tashiro, Y. Honda, [[Miwako Ohshima|M. Oshima]], T. Endoh, H. Arai, K. Iwanami, E. Yamaguchi, [[Hiroya Tanaka|H. Tanaka]], M. Kuriyama, T. Asai, K. Hosomi
+*'''Graphics:''' J. Tsurumaki, Y. Nakamura, S. Mukai, Dice Co.,Ltd.
+*'''CD-DA Sound:''' I² Project Co.,Ltd.
+*'''FM/PCM Sound:''' [[Cube|CUBE Co.,Ltd.]]
+*'''Package Designer:''' Avanti Co.,Ltd.
+*'''Japanese Translation:''' ID Co.,Ltd.
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' Jon Van Caneghem
+*'''Thanks to all who contributed to the success of Might and Magic III'''
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Difference between revisions of "Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra"

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Latest revision as of 12:45, 2 January 2024

Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Unreleased versions

Technical information

References