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+ | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] role-playing game developed by [[New World Computing]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. A port of the developer's titular 1988 [[IBM PC]] game ''[[wikipedia:Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World|Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World]]'', it was first released in the United States and Europe in July 1991, and was brought to Australia some time later. | ||
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+ | ==Production credits== | ||
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+ | *'''Licensed by:''' [[Sega|Sega Enterprises Ltd.]] | ||
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+ | :'''Might and Magic is a Registered Trademark of [[New World Computing]], Inc.''' | ||
+ | :'''Copyright 1991 [[New World Computing]], Inc.''' | ||
+ | :'''All Rights Reserved''' | ||
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+ | *'''Game Design:''' Jon Van Caneghem | ||
+ | *'''Programming:''' Douglas Grounds | ||
+ | *'''Programming:''' Andrew Caldwell, Jill Bagley | ||
+ | *'''Graphics:''' Bonita Long-Hemsath, Avril Harrison | ||
+ | *'''Sound:''' Rob Wallace, Brian Howarth | ||
+ | *'''Quality Control:''' Benjamin Bent, Allen Treschler, David Hathaway, Scott Smith, Paul Rattner | ||
+ | | source=In-game credits | ||
+ | | pdf=Might and Magic MD credits.pdf | ||
+ | | console=MD | ||
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+ | *'''Game Design:''' Jon Van Caneghem | ||
+ | *'''Game Graphics:''' Bonita Long-Hemsath, Avril Harrison | ||
+ | *'''Programming:''' Douglas Grounds, Andrew Caldwell, Jill Bagley | ||
+ | *'''Musical Score:''' Rob Wallace | ||
+ | *'''Producer:''' Keith Francart | ||
+ | *'''Product Management:''' David Bamberger, Rob Sears | ||
+ | *'''Art Director:''' Nancy Fong | ||
+ | *'''Documentation:''' Michael Humes | ||
+ | *'''Documentation Layout:''' Evelyn Spire | ||
+ | *'''Illustrations:''' Frank Cirocco, Jim Hummel | ||
+ | *'''Quality Assurance:''' Steve Barry, Orlando Guzman, Steve Sammonds, [[Manny Granillo]], Tim LeTourneau | ||
+ | | source=US manual | ||
+ | | pdf=Might And Magic Gates To Another World MD US Manual.pdf | ||
+ | | pdfpage=89 | ||
+ | | console=MD | ||
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+ | ==Physical scans== | ||
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+ | ==Technical information== | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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Genre: RPG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Might and Magic: Gates to Another World is a Sega Mega Drive role-playing game developed by New World Computing and published by Electronic Arts. A port of the developer's titular 1988 IBM PC game Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World, it was first released in the United States and Europe in July 1991, and was brought to Australia some time later.
Contents
Production credits
- Licensed by: Sega Enterprises Ltd.
- Might and Magic is a Registered Trademark of New World Computing, Inc.
- Copyright 1991 New World Computing, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
- Game Design: Jon Van Caneghem
- Programming: Douglas Grounds
- Programming: Andrew Caldwell, Jill Bagley
- Graphics: Bonita Long-Hemsath, Avril Harrison
- Sound: Rob Wallace, Brian Howarth
- Quality Control: Benjamin Bent, Allen Treschler, David Hathaway, Scott Smith, Paul Rattner
- Game Design: Jon Van Caneghem
- Game Graphics: Bonita Long-Hemsath, Avril Harrison
- Programming: Douglas Grounds, Andrew Caldwell, Jill Bagley
- Musical Score: Rob Wallace
- Producer: Keith Francart
- Product Management: David Bamberger, Rob Sears
- Art Director: Nancy Fong
- Documentation: Michael Humes
- Documentation Layout: Evelyn Spire
- Illustrations: Frank Cirocco, Jim Hummel
- Quality Assurance: Steve Barry, Orlando Guzman, Steve Sammonds, Manny Granillo, Tim LeTourneau
Magazine articles
- Main article: Might and Magic: Gates to Another World/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in GamePro (US) #25: "August 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #1: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-06-18)
Physical scans
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References
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- ↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-07-01), page 10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 63
- ↑ Games-X, "25th-31st July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 6
- ↑ File:Might and Magic MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Might And Magic Gates To Another World MD US Manual.pdf, page 89
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 130
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1991" (DE; 1991-07-26), page 121
- ↑ Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 6: November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 64
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 72
- ↑ Games-X, "8th-14th August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 20
- ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 186
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
- ↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 71
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 96
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
- ↑ Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 36
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 109
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-01), page 22
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 46
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 19
- ↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 84
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