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I had an English version around 1996, which I copied onto 5.25 floppy disks, and later onto 3.5-inch disks. It wouldn't run under Windows 98, but it worked perfectly under Windows 95. I don't have the book. My friend found a copy of Heroes II, which runs under Windows XP, somewhere.
What do you mean by "Windows versions"? I guess it means I can set the settings to emulate Windows 95, but I just want to be sure I understand correctly.

I think you can find everything you need here regarding Heroes 1:;)

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Sincerely, VDV_forever

I checked it at work to see if the link downloads properly. I chose the English version 1.1, and it seemed to download fine. But the disk image is awful; I didn't even try to do anything with it. And of course, the size. My first Heroes game was around 24 MB. It had everything you needed – 18 single-player scenarios, plus about 4 scenarios for multiple players, and of course, campaigns. As far as I understand, there were 9 such maps. Maybe it was a demo version, but you could play it for months, which is what actually happened.

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I should have left Book of Heroes alone; it's not a popular title. The translations are terribly bad, and I was often very confused. I didn't understand the difficulty percentage in Jolly Roger at all; it's lower than in any scenario. I changed the difficulty percentages to 10% for Crossroads, Two if by Sea, Knight's Quest, basically everything that was a hard difficulty level. I really don't understand why it weighs almost 100 MB.
I completed the first mission as a Knight, but no matter how hard I tried, the neutrals turned out to be a pain. I didn't have enough 500 gold for another hero. During the battle with the blue bird, morale wasn't showing. There were 8 ogres in the village; I've never seen anything like it. In general, I tried for 3 days, but I couldn't complete it in 2.
I replayed it in 2 days and even managed to complete the second mission, but it took 11 days.
In general, I'm very excited, just like I was back in '96, especially when I built the Red Knights.

I played it, but it didn't really grab me... The second game is definitely more solid, and the first one reminds me of the developers' early, somewhat awkward attempts to achieve a heroic style.

Just don't say that the third game is the best, because that's when the developers finally reached unprecedented heights. One brilliant innovation called "wait mode" drastically changed everything, creating a huge imbalance in the game. For example, with one Archdevil, you can kill thousands of diamond golems. Yes, it takes a long time, but it's so beautiful! In the first game, the AI is a bit simple, but overall, the game is excellent - great graphics and atmosphere, and completing each scenario, just like in the second game, requires its own approach...

I didn't say anything about the third game. I just don't like the monsters in the first game.

What is there to dislike about the monsters in Heroes of Might and Magic I? The graphics are no worse than in the new King's Bounty. They are so cute and chubby. The tactics are less about development and more about recruiting and buying neutral creatures and quickly deploying these forces into battle. There may be fewer of them, but at least it's not a genetic zoo like in 3.5 or 5.

In Heroes of Might and Magic I, the dragons look like they came straight out of a pop-up book for children aged 3 to 5.

And what’s wrong with that? Why should they have had the current graphical enhancements in 1995? What I like about the first game (although I like everything about it) is that there are almost no bugs or glitches. Look at the rules for official tournaments in the first game and the most popular part, the third? In the first game, the main flaw is that they can randomly give you artwork, and in the third game, there are entire pages of rules and additions to them. And there are constant disputes at tournaments about Admiral's Hats, Flights, and other enhancements.

Look at the rules for official tournaments in part 1 and the most popular part 3? In part 1, the main drawback is that they can give you random artifacts, while in part 3, there are entire pages of rules and additions to them. And there are constant disputes at tournaments about Admiral's Hats, Flights, and other improvements.

No, there are enough rules in both, it's just silly to compare 1995 and 2000... what's more complex to control, a hang glider or a helicopter?
Those who played part 1 back then felt a real breakthrough, and the other parts were, of course, better and more well-thought-out, but that effect was never there again and never will be. Unless in a new generation of games, when you can virtually participate in the game and chop off the heads of hydras with a sword or shoot down griffins with an elven bow. :)

Ergon, I'm not saying it's bad, just that it's amusing. It's just strange where this childish style comes from, especially when the sequel, which came out literally a year later, features dragons that look truly powerful....
Even in King's Bounty, the dragons are more impressive.

As for King's Bounty, I won't even comment; the graphics were still lacking back then. The little dragon did turn out to be amusing, but all the monsters there are like characters from a beautiful, fairytale-like cartoon, all friendly. In the first game, the atmosphere of the scenarios and the music are somehow cheerful. The game wasn't created for any grand tournament goals, but simply for enjoyable solo gameplay. The second game was already created as a professional game. Let's say the first game is like Wolf3d (I don't know if you remember it), and the second game is like Doom.

Esteemed forum members! Please assess my creative talent! Here is my review of the first Heroes game: http://mykorob.ucoz.ru/publ/igry/obzor_heroes_of_might_and_magic_a_strategic_quest/5-1-0-50

I tried it. It's a pretty fun game, and the atmosphere is amazing! The music in battles (and throughout the game) is incredibly cool! It's 100% more engaging than the second part. The only downside is that there's no market, and I don't think you can build more than one ship (although I might be wrong about the ship). By the way, this is the only part of Heroes where blood splatters everywhere:D

Dear forum members! Please rate my creative talent! Here is my review of the first Heroes game: http://mykorob.ucoz.ru/publ/igry/obzor_heroes_of_might_and_magic_a_strategic_quest/5-1-0-50

Not bad, but there are some mistakes.

I know, I noticed it myself. Is it worth writing more?