I am at home now and see that the exact name of the package is "The
Ultimate Might and Magic Archives" - and I was slightly wrong, it was
published by Interplay, not 3DO.... but Interplay is out of business
too *sniffle*.

I did see that you can get a CD (no maps or anything) on ebay, and
also did a quick check on eMule (my preferred P2P software) and there
is a copy out there. You can get eMule at
http://emule.sourceforge.net - it's open source, fairly secure, no
spyware, no ads, etc., etc. I would recommend going there first to
get a copy (patience is a virtue!). If that's not an option for you,
email me privately and I'll see what I can do to get you an ISO image.



On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:10:48 -0500, cdabladerunner--aol.com
<cdabladerunner--aol.com> wrote:
> I would like a copy very much, who do I sell my soul to? :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle <dagnarus75--gmail.com>
> > Sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:58:16 -0700
> Subject: Re: Might and Magic Tribute
>
> There is a Might and Magic ultimate pack that was released a few years
> ago.. it contained M&M 1-5, which obviously includes the World of Xeen
> (4-5 mix) ... it also contains an extra called "Swords of Xeen". No
> clue on what that really is. I've tried playing them but haven't
> really gotten into them just yet. BUT I mention it because someone
> asked about the hint books. The CD does include .pdf files of all the
> manuals and hint books for MM1-5. If you buy it, the package also
> comes with paper fold-up maps for all the games.
>
> It really was a nicely developed "shovelware" .... they actually did
> pay attention to compatibility issues by including MOSLO and setting
> up .pif files so that you wouldn't need to tinker with batch files
> yourself, and the .pdf files are the highest quality.
>
> I can't see it on ebay, in part because I don't remember the exact
> name of the package... and I doubt you can buy any more since 3DO went
> bankrupt, but if anyone would like more info, post to the list.. I do
> have a copy at home (not for sale!) but since 3DO is gone and to the
> best of my knowledge this is now "orphanware" I would not feel too
> badly about assisting anyone in getting a copy. If anyone knows of a
> legitimate copyright holder tho then I must rescind that offer (please
> post to the list).
>
> Also does anyone know what Swords of Xeen is? I kind of got the
> impression it was a new game developed in the MM4/5 engine, but like I
> said.. have not really gotten into it, definately not the expert.
>
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