Heroes of Might and Magic is a series of games that were remade for the Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color

The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...

. They are based on early games in the original Heroes of Might and Magic

Heroes of Might and Magic

Heroes of Might and Magic is a series of video games originally created and developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing. As part of the Might and Magic franchise, the series changed ownership when NWC was acquired by 3DO and again when 3DO closed down and sold the rights to Ubisoft...

series. The remakes were developed by KnowWonder and published by the 3DO Company

The 3DO Company

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Heroes of Might and Magic

The first game is a straight port of Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, but without multiplayer capabilities. It was released in North America on April 29, 2000 and in PAL regions on October 20, 2000.

Heroes of Might and Magic II

The second game is a mix of the first three heroes with many graphics converted from Heroes 3, while gameplay functionality resembles a mix of Heroes 1, 2 and 3. It was released in North America in December 2000 and in PAL regions on March 16, 2001. The campaign centers around a dragon slayer quest.

Reception

Critical reception for the first game was poor, receiving a 4.6 from GameSpot

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. The sequel fared somewhat better.