Editing Might and Magic (section)

==Reception==
''Might and Magic'' is considered one of the defining examples of early role-playing video games, along with ''[[The Bard's Tale (1985 video game)|The Bard's Tale]]'', ''[[Ultima (series)|Ultima]]'' and ''[[Wizardry (video game series)|Wizardry]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130124/the_history_of_computer_.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425092816/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130124/the_history_of_computer_.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2012|title=The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part 2: The Golden Age (1985-1993)|last=Barton|first=Matt|date=23 February 2007|website=Gamasutra|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> By March 1994, combined sales of the ''Might and Magic'' series totaled 1 million units.<ref name="sales2">{{cite magazine |title=READ.ME: NTN Networks With New World |issue=116 |date=March 1994 |page=14 |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_116.pdf |access-date=12 April 2019 }}</ref> The number rose to 2.5 million sales by November 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1996-11|title=Power Play Magazine (November 1996)|date=1 November 1996|website=Archive.org|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> and 4 million by March 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000302/ca_3do_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000412083404/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000302/ca_3do_1.html|title=3DO Ships Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer|website=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|via=[[Yahoo! Finance|Yahoo.com]]|archive-date=12 April 2000|date=2 March 1999|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>