The result is both a perfect introductory game for Heroes newcomers to experience the series with and a title that even veterans who own both Restoration of Erathia and Armageddon's Blade will want to buy for the sheer amount of extra playing time it brings. So, Heroes III: the Shadow of Death contains the entirety of the original Heroes III: Restoration of Erathia and adds a slew of new features you won't find in Armageddon's Blade. Plus they decided to bundle that with the original Heroes III instead of including Armageddon's Blade. Instead, they created a huge set of new scenarios, campaigns, neutral creatures, and other neat features. So, where does that put Heroes III: the Shadow of Death? 3DO went against the logical progression of releasing the game, releasing an expansion pack, and then releasing a bundle containing the original game and the expansion pack. The expansion pack, Armageddon's Blade, was primarily well received by both gaming critics and the public. Heroes of Might and Magic III: Restoration of Erathia was a brilliantly addictive, well-designed masterpiece of a turn-based strategy title. All in all, they were the best times a bunch of gamers could ask for.

The fate of those leaving for home early because they lacked the stamina to complete a night's festivities were disciplined even more vigorously. These sessions would penetrate deep into the night, and anyone unlucky enough to doze off into sleep between turns would receive a vicious pillow beating. Three of my good friends and I would run out to the grocery store, buy two cases of Mountain Dew, a good three pounds of bulk-food Sour Patch Kids, and circle around the PC for a 13-hour marathon session of multiplayer Heroes. Some of my all-time favorite gaming memories come from the Heroes of Might and Magic series.

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