Might and Magic III Isles of Terra
(Super Nintendo - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Iguana Entertainment
Published_By:
FCI Inc.
Released On:
01 Jan 1995
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Might and Magic III Isles of Terra is an action-packed adventure game set in a fantasy world. Players take on the role of a hero who must explore various lands, fight enemies, and collect magical artifacts to save the world from destruction.
The gameplay revolves around exploring vast environments, fighting monsters, and solving puzzles. The game features a day-night cycle and weather system, adding an extra layer of realism to the experience. Players can also recruit allies, upgrade their equipment, and develop new skills to aid them in their quest.
UPC-A:
022909400057 (USA)
Part #:
SNS-3H-USA (USA)
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Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
*Might and Magic III* is a fantasy role-playing game where players control a band of adventurers exploring the mysterious Isles of Terra. Guided by a mage's quest to uncover the lost history of the islands' creation, the party must navigate treacherous terrain, complete delivery quests, and battle dangerous foes. Players use the controller to navigate the world, manage their party's options, and survive tactical combat across diverse environments.
Story
Starting The Game
Insert the Game Pak into the Super Nintendo Entertainment System® and turn on the power. The Might and Magic III logo will appear. Press the start button to begin the game.
Using The Controls
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Side step left
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Side step right
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control pad
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Select
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Start
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Do nothing
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Activate highlighted options
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Switch from adventuring mode to option mode and vice versa
Second Day of the New Moon, 491
It has been four years since I set out to explore a new land and discover the hidden lore and fables surrounding its towns and castles. The swelling of spirit brought about by the telling of these stories of heroism and bravery beyond hope is the thread of magic woven in the minds and hearts of all who long to answer the call of adventure, and it is for this purpose, to preserve that magical spark, that I have devoted my efforts to recording these tales.
From the rumors and murmuring I have heard passing through Wildabar, these isles are rich with history. While talking to a town elder, he told me of an ancient rhyme read before festivals that contained the legend of the mysterious conception of these isles, a legend that today circulates across the land, but altered through the years since the original scroll's disappearance. He read to me a portion he recorded before the original vanished and told me what he could remember of the rest of the tale. Other parts, he said, may be found across the islands.
The epic was written in three parts and the fragment he gave me was from the first, in which is contained an account of the birth of the isles out of a great battle between powerful lords of the four elements who used fierce storms to fight for supreme control of the Void, a place where there was no land or sky or ocean. Water and Fire and Air and Earth met in this empty Void to fight for the right to fill it with their presence, but so matched were they in this battle that none could defeat the others, nor could any stop fighting lest the balance be upset and he be overrun by the others. They had become locked in an eternal war from which none could turn away.
As the war raged on through the decades, in the midst of the Void where the fallout of the mighty storms gathered and settled, a rich land began to develop. From where, no one knows, but beasts appeared to graze the fields of the new land and take refuge in its forests and caverns. Little notice did the Elemental Lords pay to these dumb beasts for there was little threat in their roamings. They were seen as nothing more than the flies that gather around a fallen animal. So the war raged on with intensifying storms that added to the richness of the budding land.
But then a new creature mysteriously appeared in the Void, not dumb like the beasts, but clever in ways of cultivating the raw loam of the battlefield further into a rich provider of food and shelter. Difficult and costly though it was, in the midst of the furious storms of battle, a continent was forged in the misty Void.
Fourth Day of the New Moon, 491
After searching for the right opportunity, I have finally found a group to set across the isles with in search of the lost parts of the legend. A band of four fighters and a healer have enlisted me as their mage, not knowing the fullness of my power. We are to travel to Swamp Town and receive a scroll which we will then deliver to Fountain Head.
The leader of the party, Asa Milchima, has agreed to take a circular course to allow me a wider search for the lost pieces. We will be travelling across most of the islands, skipping only the smaller ones. I will be receiving a smaller share of the reward for delivering the scroll, but it is the search and hopeful discovery of forgotten lore that calls me to this adventure, not the promise of wealth.
Assuming all to be in order, we will set out tomorrow for the Isles of Illusion where I will search the two castles said to be laid out in ruins upon the sand. From there we will travel to Buzzard Bluff where we will camp for the night.
The next day we will journey through the Evermoors and north to Swamp Town, hopefully find part of the scroll, and most likely spend a pleasant night in a local inn. From there I will lead the expedition to Serpent's Wood, the original settling place of the Dwarfs, and on through the Frozen Isles where we will camp a second night. Then we go to Leper Canyon and straight to Fountain Head. They planned to spend four days on the journey, but it will likely extend to double.
Fifth Day of the New Moon, 491
Today, after much preparation, we started our journey across the Isles of Terra. This group I've joined is far more powerful than I had earlier believed. Rather than renting a boat as I had thought we would, the healer Rapha stood at the water's edge where earth meets ocean and stretched her arms wide.
All was still for a moment, then a strange wind blew the corners of her robe and there seemed to be a disturbance in the waters. Fog rolled in, thick and choking, and in the midst of it appeared a ghostly galleon riding on the swelling waves. It was truly a most impressive sight, and a little unnerving too. The ghost ship took us across the waters to the closest of the Isles of Illusion where we are now resting before entering the castle ruins. I still don't know from where it came or to where it returned, for as soon as we stood upon the shore the ship drifted away in the silence of the fog.
It is a poor omen when the first battle of an adventure ends in death
How to Play
Travel Advice and Essential Skills
Before starting the search for Sheltem, there are several helpful skills to acquire across the isles. You must find their masters to teach them to you and be prepared to pay the price.
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Cartography: Helps you keep better maps of the areas you visit.
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Danger Sense: Gives warning of monsters you may not see until it is too late.
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Detect Secret Passages: Helps you avoid missing out on hidden opportunities.
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Mountaineering: Gains access to the higher regions.
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Pathfinding: For cutting your way through dense forests.
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Swimming: For crossing shallow waters. All characters must have this skill for it to work.
Guilds and Spellbooks
Always keep a full spellbook. When you have mastered your current spells, gain membership to a guild from wandering mages to learn more. If you gain a spell from an enchanted pool or a traveling teacher and have no explanation of its use, go to a guild for its description.
Remember to keep a good supply of gems, as some spells require the power locked inside their crystals. Spells are forged through the mysteries of Cosmonium, Esoterica, and Gaiam, and only classes devoted to their study can cast them.
Novice Magic Spells
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Awaken: Pulls all sleeping adventurers from their slumber.
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Detect Magic: Reveals magical items in the caster's pack and shows their remaining uses. Use this to discover the nature of treasure chests.
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Elemental Arrow: Unleashes a bolt of flame, electricity, acid, or ice upon a single enemy to reduce their well-being.
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First Aid: Quickly heals minor battle wounds, restoring health to an adventurer.
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Flying Fist: Summons an enchanted gauntlet to deliver a stinging punch to a single foe.
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Light: Provides a magical light to illuminate darker areas.
Damage Protection
It is necessary to gain protection from the six forms of damage delivered through weapons and spells: fire, electricity, cold, poison, energy, and magic. Each race has a natural strength against some of these, and further protection can be gained through spells and enchanted items.
Quests and Services
As you travel, there will be many occasions to enlist your services to others in need of help. It is wise to accept these challenges, as completing them can yield great rewards for future dealings.
Mister Wizard
When all hope is gone, you may call upon Mister Wizard to carry you back to safety. He will always answer, but he extracts a high toll of experience from those he rescues.
Calling him too often can render a mighty warrior weak, so it is best to resolve situations without his help if possible. However, new first-level adventurers find favor in his heart and are not penalized.
Adventuring Commands
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Bash: Used to break down locked doors or thin walls. The Might of your first two conscious characters is combined and tested against the obstacle. If successful, the obstacle breaks, though your characters take a small amount of damage.
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Dismiss: Returns any party member to the inn where they last stayed. At least one character must remain in the party.
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View Quests: Displays current quests and Corak's Clues.
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Map: Displays the map of your current area, recording all places visited since learning the Cartography skill.
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Information: Displays the Game Information Window, listing the time, date, year, day of the week, and active party spells.
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Quick Reference: Displays a chart listing the party's vital statistics, gold, gems, and food.
Character Portraits
The Character Portraits show pictures of all party members. Each character has a gem below their portrait indicating their health status:
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Green: Full hit points.
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Yellow: Below maximum hit points.
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Red: 25% or less hit points remaining.
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Blue: Zero or less hit points.
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Gray: Hit points are above maximum.
Selecting a character portrait displays a detailed list of the character's statistics.
Control Panel
Selecting the big gem at the bottom of the Display Window brings up the Control Panel Window:
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Efx: Toggles sound effects on and off.
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Music: Toggles music on and off.
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Delay: Sets the text display delay from 0 to 6.
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Load: Loads a previously saved game.
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Save: Saves the current game. The game also automatically saves whenever you enter an inn.
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Mr. Wizard: Returns the party to Fountain Head and removes one level of experience from every character (except first-level characters).
Character Screen
Selecting a character portrait and pressing the B button opens the Character Screen. This screen displays icons for core statistics (Might, Endurance, Speed, Accuracy, Personality, Intelligence, Luck) along with four top icons:
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Items: Opens the Inventory Screen.
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Quickview: Opens the Quickview Screen.
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Exchange: Exchanges the position of the currently viewed character with another selected character.
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Exit: Exits the Character Screen.
Other statistics shown on this screen include:
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Age: Characters start at age 18. Shows birthday, natural age, and current age. Magical attacks can make characters older than their natural age, causing some statistics to decline.
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Level: Shows current level, maximum level, and attacks per round.
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AC: Armor Class. Higher numbers make the character harder to hit.
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HP: Current and maximum hit points
Controls
B button
Add a selected character to your party
Items & Weapons
Resurrection
So powerful is this incantation that it can restore life to the ashes of a fallen Party Member, canceling the ERADICATED condition. Ages the character 5 years.
Sun Ray
Heat beyond description emanates from the caster's body, causing 200 points of Energy damage on all monsters before the party.
Mystical Intervention
Calls upon the supernatural powers of Esoterica to completely restore the party to full Hit Points. Ages spell caster 5 years.
Cure Wounds
Cures serious battle damage, restoring 15 Hit Points to the inflicted Party Member.
Sparks
Generates a shower of sparks to shock a group of monsters, inflicting Electrical damage equal to twice the level of the caster.
Protection from Elements
Temporarily raises the party's resistance to Electricity, Fire, Cold or Acid. The amount of the increase depends on the caster's level.
Pain
Overcomes a group of monsters with writhing pain, inflicting 8 points of Physical damage.
Suppress Poison
Reduces the amount of poison in a Party Member's system. Does not remove the POISONED condition.
Fiery Flail
Summons an enormous flail of fire, striking a monster for 100 points of Fire damage.
Town Portal
Opens a magical portal to the five towns of Terra, providing a convenient way to return from long journeys. Cannot use in combat.
Stone to Flesh
Restores the flesh of a Party Member to a less igneous state, removing the STONE condition.
Half for Me
Restores a badly injured Party Member back to health. Half the damage points removed from the character are inflicted on the caster.
Raise Dead
Restores life to a fallen Party Member, removing the DEAD condition. Adds 1 to the age of the spell's caster and recipient.
Moon Ray
Bathes all combatants in a beneficent ray that inflicts 30 points of Energy damage to all monsters in front of the party and restores 1-30 Hit Points to each character.
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