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The year of peak might and magic

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113 points cybersoyuz | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 17:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.226s | source
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GeekyBear ◴[18 Jul 25 20:44 UTC] No.44609626[source]▶
I keep a Windows 2000 virtual machine with no network access around just to occasionally play HOMM 3.

There aren't many games from that era that are as infinitely replayable. Command and Conquer: Yuri's Revenge and Starcraft come to mind.

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Mars008 ◴[18 Jul 25 21:10 UTC] No.44609863[source]▶
> I keep a Windows 2000 virtual machine with no network access around just to occasionally play HOMM 3.

according to wiki there should be an easier way:

Platform(s) Windows, Macintosh, Linux (PowerPC/x86), iOS, Android

Release March 3, 1999

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0cf8612b2e1e ◴[18 Jul 25 21:14 UTC] No.44609897[source]▶
I would be quite surprised if a modern Linux could run the original binary without gymnastics. Windows is the only OS which prioritizes backwards compatibility.
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1. yownie ◴[18 Jul 25 23:15 UTC] No.44610865[source]▶
there's a linux version off archive.org I managed to get running last year. this is a perfect problem for a flatpak to solve however.