alt Hacker NewsI 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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Try playing the HD add-on with the HotA (horn of the abyss) espansion! There are 2 new factions now which are well balanced.
And, they look beautiful.
Its wonderful what a dedicated community can achieve. Kudos to all of them!
TIP: if you get the game on GOG. It will run just fine in any modern Windows setup (even MAC OS i believe)
Yuri's Revenge never gets old - it's just the right balance of RTS with a bit more of an arcadey feel. Sadly I missed the original Starcraft train (finished Starcraft II), but one of these days I'm going to sit down and work my way through it.
> 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
>There aren't many games from that era that are as infinitely replayable.
I think A lot of games from that era were infinitely replayable. Diablo, Sim City. It really is the case we dont made them like that any more. The amount of small details that goes into it. Not just the games itself, but also the packaging, manual and things surrounding.
It is somewhat strange that group of people grow up and start producing in the 90s still have the attention to detail mind set. This is mostly gone in modern Gen Z generation.