King's Bounty

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King's Bounty
Developer(s)	New World Computing
Publisher(s)	New World Computing Electronic Arts (Genesis)
Designer(s)	Jon Van Caneghem
Programmer(s)	Mark Caldwell
Artist(s)	Vincent DeQuattro
Composer(s)	Rob Wallace (Genesis) Takeshi Abo (PC-98, FM Towns)[3]
Series	Heroes of Might and Magic
Platform(s)	Commodore 64, Amiga, MS-DOS, Apple II, Mac, Genesis, FM Towns, PC-98, Windows
Release	1990: MS-DOS 1990: C64 1990: Amiga 1991: Genesis 1994: FM Towns[1] 1994: PC-98[2]
Genre(s)	Role-playing, turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player

King's Bounty is a turn-based fantasy video game designed by Jon Van Caneghem and published by New World Computing in 1990. The game follows the player's character, a hero of King Maximus, appointed with the job of retrieving the Sceptre of Order from the forces of chaos, led by Arech Dragonbreath. King's Bounty is notably considered the forerunner of the Heroes of Might and Magic series of games.

A Sega Genesis port was developed and released in North America on February 21, 1991, with a multitude of graphical changes. The gameplay was also modified to incorporate real time overworld exploration.

In 2008, a spiritual sequel titled King's Bounty: The Legend was released. This was followed by additional sequels including King's Bounty: Armored Princess, King's Bounty: Crossworlds, King's Bounty: Warriors of the North, King's Bounty: Dark Side and King's Bounty II.