<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Book	I-Application
One	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Inner	I-Application
Sanctum	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
early	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
popular	O
and	O
influential	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
as	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
's	O
debut	O
,	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
platforms	O
and	O
re-released	O
continuously	O
through	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
appears	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
straightforward	O
medieval	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
of	O
knights	O
in	O
armor	O
,	O
mythical	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
magicians	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
are	O
revealed	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
meaning	O
of	O
VARN	O
(	O
Vehicular	O
Astropod	O
Research	O
Nacelle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
relatively	O
common	O
trait	O
of	O
early	O
CRPGs	O
,	O
as	O
also	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
oldest	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Wizardry	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
and	O
its	O
successors	O
are	O
defined	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
rules	O
,	O
conforming	O
loosely	O
to	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
archetypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archers	O
are	O
more	O
limited	O
fighter	O
characters	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
use	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
even	O
when	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
line	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
Sorcerer	O
spells	B-Application
at	O
higher	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assigns	O
each	O
character	O
a	O
race	O
at	O
creation	O
time	O
:	O
Human	O
,	O
Elf	B-Application
,	O
Half-orc	B-Language
,	O
Gnome	B-Application
or	O
Dwarf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	O
Sorcerer	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
Clerical	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerer	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
available	O
to	O
Sorcerer	O
and	O
Archer	O
characters	O
;	O
Clerical	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
available	O
to	O
Cleric	O
and	O
Paladin	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
users	O
of	O
Sorcerer	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
spell	O
points	O
available	O
depends	O
on	O
that	O
character	O
's	O
Intelligence	O
statistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerer	O
spells	B-Application
tend	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
an	O
offensive	O
nature	O
,	O
inflicting	O
damage	O
on	O
enemy	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clerical	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
usually	O
more	O
defensive	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
healing	O
,	O
defense	O
and	O
removal	O
of	O
poison	O
and	O
other	O
undesirable	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
labyrinth	O
,	O
utilizing	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
interface	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
employed	O
by	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
gaming	O
world	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
maze-like	O
grid	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movement	O
options	O
are	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
or	O
backward	O
,	O
or	O
turn	O
ninety	O
degrees	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploration	O
,	O
like	O
combat	O
,	O
is	O
turn-based	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
;	O
hence	O
in-game	O
time	O
does	O
not	O
pass	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
almost	O
single-handedly	O
by	O
Jon	O
Van	O
Caneghem	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Caneghem	O
had	O
difficulty	O
finding	O
a	O
publisher	O
to	O
distribute	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
so	O
he	O
self-published	O
as	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
,	O
handling	O
the	O
distribution	O
himself	O
from	O
his	O
own	O
apartment	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
broker	O
a	O
distribution	O
deal	O
with	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
again	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mandate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Limited	O
Edition	O
and	O
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
by	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
magazine	O
praised	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
for	O
its	O
wealth	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
non-linear	O
play	O
and	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
graphics	O
lack	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
limited	O
graphical	O
representation	O
of	O
enemy	O
combatants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
joined	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
for	O
games	O
highly	O
rated	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
named	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
the	O
23rd	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1987	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#122	O
by	O
Patricia	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
reviewed	O
the	O
MacIntosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#140	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
II	O
version	O
4½	O
stars	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	O
version	O
3½	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
