M (New World Computing)

Music
Developer:	New World Computing
Header:	Unknown
Content:	Unknown
Instruments:	Unknown
Target Output
Released:	1991-??-??
Extensions	*.m

New World Computing's Music (M) format (the name is a guess) was used in their Might and Magic series, for games 3-5. They contain interwoven MIDI and FM synth commands for complete compatibility between cards with support for FM (such as AdLib and Sound Blaster) and MIDI (such as Roland MT-32 and Wave Blaster). Unfortunately, the games don't let you specify a different device for music and sound effects, so for devices that don't synthesize sound effects very well, like the MT-32, it can be quite disruptive.

Players

Currently, there are no players that support this format.

Games

(Category)

Released	Title	Sample
1991-??-??	Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (DOS)
1992-??-??	Might and Magic: Clouds of Xeen (DOS)
1993-??-??	Might and Magic: Darkside of Xeen (DOS)
1994-??-??	Might and Magic: World of Xeen (DOS)	Does it have new music?
1995-??-??	Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen (DOS)	Does it have new music?

How to Obtain

M files must be extracted from the game's resource files.

Links

• xeen.wikia.com/wiki/M_File_Format - Xeen Wiki.