Billy Don't Be a Hero US version sold over three and a half million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in June 1974. Donaldson and the Heywoods's version was a massive hit in Latin America and Japan as well, but it remained largely unknown elsewhere as of late July 2017. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 21 song for 1974. Despite the song's popularity, it was poorly received, and it was voted No. 8 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's readers' poll of "10 Worst Songs of the 1970s." The song is mentioned as having played on K-Billy's "Super Sounds of the '70s
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero remained in the goblin base of the original version. Many of the town buildings were planned to be enterable. Also, magic users were supposed to be able to get a familiar like Zara had, but it was cut due to programming difficulties. The game was originally released as "Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero" but was re-released in 1990 as "Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero" because of trademark issues involving the "HeroQuest" board game. The original game sported EGA graphics, while the remake had VGA graphics. According to Corey Cole, one of