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I remeber that I red somewhere in a Swedish paper during Sid Meier's visit in Sweden that the next game "could be" a sequel to Pirates. Guess it was right. (IIRC I did translate that article)
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I played the one on Sega Genesis, if that counts.Despot-(1a) : a ruler with absolute power and authority (1b) : a person exercising power tyrannically
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Could someone tell me what Pirates is all about? I've never played it... haven't even seen it...This space is empty... or is it?Comment
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Its cool. That description in the opening post is pretty accurate. Basically you start with one ship a small pirate crew. Once you have captured a few ships, which you experience while moving your ship around a map of the caribean you can hire a bigger crew which allows you to sack towns and cities. If you attack the cities belonging to the correct nation while being nice to others you can aquire rank and lands, which count towards your score. You can also look for your lost family members as well as buried treasure or the silver train or spanish treasure fleet.
It was a fun game for its time.Hold my girlfriend while I kiss your skis.Comment
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I'm not sure I'd want that. I'm affraid they'll screw it up (again) and a childhood memory will be violated.Comment
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An aspect of the game that greatly improved when I got a version with pictures and saw just how ugly the 'easiest' majors daughter was.
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Well, I can only say that this is welcome news. MoM2 would also have been welcome news, of course, as would SMAC2 or Col2. I'm not fussy. I'll be buying this for Christmas (???)
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Sure, but not this year
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Pirates! was great in its day, but the gameplay was pretty repetitive. Blend it with a dash of "The Guild" so that you can play a pirate, merchant, weaponsmith and so on while establishing a dynasty and I would be really excited.To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
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Sweet! I LOVE Pirates! Hell, I still have a copy on my computer.
I really hope that if they really are making a Pirates! II, that they do it well.
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Looks interesting! I've never played Pirates!, but I have heard it's good.
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Woohoo, it looks like I'm going to be wrong about this after all.
That makes me SOOOO HAPPY!!!
Of course, there is a chance it could turn out to be a total dog... But if it's got half as much addiction as the original did in its day, well, gonna be a great grame.Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
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Hm, Pirates? Nice.
Ok, I am a fan of the original game -- as others have said, a game incredibly good for its time. They'll have to put in some new and interesting features, though, otherwise we'll end up with another SimGolf: fun and enjoyable for the first minutes (ok, hours) and then... nothing more.
Maybe if they make it as a RPG...
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Looking at the picture for a while, it could be Colonization II as well. It's just that text that gets it a more of a Pirates! impression.Comment
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Seeing as 5.25 drives are getting harder to find these days. You wouldn't be able to anyway. It came on a bootable 5.25 floppies originally.Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I would love to play the original again, but my 5.25" disks have unfortunately gone the way of the dodo.
If you want to play Pirates!. Try the Amiga version it is/was the best version available.Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.
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