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joedog5in1 · 10-10-2004, 02:19 PM

Anybody have some detail about the new Pirates! (Sid Meier).
Release date? Requirements? etc?

the_marq · 10-10-2004, 02:21 PM

The offical site might be a good place to start: http://www.atari.com/pirates/pirates/index.php

joedog5in1 · 10-10-2004, 02:32 PM

Thanks! (To lazy/dumb to search myself)

flamingdog · 10-11-2004, 06:56 AM

Mate, a better idea might have been to look it up yourself? How hard could it have been? Then you could have come here armed with some details to kick off a discussion.

bonehed1 · 10-11-2004, 08:44 AM

All I have to say is that this game is gonna rock....I remember playing the original on the apple 2gs when it came out and that was hella fun....I cant wait especially since its more up to date, better graphics and way better computer to play it on...though...I could never figure out how to keep the crew happy..

flamingdog · 10-11-2004, 09:06 AM

I wonder if you're still going to have to unfurl a huge A2 map to chart your next course? I loved that aspect. Thing is, I invested a lot in that game, I umm, acquired it for my Atari ST when I was in my teens, and actually painstakingly copied out the map by hand on graph paper.

If the new version doesn't have a paper map, I'm goingto be disappointed.

mkultra · 10-11-2004, 01:17 PM

Man, this game will rock. I've been waiting for a great pirate game for a long long time, and Sid Meier doesn't dissapoint. I played the original for years.

SteelGlider · 10-11-2004, 01:46 PM

One of my all time favorites. Got it for christmas one year for my C-64 and played the snot out of it. Can't wait for this update.

omega2K4 · 10-11-2004, 10:20 PM

Pirates! is THE best game, ever. I'm hoping the remake won't disappoint, and from what I've seen of it so far, it won't.

ggadgit · 10-12-2004, 04:40 AM

Well there goes my free time. I loved the original and still play it on a c64 emulator. Looks good,

BuddyHawks · 10-12-2004, 07:42 AM

Ok, I’m a little confused, I thought Pirates!(I must be thinking of a different game) was bought by Disney at the last moment and turned into Pirates of the Caribbean the game loosely based on the movie and was not very good.

Apparently I’m wrong, which is good, because I want to play a good pirate game.

absorbentishe · 10-12-2004, 09:17 AM

Is this anything like the old Commordore 64 game? I spent hours and hours on that game. From the looks of this, I will be buying this.

the_marq · 10-12-2004, 09:21 AM

Hmm, even tho I made fun of joedog in my initial post I am glad I caught wind of this game. I remember an old Pirate game for the original Nintendo (I think it was called Pirates) that I played the hell out of back the 90's.

I am gonna have to check this one out, thanks.

SteelGlider · 10-12-2004, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuddyHawks

Ok, I’m a little confused, I thought Pirates!(I must be thinking of a different game) was bought by Disney at the last moment and turned into Pirates of the Caribbean the game loosely based on the movie and was not very good.

That game was the sequal to Sea Dogs. Disney got a hold of it and slapped the movie name on it even though it had nothing to do with the movie.

This Pirates! is the true update/sequal to Sid Meier's Pirates!, which was first published by Microprose back in 87 for all major home computers.

Quote:

I remember an old Pirate game for the original Nintendo (I think it was called Pirates) that I played the hell out of back the 90's.

Ultra Games, a subdivision of Konami, bought the rights from Microprose to publish an NES version of Pirates! around 1991. There was also Pirates! Gold for the PC and Sega Genesis a few years later. That was essentially the same game as the original with some graphical updates.

omega2K4 · 10-12-2004, 12:47 PM

If you can get a hold of Pirates! Gold for the Sega Genesis, you should, that was one excellent port.

Ace_O_Spades · 10-12-2004, 12:56 PM

This game looks sextacular

I must own it

omega2K4 · 11-25-2004, 12:32 AM

This is quite possibly the best game EVER. I just played it for about 3 hours, and it (for the most part) plays exactly like the original (which is a great thing). Awesome graphics (though not extremely detailed), sound is alright (not much going on until you get into a battle or sword fight), and the gameplay is amazing. From steering your ship from town-to-town, to plundering towns, to swordfighting on the deck of your enemy's ship, to dancing with the governor's daughter, it is all fluid and extremely entertaining to play and watch. I have no real complaints for this game, the loadtimes are very minimal, no gameplay hindering glitches, etc. So far this gets my vote for Game of the Year (Yes, even passing Half-Life 2).

Ace_O_Spades · 11-25-2004, 01:11 PM

Jesus, another game I'm going to have to buy

great

Ace_O_Spades · 11-26-2004, 07:47 PM

Well I bought it, I'm installing as we speak, but let me tell you... the package contents alone were worth the buy.

I got the Limited Edition DVD copy, so it's just a single DVD, which comes with the original game, theme packs, behind the scenes interviews, artwork, sketches, diaries and all that jazz... Plus its a single disc.

It also came with these extra goodies from EB Games... A Warcraft novel, and a Metroid Prime 2 CD Case...

Here's a picture of the box, sleeve, and manual

And here's a picture of the badass fold out map they give you... SWEET!

I can't wait to play this game

djflish · 11-27-2004, 05:02 AM

Holy shit! i didn't even know this game was being made!
I have to get this game, i've been playing the original on my amiga emulator for ages now, its awesome

Ace_O_Spades · 11-27-2004, 01:35 PM

K, after playing the game for a while, I have to say this is instant GOTY matierial... Yes, even over Half Life 2

I've been so addicted to it I didn't even think about playing CS:S or HL2 last night, I played till 4 in the morning

I've been having so much fun just sailing around plundering ships and ports that I havent even thought about doing the quests yet.

The only gripe I have is that I wish there was an easy way to switch cargo between your ships, or a place to actually buy ships instead of just stealing themn.

Besides that... wow

Chingal0 · 11-28-2004, 12:26 AM

Yea, I couldn't wait for this to come out.. I played the shit out of Pirates:Gold on the genesis.. best game ever..

Bratwurst · 11-28-2004, 07:18 PM

Pirates! and Pirates Gold for the Genesis are my favorite games of all time. I remember calling every single used game store in the phoenix metro area when I was in college trying to find an old sega cart of Pirates Gold. The one I did find they charged me retail new price for and I was more than willing to pay it. I play it on an emulator now though.

Definitely going to pick this up as soon as I can get the funds together. I also want to finish Doom 3 and HL2 first, otherwise I am sure I will forget they even exist.

Ace_O_Spades · 11-28-2004, 09:10 PM

I've already forgotten about HL2

Bratwurst · 11-28-2004, 09:18 PM

I just beat the "guardian" in doom 3 today, so i must be close to finishing it. Maybe I should just ask for Pirates for xmas.

absorbentishe · 11-29-2004, 08:16 AM

THanks for the detail Ace! I'm so looking forward to getting this. It's on my christmas list with asterics!

losthellhound · 11-29-2004, 08:52 AM

Been playing it for the last two nights.. Great game. I loved the first one and they did a really good job with this one.. The duels get a tad repetative, but I can handle that.. and I CANT dance, I just end up fumbling around.. I'll stick to being a privateer

for the record:

Flagship
Royal Sloop Agamemnon (I prefer the Royal Sloop over the Frigates or Galleons because I can dip in, dip out, and avoid shots, and I still have a good number of cannons, and Im fully upgraded).. The only ship Ive had to retreat from in a battle was the Spanish Treasure Galleon.. and that was because he got some good shots in early and I was having problems with getting a good angle.

omega2K4 · 11-29-2004, 04:30 PM

My flagship is a Ship of the Line (48 Guns, 450 Crew, Fully Upgraded), with a few War Galleons/Royal Galleons/Large Merchantmen as my cargo carrying ships.

losthellhound · 11-29-2004, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega2K4

My flagship is a Ship of the Line (48 Guns, 450 Crew, Fully Upgraded), with a few War Galleons/Royal Galleons/Large Merchantmen as my cargo carrying ships.

Ouch.. Most of that must be food for your.. um.. army

jonjon42 · 11-29-2004, 06:33 PM

Sid does it again...
man this game is excellent

excelllent.
no complaint other then the dancing...two left feet and all.

Bratwurst · 11-29-2004, 09:22 PM

Seriously every time I read "dancing" as a feature in one of the reviews/preview articles I cringe.

omega2K4 · 11-29-2004, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by losthellhound

Ouch.. Most of that must be food for your.. um.. army

Yeah, but buying food isn't that much of a problem, I have around 175,000 gold, and the amount of food I get from ships I destroy isn't too bad..

Ace_O_Spades · 11-30-2004, 12:12 AM

I don't attack many towns, so I don't need a big crew

I have a frigate with 90 crew, and I'm doing fantastic

Bratwurst · 12-02-2004, 04:54 AM

Do you get the fold out map with both the limited and the standard edition?

bookiebye · 12-02-2004, 05:29 AM

I had no idea this was released already, can't wait to get my hands on it. I can still remember my first time playing it on the C64. I still go back to play the original version from time to time. Now I don't have to.

Ace_O_Spades · 12-02-2004, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bratwurst

Do you get the fold out map with both the limited and the standard edition?

Well I can't speak for the standard edition

but i know for sure they give it to you with the LE

and at the EB i was at... they cost the same.

So i had no reason to get the standard edition.

Coppertop · 12-02-2004, 02:23 PM

Think I might have to pick this bad boy up. Never played any of the previous editions. I hope it's not anything like Cutthroat: Terror of the High Seas or whatever it was. That was a turd of a game.

Xenomorph · 12-03-2004, 02:21 PM

Excellent game.

And to the natural dancers out there: visit taverns until the shady guy at the corner table sells you the dancing boots. They will sometimes cause your character to do the right move even if you click the wrong button. I haven't had any problems succeeding since I got them, although I've played the game so much that I've come to recognize a lot of the dancing patterns. There aren't that many.

SPQR · 12-03-2004, 08:04 PM

I just got this game and it totally rules. It's fun to get gigantor war galleons for your capital ship, but it's tough to beat the nimble war swoops in terms of effectiveness. Dancing is strangely enjoyable too; everything is all in all awesome!

losthellhound · 12-03-2004, 11:33 PM

the map came with the standard as well

10-10-2004, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
joedog5in1 Upright	Pirates! Anybody have some detail about the new Pirates! (Sid Meier). Release date? Requirements? etc?

10-10-2004, 02:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
the_marq All hail the Mountain King Location: Black Mesa	The offical site might be a good place to start: http://www.atari.com/pirates/pirates/index.php __________________ The Truth: Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to. #3 in a series

10-11-2004, 08:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
bonehed1 Psycho Location: California	All I have to say is that this game is gonna rock....I remember playing the original on the apple 2gs when it came out and that was hella fun....I cant wait especially since its more up to date, better graphics and way better computer to play it on...though...I could never figure out how to keep the crew happy.. __________________ Stuff is Good

10-11-2004, 01:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
mkultra Crazy Location: Wylds of the Western Reserve	Man, this game will rock. I've been waiting for a great pirate game for a long long time, and Sid Meier doesn't dissapoint. I played the original for years. __________________ In the words of Jello: "Punk ain't no religious cult,punk means thinking for yourself. You ain't hardcore cause you spike your hair, when a jock still lives inside your head."

10-11-2004, 10:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	Pirates! is THE best game, ever. I'm hoping the remake won't disappoint, and from what I've seen of it so far, it won't. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

10-10-2004, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
joedog5in1 Upright	Thanks! (To lazy/dumb to search myself)

10-11-2004, 06:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	Mate, a better idea might have been to look it up yourself? How hard could it have been? Then you could have come here armed with some details to kick off a discussion.

10-11-2004, 09:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	I wonder if you're still going to have to unfurl a huge A2 map to chart your next course? I loved that aspect. Thing is, I invested a lot in that game, I umm, acquired it for my Atari ST when I was in my teens, and actually painstakingly copied out the map by hand on graph paper. If the new version doesn't have a paper map, I'm goingto be disappointed.

10-11-2004, 01:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
SteelGlider Upright	One of my all time favorites. Got it for christmas one year for my C-64 and played the snot out of it. Can't wait for this update.

10-12-2004, 04:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
ggadgit Tilted	Well there goes my free time. I loved the original and still play it on a c64 emulator. Looks good,

10-12-2004, 07:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	Ok, I’m a little confused, I thought Pirates!(I must be thinking of a different game) was bought by Disney at the last moment and turned into Pirates of the Caribbean the game loosely based on the movie and was not very good. Apparently I’m wrong, which is good, because I want to play a good pirate game. __________________ Watch More TV

10-12-2004, 09:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	Is this anything like the old Commordore 64 game? I spent hours and hours on that game. From the looks of this, I will be buying this.

10-12-2004, 09:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
the_marq All hail the Mountain King Location: Black Mesa	Hmm, even tho I made fun of joedog in my initial post I am glad I caught wind of this game. I remember an old Pirate game for the original Nintendo (I think it was called Pirates) that I played the hell out of back the 90's. I am gonna have to check this one out, thanks. __________________ The Truth: Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to. #3 in a series

10-12-2004, 12:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	If you can get a hold of Pirates! Gold for the Sega Genesis, you should, that was one excellent port. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

10-12-2004, 12:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	This game looks sextacular I must own it __________________ Feh.

11-25-2004, 12:32 AM	#17 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	This is quite possibly the best game EVER. I just played it for about 3 hours, and it (for the most part) plays exactly like the original (which is a great thing). Awesome graphics (though not extremely detailed), sound is alright (not much going on until you get into a battle or sword fight), and the gameplay is amazing. From steering your ship from town-to-town, to plundering towns, to swordfighting on the deck of your enemy's ship, to dancing with the governor's daughter, it is all fluid and extremely entertaining to play and watch. I have no real complaints for this game, the loadtimes are very minimal, no gameplay hindering glitches, etc. So far this gets my vote for Game of the Year (Yes, even passing Half-Life 2). __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

11-25-2004, 01:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	Jesus, another game I'm going to have to buy great __________________ Feh.

11-26-2004, 07:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	Well I bought it, I'm installing as we speak, but let me tell you... the package contents alone were worth the buy. I got the Limited Edition DVD copy, so it's just a single DVD, which comes with the original game, theme packs, behind the scenes interviews, artwork, sketches, diaries and all that jazz... Plus its a single disc. It also came with these extra goodies from EB Games... A Warcraft novel, and a Metroid Prime 2 CD Case... Here's a picture of the box, sleeve, and manual And here's a picture of the badass fold out map they give you... SWEET! I can't wait to play this game __________________ Feh.

11-27-2004, 05:02 AM	#20 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	Holy shit! i didn't even know this game was being made! I have to get this game, i've been playing the original on my amiga emulator for ages now, its awesome __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

11-27-2004, 01:35 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	K, after playing the game for a while, I have to say this is instant GOTY matierial... Yes, even over Half Life 2 I've been so addicted to it I didn't even think about playing CS:S or HL2 last night, I played till 4 in the morning I've been having so much fun just sailing around plundering ships and ports that I havent even thought about doing the quests yet. The only gripe I have is that I wish there was an easy way to switch cargo between your ships, or a place to actually buy ships instead of just stealing themn. Besides that... wow __________________ Feh.

11-28-2004, 12:26 AM	#22 (permalink)
Chingal0 Something like that.. Location: Oreygun.	Yea, I couldn't wait for this to come out.. I played the shit out of Pirates:Gold on the genesis.. best game ever.. __________________ "Eventually I became too sexy for my gym membership fee."

11-28-2004, 07:18 PM	#23 (permalink)
Bratwurst Insane Location: La la land	Pirates! and Pirates Gold for the Genesis are my favorite games of all time. I remember calling every single used game store in the phoenix metro area when I was in college trying to find an old sega cart of Pirates Gold. The one I did find they charged me retail new price for and I was more than willing to pay it. I play it on an emulator now though. Definitely going to pick this up as soon as I can get the funds together. I also want to finish Doom 3 and HL2 first, otherwise I am sure I will forget they even exist.

11-28-2004, 09:10 PM	#24 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	I've already forgotten about HL2 __________________ Feh.

11-28-2004, 09:18 PM	#25 (permalink)
Bratwurst Insane Location: La la land	I just beat the "guardian" in doom 3 today, so i must be close to finishing it. Maybe I should just ask for Pirates for xmas.

11-29-2004, 08:16 AM	#26 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	THanks for the detail Ace! I'm so looking forward to getting this. It's on my christmas list with asterics!

11-29-2004, 08:52 AM	#27 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	Been playing it for the last two nights.. Great game. I loved the first one and they did a really good job with this one.. The duels get a tad repetative, but I can handle that.. and I CANT dance, I just end up fumbling around.. I'll stick to being a privateer for the record: Flagship Royal Sloop Agamemnon (I prefer the Royal Sloop over the Frigates or Galleons because I can dip in, dip out, and avoid shots, and I still have a good number of cannons, and Im fully upgraded).. The only ship Ive had to retreat from in a battle was the Spanish Treasure Galleon.. and that was because he got some good shots in early and I was having problems with getting a good angle. __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

11-29-2004, 04:30 PM	#28 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	My flagship is a Ship of the Line (48 Guns, 450 Crew, Fully Upgraded), with a few War Galleons/Royal Galleons/Large Merchantmen as my cargo carrying ships. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

11-29-2004, 06:33 PM	#30 (permalink)
jonjon42 Psycho Location: inside my own mind	Sid does it again... man this game is excellent excelllent. no complaint other then the dancing...two left feet and all. __________________ A damn dirty hippie without the dirty part....

11-29-2004, 09:22 PM	#31 (permalink)
Bratwurst Insane Location: La la land	Seriously every time I read "dancing" as a feature in one of the reviews/preview articles I cringe.

11-30-2004, 12:12 AM	#33 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	I don't attack many towns, so I don't need a big crew I have a frigate with 90 crew, and I'm doing fantastic __________________ Feh.

12-02-2004, 04:54 AM	#34 (permalink)
Bratwurst Insane Location: La la land	Do you get the fold out map with both the limited and the standard edition?

12-02-2004, 05:29 AM	#35 (permalink)
bookiebye Upright	I had no idea this was released already, can't wait to get my hands on it. I can still remember my first time playing it on the C64. I still go back to play the original version from time to time. Now I don't have to. __________________ Get it done!

12-02-2004, 02:23 PM	#37 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	Think I might have to pick this bad boy up. Never played any of the previous editions. I hope it's not anything like Cutthroat: Terror of the High Seas or whatever it was. That was a turd of a game. Last edited by Coppertop; 12-02-2004 at 02:23 PM.. Reason: spelling

12-03-2004, 02:21 PM	#38 (permalink)
Xenomorph Crazy Location: St. Louis, MO	Excellent game. And to the natural dancers out there: visit taverns until the shady guy at the corner table sells you the dancing boots. They will sometimes cause your character to do the right move even if you click the wrong button. I haven't had any problems succeeding since I got them, although I've played the game so much that I've come to recognize a lot of the dancing patterns. There aren't that many. __________________ The facehugger is short-lived outside the egg which normally protects it. Armed with a long grasping tail, a spray of highly-concentrated acid and the single-minded desire to impregnate a single selected prey using its extending probe, it will fearlessly pursue and attack a single selected target until it has succeeded in attachment or it or its target is dead

12-03-2004, 08:04 PM	#39 (permalink)
SPQR Upright	I just got this game and it totally rules. It's fun to get gigantor war galleons for your capital ship, but it's tough to beat the nimble war swoops in terms of effectiveness. Dancing is strangely enjoyable too; everything is all in all awesome!