Pirates! Gold 1993

Released: 1993
Genres: Simulator · Strategy · Adventure
Platforms: Amiga CD32 · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC · Mac · DOS
Developer: MPS Labs
Publisher: MicroProse Software, Inc.
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Where to buy

Digital: GOG Steam
In a collection: Pirates! Gold Plus

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Is it still worth playing?

A 1993 remake of Sid Meier's Pirates!, with Super VGA graphics, hand painted screens, 3D modeled ship and flag animations, and pictures of items that were menu choices before. You can be a pirate, a privateer or a pirate hunter. Its action comes in three kinds: sword fighting and sea battles in real time, and land battles as turn based strategy. Between them is a life to run. You court the favor of local politicians, romance women and recruit pirates in the pub, and quests are available, though raids and trade routes have to be planned with care. A pirate's life, fought three ways and planned between fights, still leaves every voyage open today.