Who else still plays SM's Pirates?

CaptainRamius · 11-19-15, 12:29 PM

Hey guys,
Today I have a question for you all. Who here still plays Sid Meir's Pirates?
I love this game so much! I am extremely happy that they have made an iPad version, so I can enjoy being a pirate on the go. If anyone wants to know, Sid Meir's Pirates is an open world pirate game developed by Take2 Interactive. You can buy it for Windows, Mac and iOS. It's part management sim and full pirate simulator. So...who still plays this?

Commander Wallace · 11-19-15, 07:42 PM

I had never heard of it until now but will look into it . Thanks for mentioning it .

ReallyDedPoet · 11-19-15, 08:23 PM

Decent review:

fireftr18 · 11-19-15, 11:11 PM

Aaarr, I be playing a game of it now!

Sailor Steve · 11-19-15, 11:18 PM

Back in the day I played the original. I like the new (11 years old now?) a lot, but don't play it much. I beat it handily on level 3, turning the entire Spanish Main into the English Main.

On level 4 I didn't survive a game week.

CaptainRamius · 11-20-15, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Back in the day I played the original. I like the new (11 years old now?) a lot, but don't play it much. I beat it handily on level 3, turning the entire Spanish Main into the English Main.

On level 4 I didn't survive a game week.

At level 4 I just quit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

I had never heard of it until now but will look into it now. Thanks for mentioning it .

It's one of my most played games now. You really should play it

Eichhörnchen · 11-20-15, 04:14 AM

I came across this on an old CD Rom recently. I'd heard mention of it on the Gaming forum but when I looked at the graphics on the carton I was put off getting it (despite the silly price of 0.99p).

I'm the first to speak up for retro-gaming and RPG, but "top-down view" games don't do it for me. Maybe I boobed.

Jimbuna · 11-20-15, 07:08 AM

Tried it and simply couldn't get away with it.

CaptainRamius · 11-20-15, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Tried it and simply couldn't get away with it.

I really love it. I suggest you should give it another try, though

Thagarr · 11-20-15, 02:02 PM

The 2004 game is a good game, but for anyone who played any of the multiple different platform versions of the original, it pales in comparison to the original 1987 game. The gameplay from the original just isn't there, but I guess they had to make room for ballroom dancing somehow!

Port Royale was a much better game in my opinion than Sid's remake. It had a dynamic economy, and the option to build your own pirate hideout! Two things, among many others, that we plan on incorporating into Hearts of Oak!

Platapus · 11-21-15, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Tried it and simply couldn't get away with it.

Next time perhaps try paying for the game before leaving the store. Makes the "get away" a lot easier.

Platapus · 11-21-15, 08:52 AM

Many many enjoyable hours playing this game.

As soon as I was able to get/buy/steal one of those small Royal Mail sloops (I think it was a sloop), that's when I was able to really take off and start dominating the enemy.

I liked the sword fighting a lot. Not so much the dancing

Jimbuna · 11-21-15, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Next time perhaps try paying for the game before leaving the store. Makes the "get away" a lot easier.

LOL....I should be so lucky

Eichhörnchen · 11-24-15, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

I came across this on an old CD Rom recently. I'd heard mention of it on the Gaming forum but when I looked at the graphics on the carton I was put off getting it (despite the silly price of 0.99p).

I'm the first to speak up for retro-gaming and RPG, but "top-down view" games don't do it for me. Maybe I boobed.

I should've bought the bloody thing, shouldn't I?

NeonSamurai · 11-24-15, 07:34 PM

For me with the Atari version its a real mix. I really like it and utterly despise it at the same time. But I grew up on the original 1987 pc-booter version, which had so much more depth; depth the Atari version ditched for stupid crap like the dancing, or the horrid swordfighting. So while I play this one occasionally, I much prefer to play the original, or the gold version which also had a bit of the depth taken out.

Also the feel for the games is so different too. The original MicroProse games felt far more real and gritty, where as the remake is just cartoony and rather corny and stupid.

I really wish they would do a proper remake of the original, with all the realistic touches it had (or add even more).

Oh and if you want to try out the original MicroProse games, GoG has both in a pack
http://www.gog.com/game/pirates_gold_plus

For those that really hate some of the crap like the dancing and just want to skip it (let the computer do it) or change other aspects of the game, i strongly recommend PHTrainer.
http://www.gamefront.com/files/11397...HTrainer_v3_20

Anyhow moving this to the proper Pirates forum.

11-19-15, 12:29 PM	#1
CaptainRamius Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2014 Location: In shallow waters Posts: 388 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Who else still plays SM's Pirates? Hey guys, Today I have a question for you all. Who here still plays Sid Meir's Pirates? I love this game so much! I am extremely happy that they have made an iPad version, so I can enjoy being a pirate on the go. If anyone wants to know, Sid Meir's Pirates is an open world pirate game developed by Take2 Interactive. You can buy it for Windows, Mac and iOS. It's part management sim and full pirate simulator. So...who still plays this?

11-19-15, 07:42 PM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I had never heard of it until now but will look into it . Thanks for mentioning it . Last edited by Commander Wallace; 11-20-15 at 06:43 AM.

11-19-15, 08:23 PM	#3
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Decent review: __________________ Back in the Day

11-19-15, 11:11 PM	#4
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Aaarr, I be playing a game of it now! __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

11-19-15, 11:18 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Back in the day I played the original. I like the new (11 years old now?) a lot, but don't play it much. I beat it handily on level 3, turning the entire Spanish Main into the English Main. On level 4 I didn't survive a game week. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-20-15, 04:14 AM	#7
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,367 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I came across this on an old CD Rom recently. I'd heard mention of it on the Gaming forum but when I looked at the graphics on the carton I was put off getting it (despite the silly price of 0.99p). I'm the first to speak up for retro-gaming and RPG, but "top-down view" games don't do it for me. Maybe I boobed. __________________

11-20-15, 07:08 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Tried it and simply couldn't get away with it. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-20-15, 02:02 PM	#10
Thagarr Mate Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Steeler country Posts: 53 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The 2004 game is a good game, but for anyone who played any of the multiple different platform versions of the original, it pales in comparison to the original 1987 game. The gameplay from the original just isn't there, but I guess they had to make room for ballroom dancing somehow! Port Royale was a much better game in my opinion than Sid's remake. It had a dynamic economy, and the option to build your own pirate hideout! Two things, among many others, that we plan on incorporating into Hearts of Oak!

11-21-15, 08:52 AM	#12
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Many many enjoyable hours playing this game. As soon as I was able to get/buy/steal one of those small Royal Mail sloops (I think it was a sloop), that's when I was able to really take off and start dominating the enemy. I liked the sword fighting a lot. Not so much the dancing __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-24-15, 07:34 PM	#15
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	For me with the Atari version its a real mix. I really like it and utterly despise it at the same time. But I grew up on the original 1987 pc-booter version, which had so much more depth; depth the Atari version ditched for stupid crap like the dancing, or the horrid swordfighting. So while I play this one occasionally, I much prefer to play the original, or the gold version which also had a bit of the depth taken out. Also the feel for the games is so different too. The original MicroProse games felt far more real and gritty, where as the remake is just cartoony and rather corny and stupid. I really wish they would do a proper remake of the original, with all the realistic touches it had (or add even more). Oh and if you want to try out the original MicroProse games, GoG has both in a pack http://www.gog.com/game/pirates_gold_plus For those that really hate some of the crap like the dancing and just want to skip it (let the computer do it) or change other aspects of the game, i strongly recommend PHTrainer. http://www.gamefront.com/files/11397...HTrainer_v3_20 Anyhow moving this to the proper Pirates forum. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff Last edited by NeonSamurai; 11-24-15 at 07:42 PM.

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