Pirates!

Moosferatu · 03-15-2004, 03:26 AM

Gamespy got the leg up on Gamespot and appears to have the first screens and info on the net. Here

I can't wait. To bad it's PC only, and I don't have good enough PC to run it. But, maybe by the time it comes out I'll have a better one.

nordic_guy · 03-15-2004, 03:46 AM

Ooh, looks nice. But isn't pirates a little worn out by now? Doesn't matter, looks good anyway.

ragnar · 03-15-2004, 04:17 AM

Why would Pirates! be worn out?

The original Pirates! is one of the best games ever made. It's a combination of role playing, strategy, action and adventure. You sail around in the carribean for plunder or war to try to increase your fame and fortune. It is pure fun and I really hope that the new game will be as fun as it's predecessor.

kingBLAOW · 03-15-2004, 04:49 AM

Is this a remake of the original? Or a totally new angle on the franchise... I love my good old Pirates (gold).

Kolzig · 03-15-2004, 05:40 AM

I think it's both, a remake and some new angles.

Pirates! sure looks like to be a wonderful game.

nordic_guy · 03-15-2004, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ragnar

Why would Pirates! be worn out?

Not Pirates! . Just pirates. And I don't know. We just seem to have been gotten a little much of them lately.

Zygomaticus · 03-15-2004, 07:20 AM

Wow, the top half really looked like a photograph to me!

DustCropper · 03-15-2004, 10:16 AM

Sid Meier is making it so there's no doubt that it'll be good

CrimsonBlue · 03-15-2004, 12:46 PM

OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD *runs around like a wild rabbit... like Max!*

I've been waiting 15 years for this game! I can't wait to get my grubby piratey hands on it.

And I have a decent PC, so I'll probably be able to run the game in full without slowdowns (unless my Athlon XP1800+ is a bottleneck).

Although, I swear I read about this game being shown on both GameCube, Playstation 2 and Xbox on upcoming E3. At least the lists says so.

Kingzjester · 03-15-2004, 12:46 PM

I don't remember playing the original pirates... but I do remember CivII and I remember that it was slightly on the tedious side... probably because I never got into it, and it was one of those games one has to get into to enjoy...

CrimsonBlue · 03-15-2004, 03:44 PM

Well, I can comfort you by saying Pirates! is nothing like the Civ games. In fact, they have very little in common, except being made by the same guy (Sid Meier).

Pirates! is more in the vein of Pirate Hunter (fairly new game from Ascon) and Pirates of the Caribbean (the PC/Xbox game), only a lot better. Pirate Hunter is more of a Pirates! lite, and POTC is what it would be like if it was an RPG.

ragnar · 03-16-2004, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nordic_guy

Not Pirates! . Just pirates. And I don't know. We just seem to have been gotten a little much of them lately.

There have? Not that many and besides, noone of them will beat Pirates!.

nordic_guy · 03-16-2004, 12:24 PM

Won't argue with that. 8-)

Jony · 03-23-2004, 05:00 PM

I will probably get it since I have an obsesion with pirates...arh mateys!

03-23-2004, 05:20 PM

I LOVE THE PIRATES.

pirates are ausome, i'm definatly going to get this game

Zygomaticus · 03-23-2004, 05:24 PM

Shiver me timbers, and poke me other eye out, if it ain't a good ol' Pirate game.

03-23-2004, 05:52 PM

i know this is the case for me, but if it was'nt for monkey island i realy could'nt give a shit about pirates.

D.C. · 03-24-2004, 01:10 PM

This game could be pretty cool.

Tanukitsune · 03-25-2004, 05:35 AM

I loved the original Pirates! game! I had for the Amstrad CPC, and I played it so much I had memorized nearly all the pirate data in the hand book...

I can't wait to play the new one!

James · 03-25-2004, 02:38 PM

looks excellent, cant wait. good to see meier break from civ as well.

03-15-2004, 03:26 AM	#1
Moosferatu Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 578	Pirates! Gamespy got the leg up on Gamespot and appears to have the first screens and info on the net. Here I can't wait. To bad it's PC only, and I don't have good enough PC to run it. But, maybe by the time it comes out I'll have a better one. Share Share this post on Twitter

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nordic_guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 1,081	Ooh, looks nice. But isn't pirates a little worn out by now? Doesn't matter, looks good anyway. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ If I wasn't just spamming this thread, I'd probably have something interesting to say.

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ragnar Knowledgeable Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 1,510	Why would Pirates! be worn out? The original Pirates! is one of the best games ever made. It's a combination of role playing, strategy, action and adventure. You sail around in the carribean for plunder or war to try to increase your fame and fortune. It is pure fun and I really hope that the new game will be as fun as it's predecessor. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Rem acu tetigisti -- Jeeves Read my adventure game reviews here Blaskan Dragon Go Server Ragnar Ouchterlony

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kingBLAOW iddqd Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 118	Is this a remake of the original? Or a totally new angle on the franchise... I love my good old Pirates (gold). Share Share this post on Twitter

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Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I think it's both, a remake and some new angles. Pirates! sure looks like to be a wonderful game. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

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Zygomaticus Liver of Life Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,317	Wow, the top half really looked like a photograph to me! Share Share this post on Twitter

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DustCropper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,117	Sid Meier is making it so there's no doubt that it'll be good Share Share this post on Twitter

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CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD runs around like a wild rabbit... like Max! I've been waiting 15 years for this game! I can't wait to get my grubby piratey hands on it. And I have a decent PC, so I'll probably be able to run the game in full without slowdowns (unless my Athlon XP1800+ is a bottleneck). Although, I swear I read about this game being shown on both GameCube, Playstation 2 and Xbox on upcoming E3. At least the lists says so. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Kingzjester Tactlessly understated Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Niceshire Posts: 2,045	I don't remember playing the original pirates... but I do remember CivII and I remember that it was slightly on the tedious side... probably because I never got into it, and it was one of those games one has to get into to enjoy... Share Share this post on Twitter

03-15-2004, 03:44 PM	#11
CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	Well, I can comfort you by saying Pirates! is nothing like the Civ games. In fact, they have very little in common, except being made by the same guy (Sid Meier). Pirates! is more in the vein of Pirate Hunter (fairly new game from Ascon) and Pirates of the Caribbean (the PC/Xbox game), only a lot better. Pirate Hunter is more of a Pirates! lite, and POTC is what it would be like if it was an RPG. Share Share this post on Twitter

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nordic_guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 1,081	Won't argue with that. 8-) Share Share this post on Twitter

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Jony Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wouldn't you like to know? Posts: 145	I will probably get it since I have an obsesion with pirates...arh mateys! Share Share this post on Twitter

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guybrush_guy Guest Posts: n/a	I LOVE THE PIRATES. pirates are ausome, i'm definatly going to get this game Share Share this post on Twitter

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Zygomaticus Liver of Life Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,317	Shiver me timbers, and poke me other eye out, if it ain't a good ol' Pirate game. Share Share this post on Twitter

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guybrush_guy Guest Posts: n/a	i know this is the case for me, but if it was'nt for monkey island i realy could'nt give a shit about pirates. Share Share this post on Twitter

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James Prove it all night Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 730	looks excellent, cant wait. good to see meier break from civ as well. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." - Thomas Edward Lawrence

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	This game could be pretty cool. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Tanukitsune ACK! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 2,448	I loved the original Pirates! game! I had for the Amstrad CPC, and I played it so much I had memorized nearly all the pirate data in the hand book... I can't wait to play the new one! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Apparently I have a Devianrt Art account... And people actually like it!