Pirates! screens

Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:57 pm

If anyone's interested, I've already gotten this game, and I think it's great. It was enough to pull me away from HL2 for a week!

Here's a few random screens of mine...

Me sailing my fleet toward the Dutch city of Curacao

Spotting a Spanish Trade Galleon off Madrid Nuevo

Choosing the ship I want to engage (I'm using my trusty flagship, the Carolina del Norte, a 32-gun Brig of War)

Launching a broadside at the Pamplona - she surrendered without a fight

Returning to the Spanish city of Puerto Cabello to repair and speak with the governor (he wasn't too pleased I took a Spanish ship right off his shores)

The governor's daughter in Puerto Cabello - she looks exactly like my beautiful wife in Santiago.

Swordfighting with the evil Baron Raymondo - he holds all the secrets of where my family members are hidden. He generally sails a 30-gun War Galleon - a tough fight, but no match for the Carolina del Norte.

And this is me dancing with my wife - it's not as hard as it seems at first, once you get used to the way it works. Just follow her directions, and try to keep the time (it's either a 1-2-3 beat or a 1-2-3-4 beat).

Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:18 pm

Its Captain Hook!

Looks pretty cool, but where are the fighting skeletons and brad pitt?

Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:28 pm

my question is
WHERES THE BLUNDERBUS!

Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:32 pm

That looks really funky!!

Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:42 am

Come on, it is really that good? What is the gameplay like?

Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:52 am

I can tell sid meiyer cares allot about making good life like boobage.

Tue Dec 07, 2004 11:16 am

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
Come on, it is really that good? What is the gameplay like?

Have you ever played the original version?

Tue Dec 07, 2004 11:57 am

Originally posted by Folic_Acid
Have you ever played the original version?

No

Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:06 pm

i'd sink my ship or wreck it

looks like a good game

Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:21 pm

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
Come on, it is really that good? What is the gameplay like?

It sure is

Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:46 pm

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
No

OMG!!! Okay, scrounge up about $50 and go to eBay to get a Commodore64 and get the game. Or, check for an emulator. I think the Commodore games are public domain now. Play the original Pirates! ... 3 months later, you will remember about the forums and modern games

and come back and tell us how you liked the game play

I spent millions of hours playing the original Pirates! back in 7th grade and onward. It is simply the best single-player PC game ever made. Ever. EA's Wasteland on the C64 comes in a close second.

Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:50 pm

Originally posted by ShipWreck
i'd sink my ship or wreck it looks like a good game

Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:30 pm

Well I am glad you posted this up here. I played a pirates game on a sega I believe. I also recently played the rather crappy pirates of the carribean on my xbox.

Hopefully this does not suck like that did.

Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:41 pm

when in doubt, go get whores!

LOL

Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:30 pm

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
No

Play it. Now.

http://portune.dnsalias.net/cgi-bin/gs/gs?s5d1=Pirates&s5d2=&s6d1=&s6d2=&s7=&boot=5&x=20&y=6

If the page doesn't work, hit refresh. I think IE only works with the emulator.