Yar! Pirates Tomorrow, Mateys!

Coffee Warlord · 11-22-2004, 10:12 PM

Just a reminder that we take to the high seas and rape, pillage, plunder, and pilfer our weasly black guts out tomorrow! Whoo!

('Course, I gotta drive about 45 minutes to get a copy of the damn game. Freakin' nowhere towns.)

TargetPractice6 · 11-22-2004, 10:15 PM

I haven't really followed this one much. Any rundown on what the game actually is?

sovereignstar · 11-22-2004, 10:16 PM

Isn't it Aaar?

EagleFan · 11-22-2004, 10:27 PM

I am still worried about this game. Anything with a 'dancnig' mini-game makes me stat to think sellout. I so badly want this game to be like the original that I hope my expectations aren't too high. I would love to see a great sequel to Pirates, Autoduel and Starflight.

Poli · 11-22-2004, 10:34 PM

What you need is a good sailor. I'll let you know when I find one.

Swaggs · 11-22-2004, 10:39 PM

EB left a message that mine was in.

Wife is getting it for me for Christmas. Now, I just need to figure out how to get it early.

The_herd · 11-22-2004, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

Wife is getting it for me for Christmas. Now, I just need to figure out how to get it early.

Be a man and just take it.

finkenst · 11-22-2004, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Just a reminder that we take to the high seas and rape, pillage, plunder, and pilfer our weasly black guts out tomorrow! Whoo!

('Course, I gotta drive about 45 minutes to get a copy of the damn game. Freakin' nowhere towns.)

i'm still not driving up to galesburg to get it to you, cw.

Coffee Warlord · 11-22-2004, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by finkenst

i'm still not driving up to galesburg to get it to you, cw.

Asshole.

Swaggs · 11-22-2004, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The_herd

Be a man and just take it.

I was going to go buy it separately and return the copy she got me after Christmas. There could be collateral damage if I just take it.

Poli · 11-22-2004, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

I was going to go buy it separately and return the copy she got me after Christmas. There could be testicular atrophy if I just take it.

Fixed that for you.

Pumpy Tudors · 11-22-2004, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

I am still worried about this game. Anything with a 'dancnig' mini-game makes me stat to think sellout. I so badly want this game to be like the original that I hope my expectations aren't too high. I would love to see a great sequel to Pirates, Autoduel and Starflight.

If you get the limited edition, the original game will be on the disc, in case the new one doesn't suit you too well.

TazFTW · 11-23-2004, 12:47 AM

First review.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/567/567694p1.html

Axxon · 11-23-2004, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

I am still worried about this game. Anything with a 'dancnig' mini-game makes me stat to think sellout. I so badly want this game to be like the original that I hope my expectations aren't too high. I would love to see a great sequel to Pirates, Autoduel and Starflight.

Autoduel. One of, if not my favorite game ever. Alas, I don't think we'll ever see a sequel unless it's, well, simply another arcade race/combat game.

Icy · 11-23-2004, 02:49 AM

I'm really waiting for this game, what a good amount of hours spent on the original one. My only worries are the dancing minigames and that your pirate ages so fast, it's said that the game ends in 10 hours or so and you need to start with another pirate.

Eaglesfan27 · 11-23-2004, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Axxon

Autoduel. One of, if not my favorite game ever. Alas, I don't think we'll ever see a sequel unless it's, well, simply another arcade race/combat game.

Autoduel was the very first game I played on my very first PC. As a result, I have very fond memories of it, and it is one of my favorite games as well.

Axxon · 11-23-2004, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Autoduel was the very first game I played on my very first PC. As a result, I have very fond memories of it, and it is one of my favorite games as well.

I was trying to think what was the first game I had on my very first PC and while I can't be certain, I'm pretty sure it was Pirates, oddly enough.

I know I had and loved Pirates on the C64 and I can remember buying it right away when I got my xerox. I bought it again when I upgraded to my fancy new IBM PS2 model 50 because I needed a 3.5 inch drive and no one I knew had both drives so I could just make a transfer.

Times have changed slightly since then.

So, I had three copies of the darned game and could still never find a map when I needed one. I had no trouble with lost manuals though and in fact I still have two of them but no disk or map alas.

Ragone · 11-23-2004, 04:24 AM

Mail order monsters was the first game i played on c64.. and i have fond memories of that.. autoduel.. and pirates..

i can't wait to get this game

Blackadar · 11-23-2004, 06:37 AM

Waiting for reviews on this one...even if it is Sid Meier.

thealmighty · 11-23-2004, 08:17 AM

What's in the special edition that is different or extra that makes it worth getting?

gi · 11-23-2004, 08:22 AM

Pre-ordred the DVD so I could get the old game as well. First review shows promise. I felt that dancing added to the game. Another way (optional) to add to your career.

moriarty · 11-23-2004, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

First review.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/567/567694p1.html

What's the synopsis of the review (for those of us at work)?

gi · 11-23-2004, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by moriarty

What's the synopsis of the review (for those of us at work)?

From the review:

Closing Comments
The original Pirates! came in at number 3 in our list of the best PC games of all time and while this new version isn't as revolutionary as the original, the fact that there have been almost no imitators in the fifteen years since the first Pirates! make this remake a sure bet for fans of great games.

There are a lot of great games for the PC this year, particularly for fans of shooters and strategy games. Don't let those distract you from also trying Pirates!. It may not be as technically innovative as titles like Half-Life 2 or Rome: Total War but the combination of ideas and experiences it contains easily make it one of the most original games of the year. It may not depart much from the original game but, truthfully, it simply doesn't need to.

Pirates! is unlike any other game in the current PC catalog. Unless you hate fun, you'll love it.

Score 9.2
Reader Score 8.5 right now

Buccaneer · 11-23-2004, 08:36 AM

All these old (and potentially new) pirate gamers makes this old heart warm.

gi · 11-23-2004, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

All these old (and potentially new) pirate gamers makes this old heart warm.

agreed.

Calis · 11-23-2004, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Icy

I'm really waiting for this game, what a good amount of hours spent on the original one. My only worries are the dancing minigames and that your pirate ages so fast, it's said that the game ends in 10 hours or so and you need to start with another pirate.

Ack, I hadn't heard about the agin in the game, let alone the super fast kind.

Hope there's a way to shut that off, I imagine there would be. Dunno anything about the mini-games either. I've really been trying read as little as possible on it.

Can't wait though, probably going to try and hunt it down this afternoon.

Eaglesfan27 · 11-23-2004, 10:19 AM

I'm waiting for reviews... hopefully from FOFC members.

hukarez · 11-23-2004, 10:21 AM

I've been checking out the impressions from the GameFAQs boards about this. So far, they seem to rate it as being above average and all. Still a bit too early to tell, I guess.

IwasHere · 11-23-2004, 11:28 AM

Damn, I was hoping to read some reviews here this afternoon.

chinaski · 11-23-2004, 01:26 PM

i really hope the 1ghz proc sys req. isnt strictly enforced.

moriarty · 11-23-2004, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by chinaski

i really hope the 1ghz proc sys req. isnt strictly enforced.

Still trying to play this on your Commodore 64?

rkmsuf · 11-23-2004, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by moriarty

Still trying to play this on your Commodore 64?

Other than the 120 disks it should be a blast on the C64.

11-22-2004, 10:34 PM	#5
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11-23-2004, 02:49 AM	#15
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	I'm really waiting for this game, what a good amount of hours spent on the original one. My only worries are the dancing minigames and that your pirate ages so fast, it's said that the game ends in 10 hours or so and you need to start with another pirate. __________________

11-23-2004, 08:17 AM	#20
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11-23-2004, 10:19 AM	#27
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11-22-2004, 10:15 PM	#2
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	I haven't really followed this one much. Any rundown on what the game actually is?

11-22-2004, 10:16 PM	#3
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Isn't it Aaar?

11-22-2004, 10:27 PM	#4
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	I am still worried about this game. Anything with a 'dancnig' mini-game makes me stat to think sellout. I so badly want this game to be like the original that I hope my expectations aren't too high. I would love to see a great sequel to Pirates, Autoduel and Starflight.

11-23-2004, 12:47 AM	#13
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	First review. http://pc.ign.com/articles/567/567694p1.html

11-23-2004, 04:24 AM	#18
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Mail order monsters was the first game i played on c64.. and i have fond memories of that.. autoduel.. and pirates.. i can't wait to get this game

11-23-2004, 06:37 AM	#19
Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	Waiting for reviews on this one...even if it is Sid Meier.

11-23-2004, 08:22 AM	#21
gi College Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Berkley, MI	Pre-ordred the DVD so I could get the old game as well. First review shows promise. I felt that dancing added to the game. Another way (optional) to add to your career.

11-23-2004, 08:36 AM	#24
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	All these old (and potentially new) pirate gamers makes this old heart warm.

11-23-2004, 10:21 AM	#28
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11-23-2004, 11:28 AM	#29
IwasHere Banned Join Date: Sep 2004	Damn, I was hoping to read some reviews here this afternoon.

11-23-2004, 01:26 PM	#30
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