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Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by palad1n on Friday August 21, 2026 @05:12AM (#49385643)
Anybody remember the anti-piracy “feature” on this game?
Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by raddan on Friday August 21, 2026 @06:42AM (#49386213)
Yes. Other Sid Meier games had similar copy protection features. F-19 Stealth Fighter had an aircraft identification task that “could only be answered if you had the manual.” I had an official copy of the game but I played it so frequently that I memorized all the aircraft. To this day, I can identify many real aircraft because they appeared in the manual.
Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by roygbiv2 on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:17AM (#49386972)
My father lived in a different part of the country and copied the game for me. He spent I've no idea how long at the photocopier copying that manual for me. I loved that game, mainly because the manual had absorbed his cigar smoke and reminded me of him.
Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by jghn on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:37AM (#49387189)
> To this day, I can identify many real aircraft because they appeared in the manual.

Between F19, M1 Tank Platoon, Gunship, the ranger game, Red storm Rising, and Pirates I have so many random tidbit factoids in my head. It's really pretty amazing. Never really got into F15 though, felt to arcade game-y.

Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by matiou on Friday August 21, 2026 @07:39AM (#49386614)
I remember when not answering correctly to the anti-piracy question, the game would still allow you to play but with extra limited features... a fun approach to this problem.
Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by mbork_pl on Friday August 21, 2026 @06:00AM (#49385960)
Yes. Kind of ironic, no?
Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by martijnvds on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:22AM (#49387019)
When does the silver arrive in Maracaibo? Early or late in the year?