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Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by Scubabear68 on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:38AM (#49387198)
Wow, you just tickled a whole bunch of nostalgia centers in my brain.

Pirates! was a gift from my wife years ago, and I kind disappeared for a couple of weeks. The dancing was tedious though :-)

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Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by Propelloni on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:51AM (#49387347)
There was dancing in Pirates?

EDIT: did a quick search. I played Pirates on the C64 and never heard of the rather recent "Gold" edition for PC. I know where I'm going to spend the next weekend! Thanks for bringing it to my attention <3

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Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by ipaddr on Friday August 21, 2026 @09:04AM (#49387503)
Spent the week playing it. The dancing can be turned down once you find a governor's daughter you want to focus on.

The gold edition doesn't have the eras selection and the treasure fleet doesn't exist the same way. Sailing is easier but I became promoted quickly with all countries and could never attack a town. Promotions are easier. Not a edition.

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Re:The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates by Scubabear68 on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:59AM (#49387435)
Yeah, I was referring to the 3D release in 2004, not the original.
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