tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post79966990325554265..comments2024-03-18T21:14:09.798-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Pirates!: Final RatingCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31810747597127825302022-05-26T08:21:50.048-04:002022-05-26T08:21:50.048-04:00I was disappointed to see that there was no brief ...I was disappointed to see that there was no brief written up for Sword of the Samurai in 1989. As I have played both games more extensively than I ought to admit, Sword of the Samurai was a pleasant diversion in the same vein as Pirates! but with a Japanese spin. Both are by Sid Meier. However, both are quite superior to Covert Action (also Sid Meier similar time period), solely in my opinion, strictly because the minigames in the latter were less enjoyable. I digress. Even without any brief, I do hope you find or have found a chance to play Sword of the Samurai at your leisure. If you haven't yet, I can confirm it is definitely worth an afternoon or two if only for the nostalgic charm in playing a game that is both very similar to and wholly different from Pirates! while still being fun.kynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1808868854910630412021-11-01T01:42:24.958-04:002021-11-01T01:42:24.958-04:00I'm not sure it was ever on the list. I think ...I'm not sure it was ever on the list. I think when I wrote that, I was confusing it with an RPG of the same or similar title.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28307229026341239592021-10-29T18:02:48.280-04:002021-10-29T18:02:48.280-04:00Apologies if you've already done so but you ca...Apologies if you've already done so but you can remove Simtex's Master of Magic from your list. It is not a CRPG in any way, no more than Civilization is. It is a fantasy 4X strategy game, and one of the better ones even to this day, but I don't think it should be on here. Benjamin D.Halfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771587247257122201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67803732304018231982020-03-01T14:16:48.268-05:002020-03-01T14:16:48.268-05:00It may not be a true rpg, but Pirates! still has a...It may not be a true rpg, but <i>Pirates!</i> still has a lot to teach about setting and quest design, and it's an excellent game, so I'm happy to see it here.<br /><br />Reading these posts in 2020 (!) and being reminded of the game, which I haven't played since about 2006 (!!), I'm struck by how much <i>Assassin's Creed: Black Flag</i> owes to <i>Pirates!</i>.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59282015996305847532019-09-12T03:29:58.599-04:002019-09-12T03:29:58.599-04:00I don't think native English speakers will eve...I don't think native English speakers will ever really understand what it was like to have every single game in existence have all its text written in a foreign language that you might occasionally be able to get a parent or an older sibling to translate for you. But that's just how it was, and the idea that text in games could've potentially have been written in a language we knew didn't even occur to us to consider. I don't think it even registered that there were countries in the world where young children actually knew English - to us the reality was simply that text in games was written in a language only adults could understand.Adamantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56896675015464713682018-06-19T19:49:32.337-04:002018-06-19T19:49:32.337-04:00Actually, heroes first show up in SSG's Warlor...Actually, heroes first show up in SSG's <i>Warlords</i> (about four years before <i>MoM</i>). ...If there wasn't anything before <i>that</i>.<br /><br />At any rate, yes, it's a fantasy conquest game, and not any kind of RPG. It's good, but probably not the RPGAddict's kind of game (and certainly not the kind for the blog).Rindishttp://www.rindis.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38757899271943662432018-01-22T18:42:28.049-05:002018-01-22T18:42:28.049-05:00The idea of playing not only on the difficulty lev...The idea of playing not only on the difficulty level imposed by failing the copy protection but ALSO not even speaking the language is pretty crazy. It's the kind of thing you only have time and patience to do as a kid.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67348726278360002262018-01-22T11:48:51.453-05:002018-01-22T11:48:51.453-05:00I loved Pirates! so much, I played it hundred of h...I loved Pirates! so much, I played it hundred of hours.<br /><br />* "Has anyone played an entire game after failing the copy protect question at the beginning? How did it go?"<br /><br />When I first played the game I was about 11 years old. I had a pirated copy from the schoolyard. I didn't know any english by that time, so I didn't even realized that there is a copy protection. So I played a long time at a forced extra heavy difficulty: <br />The crews mood get angry very fast, and when you divide up the plunder its an automatic game over. But by the time I managed to survive several years. Every time I leaved a harbor a good portion of the crew deserted. <br /><br />Later I randomly find the right answer and kept a copy of that save game in a save place, to start over and over again from there. I even shared the save with a few friends who also felt in love with the game, but didn't realized the copy protection thing. We talked a lot about the game.<br /><br /><br />* "Has anyone ever sailed all the way up to Bermuda?"<br /><br />Bermuda can be valuable, when you are playing the english in an early setting, especially when the spanish take over other english towns.<br /><br /><br /><br />I started with the C64 version of the game, which had long loading times. Later I bought the Amiga version, with enough RAM the loading only happens once, then it plays very smooth. The Amiga version is the most beautiful of all versions, and haves a very good sound. Only thing that bugged me is that there is no scrolling, like in the DOS version, too. The C64 version have smooth scrolling, so sailing fast is much easier. For the best playing experience a digital joystick like the Competition Pro is recommend, I can't even imagine playing this with the keyboard.<br /><br />The 2004 version is ok, but it have not the same charm and immersion for me. It adds only minor things, mainly mini games. The old Pirates! was a blast by that time, besides Elite the first open world sandbox game, and with a cool setting. For 2004 the new game was to similar to the old one, without the feeling of the old game. Other games had raised the expectations.<br />Finckinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76146022093717766452017-07-31T11:00:57.102-04:002017-07-31T11:00:57.102-04:00Okay, see, I'm new to this blog. So forgive me...Okay, see, I'm new to this blog. So forgive me when I say stuff you spoke to previously. I'm catching up. <br /><br />I see you played this on a Mac back in the day.Arthegallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259140771811074624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53394594425879309082017-07-31T08:30:30.415-04:002017-07-31T08:30:30.415-04:00For the record, the sound--and especially the musi...For the record, the sound--and especially the music--of the Mac version of this game was amazing. You seriously got robbed.<br /><br />DOS Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2RigX8BVlc&t=27<br />Mac Version (ignore the loud talker): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_2xxqbyBZk&t=20<br /><br />Most of the music clips on the Mac version are taken from Handel's Water Music, and this game had no small part in boosting my love for Baroque music later in life.<br /><br />Also, fun fact: As I was prepping the YouTube clips for this comment and listening to the audio in the Mac play video, I kept hearing these godawful blerps and bleeps blasting through my headphones. "What in the hell is that terrible noise? This guy has something weird going on with his system . . ." I was about to type a disclaimer when I realized I still had the DOS version video playing in another tab. Man they ARE terrible. No wonder you muted.<br /><br />I know you don't do replays and you've got a list and all, but given how much you liked this game and the fact you have Mini vMac set up and all, it really is worth a few minutes of your time just to listen to it. It's really, really great.Arthegallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259140771811074624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63295812741153630082017-07-31T08:22:29.083-04:002017-07-31T08:22:29.083-04:00I never encountered this in the Mac version! I won...I never encountered this in the Mac version! I wonder if it was included! How awesome!Arthegallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259140771811074624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23340221150315081762015-04-21T17:06:25.367-04:002015-04-21T17:06:25.367-04:00To this day I've only purchased Pirates! Gold ...To this day I've only purchased Pirates! Gold for PC and Genesis. (And once more on GOG for good measure.)<br /><br />I'll have to dig up the PC version of Uncharted Waters 1 & 2...drelbshttp://forums.toucharcade.com/member.php?u=18021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62468724245183670612015-04-20T20:36:22.446-04:002015-04-20T20:36:22.446-04:00If these were included, I'd reckon Cavewars sh...If these were included, I'd reckon Cavewars should be too. Damn, it is so obscure that I doubt anybody here even heard of it, let alone played it.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70428190592604261162015-04-20T20:25:54.516-04:002015-04-20T20:25:54.516-04:00So, did you buy this game?
Uncharted Waters (both...So, did you buy this game?<br /><br />Uncharted Waters (both 1 & 2) were heavily watered down in both the SNES and Genesis systems. The PC version was a lot more detailed and seemed to be larger.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22821880834846291882015-04-20T16:59:15.694-04:002015-04-20T16:59:15.694-04:00Had to comment that a long time ago I had the choi...Had to comment that a long time ago I had the choice between buying this (which I already had a pirated copy of YAR!) or Hillsfar, and I can't help but still think I made the wrong choice...<br /><br />I still prefer playing the C64 version, but the Genesis version is great as it has no load times. <br /><br />I am also glad that others mentioned Uncharted Waters. Both that (and Uncharted Waters II) were really enjoyable. (I played them on the Genesis.)drelbshttp://forums.toucharcade.com/member.php?u=18021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65127504378577748242015-03-22T21:36:10.795-04:002015-03-22T21:36:10.795-04:00No, you cannot experience it yourself. The Flying ...No, you cannot experience it yourself. The Flying Dutchman is a one-of-a-kind ghost ship that you cannot capture. It's quite funny that Sid Meier would leave that in.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88344316401021073442015-03-22T02:07:02.175-04:002015-03-22T02:07:02.175-04:00What's great about Gran Granada is that there&...What's great about Gran Granada is that there's no fort. So it almost doesn't matter how many men you take with you; as long as you're a decent swordsman, it's a milk run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11347128188442443072015-01-26T00:08:57.642-05:002015-01-26T00:08:57.642-05:00I go to Gran Granada once per expedition. So at le...I go to Gran Granada once per expedition. So at least 4 times per game. The gold you get is always worth the time and they obviously never have any idea you're coming so you always get it all. I'll try to make it the far off places like Bermuda once per game. It increases my enjoyment to see all the world has to offer. I would travel by land even to get to areas that could be reached by sea. That makes sure nobody knows you're coming and you get all the gold you can get. <br /><br />With the original game (I've played it heavily on the Amiga and C64) I exclusively fight towns on land. You rise up the ranks much more quickly if you can take a town and the best way to do that is with more men on land. Sailing a frigate or bigger into a town is quite hard to do without getting damaged. This was much easier in the Amiga and Sega Genesis Pirates! Gold remakes so depending on my objectives I would attack a town by ship in that game. <br /><br />I have the DOS version of Pirates Gold but I've never been able to get far into it because it's so inferior, even to the original game on DOS. <br /><br />I played this game so much as a kid I memorized (to this day) all the terrain. My dad would play it and ask me to tell him where a one corner of a map piece was. I always rescued all of my family members and got the lost Inca treasure 4 times because I always found it with one corner of the map. <br /><br />Pirates Gold doesn't really add much to the game, it arguably gives it a bit more RPG credibility as there are fixed quests in the game. "The 10 Great Pirate Quests" which are all things you would have strived to do in the first game anyway. Even the graphics, while better in a sense, when compared to the Amiga version of the first game, don't offer much of an upgrade. There is a full soundtrack to the game that is enjoyable. If you like the original you'll like the gold version, at least on the Amiga or Genesis. The DOS version is radically different than those two and I never enjoyed it. <br /><br />Weird that this game was classified as an RPG, I don't see it. Just an open world strategy/simulation. Much like a lot of Microprose/Sid stuff. Railroad Tycoon, Civilization... I've looked at a lot of magazine reviews of it at the time and nobody ever called it an RPG. I just looked at Moby's listing of it now and it's just labeled an action/strategy game. <br /><br />One of the best games of all time... But not an RPG. Of course, you are correct in that you are role playing. As a kid I would watch my dad play it on the Amiga and I would run up and down our basement stairs pretending it was a ship and sword fight and jump into the sea (the floor) and climb back up the ship. In that sense, it caused me to role play more than any other game I've ever played. Shot97 Retrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445442076452857495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67768516158947594242014-06-20T22:29:16.210-04:002014-06-20T22:29:16.210-04:00Has anyone ever sailed all the way up to Bermuda, ...Has anyone ever sailed all the way up to Bermuda, or walked across Honduras to Gran Granada? If so, why?<br />Yup, was curious to see what was there. I even captured Gran Granada at some point.<br /><br />Has anyone played an entire game after failing the copy protect question at the beginning? How did it go?<br />Oh god no, it's literally unplayable. It's even harder than the top difficulty (about twice as hard)<br /><br />Is the 2004 version basically just the same game with better graphics and sound, or does it add a lot of new material?<br />2004 includes Dancing, equipment, ship upgrades, and obviously graphics. However you lose the 1560 and some other time period, no Silver train or treasure fleet. They each have their perks, but I miss the 1560 period a lot. It was challenging enough to be my favorite in the original.<br /><br /> -- Francois424Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49521763768002800152014-01-15T12:23:09.139-05:002014-01-15T12:23:09.139-05:00Or does this happen to any Dutch cargo fluyt enemy...Or does this happen to any Dutch cargo fluyt enemy that you significantly damage?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65700655610083420332014-01-15T12:22:39.435-05:002014-01-15T12:22:39.435-05:00No kidding? Are you saying that YOU can experience...No kidding? Are you saying that YOU can experience this by acquiring a damaged cargo fluyt? Or is it an NPC ship that you encounter?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1612664997641454592014-01-15T04:33:58.123-05:002014-01-15T04:33:58.123-05:00I'm a bit late for commenting this but there i...I'm a bit late for commenting this but there is an easter egg in this game at least in c64 version.<br />It comes in a form of a damaged Dutch cargo fluit that sails impossibly fast against the wind (- 20 knots !?? ) and has a very little crew on board.<br /><br />It took me a while but then I suddenly figured out why that damaged ship with no masts was sailing impossibly fast against the wind and was of course a Dutch vessel.Petri R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9924202570765407532013-05-21T06:22:09.926-04:002013-05-21T06:22:09.926-04:00Yeah, I actually think King's Bounty, both in ...Yeah, I actually think King's Bounty, both in the sense of the original and the Russian reboot-series, is more of a CRPG than the Heroes of Might & Magic series, since at least in the King's Bounty games you control one character throughout and have a definitive overarching quest that is related to combat but not solely about combat--ala an CRPG--as opposed to Heroes of Might & Magic where it is kind of like "well, beat all the other enemy armies with whatever you want, I suppose, then you are done."<br /><br />Not to say that is bad, but I am a huge King's Bounty fan, so I had to toss that out there.Quarexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52155260485127110922013-01-16T15:40:49.714-05:002013-01-16T15:40:49.714-05:00Was the Pirates remake really 2004? Sheesh, I feel...Was the Pirates remake really 2004? Sheesh, I feel old now. That was an amazing game. I never got around to playing the original, but I've heard the 04 version is basically the same thing with a few minor addition that improve the overall package. I'll admit I kind of enjoyed the dancing thing. I didn't find it to be very hard.<br /><br />This was a pretty interesting series of posts. While I wouldn't want an entire CRPG spoiled so thoroughly (unless I've played it), it works great for a game like this that doesn't have any surprises after the initial learning curve.<br /><br />Didn't you say before Questron was your first CRPG? I may be mistaken, but if it is, why don't you bend your rules a bit for that like you did this one and review it? I'd be interested to see your modern take on the first CRPG that ever addicted you.Tanuveinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397078211341079561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84176349139511263092012-12-13T17:10:19.094-05:002012-12-13T17:10:19.094-05:00Oh. Well, I had to start somewhere, as there's...Oh. Well, I had to start somewhere, as there's a lot of content to catch up to, but I'll keep that in mind and look further into the descriptions sooner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777871196849392264noreply@blogger.com