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{{disambig|the original release|the enhanced version|[[Pirates! Gold]]|the remake|[[Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Sid Meier's Pirates! cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Sid Meier's Pirates! cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|MPS Labs}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MicroProse|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital (original)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|Digital (original)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|Digital (current)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|May 8, 1987}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|PC booter|May 8, 1987}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1988}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1988}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1993}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1994}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2012|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/november_mac_game_update_12_new_additions November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 17, 2012|wrapper=DOSBox}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1 GOG.com Now Supports Linux! ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2012|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/november_mac_game_update_12_new_additions|title=November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions ● GOG.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1|title=GOG.com Now Supports Linux! ● GOG.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Piracy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sid Meier's Pirates! }}
 
|steam appid  = 327380
 
|steam appid  = 327380
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|gogcom page  = pirates_gold_plus
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|gogcom id    = 1207661653
 +
|gogcom id side = 1207659060
 +
|hltb        = 8515
 +
|lutris      = sid-meiers-pirates-1987
 
|strategywiki = Sid Meier's Pirates!
 
|strategywiki = Sid Meier's Pirates!
 +
|mobygames    = 214
 
|wikipedia    = Sid Meier's Pirates!
 
|wikipedia    = Sid Meier's Pirates!
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|winehq      =  
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|winehq      = 1985
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Sid Meier's Pirates!}}
 
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{{disambig||the remake|[[Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)]]}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} A manual supplement is required to pass the in-game DRM
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{GOG.com links|pirates_gold|pirates_gold_plus}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207661653|pirates_gold_plus}}
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/327380/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/327380/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]]. Windows version [[#Pirates! Gold original Windows version on 64-bit Windows|will not work on 64-bit Windows]]. | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical,Disc check | The PC Booter version does use besides questions from the book also use Laserlock copy protection. The original floppy disk does have a small hole burned with a laser and the game tries to write data to it and read it again. If that fails then the game knows, that floppy disk is an original one. | | PC booter }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG | pirates_gold_plus | DRM-free | Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
−
{{Availability/row| Steam | 327380 | Steam | Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="Steam">[https://steamdb.info/app/327380/config/ Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · AppID: 327380 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | pirates-gold-plus | Steam | Gold Plus |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | pirates_gold_plus | physical | Bundled with [[Pirates! Gold]]. DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | sid-meiers-pirates-gold-plus | Steam | Gold Plus |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 327380 | Steam, physical | Bundled with [[Pirates! Gold]]. DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="Steam">[https://steamdb.info/app/327380/config/ Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · AppID: 327380 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{--}} Custom {{term|DRM}} code increases the difficulty of the duel tutorial if the player incorrectly answers the manual lookup prompt. If the player loses that duel, they will receive a smaller crew and a pinnacle as the starting ship.
  
 
===Version differences===
 
===Version differences===
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{{ii}} Pirates! Gold has greatly improved graphics and sound. Digital distribution releases includes both versions of the game.
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{{ii}} The initial DOS release (version 432.02) is a modified version of the PC booter release (this is the version sold on GOG.com and Steam).<ref name="refcheck Garrett">{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=May 28, 2019|comment=}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} The later DOS release (version 432.03) has improvements such as a revised save menu with an Exit to DOS option.<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
 +
{{ii}} [[Pirates! Gold]] is a redesigned version featuring new graphics and sound and some gameplay changes.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|PC booter|A:\|B:\}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\disks}}
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{ii}} The PC booter release saves to a dedicated floppy disk; for [[DOSBox]] mount a [https://sites.google.com/site/dotalshoff/games/dosbox blank floppy image] and switch to it when prompted (see [https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/BOOT BOOT] for details).<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
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===Save game data location===
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{{ii}} This game does not store any settings.
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{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
 
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\PIRATESG.CD\PIRATES*.SAV}}
 
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
 
−
}}
 
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
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|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
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|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = true
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
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{{Image|Sid Meier's Pirates! settings.png|General settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
−
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
+
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = false
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles                = n/a
−
|subtitles notes          = Most speech is text-based.
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|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only. [http://traducciones.clandlan.net/index.php?page=academia%2Fsearch&search=Sid+Meier%27s+Pirates Download].
 +
  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
−
===Pirates! Gold original Windows version on 64-bit Windows===
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==="Insert Save Disk" prompt when retiring (DOS)===
−
The original Windows version of Pirates! Gold is a 16-bit Windows 3.x game so cannot be used on 64-bit versions of Windows without workarounds (e.g. [[virtualization]]). The easiest solution is to use the DOS version in [[DOSBox]]. Digital distribution releases are pre-packaged with DOSBox.<ref name="GOG.com"/><ref name="Steam"/>
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{{ii}} The DOS version sold on GOG.com and Steam (version 432.02) prompts for a Save Disk when choosing to register in the Pirate Hall of Fame and will not continue<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/pirates_gold_plus/pirate_hall_of_fame_issue_classic|title=Pirate Hall of Fame Issue (Classic), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> (mounting a drive A: or B: in [[DOSBox]] does not fix this).<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
 +
{{ii}} Full error message: "Insert Save Disk into Drive A: then press ENTER" or "Insert Save Disk into Drive B: then press ENTER".
 +
{{ii}} This issue does not apply to the revised DOS version (version 432.03) or the PC booter version.<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
 +
===PC Booter version requires Drive A: to be the first drive attached to the floppy disk bus cable===
 +
{{ii}} If the PC Booter doesn't boot, and if there are 2 floppy disks drives attached to the floppy bus cable, then it's required to switch the order of the floppy disk drives by disconnecting both of them from the floppy bus cable and attaching them again in the inverted order. Switching just the drive letters A: and B: by software or in the BIOS will not work.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
−
|dos modes              = CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA
+
|dos modes              = CGA, Tandy 1000, EGA
−
|dos modes notes        = CGA and EGA are only supported for the original release. VGA and SVGA are only supported for the Gold release.
+
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux 68k app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 3.1
 
|minOS    = 3.1
−
|minCPU  = Intel 386 16 MHz (Pirates! Gold)
+
|minCPU  =  
 
|minRAM  = 2 MB
 
|minRAM  = 2 MB
 
|minHD    = 20 MB
 
|minHD    = 20 MB
−
|minGPU  = CGA (Pirates!)
+
|minGPU  = CGA
−
|minGPU2  = VGA (Pirates! Gold)
 
  
 
|recOS    = 6.22
 
|recOS    = 6.22
−
|recGPU  = EGA (Pirates!)
+
|recGPU  = EGA
−
|recGPU2  = SVGA (Pirates! Gold)
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 15:45, 12 August 2023

This page is for the original release. For the enhanced version, see Pirates! Gold. For the remake, see Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004).

Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! cover
Developers
MPS Labs
Publishers
Retail MicroProse
Digital (original) Night Dive Studios
Digital (original) Retroism
Digital (current) Atari
Release dates
PC booter May 8, 1987
Mac OS (Classic) 1988
DOS 1994
Windows (DOSBox) July 17, 2012
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) November 29, 2012[1]
Linux (DOSBox) July 24, 2014[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Themes Piracy
Series Sid Meier's Pirates!
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Sid Meier's Pirates! on HowLongToBeat
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Sid Meier's Pirates! guide on StrategyWiki
Sid Meier's Pirates! on MobyGames
Sid Meier's Pirates! on Wikipedia
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987
Pirates! Gold 1993
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) 2004

Sid Meier's Pirates! is a singleplayer game in the Sid Meier's Pirates! series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 The PC Booter version does use besides questions from the book also use Laserlock copy protection. The original floppy disk does have a small hole burned with a laser and the game tries to write data to it and read it again. If that fails then the game knows, that floppy disk is an original one.
PC booter
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
DOS
Mac OS
GamersGate
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 Gold Plus
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Bundled with Pirates! Gold. DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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 Gold Plus
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Bundled with Pirates! Gold. DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Custom DRM code increases the difficulty of the duel tutorial if the player incorrectly answers the manual lookup prompt. If the player loses that duel, they will receive a smaller crew and a pinnacle as the starting ship.

Version differences

The initial DOS release (version 432.02) is a modified version of the PC booter release (this is the version sold on GOG.com and Steam).[5]
The later DOS release (version 432.03) has improvements such as a revised save menu with an Exit to DOS option.[5]
Pirates! Gold is a redesigned version featuring new graphics and sound and some gameplay changes.

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
PC booter A:\
B:\
DOS <path-to-game>\disks
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
The PC booter release saves to a dedicated floppy disk; for DOSBox mount a blank floppy image and switch to it when prompted (see BOOT for details).[5]
This game does not store any settings.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Spanish
Retail only. Download.

Issues unresolved

"Insert Save Disk" prompt when retiring (DOS)

The DOS version sold on GOG.com and Steam (version 432.02) prompts for a Save Disk when choosing to register in the Pirate Hall of Fame and will not continue[6] (mounting a drive A: or B: in DOSBox does not fix this).[5]
Full error message: "Insert Save Disk into Drive A: then press ENTER" or "Insert Save Disk into Drive B: then press ENTER".
This issue does not apply to the revised DOS version (version 432.03) or the PC booter version.[5]

PC Booter version requires Drive A: to be the first drive attached to the floppy disk bus cable

If the PC Booter doesn't boot, and if there are 2 floppy disks drives attached to the floppy bus cable, then it's required to switch the order of the floppy disk drives by disconnecting both of them from the floppy bus cable and attaching them again in the inverted order. Switching just the drive letters A: and B: by software or in the BIOS will not work.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, Tandy, EGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1 6.22
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Video card (GPU) CGA EGA


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References