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Pirates! (Germany)

NES / Famicom
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1991
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Sid Meier's pirate simulator on NES. Trade, naval combat, duels, seduction. Extraordinarily ambitious for the console. Narrative freedom and open-world gameplay ahead of its time. A classic.

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Category
Strategy 1 player 12+
Description
Maritime piracy simulation in which the player becomes a pirate captain fighting and trading on the seas. Published by Konami, released in Europe in 1991. Pirate fleet management, naval battles and trading in Caribbean ports. NES port of Microprose's Pirates! simulation game.

Pirates! review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,13 MB 📅01/11/1991
Published by Ultra

Pirates! (NES) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $30 Q6 complete
 $83 Q10 new
 $266 !
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Pirates!
Europe
01/11/1991
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Pirates!
USA
01/11/1991
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Collector interest

The German run of this Ultra-labelled Pirates! port targeted a market where Nintendo was not yet firmly established at launch, keeping initial volumes correspondingly low. The German-language back insert and dedicated local distribution set this copy apart from other European PAL versions. For anyone reconstructing Konami's national NES variants, this German-language edition fills a quiet but clearly identified slot.

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