Reminisce about the 1980's

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I was listening to a guy speak about his favorite game, and I was reminded of a game I used to play that really activated my imagination: MicroProse' Pirates!

 

In that game you traveled back in time to around 1500, the Age of Exploration, and captained a ship while sailing around the Caribean. The goal of the game was to participate in ship-to-ship cannon battles, grow rich, and marry a beautiful young woman. You can also ambush the Gold Train and/or find maps and search for hidden treasure.

 

Pirates! is basically a primitive form of action RPG, and I spent literally hundreds of hours playing it around 1988. I played the game more recently, and despite its primitive 16-bit graphics, it still manages to recapture the magic and be a FUN game to play.

 

I would love to see this game updated for modern consoles.