Sid Meier's Pirates! - Resources Links

[corsair91]

Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004 PC video game)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(2004_video_game)
https://sidmeierspirates.fandom.com/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(2004)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumbxrq_C9lrDri3BcrIqZw
https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/sections/200299833-Sid-Meier-s-Pirates-
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SidMeiersPirates
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/SidMeier
https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!
https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(2004)
https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/sid-meiers-pirates/10229
https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/sid-meiers-pirates
https://www.choicestgames.com/2018/12/sid-meiers-pirates-2004-review.html
https://gameplay.tips/guides/12499-sid-meiers-pirates.html
https://www.giantbomb.com/sid-meiers-pirates-live-the-life/3030-16331/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437429/
https://www.forceforgood.co.uk/action/sid-meiers-pirates/
https://beforeiplay.com/index.php?title=Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!

https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/sections/200299833-Sid-Meier-s-Pirates-

https://gamerinfo.net/game/sid-meiers-pirates/technical-issues/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy

Games for Learning - Sid Meier's Pirates!
https://www.g4li.org/sid-meiers-pirates-manual/


[Where I Play] Sid Meier's Pirates!
https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/where-i-play-sid-meiers-pirates.526561/

[Sid Meier's Pirates!] Lousy no-good treasure map!
https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/sid-meiers-pirates-lousy-no-good-treasure-map.210217/


How to run Sid Meier's Pirates! on Windows 7/8 (and 10/11)
https://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-run-sid-meiers-pirates-on-windows-78/


Sid Meier's Pirates! Chu-wan!
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3646549



https://sidmeierspirates.fandom.com/wiki/Special:AllPages
https://www.ign.com/games/sid-meiers-pirates

GOG
https://www.gog.com/game/sid_meiers_pirates
https://www.gog.com/forum/sid_meiers_pirates

Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3920/Sid_Meiers_Pirates/
https://store.steampowered.com/manual/3920
https://steamcommunity.com/app/3920/discussions
https://steamcommunity.com/app/3920/guides/


https://www.nexusmods.com/sidmeierspirates
https://www.nexusmods.com/sidmeierspirates/mods/
(Account required for downloads)

SlipperyJim's Home Page
https://sites.google.com/site/slipperyjimdigriz/
Crimson Uniform mod, Native Chief feathers,
Noble Order of the Galleon! sail-and-flag combo pack


Wide Screen Gaming (wsgf)
https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sid-meiers-pirates-2004

pcgamingwiki
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(2004)
(paste complete link into your browser)

https://gamerinfo.net/game/sid-meiers-pirates/technical-issues/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/sid-meiers-pirates-live-the-life/
https://www.gamespot.com/games/sid-meiers-pirates/
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/915017-sid-meiers-pirates
http://www.savegameworld.com/pc-sid-meiers-pirates-savegame/
http://www.piratesahoy.net/forums/other-pirate-games.15/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SidMeiersPirates/
Yarr! Dare you enter the realm of Montalban?

https://www.subsim.com/ssr/pirates_2004/review_smpirates.htm
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_pirates_pc
https://www.nintendojo.com/reviews/sid-meiers-pirates-review
https://gamerinfo.net/game/sid-meiers-pirates/technical-issues/
http://www.gamepatchplanet.com/game/sid_meiers_pirates

neoseeker Sid Meier's Pirates! Forum
https://www.neoseeker.com/forums/53000/#uif22787

Sid Meier's Pirates! – Message Board
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/915017-sid-meiers-pirates


How do you cheat in Sid Meier’s Pirates?
https://gamingsection.net/news/how-do-you-cheat-in-sid-meiers-pirates/

correction
Sid Meier’s Pirates does work in windows 10
The in-game resolution changer is buggy, instead manually edit the config.ini file


Sid Meier's Pirates! by FirstAidKite
Let's Play Sid Meier's Pirates!
https://lparchive.org/Sid-Meiers-Pirates/


reddit Sid Meier Pirates! Blog
https://www.reddit.com/r/SidMeiersPirates/

IGN Pirates Wiki Guide
https://www.ign.com/wikis/sid-meiers-pirates-live-the-life


https://www.gamepressure.com/games/sid-meiers-pirates/zd5bf#pc

Game Add-On Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) - bonus theme pack -
https://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=7423

Sid Meier's Pirates - A Speed Run by erik
http://www.dos486.com/pirates/

https://www.speedrun.com/sid_meiers_pirates_2004/resources

Lonebullet - Sid Meiers Pirates
https://www.lonebullet.com/games/sid-meiers-pirates-1419.htm

Sid Meiers Pirates! PHTrainer v3.20
https://www.lonebullet.com/tools/download-sid-meiers-pirates-phtrainer-v320-free-295.htm


https://gamerant.com/10-best-mods-sid-meiers-pirates/


Never Hard - Sid Meier's Pirates! | Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJC0_01Kqlk


SUBSIM - Pirates & Sailing Ships
https://subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?s=871db843a30e220a91b4a694efab4083&f=180

All Sailing Ship Games including SM Pirates

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https://threedecks.org/index.php
Threedecks Forum
https://forum.threedecks.org/

naval history during the Age of Sail.


https://goldenageofpiracy.org/index.php
http://brethrencoast.com/index.html
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/

https://piratesoflore.com/index.html

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Previous Sid Meier Pirates Games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates!_Gold
https://sidmeierspirates.fandom.com/wiki/Pirates!_(1987)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5DclwCXZVlV4kLwTGECasA
https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Pirates!
https://www.mobygames.com/game/sid-meiers-pirates
https://www.mobygames.com/game/pirates-gold
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Pirates!_Gold

http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2011/01/game-40-pirates.html
https://shot97retro.blogspot.com/2017/12/sid-meiers-pirates-in-depth-written.html

https://retrofreakreviews.com/2019/09/19/pirates-review-2/

Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold (DOS 1993)
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8918


Games for Learning - Pirates Gold Guide
https://www.g4li.org/pirates-gold/


Pirates! Gold
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZxXOSNRROF3g8p8DfjPMA

Pirates! GOLD (DOS) LGWI Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp-wjw6lssYnVI7lEeZvkZs_WJ33GG0Yr


The lost Tavern
http://frigate.free.fr/


Exploring Sid Meier's Pirates! - BASIC Code, Quirks, Bugs on Commodore 64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJOjSQ0yv8U

8-Bit Show And Tell
39.7K subscribers
28 Jun 2021

We take a look at the original Sid Meier's Pirates! which was programmed on the Commodore 64 in BASIC, in large part.
We take a look at some bugs and quirks in the game, and find evidence of abandoned features and scenarios in the source code. Thanks to TheFatman for his discovery of the SID diagnostic screen in C-64 Pirates!

Timecodes on youtube page


Wardleigh The Pirate - How To Install And Play Sid Meier Pirates
C64 version (for Windows)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0heukqjPLU


Pirates! Gold Plus
https://www.gog.com/game/pirates_gold_plus
https://www.gog.com/forum/pirates_gold_plus

Includes the 1987 original Sid Meier's Pirates! and 1993's Pirates! Gold.
Powered by DOSBox.

https://sidmeierspirates.fandom.com/wiki/Pirates!_Gold_(1993)



More Pirates Freeware games


Crown and Cutlass (2005)
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8372

in the spirit of the old Pirates! game

Crown and Cutlass is a 3d remake of the old Pirates! and Pirates! GOLD games



Pirates 2 - Marcel Strbak (2000) DOS Freeware
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8128

remake of an old Pirates! game



Hunt for Gold (Pirates! GOLD freeware-like)
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8916

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Sea Legends (1996) DOS
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7965

Sea Legends is a pirate simulation game similar to Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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Historical pirates
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/

pirate images
http://beej.us/pirates/

brethren of the coast
http://brethrencoast.com/

Pirate king.
https://www.thepirateking.com/

Tortuga Isle
http://zeerovery.nl/history/

The Way Of The Pirates
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/


https://sites.google.com/site/pyratelinks/


Name List of Noted Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs
http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/pirates.htm

[corsair91]

Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)

Sid Meier's Pirates! Patch 1.02
https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1088-sid-meiers-pirates-patch/

sid_meiers_pirates_version_1.0.2.0_update.zip


What's New in Version 1.02


[FIX] - "Consistently, with a wanted criminal, in land Nav, if the user loses the Tavern duel, is thrown in prison, is given a chance to sneak out, and successfully sneaks out of town, the user is returned to the city with all objects removed from the world."
[FIX] - When finding new spot for ship when leaving port, can get really bad positions.
[FIX] - Water geometry not updated properly when scaling changes.
[FIX] - Annoying captain bug fix.
[FIX] - Less "angular" sword trails.
[FIX] - Fix for the missing terrain edges.
[FIX] - Treasuremap camera fix
[FIX] - Don't show crewmen in tavern if there are not enough in the tavern to join
[FIX] - Don't allow "Welcome Aboard" message if you have a full crew contingent.
[FIX] - Don't allow "return to merchant" message if merchant can't buy anything.
[FIX] - Miscellaneous out-of-array-bounds checks
[FIX] - Pause menu lighting fix in dance and duel.
[FIX] - Montalban now weilds a rapier
[FIX] - Always show crewmen while dueling (stops them from disappearing while dueling)
[FIX] - Top 10 defeat ranking corrected.
[FIX] - Allow re-sack of town if AI sacks town.
[FIX] - Don't allow AI sack of town of we've gone as far as rescuing the daughter.
[FIX] - Daughter reset if AI takes over town
[FIX] - When loading unwelcome arrival save, popup shows over game world.
[FIX] - Don't allow AI to sink known pirates.
[FIX] - Landmark rocks now damage ships.
[FIX] - Privateer crash.
[FIX] - "I have exactly 1000, gold traveler wants 1000 gold but I cannot purchase the item."

[corsair91]

Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)

Downloading patch and what does it change

https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/201333793-Downloading-patch-and-what-does-it-change-

August 13, 2018


Upgrade Sid Meier's Pirates! to v1.02 with this patch.
http://downloads.2kgames.com/patches/pirates/Sid_Meiers_Pirates_Version_1.0.2.0_Update.zip


The Following Issues have been Fixed:

v1.02

"Consistently, with a wanted criminal, in land Nav, if the user loses the Tavern duel, is thrown in prison, is given a chance to sneak out, and successfully sneaks out of town, the user is returned to the city with all objects removed from the world."
When finding new spot for ship when leaving port, can get really bad positions.
Water geometry not updated properly when scaling changes.
Annoying captain bug fix.
Less "angular" sword trails.
Fix for the missing terrain edges.
Treasure map camera fix
Don't show crewmen in tavern if there are not enough in the tavern to join
Don't allow "Welcome Aboard" message if you have a full crew contingent.
Don't allow "return to merchant" message if merchant can't buy anything.
Miscellaneous out-of-array-bounds checks
Pause menu lighting fix in dance and duel.
Montalban now weilds a rapier
Always show crewmen while dueling (stops them from disappearing while dueling)
Top 10 defeat ranking corrected.
Allow re-sack of town if AI sacks town.
Don't allow AI sack of town of we've gone as far as rescuing the daughter.
Daughter reset if AI takes over town
When loading unwelcome arrival save, popup shows over game world.
Don't allow AI to sink known pirates.
Landmark rocks now damage ships.
Privateer crash.
"I have exactly 1000, gold traveler wants 1000 gold but I cannot purchase the item."


v1.01

Privateer crash where they had an invalid "home" and could not return.
Return NumLock state to whatever it was prior to game start.
Montalban map unaccessible from arrows.
"Terminator guy" player character on Intel graphics chipsets.
Crew will no longer be seen swinging from ropes in dueling when eliminated.
Treasure replay lists 1000 less gold.
With rank, no bounty appears in status screen.
Wrong color shirt in promotion replays.
Just because it annoyed me, all occurrances of "Treasuer" in log.cpp have been changed to "Treasure"
Barmaid - men in settlement.
Load/Save button enabled in port after loading arrival save.
Landmarks can disappear when two maps share same one.
Treasure map - no X.
You can still view treasure map after retrieving treasure but before returning to ship.
Wrong ordinals for PC in top ten pirates list and retirement screen.
Landmarks spawn under cities/not visible.
Leaving Panama/Gran Granada jail leaves player stuck.
Can't reassign left and right for nav (keymap.ini). Or SeaBattle, for that matter.
Player can walk off the right edge of the map when on land.
If lost relative mission and Montalban mission both enabled and you complete the relative mission, the Montalban mission button is not visible on the menu.
Bartender resets upgrade at shipwright.
Reefs did not damage player's ship in SB.
Camera clip in dance (Spanish ballroom).
Treasure fleet respawn issues.
Possible crash when trying to access one of the functions of DirectX before it was initialized.
Sea Nav: Port, Negative -2420 soldiers appear.
When firing grape or chain shot at the end of a ship battle, the sounds continue to loop in sailing.
Timing of dance help flash is earlier.
Land Battle exploit.
No food/no mutiny exploit.
Top 10 Pirates in wrongly named ships.
Water geometry not updated properly when scaling changes.
Sped up land battle animations.
Bar duels now more difficult - based on rank.
Dance rating modified by difficulty.

[corsair91]

Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)


Sid Meier's Pirates! Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJC0_01Kqlk

Never Hard
Nov 29, 2020

runtime 9:47

Timecodes on youtube page



What is (or was) Sid Meier's Pirates!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bIu6UOVj2w

Astrodexterous
Apr 17, 2021

Timecodes on youtube page

A retrospective review of 2004's Sid Meier's Pirates! look at different aspects of the gameplay, visuals, sound, and the story(?).





Sid Meier's Pirates! - Amazing or Awful?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nneaDaOlpFM

Adze
30 Jun 2020
runtime 10:54

Sid Meier's Pirates! - Amazing or Awful? Sid Meier's Pirates is one of my absolute favorite games from my childhood. There's something special about being a pirate on the high seas, plundering and pillaging to my heart's content. But how does this iconic game hold up in 2020, 16 years after its initial release? Well, it's not perfect, but I'm going to take a look.


Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumbxrq_C9lrDri3BcrIqZwel

[corsair91]

Original Pirates Game


Project 64, your source for Commodore C64/C128 Computer manuals


Project64 Maps
https://project64.c64.org/Games/Maps/


Pirates! map colorized
https://project64.c64.org/Games/Maps/Pirates!-map-colorized.jpg

Pirates!-map-orig-scan.jpg
https://project64.c64.org/Games/Maps/Pirates!-map-orig-scan.jpg

Pirates map.jpg
https://project64.c64.org/Games/Maps/Pirates%20map.jpg







https://project64.c64.org/Games/


Pirates! - Treasure Fleet & Silver Train Notes.txt
https://project64.c64.org/Games/Pirates!%20-%20Treasure%20Fleet%20&%20Silver%20Train%20Notes.txt

(paste link into your Browser)


Pirates! manual
https://project64.c64.org/Games/pirate20.txt

http://www.antimon.org/dl/c64/misc/piratesdoc.html


Pirates (1987) Map
https://magisterrex.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/piratesgamemap.jpg

Pirates (1987) Copy Protection Doc Check
https://magisterrex.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/blogpiratescopyprotection.pdf

[corsair91]

Historical Flags of our Ancestors
http://www.loeser.us/flags/index.html

Pirate Flags
http://www.loeser.us/flags/pirates.html

[corsair91]

Sid Meier’s Pirates: The Golden Age of Piracy (Games)
https://revansgamereviews.com/sid-meiers-pirates-the-golden-age-of-piracy-games/

July 29, 2024


Sid Meier's Pirates! protondb
https://www.protondb.com/app/3920

https://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/sid-meiers-pirates-guide.553/

Sid Meier's Pirates GOG Mac
https://www.portingkit.com/game/844


Pirates! – Tips and Tricks for Getting Started
https://gameplay.tips/guides/12499-sid-meiers-pirates.html


https://www.forceforgood.co.uk/action/sid-meiers-pirates/
https://www.choicestgames.com/2018/12/sid-meiers-pirates-2004-review.html
https://www.cbr.com/sid-meiers-pirates-should-get-a-remake/
https://latestissue.blogspot.com/2011/06/games-to-play-again-sid-meiers-pirates.html

[corsair91]

Sid Meier's Pirates! Review | The Greatest Pirate Game Ever Made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJC0_01Kqlk

Never Hard
Nov 29, 2020

This video reviews Sid Meier's Pirates!, a 2004 PC game that lets players live the life of a pirate. The reviewer highlights the game's charming presentation, including its colorful cutscenes and music, but also points out its shallow gameplay and repetitive elements. Despite its flaws, the reviewer finds the game's freedom and sense of adventure compelling.


Timecodes on Youtube Page

00:00 - Introduction
01:03 - Overview
02:24 - Resource Management
03:33 - System Specs
03:56 - Controls what gives me scurvy
04:43 - Sailing
05:52 - Swordplay
06:26 - The Metagame
07:08 - Dancing
07:40 - Non-Metaphorical Treasure
08:00 - Frustrations
08:50 - The Selling Point
09:26 - Outro


Never Hard
https://www.youtube.com/@NeverHard

[corsair91]

Sid Meier's Pirates! Allowed Gamers to Become Swashbucklers

https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/sid-meiers-pirates-allowed-people-to-become-swashbucklers/

C.S. Voll
Mar 11, 2024