TCRF Prerelease: Sid Meier's Pirates! (Windows)

corsair91 · Sailing Master Posts: 8245 **207270 Gold** -

The Cutting Room Floor
Prerelease:Sid Meier's Pirates! (Windows)

https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(Windows)

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compares & contrasts pre-release game footage to the final game build

The Cutting Room Floor site does have 2 Pre-release Sid Meier's Pirates!
Game versions - PSP & Xbox, sadly none for the PC

Xbox
https://hiddenpalace.org/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(May_23,_2005_prototype)
prototype of Sid Meier's Pirates! for the Xbox.

mirror
https://archive.org/details/SidMeiersPiratesMay232005prototype

PSP
https://hiddenpalace.org/File:Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(Dec_6,_2006_prototype).7z
prototype of Sid Meier's Pirates! for the PSP.

themodelcitizen · Gunner Posts: 865 **14671 Gold** -

That's brilliant. Funny how the jealous fiance duel was used in so much marketing of the game but is actually so rare to experience in-game

corsair91 · Sailing Master Posts: 8245 **207270 Gold** -

marketing of course hype the cool features, no matter how unlikely
or difficult in game

E3 2004 Footage

Quote:

Irish pirate Anne Bonny and America's Rhode Island pirate Thomas Tew
are mentioned on the top 10 pirates menu.
They would be replaced by pirates Roc Brasilano and Henry Morgan
for the final game.

Thomas Tew
http://hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8791

Anne Bonny
http://hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5538

Roc Brasilano
http://hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4205

Henry Morgan
http://hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4344
http://hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6412

themodelcitizen · Gunner Posts: 865 **14671 Gold** -

Both present in the modding scene here! Thomas Tew in the East Indies, and Ann Bonny in there as well (based on the incredible Famous Lady Pirates mod)

Can you see what type of renders they were using for them in the early E3 footage? Does Thomas Tew look like anyone else?

corsair91 · Sailing Master Posts: 8245 **207270 Gold** -

Sid Meier's Pirates!-E3 2004 Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwUGUX8sum8

E3 2004, dated 6 months before release.
Blurry gameplay footage

Evan Hanley
https://www.youtube.com/@evanhanley6437

the top pirates list names appears for a very brief moment

Youtube pre-release gameplay footage links are included in
The Cutting Room Floor article, above