Pirates! Gold

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Pirates! Gold

Developer: MicroProse

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-07^[1]	$69.9569.95^[2]^[3]	T-104026
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	1996-06^[4]	SUBsub

Non-Sega versions
Amiga CD32 IBM PC Macintosh Windows PC

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Pirates! Gold is a simulation game for the Sega Mega Drive which is part of the Pirates! series. The Mega Drive version was only released in North America. A port for Amiga CD32 was released a year later in 1994.

History

Release

50,000 units were printed and sold.^[6]

Production credits

Original Design and Programming: Sid Meier
Additional Original Design: Arnold Hendrick
Project Management: Paul Murphy
Pirates! Gold Sega Design: Paul Murphy with Joe Hellesen, Eric Repasy, Tim Trzepacz, Michael Bazzell
Pirates! Gold Sega Programming: Joe Hellesen, Eric Repasy, Tim Trzepacz
Programming Tools: Eric Repasy, Tim Trzepacz
Programming Assistance: David McKibbin
Computer Graphics and Animation: Michael Bazzell
Art Assistance: Patrick Downey
Manual Illustrations: Mark Glidden
Cover Painting: John Porter
Map Art: Rebecca Butcher
Package Design: Moshe Milich
Sound Programming: Scott Patterson
Music: Jeffery Briggs, Roland Rizzo
Quality Assurance: Mick Uhl, Mark Reis, Mike Rea, David K Osborn, Andy Mazurek, David Ginsburg, Lord M/A, David Leary, and James Neal
Manual Design and Layout: Joe Morel
Producer: Tony Parks

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Pirates! Gold/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #43: "February 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #50: "March 1993" (1993-0x-xx)^[7]
GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[8]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[9]

Console Mania (IT)

PAL

86

^[10]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

74

^[12]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[13]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[14]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[3]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[2]

GamesMaster (UK)

86

^[15]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[16]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

87

^[17]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

72

^[18]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

83

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

85

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

82

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

83

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

72

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[24]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

74

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

74

^[26]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

81

^[27]

	79
Based on 21 reviews

Pirates! Gold

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Map

Technical information

Main article: Pirates! Gold/Technical information.

References

↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 31
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 38
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fmore-sega-channel-prototypes-dumped.25935%2Fpage-27#post-1086776 (Wayback Machine: 2024-12-01 20:07)
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwuwZK9YM (Ghostarchive)
↑ https://www.sega-16.com/2005/08/interview-tim-trzepacz/
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 9
↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 299
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 176
↑ Console Mania, "Aprile 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 156
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-15), page 76
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 180
↑ GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 87
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 229
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-1x-xx), page 36
↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 55
↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 30
↑ Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 112
↑ MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 82
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 122
↑ Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 64
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 62
↑ Sega Zone, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-25), page 60
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21
↑ Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 86

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[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_52.pdf_p31-1] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 31

[:File:GamePro_US_050.pdf_p38-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0701.pdf_p108-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 108

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20241201200735.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fforums.sonicretro.org.2Findex.php.3Fthreads.252Fmore-sega-channel-prototypes-dumped.25935.252Fpage-27.23post-1086776-4] ttps://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fmore-sega-channel-prototypes-dumped.25935%2Fpage-27#post-1086776 (Wayback Machine: 2024-12-01 20:07)

[https:.2F.2Fghostarchive.org.2Fvarchive.2FMERwuwZK9YM-5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwuwZK9YM (Ghostarchive)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.sega-16.com.2F2005.2F08.2Finterview-tim-trzepacz.2F-6] ttps://www.sega-16.com/2005/08/interview-tim-trzepacz/

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_50.pdf_p9-7] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 9

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p299-8] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 299

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 176

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_029.pdf_p76-10] Console Mania, "Aprile 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 76

[11] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 156

[:File:CVG_UK_146.pdf_p76-12] Computer & Video Games, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-15), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_049.pdf_p30-13] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[14] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 180

[15] GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 87

[:File:.D0.98.D0.B3.D1.80.D1.8B_Sega_.D0.9B.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D0.B5_.D0.B8.D0.B7_.D0.BB.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D1.85_.D0.92.D1.8B.D0.BF.D1.83.D1.81.D0.BA_1.pdf_p229-16] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 229

[:File:MDAG_UK_17.pdf_p36-17] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-1x-xx), page 36

[:File:Mega_UK_15.pdf_p55-18] Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 55

[:File:MegaAction_UK_08.pdf_p30-19] Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 30

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-03.pdf_p112-20] Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 112

[:File:MegaTech_UK_25.pdf_p82-21] MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 82

[:File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p122-22] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 122

[:File:SegaPower_UK_51.pdf_p64-23] Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_28.pdf_p62-24] Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 62

[:File:SegaZone_UK_14.pdf_p60-25] Sega Zone, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-25), page 60

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-03.pdf_p86-27] Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 86

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Pirates! Gold

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Release

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References