Pirates! Gold

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Pirates! Gold
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: MicroProse
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$69.9569.95[2][3] T-104026
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Non-Sega versions

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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.[4]

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

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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[7]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
86
[8]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
74
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[11]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[12]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
89
[3]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[2]
GamesMaster (UK)
86
[13]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
87
[15]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
72
[16]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
83
[17]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
85
[18]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
82
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
83
[20]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
72
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[22]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
74
[23]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
74
[24]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
81
[25]
Sega Mega Drive
79
Based on
21 reviews

Pirates! Gold

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Pirates Gold MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
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Map

Technical information

Main article: Pirates! Gold/Technical information.

References

  1. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 31
  2. 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 38
  3. 3.0 3.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
  4. https://www.sega-16.com/2005/08/interview-tim-trzepacz/
  5. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 9
  6. GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 299
  7. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 176
  8. Console Mania, "Aprile 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 76
  9. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 156
  10. Computer & Video Games, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-15), page 76
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  12. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 180
  13. GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 87
  14. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 229
  15. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-1x-xx), page 36
  16. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 55
  17. Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 30
  18. Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 112
  19. MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 82
  20. Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 122
  21. Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 64
  22. Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 62
  23. Sega Zone, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-25), page 60
  24. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21
  25. Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 86


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