Sid Meier's Pirates!

Company logo MicroProse #1

Company logo MicroProse #2

Title screen

Credits

Main menu

Setting game options

The story of your life so far

The game begins

Starting in a French town

Buying a letter of Marque from French Governor (it's the licence to kill the enemy)

Visiting a local tavern...

...and hiring some new crewmen

Also, the tavern provides you with latest news

Reviewing party status

Reviewing personal status

City information screen

Ship's log

Good hunting...

The lookout spots a ship

An English pinnace, the first victim

Battle at sea

Close combat starts

Duel with the English captain

Victory is ours

Salvaging "our" property

Attacking the English town of Nevis

The town had no fort, so you can attack directly

That was easy

This is getting harder, a town with a fort is attacked from sea-side

Climbing the fort walls and dueling again

Upon return to the French town the governor rewards you

Receiving information about your long-lost sister (is that Sean Connery?)

Trading some of the conquered ships and goods for money

Your wedding to the girl of your dreams!

Meeting with the governor's daughter.

Title screen

Joystick or Keyboard?

Options

Your story

In a sword fight with the pirate captain

I lost the fight

At an English colonial town

Options (French version)

Title Screen

Credits

Intro

Swashbuckling pirate!

Title screen

First duel

Your adventure begins...

Arrival in Barbados

Visiting the tavern

Sail Ho!

Encountering a Spanish Galleon

An uneven battle...?

...yes, for the Spanish!

Go, get them!

Victory!

Round up valuables

Next target: Trinidad!

Shouldn't be a problem...

Victory again!

Back home you are rewarded...

...and hear some rumors about your long lost sister

Small talk with the governors daughter

Trading with the merchant

This would be the rank if ending the game early

Starting your adventure.

This guy offers you a treasure map.

Talking with a governor's daughter.

You can buy info from seamen at the tavern.

A pirate!

Map to lost sister.

Found my lost sister.

At an inland town.

An ugly governor's daughter.

Attacking a town by sea.

Attacking a fort.

A beautiful governor's daughter.

Getting married.

Your story so far...

This guy is mad at me!

Rotting away in jail.

Shipwrecked!

Starting out.

Title screen

Selecting a time period

Options for entering (or leaving) a town

Town options

In taverns, you can hire new men ...

... and sometimes buy useful info or treasure maps

Selling a ship

Checking ship's status

Viewing a part of a treasure map

The ship's log keeps track of important events

Visiting the mayor of a town is often useful

Checking the weather

Sailing

Encountering another ship

Ship battle - the more you destroy the other ship, the less there will be to plunder

Fencing with an enemy captain after boarding his ship

Getting rewarded for your service to the crown.

You may even get a chance to meet the governor's young pretty daughter

Another governor's daughter.

RATS! I got caught!

Hmmm... do you trust this guy or not?

You just won a free trip to Davey Jone's locker!

A brave duel with a jealous suitor for the right to marry your girl!

Going to the chapel to get married!

If you do real well you might end up as a king's adviser...

Or if you do bad, a bum on the street!

Introductory screen.

Disembarked and onfoot.

Approaching town.

Prepare to battle.

Victory is ours!

Exploring the town.

Sailing away.

Another ship is spotted.

Sea battle.

As ship collides

A fight ensues

Defeat!

Title Screen

Main menu

Naming your pirate, choosing his special ability

Intro for your character

Swordfighting

Talking to governor

Local news

Buying stuff

Personal status

Nice weather...

City information

Cruising

Ship ahoy!

Ship battle

Another intro for another character

What to do with the town?

Fighting the guard's captain.

We plundered the Spanish city of La Vega.

What shall we do with this Galleon?

Visiting Santa Catalina.

This does not look good, I have only 12 men left!

Lost the battle and got Imprisoned.

You can buy information on other cities.

That Pirate offers a treasure map.

The treasure is somewhere near Campeche.

Title screen (CGA)

Battle at sea (CGA)

Small Antilles

Ship Ahoy!

Checking out a port.

Fighting a jealous suitor.

Getting married.

The merchant's shop

Sailing into a port, now what do you do?

Talking with the governor.

A pirate's treasure map

Fighting with a fort's leader.

Your party is now on traveling on land.

A Spanish ship

Fighting a land battle.

Getting rewarded.

A tough looking bunch

At another port

Retirement from your days as a pirates... Guess I didn't do so well...

You rescued your long lost sister!

Meeting with a governor's daughter.

Visiting a tavern.

Let's loot this town, mateys!

The evil Spanish dude.

Meeting another governor's daughter.

You can check your log of city information at any time.

We plundered a ship!

Talking with travelers at taverns can be a good way to learn some info, but it will cost something.

Your ship's log.

Looks like captain hook here has a treasure map for sale.

Sunk an enemy ship.

A sea battle against another ship.

The enemy ship's captain is not happy with you.

Defeated a ship's captain at sword fighting.

Yet another governor's daughter.

I retire to a life of being a sailing master.

Buried treasure!

A pirate hunter!

I retired from pirating and became a major.

Ship wrecked.