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I'd also like to take this opportunity to plug another favourite game of mine.
Sid Meiers Pirates!
I played it on the C64. I played it on the Atari ST. I played the early version on the PC, and then the later Pirates! Gold. And then they decided to remake one of the top three games on my all-time greatest list. (Master of Orion, Pirates! and Elite for those curious)
They took Pirates! They put it through the modern-day graphics wringer. They added a few new features. They messed with my baby... and by god was it worth it!
Possessed of humour not too often found in games these days, with a dash of swashbuckling and the thrill of raiding on the Spanish Main, the new version of Pirates! is indeed a worthy successor. Every one of the good features about the original, such as the sword fights and the ship battles, was improved upon. The new dancing "mini-game" with the governors daughters takes some getting used to, but soon you'll be whirling and twirling like Fred Estaire on a good day!
If you liked any of the older versions, you can't miss this.
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