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{{Availability/row| Steam | 327380 | Steam | Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/327380/config/ Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · AppID: 327380 · Steam Database]</ref>}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 327380 | Steam | Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="Steam">[https://steamdb.info/app/327380/config/ Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · AppID: 327380 · Steam Database]</ref>}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]]. Windows version [[#Pirates! Gold original Windows version on 64-bit Windows|will not work on 64-bit Windows]].}}
 
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The original Windows version of Pirates! Gold is a 16-bit Windows 3.x game so cannot be used on 64-bit versions of Windows without workarounds (e.g. [[virtualization]]). The easiest solution is to use the DOS version in [[DOSBox]]. The [[#Availability|GOG.com release]] is pre-packaged with DOSBox.
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The original Windows version of Pirates! Gold is a 16-bit Windows 3.x game so cannot be used on 64-bit versions of Windows without workarounds (e.g. [[virtualization]]). The easiest solution is to use the DOS version in [[DOSBox]]. Digital distribution releases are pre-packaged with DOSBox.<ref name="GOG.com"/><ref name="Steam"/>
  
 
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==System requirements==

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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! cover
Developers
MicroProse
Release dates
DOS May 8, 1987
Mac OS (Classic) 1988
Windows 1993
macOS (OS X) November 29, 2012[1]
Linux July 24, 2014[2]
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Sid Meier's Pirates! on Wikipedia
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987
Pirates! Gold 1993
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) 2004

For the remake, see Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004).

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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 Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4]
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
DRM details are not known
 Use DOSBox. Windows version will not work on 64-bit Windows.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Version differences

Pirates! Gold has greatly improved graphics and sound. Digital distribution releases includes both versions of the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/327380/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/327380/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Issues unresolved

Pirates! Gold original Windows version on 64-bit Windows

The original Windows version of Pirates! Gold is a 16-bit Windows 3.x game so cannot be used on 64-bit versions of Windows without workarounds (e.g. virtualization). The easiest solution is to use the DOS version in DOSBox. Digital distribution releases are pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3][4]

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) DOS DOS
Processor (CPU) 386 (Pirates! Gold)
System memory (RAM) 256K RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 18-20 MB
Video card (GPU) CGA (Pirates!); VGA (Pirates! Gold) EGA (Pirates!); SVGA (Pirates! Gold)

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References