Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Pirates! Gold

Title	Pirates! Gold
First release	1993
Developer	MicroProse
Publisher	MicroProse Software, Inc.
Platforms	Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, Mega Drive / Genesis
Genres	action-adventure game, historic
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-01-01 Amiga: 1993-01-01 DOS: 1993-01-01 Amiga CD32: 1994-04-01

Navigating the 17th century Spanish Main, players take on the role of a buccaneer seeking fame and fortune. You can choose to build stature through honest trade and hunting hidden treasure or engage in combat by attacking and plundering enemy ships. The gameplay blends strategy and action as you manage a crew and fight with cutlasses in various harbor towns.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

REG-Vault (megadrive/pirates-gold) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (969) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (10236) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © MicroProse · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © MicroProse · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © MicroProse Software, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © MicroProse Software, Inc. · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

Pirates! Gold Amiga CD32 Longplay Part 1 - This time we will rule the high seas!

Retro Coder TV · Amiga CD32 version · longplay · 43:57auto-matched
Part of a multi-part series.
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

pirates! gold for Amiga CD32

s2325 · Amiga CD32 version · gameplay · 5:41auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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