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Sid Meier's Pirates!

1987 video game
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Sid Meier's Pirates!

Summary

Sid Meier's Pirates! is a video game[1]. Sid Meier's Pirates! ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sid Meier's Pirates! received the Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game[3].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates! received the Origins Award for Best Screen Graphics in a Home Computer Game[4].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s instance of is recorded as video game[5].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates! was published by Ultra Games[6].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s genre is strategy video game[7].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s developer is recorded as MicroProse[8].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s part of the series is recorded as Sid Meier's Pirates[9].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s designed by is recorded as Sid Meier[10].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s operating system is recorded as iOS[11].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Windows Phone[12].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[13].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as DOS[14].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[15].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[16].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Commodore 64[17].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[18].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Apple IIGS[19].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[20].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Atari ST[21].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Amiga CD32[22].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Apple II series[23].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[24].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as iOS[25].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as macOS[26].
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!'s platform is recorded as Linux[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sid Meier's Pirates! was published by Ultra Games[6].

Publication

Publication dates include 1987[28], 1991[29], and October 1991[30]. Languages include English[31], French[32], and German[33]. Sid Meier's Pirates!'s genre is strategy video game[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Sid Meier's Pirates[9]. Recorded distribution format include ROM cartridge[34] and digital distribution[35].

Subject and Themes

Sid Meier's Pirates!'s part of the series is recorded as Sid Meier's Pirates[9].

Reception

Awards received include Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game[3] and Origins Award for Best Screen Graphics in a Home Computer Game[4]. Reviews include 90%[36] and 76%[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Seven Cities of Gold inspired Sid Meier's Pirates![38].

Why It Matters

Sid Meier's Pirates! ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2] Sid Meier's Pirates! has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Sid Meier's Pirates! is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Sid Meier's Pirates! receive?

Honors received include Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game[3] and Origins Award for Best Screen Graphics in a Home Computer Game[4].

Related Entities

Apple IIGS Apple II series Classic Mac OS DOS iOS joystick Linux macOS MicroProse Microsoft Windows Sid Meier touchscreen United States Windows Phone

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . originsgames.com. originsgames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . originsgames.com. originsgames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Q113464103. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Teiron · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'lld', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru',
    Sitelink count → 17
    Gry-online game id → 2960
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 2960, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180133390|Pirates (#180133390)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 13d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 1265
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 1265, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  3. 13d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 90%, 76%, 76%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P444]], uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  4. 5w ago · Elbkman · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gamerprofiles game id → YKyy
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12001]]: Ryl2"
  5. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Sid_Meiers_Pirates
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Sid_Meiers_Pirates, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 20w ago · Bultro · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1991-10-00T00:00:00Z
    Official website → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.nightdivestudios.com/games/sid-meier-pirates-gold/?utm_source=steampowered.com&utm_medium=product&utm_campaign=website%20-%20sid%20"
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