1987年発売の本作は、17世紀のカリブ海を舞台にしたメインゲームです。プレイヤーは海賊となり、広大なマップを航海し、交易、略奪、財宝探し、そして植民地勢力との関係構築といった要素をRPG、シミュレーション、アドベンチャーの要素を融合させたゲームプレイで展開します。海戦や剣戟アクションも特徴で、富と名声を得て歴史に名を残すことが目標となります。多数のプラットフォームでリリースされ、リメイク版も存在します。
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Based on Sid Meier's original masterpiece, Pirates!, Sid Meier's Pirates! has you facing countless dogged enemies, wooing fair maidens and raising the Jolly Roger on the high seas in pursuit of riches. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history! Firaxis' long-awaited Sid Meier's Pirates! carries on with the great game play tradition and design simplicity of the award-winning original while adding more challenging and exciting battle options, eye-popping 3D graphics, fantastic new audio, and loads of new game play features!

As with the original, this is a blend of strategy, action and adventure. Pirates! Gold lets you play the role of a beginning buccaneer in the 17th century Spanish Main, in search of fame and fortune. Each town in this untamed raw region has different surprises and dangers. How you acquire stature is up to you; you can make your living through honest trade and the search for hidden treasure, or you can be a little more daring and attack and plunder ships. As you can choose a specific skill to stand out in, the game can vary each time. Sword fighting is played out in side-view action sequences.