How much did Sid Meier’s Pirates influence Pirates of the Burning Sea? As Taylor put it, Sid Meier’s 1987 game was a classic in its own time. Almost everyone who is old enough to have gamed in the 80s either has played it or has heard of it.

“It provided inspiration, we talk about how we loved playing it, we talk about what we liked about it, disliked about it; it probably is the basis of all other naval combat games that came after it. We learned from it and all the lessons we learned, we applied, and are still applying in Pirates of the Burning Sea.”