1987 was the year, Microprose were the publishers and Sid Meier was the person behind it all. For those that remember the original Pirates with the fondness that I do there may be some trepidation about this remake, since remakes in any medium are rarely upto the standard of the original. Atari and Firaxis (Civilization 3) are behind the ‘new and improved’ title, but Sid Meier is still the driving force, and that can’t be a bad thing.