PIRATES!

Damien

Do any of you remember the old NES game Pirates?

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Ah yes, "Sid Meier's Pirates!" A classic game, although it was available on several platforms.

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Even the CD32! Jeepers!

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Ha, yes! "Why it's that well-known sea dog HsuTheDestructor!"

Good times.

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You never could leave it as "Incognito" could you?

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But of course, the best part was the romance section of the game, which distilled interaction with the fairer sex to two options: "Make conversation" and "Propose marriage."

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Thus catapulting you forward towards your current successes with the ladies.

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Things were much simpler back in the days of swashbuckling, heroism, and 8-bit graphics.

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