Floppy Disk [Game: Sid Meier’s Pirates!]

Production date
1987
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Object detail

Accession number

2017.59.13

Production period

1980s

Description

Floppy Disk: Black, square, plastic floppy disc containing Sid Meier's Pirates, side A & B in HMC envelope. Disc carries sticker with hand written label “Pirates / Side A & B”.
Envelope has printed text in blue “HMC® / HM2-D”. Disk protection advice on back with pictures and captions.

Brief History

This is a copy of the popular game Sid Meier's Pirates!. The game was created in 1987 initially for the Commodore 64 platform.
As a single-player, open world game, its appeal was wide-spread and was particularly popular with female players. The open world, or nonlinear, nature of this game, a concept used throughout the 1980s, allowed the player to make choices which impacted the game play.

Marks

Pirates / Side A & B Sticker
HMC® / HM2-D Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Paper

Credit Line

1987. Floppy Disk [Game: Sid Meier’s Pirates!], 2017.59.13. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).