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Play Pirates! Gold (US edition · Revision Beta 2) Online
Pirates! Gold
Play Pirates! Gold online on Mega Drive. Study the map, issue orders, manage units and resources, and work through tactical objectives in your browser.
Browser play
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / C | S / X / Z |
| X / Y / Z | Q / A / E |
| START / MODE | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Pirates! Gold
Quick start
Pick an era, nationality, skill, and talent, then win the opening duel to secure a ship and crew. Visit taverns for recruits and rumours, trade goods, and court governors before attacking enemy shipping. Keep food and morale high, divide plunder before mutiny, and retire while health, wealth, rank, rescued family, and land can still earn a strong score.
Controls
D-pad: Move highlights or characters, steer ships, and choose fencing directions. A: Confirm, attack, or fire a broadside. B: Secondary choice; raise/lower sails at sea and parry in a duel. C: Open the captain’s cabin/pause interface; with the direction away from an opponent, retreat from fencing. Start: Pause where supported.
Pirates! Gold Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · segaMD
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
rwEmulator reviews edition metadata, release information, game manuals and first-hand browser-play notes. Available manuals are linked below; the editorial policy explains how facts are checked and corrections are handled.