Piracy, Explained in 64 Seconds

Piracy (game), explained in 64 seconds. Programmed by Clive Barrett. Notes:
- Scans of the instructions are here, for both the C64 game and boardgame versions: archive.org/de...
- C64 game instructions say you win by blowing out all the enemy port holes. I tested this, and it does not generate an immediate win against a 2nd player, only killing all pirates will end a 2-player game.
- C64 instructions say that you need to press RUN/STOP + RESTORE to start a game, but only the RESTORE key is necessary (and this is the only way to exit Demo mode).
- You can launch a pirate atop one of your own pirates, killing that pirate. Sometimes the AI will resort to this as a stalling tactic when it doesn't want to do a ropes move.
- I programmed a python AI (minimax with alpha/beta pruning) to defeat the C64 Piracy AI on its highest level. I'll likely show how it works in some upcoming video.

[@8_Bit]

Great work as always! You watch my videos at 2x speed, I need to watch yours at 0.5x. I just don't think so fast! I'm very surprised to learn this game is from 1985. I'm sure I learned about it in a UK magazine review in the early 1990s and assumed it was a new release, but it must have been a re-release. The title screen of the game also looks far more 1990s style than 1985 to me. I had no idea about the board game either. Very cool.

[@Rappasta]

Impressive