Sea Legends (1996) DOS

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Sea Legends (1996) DOS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Legends
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Sea_Legends

EDIT:

Previously abandonware.
Game has now been re-released on Steam & GOG
see further below for links


Genre Simulation, Strategy
Theme Naval, Real-Time


One of the best spiritual successors to Sid Meier's classic Pirates! that unfortunately few knew about, Russian developer Mir Dialogue has painstakingly reproduced in Sea Legends almost all the elements that made Pirates! so popular, and injected just enough new material to qualify it as a unique experience.


Sea Legends is a pirate simulation game similar to Sid Meier's Pirates!.

As Richard Gray, a young captain, the player has to master ship navigation, sword fighting, trading, sea and land warfare, and crew recruiting in order to progress in what begins as a simple story but will evolve into a plot with many characters with a few twists and turns. This game features many different weapons (cannons, rifles, swords, etc.) and goods to trade. Colony buildings include a tavern, a governor house, an armory, in addition to a church, which allows the player to save games. One of the most important features in this game is sea warfare, incorporating a 3D voxel engine making combat more realistic.


Advertising Blurbs

Back of Box - DOS (US):

Sea Legends
The year is 1667 and the sea is a dangerous place to be. As you set sail for a commission in Barbados, powers are at work that threaten everything you hold dear. A wayward uncle, betrayal, murder and the gift of a single gold earring -- all have their part to play within events bounded by pirate attacks and international disputes.

In this exhilarating blend of role-playing adventure and arcade combat, you must make good use of strategy skills and swordsmanship to solve complex puzzles. Build a fleet strong enough to take on the Spanish armada and wrest control of the seas from the misshapen misfit governing Panama -- a man who, with the help of a mystical stone earring, aims to steer the destiny of the New World.

Key Features
Fight full-scale ship-to-ship animated 3D battles
Engage in life-or-death sword fighting duels
A myriad of strategic puzzles and plot twists to unravel
Navigate the seas of the Caribbean, trading wares and managing your ship and its crew
Unique blend of role-playing adventure and arcade combat


https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sea-legends
https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sea-legends/screenshots


Sea Legends Dosbox Compatibility
https://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php?showID=2063&letter=S



Sea Legends gameplay (PC Game, 1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiLsBKJBHJk

Gameplay for Sea Legends, Dos PC game produced by OCEAN in 1996 -

Playing as captain of a ship in the Carribbean, visiting a few towns and then deciding to turn in a pirate ship.
Played through Dosbox emulation platform.
Recorded with original sound
(no sound due to dosbox configuration issues)


Sea Legends 1995 youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCagAh5Ptr2tYuXWGh9kUB4w

[corsair91]

Sea Legends Review

https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sea-legends-review/1900-2565952/


Ocean of America's Sea Legends has painstakingly reproduced almost all the elements that made Pirates! so popular, and injected just enough new material to qualify it as a unique experience.

By Jim Varner on May 9, 2000


Microprose Software's Pirates! is unquestionably one of the greatest games in the history of PC gaming. Its unique blend of action, strategy, and economic empire-building endeared it to the hearts of thousands of gamers in the late 1980s. Adhering to the golden rule “if it ain't broke, don't fix it,” Ocean of America's Sea Legends has painstakingly reproduced almost all the elements that made Pirates! so popular, and injected just enough new material to qualify it as a unique experience.

For those unfamiliar with Pirates!, would-be buccaneers must learn the arts of swordsmanship, warfare, and trading to survive the cutthroat waters of the Caribbean Sea. Starting with a small ship and a few stalwart men, gamers attempt to amass a fortune through a combination of trade, bounty hunting, and outright thievery on the high seas. Once a mighty fleet has been amassed, gamers can even attempt to capture entire colonies in their quest for fame and fortune.

Sea Legends takes the action/strategy gameplay of Pirates! a step further by introducing a new element—a scripted role-playing adventure replete with damsels in distress and traitorous governors. While players have the option of totally disregarding the plot that unfolds around them, the entertaining storyline inserts a bit of intrigue and order to an otherwise unstructured game.

Since Sea Legends is a game about piracy and war on the high seas, the excellent ship-to-ship combat engine deserves special mention. While Pirates! relied on a simplified overhead representation of combat, Sea Legends has opted for a first person, 3-D approach. Using the same voxel space technology found in games like Comanche, Sea Legends has managed to reproduce the look and feel of 17th century sea warfare. The attention to detail is impressive, to say the least—decks pitch and sway, cannonballs whiz past your head, and lightning flashes through the sky. In this chaotic environment, players must navigate the ship, aim and fire the cannons, and issue commands to other ships in the fleet. To call the combat in Sea Legends exciting would be a gross understatement.

My only major gripe with the game lies in the documentation—or rather, the lack of it. The instruction “book” is hardly more than a pamphlet, and it omits information that is vital to successful completion of the game (such as staying in Taverns to replenish hit points).

In conclusion, Sea Legends takes all the elements that made Pirates! a classic, and adds a healthy dose of action and intrigue to make a great game even better. When you consider the street price of just $39.99, you owe it to yourself to get this game!

[corsair91]

Sea Legends

Game Streaming link
https://classicreload.com/dosx-sea-legends.html

Play game in your Browser

Will take a while as has to load something like a 107 MB data file


Steam Sea Legends User Manual PDF
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1okIMZjNibkAc3Nw_TpSf9yPjNDm_VPSn?usp=sharing

[corsair91]

Sea Legends
https://www.ziggurat.games/game/sea-legends

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, it’s the seafaring life for you! In Sea Legends, you’ll captain a ship and set sail for adventure, strategy, and swashbuckling danger. Sword fighting, puzzles, and ship-to-ship combat await, cap’n, so hoist the mainsail and prepare for fun.


Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373770/Sea_Legends/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1373770/discussions/

Release Date: 31 May, 1996


user Manual PDF
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1okIMZjNibkAc3Nw_TpSf9yPjNDm_VPSn?usp=sharing

Tips and FAQ
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1373770/discussions/0/2928986648521521546/


Reviews

“Sea Legends takes all the elements that made Pirates! a classic, and adds a healthy dose of action and intrigue to make a great game even better.”
8.3 – GameSpot


About This Game

The year is 1667 and the sea is a dangerous place to be. As you set sail for a commission in Barbados, powers are at work that threaten everything you hold dear. A wayward uncle, betrayal, murder and the gift of a single gold earring – all have their part to play within events bounded by pirate attacks and international disputes.

In this exhilarating blend of role-playing adventure and swashbuckling combat, you must make good use of strategy skills and swordsmanship to solve complex puzzles. Build a fleet strong enough to take on the Spanish armada and wrest control of the seas from the misshapen misfit governing Panama – a man who, with the help of a mystical stone earring, aims to steer the destiny of the New World.

Fight full-scale ship-to-ship animated 3D battles
Engage in life-or-death sword fighting duels
A myriad of strategic puzzles and plot twists to unravel
Navigate the seas of the Caribbean, trading wares and managing your ship and its crew
Unique blend of multiple genre, all with the freedom to deviate from the main story for your own adventure

System Requirements

Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Pentium 4 or later
Graphics: DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 159 MB available space

game powered by Dosbox

[corsair91]

GOG

Sea Legends

https://www.gog.com/game/sea_legends
https://www.gog.com/forum/sea_legends

Description
The year is 1667 and the sea is a dangerous place to be. As you set sail for a commission in Barbados, powers are at work that threaten everything you hold dear. A wayward uncle, betrayal, murder and the gift of a single gold earring – all have their part to play within events bounded by pirate attacks and international disputes.

In this exhilarating blend of role-playing adventure and swashbuckling combat, you must make good use of strategy skills and swordsmanship to solve complex puzzles. Build a fleet strong enough to take on the Spanish armada and wrest control of the seas from the misshapen misfit governing Panama – a man who, with the help of a mystical stone earring, aims to steer the destiny of the New World.

Fight full-scale ship-to-ship animated 3D battles
Engage in life-or-death sword fighting duels
A myriad of strategic puzzles and plot twists to unravel
Navigate the seas of the Caribbean, trading wares and managing your ship and its crew
Unique blend of multiple genre, all with the freedom to deviate from the main story for your own adventure


System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
System:
Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor:
Pentium 4 or later
Graphics:
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
159 MB available space

This game is powered by DOSBox.