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International Talk Like a Pirate Day! at Astraware
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Posted 19 September 2005 - 06:14 PM

Astraware are celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day by having a one day discount offer on a couple of their Windows Mobile games and are advertising it in a distinctly Piratical (sp?!) manner!

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Avast me hearties! Splice the mainbrace and set tunstall... and other rougish mutterings :exclaim:

PRESS RELEASE from www.astraware.com said:

THE MIDLANDS, UK - September 19th, 2005 - Avast me hearties!!! Monday 19th September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and the Astraware Team has decided to embrace the theme wholeheartedly. ARRR!

We've dressed the office with palm trees and parrots and we're bracing our mainsails and shivvering our timbers for a fine rum ole time! To share the festivities with you, we're making two top pirate-themed titles available with a special discount for one day only.

Blast the pirates with a full broadside from your cannons or lure them on to the reefs in Seven Seas for Palm OS® and Windows Mobile™ for Pocket PC and Smartphone. In Tradewinds you can build your empire through swashbuckling sea combat and trade! Achieve the ultimate rank of Tai Pan or become the renowned Pirate King, Gossamer. Tradewinds is available for Palm OS® and Windows Mobile™ for Pocket PC. This one-day discount offers both titles with 10 pieces of silver off the regular price, making Seven Seas $4.95 and Tradewinds $9.95.

Here's a word from our very own tyrannical pirate captain, Redbeard Tomlinson: "Arrr, now's yer chance to get a bit piratey -  and if we don't get at least an Arrr out of ye, it'll be twelve strokes of the cat and no internet access for the rest of the day! A-harrr."

For a fantastic example of 'Review Like a Pirate', check out James Sweet's swashbuckling review of Seven Seas:http://www.smartgame...iews/sevenseas/.

To avail yourself of these rum discounts, visit http://www.astraware.com or to get in on the fun, check out http://www.talklikeapirate.com.

About Astraware Limited

Founded in 1994, Astraware Limited develops, publishes and distributes games for mobile devices. Some of the company's best known handheld titles include Bejeweled, Cubis, Zuma, Insaniquarium and Zap!2000/2016. Handango have presented awards to Astraware twice in recent years, with Game of The Year in 2003 for Bejeweled, and Palm OS® Developer of the Year in 2004. Mobile gaming enthusiasts have downloaded more than 30 million copies of Astraware's products, and the company has customers in over 100 countries.

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The Smartphone version of Seven Seas is shown above while screenshots of the Pocket PC version of Seven Seas and the Pocket PC game Tradewinds can be seen below. Enjoy!

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Info on the offer and the games themselves can be found at http://www.astraware.com/site/promo/pirate2005/

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Posted 19 September 2005 - 06:38 PM

Arrrrgh....ye be telling us this when the sun be already over the yard-arm ??!!?....arrrrgh...
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Cool games though :o

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Posted 19 September 2005 - 08:46 PM

This reminds me a little bit of a game called Pirates Gold, which I used to play back in the 386 days. Did a quick google search for it and you can actually download it for free now. Anybody fancy a quick port?

http://www.abandonia...PiratesGold.htm

arr matey,
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Posted 19 September 2005 - 09:16 PM

Arrrr!

Ye old carrier parrot had a dead leg. Aye he be a bit slow on these here shores... (in other words I only had the email passed onto me tonight :lol: )

Pirates (and later Pirates Gold) was an absolute classic. Funnily enough I remember think recently I'd love to play it on my Pocket PC rather then having to dig out the old Amiga CD32!

ARRR! THERE BE... ahm... sorry, there be gold in those there hills! :o

There still be time! :(

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Posted 19 September 2005 - 10:27 PM

You made your parrot walk here ?!?
Whats' up with his wings ?
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Posted 19 September 2005 - 10:51 PM

Arrr! He only got one wing. Lost in a terrible battle against the Dutch (big shout out to Confused and Hung Over :( ). Shot clean off.

Ar... right. It's midnight so I guess I can stop talking like that.

Anyone for tea? :o

EDIT: hey, is the Modaco clock out? Or is it my PC? :?:

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