Please help me recall an old arcade game I played as a kid.

November 21, 2006 1:57 PM

Please help me recall an old arcade game I played as a kid.

The only things I can remember are:

- You played as a pirate and the game revolved around fencing.

- It was at least two player co-operative against many computer controlled enemies.

- Played like a typical side scrolling beat-em-up except that there was a button to change which direction you were facing. I assume this was to allow you to back away from an enemy while still pointing your sword at him.

- I played this at Chuck E. Cheese's around 1990-ish.

Thanks in advance for any help, this has been stumping me for quite a while now!

posted by utsutsu to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (6 answers total)

Swashbuckler?
I remember a version of this for the old Apple ][, but am not sure if there was an arcade version.

...looking for links about this game, coming up empty...
posted by Dr. Wu at 2:19 PM on November 21, 2006

Best answer: Arrrr!!! Avast there, ye scurvy knave. Skull & Crossbones be the game ye seek.
posted by cosmicbandito at 2:39 PM on November 21, 2006

Hey, leave me out of this.
posted by knave at 2:58 PM on November 21, 2006

(Apologies for being OT, but the question looks pretty answered.)

Dr. Wu: I thought the same thing! (And then re-read the description, and realised it probably wasn't (not side-scrolling, for a start.))

But if you're interested, here's a screenshot, from a site with Apple ][e emulators and ROMs. (Your legality may vary.)
posted by insipidia at 4:41 PM on November 21, 2006

Response by poster: I played through this game last night and discovered that the second or third level features...

Ninja's!

So is this game the earliest reference to pirates vs ninja's?
posted by utsutsu at 6:47 AM on November 22, 2006

That reminds me, I registered http://zombiepirateninja.com/ when I was drunk and haven't really figured out what I am going to do with it.
posted by Monkey0nCrack at 9:52 AM on November 22, 2006