Snes Central: Pirates of Dark Water, The

Pirates of Dark Water, The
Game Code:	8P	Genre:	Fighting / Brawler
US Title:	Pirates of Dark Water, The	US Publisher:	Sunsoft
Japan Title:	not released in Japan	Japan Publisher:	-
Title in Kanji:		Title in Kana:
European Title:	Pirates of Dark Water, The	Europe Publisher:	Sunsoft
Developer:	Sunsoft	Players:	1-2 (simultaneously)
Accessories:	none	Special Chips:	none
Save:	none

Pirates of Dark Water is a Final Fight clone involving characters from the title cartoon. Don't expect anything mindblowing as you beat up various enemy pirates through dreary sea-faring scenes. - Evan

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If you are a fan of the ill-fated 90’s television series and enjoy beat ‘em up’s, then this is the game for you! While the gameplay does not step out very far from Final Fight’s shadow, the range of difficulty and the well-rendered levels are quite redeeming. Players may choose from Ren, Tula, or Ioz as they fight Bloth and his cronies (including Mantus and regular miniboss Konk) for the thirteen treasures of Rule. Fans will be pleased as many levels were closely modeled after episodes from the series, including a shooter-style fight for the island of Pandawa. While the T.V. series was cancelled before Ren and his friends collected all the treasures, PODW devotees ought to be interested in the game’s ending. Fun to play, and a rare find to-boot. - J.D. Smith

Prototypes

Region	Cart/PCB scan	Dump Status	State of Completion	Source	Notes	Details
USA	yes	dumped	near final	prototype cartridge	Gameplay is identical to final	link
PAL	yes	undumped	likely near final	prototype cartridge	Says "sample" on the title screen	link

Cartridge label information

Region	Country	Serial Code	notes	Scan
Americas	USA	SNS-8P-USA	regular release	link
PAL	Germany (Nintendo of Europe)	SNSP-8P-NOE	regular release	link

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PCB Information

ROM Chip ID	Region	Known Man. Dates	PCB Type	CIC	SRAM	Decoder/ Logic Circuit	Special Chips
SPAL-8P-0 (front)	PAL	9418	SHVC-1A0N-20	D413A	-	-	-
SNS-8P-0 (front)	USA	9402	SHVC-1A0N-20	D411A	-	-	-

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Box information

Region	Country	Serial Code	notes	Front scan	Back scan
Americas	USA	SNS-8P-USA	regular release	link	link

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Bibliography

Nintendo Power, Pak Watch - Gossip Galore, Publication date: December 1992, Volume: 43, Pages: 113