The Pirates of Dark Water (SNES bootleg)

bootleg (Conny) • 1996

The Pirates of Dark Water (SNES bootleg) — Title screen
Title screen
The Pirates of Dark Water (SNES bootleg) — Gameplay
Gameplay

This two-player arcade game presents a pirate-themed action experience derived from a Super Nintendo Entertainment System title. Manufactured by Conny in 1996, The Pirates of Dark Water combines elements of platforming and scrolling fighting gameplay. Players control characters engaged in combat while navigating environments that scroll vertically. Gameplay involves direct confrontation with enemies using attacks and maneuvers typical of the fighting genre, interspersed with jumps and other actions more common to platform games. Cooperative play allows two players to team up against the on-screen challenges. The game’s design clearly draws inspiration from the SNES version, adapting its core mechanics for an arcade setting.

Details

Manufacturer
bootleg (Conny)
Year
1996
Players
2
Genre
Platform / Fighter Scrolling
Display
raster
Emulation status
imperfect
Release type
Unofficial (bootleg/hack)
MAME ID
piratdwb

Machine data derived from the MAME project.