(PC) Age of Empires (Gold Edition) (1-CD) (1999)

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Age of Empires Trailer

Age of Empires: Rise of Rome Trailer

Age of Empires is a series of computer video games developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first title of the series was Age of Empires, released in 1997. Since then, seven titles and three spin-offs have been released. The titles are historical real-time strategy games, and their gameplay revolves around two main game modes: random map and campaign. The games are set amidst historical events. The first two games focused on events in Europe and Asia Minor, spanning from the Stone Age to the Classical period; one game explored the formation and expansion of the Roman Empire. The next two games were also set in the Middle Ages and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The subsequent three games explored the early modern period, when Europe was colonizing the Americas and several Asian nations were on the rise. A spin-off game, Age of Mythology, was set in the same period as the original Age of Empires, but focused on fictional elements of Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology.
The Age of Empires series has been a commercial success, selling over 20 million copies.[1] The popularity and quality of the games has earned Ensemble Studios a strong reputation in real-time strategy gaming. Ensemble collaborated with Big Huge Games on Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. Critics have credited part of the success of the series to its historical theme and fair play; the artificial intelligence (AI) players fight with less "cheating" than in many of the series' competitors.[2]
Common gameplay elements
The Age of Empires games belong to the real-time strategy genre, with the exception of the turn-based Age of Empires: The Age of Kings for the Nintendo DS. The series features two recurring modes of play: "random map," and "campaign." "Random map" is described by lead designer Greg Street as a "hallmark" of the series.[3] In this mode, the player selects a civilization and plays on a randomly created map, most of which are based, at least loosely, on a real-world geographic area.[3] A variation on random map is "deathmatch," where players begin with large amounts of resources and fight until only one side remains. A "campaign" is a series of interrelated missions with a specific storyline.[4] Earlier games in the series included several campaigns; however, Age of Mythology was an exception to this trend, with one campaign.[5] Games in the series also offered multiplayer game options, via LAN and modem connection. Age of Empires, The Age of Kings, and their expansions, also offered online play via the Microsoft Gaming Zone (the Zone), though this ended on June 19, 2006.[6] Age of Mythology, Age of Empires III, and their expansions, offered online gameplay via Ensemble Studios Online (ESO), a system similar to the Zone and Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net.[7][8]
The missions in a campaign generally follow a historical setting and focus, yet do not strive for absolute historical accuracy.[9] For example, while Germany in the early modern period—when Age of Empires III was set—was largely Protestant, the design of the German church building is Catholic.[9] However, in The WarChiefs, the design team did take great care to ensure they portrayed Native Americans as accurately as possible, and relied on expert historians for assistance.[9] Age of Empires games use historical figures and units that are relatively well-known, but also include several "strange or exotic military unit[s]," to make the games more interesting.[10]

Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion is a history-based real-time strategy game in the Age of Empires series. It is based on the rise of the Roman Empire, and adds the Roman Empire and three other playable civilizations to Age of Empires.

New features
The Rise of Rome features a new Roman architectural design, shared by all four new civilizations, the Romans, Palmyrans, Macedonians and Carthaginians. Four new researchable technologies have been added. Additional new features include five new units, the ability to double click a single unit and highlight others of the same unit-type and unit-build queuing.
Gameplay changes included adding larger maps and tweaking the interface; such as adding unit queuing, using the period key to cycle through idle villagers,[1] balancing damage done by catapults, and increasing the population limit.

Front/Back/Cd covers

Spoiler

Genre: RTS
System Requirements:

• Pentium 90 processor or faster (P-133+ for 1024 x 768 resolution)
• SVGA with 1 MB RAM
• Fast 2D graphics card (2 MB required for 1024 x 768)
• 16 MB RAM
• Win 95 or Win NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3
• 80+ MB HD space (together with the swap file, it's up to 150 MB)
• 50 MB HD space for swap file (you might have to adjust the settings
• in the control panel)
• Double speed CD-ROM (quad speed recommended)
• MS/Logitech Mouse or compatible
• Sound card for audio
• 28.8 kbps modem for internet play

Image Format: Mds/Mdf 1 disc
Archive Format: Winrar/Compressing Method Best
DISC 1 File Size: 230MB compressed / 322MB decompressed

Install Instructions
1 - Burn/Mount the game
2 - Install
3 - The Patch can be found in the archive of CD1
4 - Patch the game with the patch included
5 - Insert/Mount the game and play

Disc 1

Part 1: 97 657KB

http://rapidshare.com/files/242791314/AOEGD.part1.rar

Part 2: 97 657KB

http://rapidshare.com/files/242789276/AOEGD.part2.rar

Part 3: 41 141KB

http://rapidshare.com/files/242789886/AOEGD.part3.rar

Password

http://snesorama.us

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[FinalBout666]

Thanks a million!

[Raiden the Quick]

Thanks!

But I'm just confused, what is the patch for, exactly?