Age of Empires is an epic real-time strategy game spanning 10,000 years, in which players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations. Gamers can choose from one of several ways to win the game, including: world domination by conquering enemy civilizations, exploration of the known world and economic victory through the accumulation of wealth. Age of Empires was developed by Ensemble Studios and features the expertise of Bruce Shelley, co-designer of the hit strategy game Civilization.
System requirements
The minimum hardware configuration for Age of Empires is:
* Pentium 90 or higher processor
* 16 MB RAM
* Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3
* Local SVGA bus video display (with 1 MB VRAM)
* 80 MB of available hard disk space
* 50 MB free disk space for swap file
* Quad speed CD-ROM drive - for cinematics
* Double speed CD-ROM drive - for gameplay
* Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
* Sound board plus speakers or headphones to hear audio
* 28.8 Kbps modem for head-to-head play