LGR - Age of Empires - PC Game Review

One of the seminal real-time strategy games of the mid 1990's, Age of Empires was an epic game of conquest and empire management. Wololo.
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[@EzioIlMentore]

Roses are red Violets are blue Wolololo Now roses are too

[@liberator48]

Good one, but you didn't come up with it.

[@amshermansen]

Man... this game man. Even the installation setup was a thing of art. Villagers would literally walk on screen and begin building a wonder as part of the installation progress info.

[@supersaiyanvaper5026]

Mansen little things you appreciate in life (:

[@sdtrussell1473]

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[@JediMindG]

Microsoft always makes quality games tbh

[@chintoki]

Westwood C&C installers were also great.

[@oz_jones]

@@chintoki Was just about to comment that. The DOS installer for Red Alert armed and launched a nuke. 5/5.

[@darthdangermouse1453]

Back in the days when you could get FULL games in cereal boxes.

[@samuelellis1316]

This came in cereal boxes?!

[@darthdangermouse1453]

Samuel Ellis That's how i got my copy as a kid, i shat myself when i opened a kelloggs box and found the CD to this game.

[@SSZaris]

+Dangermouse YES! So did I! I remember we were never allowed sugary cereals, but because you could get AOE we were actually allowed a box of Nutrigrain. Microsoft had some of the best demos back in the day, and I think I actually played Rise of Rome demo more than the full game we got.

[@doushite028]

I got roller coaster tycoon with my lucky charms. Master piece of software

[@PaulA-fp3vs]

You can full game bundles for a dollar now a days.

[@RetroAmateur1989]

there was a jewish priest, a muslim priest and an AoE priest and they were having a conversetion about Jesus -"Jesus was a prophet of Allah" said the muslim -"NO" yelled the jew "Jesus was a lying heretic!" -AoE priest said "Wololo". Both agreed.

[@crick9464]

killed it

[@Incantator2000]

Great lol

[@truksrok]

Dude, You win. You SO WIN!!!!!!

[@wizardcat7654]

Muslims don't think Jesus was a prophet of allah. It was mohamed

[@RetroAmateur1989]

They think that mohamed was the biggest prophet.

[@Highretrogamelord]

Age of Empires...a great start. And then came....Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. One of THE best games of all time.

[@Slail]

Thats the game that blew my little 12 year old mind. Still got this one though.

[@Highretrogamelord]

Slail I don't remember exactly when I got AoE2, but I think it was in 4th grade then, or it was shortly after that (I was out of elementary school then). I remember I got it on Christmas though.

[@Slail]

Highretrogamelord I don't remember exactly when I got it. Just some day when I saw it on a shelf somewhere. I liked anything with knights and shit on it at the time.

[@Highretrogamelord]

Slail I have played the demo of AoE2 before, because it was on a CD of a computer game magazine and I knew I had to have it. There was also TA: Kingdoms and GTA 2 on the CD, two other games I had to have. Of course, GTA 2 wasn't allowed for me.

[@AKiddo1996]

Wololo

[@moxgirl5]

The priest's WOLOLO was always the scariest thing to hear in a death match when I was attacking the enemy bases! Especially when you couldn't figure out where it was coming from xD

[@davidbanan.]

Omg yes The horror

[@raspberrypi2965]

soooo true

[@oz_jones]

The trees are speaking, -American- Egyptian. And they speak _wololoo_

[@ukrainiansturgeon8561]

Not conventionally scary, but scary like a nextbot.

[@iirisjoronen2917]

My dad used to give me AOE ll to play without any opponents when I was little. I called it "the building game". I just kind of digged around and built stuff. Now I have the HD version on steam. So many memories...

[@AnArchyRulzz]

Iiris Joronen sounds like an early Minecraft type game

[@madwax4771]

I just played the demo on a 133 MHz Pentium, for hours.. Huikee peli :D

[@motorbreathjz]

@@madwax4771 she posted this 4 fn years ago u dumbos

[@raywt3237]

That's still my favourite way to play it (with the components on easiest so that they are never really a threat)

[@Lawofimprobability]

I used to do that too. I tried to keep the enemies easy so I could find a way to make indefinite resources. Kind of my early effort at an idle game before it became a thing.

[@jamestheredd]

"Ever since this game I have been a devoted follower to the church of Wololo..." Spectacular humor.

[@Whobilly]

My family still plays this game all the time with a LAN sever, so fun!

[@fence_ridergaming8640]

Your family sounds fun

[@prometheus9096]

adopt me please?

[@drae]

Man this brings back memories

[@imafuckingnazi619]

drae!

[@Moonbeam143]

I have faith in the Wololo. Do you?

[@LGR]

All the faiths.

[@MagusMarquillin]

Are belong to us.

[@deuxausten8654]

not just in Wololo... but also in Aiyo as well

[@Redhotsmasher]

AIYOOOyooyooyoo... WOLOLOOO!

[@rambo8wradio]

Actua... I sure do.

[@MegaTrolleybus]

Later 90's was such a good time to be a RTS player. Played the crap out of this back then. Age wise we were almost the same. I was 13 when this was out.

[@Draxis32]

Still the greatest RTS franchise to this day. Back when selling games wasn't just stealing from consumers pocket and shattering dreams!

[@CyrusOfNaias]

When I was about six years old, this game was the shit. It inspired my interests in Ancient History. I even built a little hut out of twigs that looked like the Stone Age houses when I was ten. I would like to see an HD remake of this game, with a lot of the old bugs and problems worked out. Also the farming queue option from AoE II would be nice. Basically, AoE II framework/mechanics with the Rise of Rome Setting/Aesthetic/Units etc.

[@LGR]

What you describe in a remake is precisely what I crave. I absolutely love the civilizations, maps, and music from this one. I'd love the improvements from later games in this one!

[@CyrusOfNaias]

Lazy Game Reviews I am pleasantly surprised how fast a youtuber responded to my comment :) Yes, I agree. I think Microsoft and Ensemble are sitting on a little treasure trove with this IP, the same way I felt about AoE II getting its remake. Perhaps if there is enough support from the community, it will happen. Hell, I would throw my money at an official Kickstarter if it happened

[@Ikelae]

+Atomic Surge There are a few modders out there attempting an AOE II conversion with what you desire. I do not know if it will bare fruit though. >< That sadly seems the greatest hope.

[@cornicheck500]

Seek for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition guys. :)

[@barbatvs8959]

I'm glad that saying "the shit" was never cool back then. (not that it is now)

[@LetsbeHonestOfficial]

This whole game had like it's own flavor. Like sometimes you really feel like eating some chocolate, and in the same way you randomly feel like playing this game. It's music, those caped Legion soldiers, their repetitive yet iconic movements and voices, even just the farming. This is peak nostalgia.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I get this.

[@JAFOpty]

ahhh those were the days.... when game were released completed and in their full version from day 1

[@jbfarley]

A large majority of games still are, it's ignorant to believe otherwise. Triple A games cam be a shit show, sure, but that's where the problem lies

[@TheFspirit]

Great review for a great game! I would play this all the time as a kid, never got boring. Also, off topic but you have a great voice, the kind you hear on commercials or radio.

[@LGR]

Thank you!

[@blind1337nedm]

you MUST listen to "wololo blues" . funny stuff.

[@chewy3141]

Where can I get this game? I understand its an older title but I have wanted to try it and the only place I can find it is on Amazon for $30 :/

[@funny_username5090]

probably goodoldgames or steam however it's quite rare for the disc AND digatally goodoldgames is your best bet they all so sell other games like dungeon keeper and 1 DRM free well all of there games are drm free you can install eny of there games on eny computer infinte times after you've payed for it and made an account enyway it's hard to find age of empires enywere so if you don't find it well amazon i guess R.I.P spelling. GOODOLDGAMES LINK www.gog.com/games?sort=bestselling&page=1 steam link store.steampowered.com/

[@snetmotnosrorb3946]

It's neither on GoG nor on Steam. I guess you have to look for it second hand and hope it works on newer machines :/

[@viettrungtran4500]

Fun Fact: In Vietnam we have a large number of gamers playing AoE:RoR even today and every year we "Exchange Culture" with our best northern "Friends" China with "Love and Peace".

[@viettrungtran4500]

***** Send in the priests! Wololo

[@indo3052]

Yea. Alot of u on gameranger

[@marnixmaximus3053]

Is there any reason why it's so popular still in Vietnam?

[@indo3052]

Marnix Maximus because its chesp and their older computers can run it

[@g3ck031]

@@indo3052 but why Aoe and not Broodwar for exemple ?

[@inferno336]

This game was my life! It was so amazing to know that you started with the Demo as well. I played that Demo like for a year before i could get a full game copy. Thanks for this great review.

[@vidmizz]

I hope they make a HD version of this, Sure AoE2 is a bit better than this but I just like the ancient era better than the medieval one

[@uselessDM]

Yeah, 0ad is not bad. It was in beta form or something when I played it quite a while back, but it worked well.

[@vidmizz]

***** Thanks for letting me know it exists but it would still be nice to get a HD version of AoE1 I just have so many memories of that game but it's just horribly unoptimised for modern computers

[@uselessDM]

***** I should play it again, might be two years since I did and I enjoyed it.

[@vidmizz]

***** For me, it got a bit too cartoony, and I think the maps were a bit smaller

[@vidmizz]

***** I never sad that AoE2 was a bad game, in fact, it might be better than AoE1 but I just like the first one better because of the time period it's that simple. AoE2 is set in the medieval times while AoE1 is set in the ancient times

[@psivewri]

I remember the demo that was included on the combat flight simulator disk... good times

[@Michirin9801]

Oh wow, a game that I've actually played! My experience with Windows games is minimal but I do remember this game very fondly! Seeing this review made me want to go back to it and try playing it again...

[@danjenkinson5454]

Did you ever play Age Of Mythology? one of my all time favourite games

[@meghry6562]

that was an awesome game!

[@meghry6562]

I used to play it in single player mode and enjoyed every minute of it... :)

[@bauhausa6933]

Dan Jenkinson well ...it was kind of "meh" if you ask me.But certainly not bad

[@Salnax]

It had a few aspects I preferred to Age of Kings, but I prefer the core series.

[@greysquirrel404]

It was good, but the low poly 3D graphics have aged worse than AOK's sprites and the gameplay wasn't quite as good imo.

[@orrebiff]

WOLOLOOOOO

[@TrevorLentz]

+Tjorre B Aiihoooo

[@KrissFliss]

+Tjorre B God damit, you turned my pants blue!

[@orrebiff]

+TheThumbGuy haha

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

+Gamer Crusader Honez!

[@kristasmith1701]

+Inquisitor Eggplant Lol!

[@camotech1314]

I was way into command and conquer back then but this game was legendary in it's own right, good video!!☺️

[@RememberRox]

lmao! Church of "wololo" omg that sound will forever stay with me.

[@planescaped]

I more remember panicking when I heard an AI priest doing it to me.

[@BlackShepherdAzzy]

Still one of my favorite strategy games. Even after all this time I still remember "pepperonipizza"

[@mckeznak]

"Church of Waaalalooo" and subscribed. I played the demo so much back in the day before being able to buy it.

[@dansparce]

Oh wow this game used to be my go to game for quite awhile. But I somehow lost the disc and havent played in years. Thank you for doing this video, because the sound effects of the game took me back to my youth. Praise be to Wololo

[@Nick_R_]

It was a step change game in its day, like Doom, Half Life, Morrowind. Such high production values. Still love it today, in Definitive Edition form.

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

pepperoni pizza pepperoni pizza coinage

[@matt47110815]

Woodstock

[@ultrabobacus6234]

photon man dark rain

[@logoncal3001]

+Rhino 'n Chips homerun I WIN, BITCHES

[@PanikGrafik]

+Logoncal BIG DADDY ctrl + c ctrl +v ctrl +v ctrl + v ctrl +v......

[@logoncal3001]

PanikGrafik cant do that when i homerun you

[@Jakerno]

Awesome! I remember writing an email 2 years ago asking about a review of AoE, and LGR finally delivered!

[@AmayirotAkago]

Fantastic. Now I'll constantly be spouting "Wololo" and have everyone around me look at me strangely. Thanks, LGR :P

[@Unpetraccable]

Oh god, 'dem feels. I used to play this game with a lot of friends I haven't seen in years... good times.

[@themincebridie1227]

You have hit my nostalgia button dead on here, LGR. I actually let out a cheer when I read that you were reviewing Age of Empires, it holds some very fond memories for me. It came with the the first PC my family ever bought, which if I remember correctly had a Pentium II processor, and was the crux for fuelling my interest in strategy games. I still own my original copy which is now 17 years old, it's fascinating to see how technology has advanced since the game's release. You are correct in saying it maybe doesn't hold up as well today however that wave of nostalgia I feel whenever I play it will always remain and as I said previously it's the main reason as to why the strategy genre is where my gaming interests mainly lie.

[@vulcanjoe8258]

Waiting so long for you to do something like this LGR. Such a classic game, brings back childhood memories

[@DiceHard]

I sunk an obscene amount of time into this. Absolutely love this bloody game!

[@omegavalwin]

it seems this game is getting a HD version

[@TheTalekith]

HD version? Mmmm not that I'm aware of.

[@noahschuler6388]

OmegaValwin remastered version

[@TheTalekith]

Of that I'm aware of and damn it looks good after playing it. EDIT: But no HD version of AoE in sight.

[@barryroberts9086]

The remastered version is 4K so _is_ HD too

[@MrQuanticox]

You have two options. One is unofficial aoe hd patch made by fans community. Second is remastered version from Microsoft. Lgr said that original game had problems with the patch finding - then better don't play the remastered version. Music, visuals are perfect, but game mechanics is terrible.

[@cappantwan2978]

Finally! I wanted to see this review for ages! My wololos to you, Clint.

[@Anetheron92]

i like your videos ! discovered your channel yesterday and i'm glad i did !

[@VideoMatoran]

Age of Empires was one of the first few RTS games I ever played (Tho the very first was the demo version of Tanktics), and I still love it, all grown up, because it is unique, it has something attractive about it. I wish they would make a remake based on the AOE2 engine, if necessary

[@michaelsperl.891]

Some team already thinking about it, after third expansion for the AoE II we will maybe see AoE 1 remake, who knows. Unofficialy I know, they working already on it :-).

[@DynamixWarePro]

I loved this game back in the day. I have the Gold edition and I used to love trying to make the most elaborate scenarios I could think off (if I remember right), one was a large map with lots of islands, only 4 at either ends of the map had gold and stone, alligators all over the place and you only start with 2 priests and two villagers and could only go one way and you had to find the town center and keep it defended as you couldn't build more, then defeat everyone. I also used to love using the coinage cheat and getting loads of gold along with the quarry and woodstock for stone and wood and making loads of juggernaughts, helepolis, heavy catapults and cataphracts and waiting until my enemies had built up a big enough civilisation a lot to kill and destroy, and away I went with my super forces to destroy.

[@awesomenokes]

I love this game! I'm glad you finally covered it!

[@maxj9204]

I remember watching my dad play this when I was a kid, I haven't seen gameplay in a solid decade... Pure. Nostalgia.

[@Dj3ndo]

This game was amazing back then and i remember spending a lot of time with it. Often cheating my way to victory as a kid! I'm looking forward to the Definitive Edition next year!

[@VoiceActingGod]

Hey Clint, are you going to review the sequel to Age of Empires?

[@philiprowney]

Hey Clint, love your work, the interview with Dan was a pleasant surprise BTW :0D 'Flight SIM' and AOE were reported to be the first games fully written in the Win32 API and I play it still :0))

[@user-gh5hi6fb4t]

When I remember the music from the main menu - goose bumps go. Great, great music was in the game ... Thank you for the video!

[@GamingSuccub]

This game was one of the best! I remember coming home from school and immediately playing Age of Empires for 2-3 hrs on end. I was definitely a force to be reckoned with. ;) I still play Age of Empires 2 to this day with the Steam HD release!

[@BrianPicchi]

Been waiting for you to review this one for a long time! You did not disappoint. I literally played this game every day for like a month when I first got it. I was hooked. Me and my friend would set up scenarios for each other to play with lots of craziness and hundreds of axe-men!

[@LGR]

Haha, nice :D I loved setting up ridiculous scenarios and playing over LAN. Helepolis armies for the win.

[@synthraofficial5366]

+Lazy Game Reviews My mom has forgotten that I exist because of this game XD I showed her this video and she laughed really hard. Even now she plays it EVERY DAY.

[@KateLinwoodCANDYHARD]

Love that you mentioned the trial version, as it was my first RTS experience and I'll definitely always remember the mission starting with the two priests. ^^ I do agree that AoE sadly hasn't stood up to time passing, but the memories of having our dad help carry our computer to a friend's house for LAN parties for this game definitely have. :D

[@danisky14]

Wow this is nostalgic - my Dad used to play the crap out of this game 20 years ago when I was little! The 'OLOLO, AYOOOO' sound effects were so entertaining for me and my sister. Now I think of it, I have no idea how Dad navigated this when, being a newly-immigrated Korean, spoke elementary-level English. But he still enjoyed it a LOT, so it was obviously an amazing game. Thanks again for a great knowledgable review and memory trip :)

[@Evets_79]

goog game, good times...

[@kristasmith1701]

Yes, I like goog games.

[@energydragon1147]

*good

[@SgtZaqq]

Goog old games

[@investineasternpoland2909]

Back before Age of Empires was an iPhone game it used to be an actual game.

[@taylor-willliamhill3910]

Hey, Clint. Great choice in game to review, this one hit me by surprise! Another suggestion to possibly review- which is very similar to this game- is Populous: The Beginning. One of my all time favourites, I have it and AoE big box edition.

[@garou1911]

These games and the Ceaser/Pharoah/Emperor games ate so much of my time when I was younger. So much fun to be had

[@stewardofconsciousness9781]

I need an LGR Age of Empires 2 review in my life, followed by Age of Mythology of course.

[@HazmanFTW]

This game blew my 3 year old mind as I could do battles and I physically ran away from the computer whenever that battle horn went so I basically played sitting on my Dad's lap.

[@im4everskilled]

The first game I ever played was a demo version of AoE. Played it for hours every week, it was my favorite game for sure.

[@RennieAsh]

That watch tower placement at bottom of hill, that Assassin's path where he's lost the cavalry and Hero Perseus to the lions already :-P

[@apostolosfilippos]

Hoyo Hoyo !

[@ChickenFingers42]

The trial was amazing! I played the mission where you start with 2 priests so much. The red enemy AI was way to overpowered, though. I could'nt beat it.

[@Wanderer1258]

I remember that scenario with two priests from demo-version. It was the first RTS scenario I played in my life, and I was seven years old. The priests instantly became my favourite units and "wololo" - the most admired and feared sound of all. Somehow the whole gameplay process seemed intuitive to me. Played it a lot until my dad gifted me the full version of Age of Empires. 11 By the way, you could dry the red player out of resources if you played long enough. Even slowely cut through the east woodline to create a land bridge to the enemy.

[@RodrigoOrellano]

Finally this epic review of this epic game!

[@witchywoman2008]

Age of Empires was my grandpa’s favourite game. He was a big computer fan, despite his age. I’ve always sucked completely at the game, but I’ve held onto his original copy with its box and instruction manual - both to remember him, and as a wonderful piece of gaming history. Such a great game. I just wish I were better at it.

[@TheTardisDreamer]

Damn, I didn't realise this game was so old! I was born in 1997 and I played this game a tonne as a kid. We had quite a few of them, including Age of Mythology. Even with Age of Mythology, there were a few issues. The campaign is pretty bad (some of them don't work and so are too easy/ hard while others are pretty much impossible to finish), the AI in your own custom maps was terrible, so if you had a really cool concept for one (like I did one where they had to cut their way out of a giant forest) the enemy just stood there and if you turned up the enemy level to the hardest in general gameplay it got nigh impossible to win, even when I'd been trying for months and had every click laid out. Watching stuff about the HD remakes it just seems they've tweaked them to better suit online gaming and specs, whereas I really want a brand new one with the same basis but improved AI and features to match modern capabilities :(

[@JediMindG]

Lol you just suck at it.

[@ArturoStojanoff]

I actually liked Age of Mythology a lot more. You could make so many cool monsters.

[@planescaped]

It had the best campaign.

[@barbatvs8959]

Making a world map of the real world means every step you take has great depth of meaning that a fictional world will never measure up or down to.

[@geronimo7360]

I loved the Age of Series as a kid. Most notably Age of Mythology, but Age of Empires 1 holds a special place in heart for it introduced me to the wonders of "Wololo"

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Me too.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

I got this along with Rome, II and Conquerors in a pretty brilliant collectors edition DVD that blew my mind as a kid because it installed to hard-drive and didn't require the disk itself to run. I've installed it on literally every machine i've had since. Good Times.

[@tussletoes]

0:27 "Although the screenshots on the back are somewhat misleading..." Looking back at my Age of Mythology and AoE III copies, it looks like they did that with every game. I never noticed that.

[@codfury]

StarCraft did it too!

[@SoujiMonaru]

Almost every game I own has misleading screenshots on the cover - seems to be a trend!

[@ReSliSt]

I also wanted it because of the Demo, I think it was pre-installed on Win98 and everyone knew this game because of it.

[@nathler]

Thank you for this awesome set of nostalgia!!!

[@ROCKSTAR3291]

Good old memories. I was a kid back in 1999 and didn't have a computer, I remember going to the local internet cafe just to watch older guys play this game. Finally got my computer a few years later, AoE was the first game i bought.

[@desmondtester373]

i think the villagers must reproduce through binary fission because they all look identical

[@SmokinMeBongeeMan]

I've tried to get into this game but I can't, I guess Age of Empires 2 HD edition has me too spoiled.

[@TheSkullPanda]

Incredible how close our experiences here were... i remember such an attachment to the units in the demo and loving my bronze age city (was 9 at the time). And that soundtrack!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I agree.

[@accountwontlastlong1]

You reply to a lot of comments. Wish more people did that. But it's awesome of you that you do. :D

[@SaikatBasak]

i wonder, how do you turn this on?

[@Culex51]

Nice 😉

[@AllanS420]

now do a command & conquer review plz

[@jhealey48]

Seeing the tech/hotkey card was cool brought back a lot of memories of feeling totally overwhelmed by this game when I was younger. The AOE2 demo was much more memorable to me though due to the voice acting I think.

[@bloodrunsclear]

Thanks man: now that darn theme song is stuck in my head again XD

[@Bill_Stranix]

Good game, AOE 2 was the masterpiece though.

[@christosgian.8399]

"Time has moved on.. AoE is all but overlooked now"... You were sayin' ?? XD XD How about the definitive edition ! :P

[@russellfernandez57]

OMG I replayed the trail version over and over when I was about 7 years old. It made my childhood :') (didn't know that a full game existed until my Dad's friend got me one)

[@the_yooper]

this was one of the first pc games i played , spent soooo much time on it and making my own scenarios , i still love this game and play it from time to time

[@weirdproq]

wololo

[@superluismigueL100]

Why wont you review Age of kings!!

[@LGR]

Never said I wouldn't.

[@The242511]

just doo itt... yesterday you said tomorow soo justt dooo ittttt...

[@jasonkrug7928]

but you never said you would :P

[@HoushoFX]

Well, it's been 2 years

[@rovsea-3761]

@@HoushoFX Well it's been 4 years...

[@zsoltgergodobay2218]

My favourite classic game reviewer reviews my favourite classic game. Can this day be even any better? It may sound odd knowing this is 2 years old, but we can find something new to us every day.

[@SylentEcho]

Dude, AOE was my first RTS too! It was a truly unforgettable experience. I have vivid memories of playing this game and spinning some Beatles and Deep Purple in the background.

[@shingshongshamalama]

The only game where you can defeat the Hittites with a baby on a tricycle wielding a shotgun.

[@rovsea-3761]

Let's be real here, basically the only game with the Hittites in the first place. :p

[@Vathorst2]

Wololo

[@Mew178]

I came here to tell you my story. Of a 8 year old boy from Croatia. This is by far the fondest memory of my childhood. Having played only CnC, Dune 2 and a demo Red Alert 1 this game was a leap so high I couldn't believe it. The graphics so stunning, the animations so fluid, the effects so vivid, the sound track so awesome on my Sound Blaster AWE64! So basically when I was 8 years old I recived a CD from the local PC magazine called Vidi. Back then Demos were basically my only games since I had no money and games were hella expensive back then by our standards. Piracy wasn't wide spread since CD still were not that cheap and CD burners were hella expensive. Plus my city was small. I literally played the game day in day out for god knows how many hours. For god knows how long. The few scenarios of the demo so vivid in my memory I remember whats where exactly still today a good 18 years later. My friends and I loved the game so much we started timing the fastest runs, if you guys remember GOLD was super rare in the demo. So we had runs were we'd collect as much gold as possible. We also had runs to convert as many Non-Hittite units such as the upgraded archers and fishermen. So great was the importance of the game to me that even back then I went and bought a case for the CD of the demo. I still have it today. After a while one of them a rich kids from my class got the original CD of the game. After a few weeks of playing he promised me I could take the CD home. So I did. Back then this was the first game I had gotten. I had no idea you couldn't play it without the CD! Anyways I literally skip jumped home giggling like a maniac, I never in my life remember begin so happy. Ever. I intalled it I played it for what seems to be 14 or more hours without a break. My mother was worried she had never seen me like that. A day later I took the CD out and noticed I couldn't play without it. I was desperate. No internet, no adults that knew how to pirate, no nothing my knowledge of English non-existent... After a good half hour of trying to figure it out I figured out you could still play if you left the game running but took out the CD in the main menu after it loaded. This was probably done so you could spawn play like in SC1. I had no idea at the time. So for the first time in my life. The PC was on for 10 days straight in the games main menu. It never crashed pretty impressive too! Later this knowledge let do my computer class in 2000 playing AoE for 4 hours every week on LAN huge 4v4 battles! Even the teacher played with us. It was incredible. Well thats my story. I fucking love this game.

[@Mew178]

Also funny how he mentions micro. That level of micro lead me eventually to SC Bnet and later WC3 and SC2 where I was pretty good as a Diamond rank :)

[@appleWhisky43]

Thank you for making this video LGR My favorite game

[@Jombo1]

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[@AllanGildea]

habbadakkus

[@Syphonfllter]

Ohk-lama.

[@Radical_Rainbow]

Bison.

[@Filthma]

Zookanta!

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

Honez!

[@Wilkanas]

There was diplomacy system in Age of Empires? Well, the more you know...

[@WR3ND]

Would like to see a nice long review of AoE2 and AoE2 HD with all the expansions/DLC sometime if you're able. Pretty epic that it's still a thriving game to this day, with the latest expansion and updates having come out recently.

[@minkalampinen9519]

I loved this game so much back in the day. Has it really been that many years? Amazing.

[@lukenotskywalker2957]

LGR.. Star Wars Battleground.. Make it haps broooooo :)

[@CaptainForsyth]

there a star wars version and it good.

[@akikarjalainen5947]

Captain Forsyth what is the name? i remember playing that

[@CaptainForsyth]

Star wars Galactic Battlegrounds

[@rga1026]

I've recently been playing that with the Expanding Fronts mod, and I must say it really makes the game feel like new again

[@MrDgwphotos]

That's based on AOE2, though.

[@ianagrace9212]

AoE was my first real game that I ever played and I have so much love for it. I got really excited just seeing you did a review of it!

[@Joram647]

I pretty much grew up on these games (AoE and AoEII). In fact, they were pretty much the only games I played other than the Civ games when I was a kid until Morrowind came out and opened my perspective a little bit. I had some good times with the campaigns, coming up with every increasing ways to make the AI more difficult, and playing against my friends. I remember talking to one of them last week about one of those crazy games we had. Good times indeed