Retro Tech and Gaming BlogMar 27

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999: Windows) – Review

Before reading my review, I would like to outline the criteria I use for game reviews. I will refer to this game as AoE II (1999) to condense my review. It is good to be back reviewing games after a somewhat long hiatus following my recent review of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024: Nintendo Switch), which was a much better remake than I expected. However, the reason this review took longer than expected is that today's review will cover one of my favorite games, Age of Empires II: […]

https://doomfan1.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/age-of-empires-ii-the-age-of-kings-1999-windows-review/

Absolutegamer MagazineMar 23
Il capostudio di Ensemble Studios testava la difficoltà delle missioni di Age of Empires con un metodo insolito: se perdeva subito, andava a pranzo. Questo approccio permetteva di calibrare al meglio il livello di sfida per i giocatori. #Notizievideogiochi #gamingnews #Videogiochi #Ageofempires
Agent_KaryoMar 20

"As soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch": How Age of Empires' developers tested mission difficulty

To test the difficulty of Age of Empires’ scenarios, Ensemble Studios’ boss would boot up a level and go to lunch to see if the AI would beat him.

"As soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch": How Age of Empires' developers tested mission difficulty

To test the difficulty of Age of Empires' scenarios, Ensemble Studios' boss would boot up a level and go to lunch to see if the AI would beat him.

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Rock Paper ShotgunMar 20
"As soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch": How Age of Empires' developers tested mission difficulty - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-soon-as-it-fired-up-hed-get-up-and-go-to-lunch-how-age-of-empires-developers-tested-mission-difficulty #AgeofEmpiresII:TheAgeofKings #Strategy:Real-TimeStrategy #MultiplayerCompetitive #Birdview/Isometric #EnsembleStudios #AgeofEmpires #SinglePlayer #Microsoft #Strategy #Konami #PC
"As soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch": How Age of Empires' developers tested mission difficulty

To test the difficulty of Age of Empires' scenarios, Ensemble Studios' boss would boot up a level and go to lunch to see if the AI would beat him.

Rock Paper Shotgun
PugJesusFeb 26
Poland just DESTROYED a beloved video game franchise 😭
Santiago Feb 17
Carnaval, compilando OpenAge... en el centro de comandos Undernet #undernet #openage #ageofempires #slackware #windowmaker #hamradio
neoacevedoFeb 13

https://youtu.be/ZM9ZRPT6trk

Vistazo a los MUISCAS: Todo sobre la nueva civilización y sus Tecnologías.

#AoE2 #AgeOfEmpires #Muisca #HistoriaColombia #TheLastChieftains #Videojuegos #twitch #youtube #gaming #content #creator

Vistazo a las bonificaciones y tecnlologías Muiscas en AoE2

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Baskin GamerFeb 11

Demeter descends on the battlefield.

Age of Mythology: Retold’s first Expansion Pass drop adds Demeter as a new major goddess, fresh achievements, key balance tweaks

For more, stay tuned at http://baskingamer.com

#AgeOfMythologyRetold #Demeter #ExpansionPass #RTS #AgeOfEmpires #Baskingamer

Show threadThe Video Game Library 📚 Feb 7
1799. AGE OF EMPIRES STRATEGIES & SOLUTIONS (Age of Empires Strategien & Lösungen) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/age-of-... By 1998, #AgeOfEmpires was getting a ton of literary love, mainly in the form of guidebooks. This included quite a few German publications, like this one from #SYBEX.
Absolutegamer MagazineJan 14

In sviluppo un nuovo Age of Empires. Ipotesi per l'Unreal Engine, ma un motore personalizzato potrebbe prolungare i tempi di produzione. #GiochiPC #GiochiXbox #Notizievideogiochi #gamingnews #Videogiochi #Ageofempires

👉 https://www.absolutegamer.it/age-of-empires-5-nuovo-motore-grafico/