Age Of Empires Collector's Edition (Limited Edition) (PC)

I tried the original Empires on Win7, it didn't work. But Empires II and the expansion pack both worked great! Such a great game. I actually didn't like Empires III so much. I really didn't like the round map and the quasi-3d look of III.

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This game is an old favorite of mine and seemed ground breaking to me when they it was new, but by today's standards, the AI and unit tracking is horrible. Still very fun and addicting however. This boxed set is a great value.

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Age of Empires: Collector's Edition contains three CDs. The package is more suited to the person who already owns the games, but wants original disc backups, just in case, because the package lacks paper documentation about the game. Someone playing the game for the first time is going to have a difficult time trying to figure out what to do, other than the in-game tutorials.

CD part number: 10690/1:

One CD contains the game, Age of Empires and the expansion pack, Age of Empires: Rise of Rome, version 1.0b. The two have been integrated, so the game starts from the Age of Empires: Rise of Rome game starting screen.

There is a patch to the game, "Update 1.0c" (AOEPATCH.exe), you can download via the "Web Connection" link in the game menu.

There is a Manual, in PDF form, included on the CD. Explore the CD to find the Manual in the "DOCS" folder, in the "RISEROME" sub-folder.

The game installs at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires.

CD part number: 10690/2:

One CD contains the game, Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, version 2.0a. There's no patch on the web, just a link to an additional download, The Pandora's Box/Age of Empires 2 Box Cover Puzzle.

There is a Manual, in PDF form, included on the CD. Explore the CD to find the Manual in the "DOCS" folder.

The game installs at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II.

CD part number: 10690/3:

One CD contains the expansion, The Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, version 1.0.

There is a patch to the expansion, "update v1.0c" (Age2XPatch.exe), you can download via the "web connection" link in the game menu.

There is a Manual and a Tech Tree, in PDF form, included on the CD. Explore the CD to find the Manual and the Tech Tree in the "DOCS" folder.

The expansion installs at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II.

Notes: If you play these games on Windows Vista and try to use the "Help" links in the game, Vista will kick you out of the game, because Vista is missing the "WinHlp32.exe" file. When vista kicks you from the game, Vista will give you a link to download the file that is available at Microsoft Knowledge Base Article number: 917607.

These are old games. To find them, go to the "Microsoft Games for Windows" web site.

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