Age of Empires: Gold Edition How will you rule the world? Conquer enemy civilizations? Discover the world's secrets? Accumulate wealth? As the guiding spirit of a Stone Age tribe, follow one of these paths to build the greatest civilization on earth.

Includes both Age of Empires and The Rise of Rome Expansion.

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  • From the Stone Age to the Age of Iron, you have over 10,000 years of real-time evolution to build your tribe into a flourishing empire. A fully integrated scenario editor lets you create your own historically based conflicts.
  • Experience all the conflict, intrigue, greed, and power as you create the most feared and celebrated civilization in history, The Roman Empire. Created by the developers of the award-winning real-time strategy game, Age of Empires, The Rise of Rome lets you play an active role in directing the ascension of the infamous Roman Empire.
  • Choose from four new civilizations (in addition to the twelve already available in Age of Empires), with unique technology trees and distinct strengths and weaknesses. Now you can experience intense clashes between fierce adversarial superpowers such as Carthage and Rome, Palmyra and Macedonia.

Top-Line System Requirements

Computer
Pentium 90 or higher microprocessor (Pentium 120 required for gigantic maps) 		Operating System
Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3
Hard-Disk
235 MB of available hard-disk space for a typical install
50 MB of available hard-disk space for swap file 		Memory
16 MB RAM for Windows 95 or Windows 98
24 MB RAM for Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Drives
Double-speed CD-ROM drive for gameplay
Quad-speed CD-ROM drive for videos 		Display
Local Bus Super VGA video display (with 1 MB VRAM)
Peripherals/Miscellaneous
DirectSound -5.0 API-compatible sound card with speakers or headphones for audio
Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device recommended

For Online Features
28.8 Kbps modem for head-to-head play
Internet access required for Internet play. Internet access requires a payment of a separate fee to an Internet Service Provider. Local telephone and connect time charges may apply.