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Did anyone use to play Age of Empires?

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  1. Toby

    Toby GC's Life Coach

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    I used to play Age of Empires quite a lot about 10 years ago, did anyone else here ever play on MSN Zone? Would be well up for a game if so...
     
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    Toby, Apr 22, 2011
  2. Mick

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    I missed out on a childhood because of AOK then AOC.
     
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    Mick, Apr 22, 2011
  3. Hash.

    Hash. pure daycent

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    no toby , 10 years ago i was in the pub , tell me i havent lost out though please
     
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    Hash., Apr 22, 2011
  4. ThatsNoExcuse

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    Whose childhood? Yer grandsons?
     
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    ThatsNoExcuse, Apr 22, 2011
  5. Toby

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    AoE destroyed my life from 14 to 16, reached 2nd in the world on MSN Zone though! I didn't play the follow-ups due to developing a social life..COD has taken that over now..Mick I remember reading on another thread that you play Civ, up for a game one day?
     
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    Toby, Apr 22, 2011
  6. Mick

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    I once played an 8 hour 1v1 on black forest, on a 56k modem that disconnected every bloody 2 hours. You definitely missed out hash.
     
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    Mick, Apr 22, 2011
  7. Toby

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    I grew up in France so I bought my first "demi" when I was 14, 12 years after I still drink and take drugs, don't think I missed out on too much <ok>
     
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  8. Mick

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    You talking about AOE1 or AOE2?

    AOE2 was at it's height around 1998/99, it's what I played. Used to be like 80,000 players on the Zone playing it at any one time. I put in at least 40 hours a week on it, before I eventually got a proper social life. I was pretty damn good too.
     
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  9. Toby

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    I played AoE just before AoE 2 came out, about 1 year before that, AoE 2 made my ****ty computer (at the time) lag way too much, up for a game of it if you have any spare time?
     
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    Toby, Apr 22, 2011
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    never played AoE1, tried loading up AOE2 on my quad core monster PC about three months ago and it didn't like it at all, too powerful for it or something <laugh>
     
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    I had the 2nd fastest Choson rush in the world and the fastest elephant rush with the Hittites in the world! Bring it on! (I'm a legend at Civ 4 too, and Colonization!)
     
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    sounds like it <yikes>
     
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  13. Hash.

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    <laugh> gimme fifa international on the snes any day ..ian brush , john brines, robbie growler <ok>
     
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  14. Toby

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    Mick I'l give you a game of AoE 2, need to download it but I do love my strategy games <ok>
     
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    Toby, Apr 22, 2011
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    too powerful for it or something

    I know it sounds weird that your puter can be too powerful for a game, but there's a setting that you can change to make it slower, ever tried playing Dungeon keeper on a fast puter?
     
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    Toby, Apr 22, 2011
  16. Hugh Briss

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    I have AoE, AoE The Rise of Rome, Aoe 2 The Age of Kings & AoE 2 The Conquerors all in a handy 'collectors edition' on the 'xplosiv' label... <cheers>

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    Hugh Briss, Apr 22, 2011
  17. SaintsForTheWin

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    I just downloaded the new Civilization V. Looks good. I have only played the first one when it was all 2D.
     
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    SaintsForTheWin, Apr 22, 2011
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    Age of Mythology was class. Nothing like attacking a big crowd of simple villagers with a 40 foot tall fire breathing Norwegian giant!
     
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    peadar1987, Apr 22, 2011
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    Um what happens in Age of Empires? Do you get to shoot people?
     
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    Moltisanti, Apr 22, 2011
  20. stopmeandslapme

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    I go back to the Amiga days: Civ, Elite, Populous, Premier Manager, Sensible Soccer, Sim City.
    Then on PC: Civ 3/4, Championship Manager, AOE 1/2, Sim City 4, Cricket manager, Brian Lara cricket.
    Still play old games when I'm bored.
     
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