![]() "They nodded their head and agreed that maybe, of all the bad ideas, it was the least-worst idea we had," recalled Rick. When Rick suggested they borrow from these, Shelley brought up his past experience with the games and suggested they do a kind of real-time take on Civilization. They looked at Warcraft and Westwood's Command & Conquer. But the idea that really got them thinking was a suggestion by another programmer, Tim Deen, to riff off Blizzard's real-time strategy game Warcraft. ![]() Tony suggested something set on a desert island that would have been similar to the television show Lost. They spent the next few months discussing countless ideas. ![]() Tony and his cohorts had met Shelley in a board gaming club when they were teenagers still at school and Shelley was in college. Shelley was the co-creator of both the hit game Sid Meier's Civilization and the business simulation Railroad Tycoon. To help come up with a solid concept, Tony brought in Rick and their friend Bruce Shelley, who lived up in Chicago but periodically travelled down to Dallas for short stays. Still, the demo solidified the idea that they could make a game. You could drive it around and shoot palm trees-that was about it. Tony and programmer Angelo Laudon put together a simple tech demo with a tank. The cabal started to experiment with building an engine, its isometric perspective inspired by SimCity. Tony then set about organizing a small gaming cabal at the company. "I think there was a strange reaction in the room because people didn't know quite how to perceive that," Rick continued. Tony addressed the engineering team: "Hey, would any of you rather be programming games than databases?" "He just came in one day, out of the blue, to my recollection," Rick Goodman told Ars. He didn't know what it would be yet-only that it would be fun to make something and see if it goes anywhere. One day, in 1994, thinking that Microsoft's release of WinG, a DirectX predecessor, had presented a great new opportunity, Tony struck on the idea to do a game as a side project. He and his brother Rick had been avid board gamers since they were kids. If you get this game, you're getting the best of the best.Goodman loved games. Age of Empires defined the real-time strategy market. ![]() This classic remaster is available on the Microsoft Store, meaning that it is only available on a Windows 10 64-bit system. ![]() Team up and form alliances, or take everyone on and conquer the world. If you'd much rather be fighting against other civilizations, there's a new 8-player battle mode that makes everyone compete to be the last one standing. Find gold to pay your soldiers and stone to construct your defenses. Scavenge for resources in treacherous jungles and vast open plains to make your civilization survive. Conquer Persia as Alexander the Great or build the empire of Babylon. With 10 single-player campaigns to choose from, you get to pick your favorite stories from the Greco-Roman ages. Decide how your small group grows into a village, and continues until you've built an empire. You start with minimal resources and a few units to instruct. Players new to the franchise are in for a treat, getting to experience the game that gave birth to a legacy. Keeping to its origins, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition uses the same gameplay mechanics as the original but brings a new and rejuvenated narrative for everyone to enjoy. This remaster of a timeless classic will have you on the edge of your seat as you return to 1997, the year the franchise began. Explore your inner tactician and take imaginative avenues to conquer and outmaneuver any opponent. ![]()
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