Trivia
In 1998, Age of Empires has won both the Gold- and Platinum-Awards from the German VUD (Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland - Entertainment Software Association Germany) for selling more then 100,000 units (Gold) and more then 200,000 units (Platinum) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As the Gold-Award is not counted into the Platinum-Award, both awards total in between 300,000 and 700,000 units sold.
Contributed by
Xoleras (66998) on Apr 09, 2008.
The demo released is worth getting, even for those owning the full game. It includes a tutorial campaign featuring the Hittites and two maps not present in the full version.
Contributed by
Luis Silva (12624) on Jan 14, 2006.
Being a RTS, it's surprising the printed manual in the UK release only covers the game basics, but the game includes a large online help file worth hundreds of pages of both game and historical information. Guess it's true that digital information does save trees.
Contributed by
Luis Silva (12624) on Jan 14, 2006.
"Multiplayer mode" in Age of Empires is actually something of a misnomer. It is possible to create and play a multiplayer game with only one player.
Contributed by
Maw (827) on Dec 08, 2004.
Age of Empires was voted #81 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).
Contributed by
PCGamer77 
(3025) on Jul 28, 2001.
Age of Empires was voted #21 overall in PCGamer Magazine's Readers All-Time Top 50 Games Poll (April 2000 issue).
Contributed by
PCGamer77 (3025) on Jan 22, 2001.
The Age of Empire series was developed by Ensemble studios, co-founded by Bruce Shelly. Shelly, along with Sid Meier, created another little war strategy game...Civilization.
Contributed by
Ummagumma (73) on Nov 28, 1999.
