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Q267885: Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome: Minimum System Requirements

Article: Q267885
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbref kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a list of the minimum system requirements that are needed
to play Microsoft Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome.

MORE INFORMATION
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To play Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome, you need:

- Multimedia PC with Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor (Pentium 120 MHz is
  required for gigantic maps)

- Microsoft Windows 95 or later operating system, or Microsoft Windows NT
  Workstation operating system version 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later

- Microsoft Age of Empires 1.0

- 16 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Windows 95 or later; 24 MB of RAM for Windows NT
  (or for an 8-player multiplayer game in Windows 95/98

- 235 MB of available hard disk space for a typical install (an additional 50
  MB of available hard disk space is required for the swap file)

- Double-speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive for gameplay, or a quad-speed (4X)
  CD-ROM drive for videos

- Local Bus Super VGA video adapter with 1 MB of Video RAM and a color SVGA
  monitor

- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

- DirectSound 5.0 API-compatible sound card with speakers or headphones for
  audio

Requirements for multiplayer play:

- 28.8 Kbps modem (or higher recommended) for Internet or head-to-head play

- Internet access required for Internet play. May require payment of a separate
  fee to an Internet service provider (ISP). Connect time charges may apply.

- To play on Zone.com, you need to have one of the following Web browsers:
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or later or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or
  later

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame aoe ror rise of rome expansion pack sysreqs requires

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Keywords          : kbref kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch kbAOEExpRome
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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