Playing Age of Empires 2 HD on VirtualBox with Windows 7 Mega

As a Linux geek, I used to have a dedicated Windows PC for gaming, but after moving to AU, I now only have my Linux laptop and was not keen to go back to dual-booting. Recently, Microsoft re-released AOE 2 as 'Age of Empires 2 HD' on Steam, which took the opportunity to fix up issues and port the game to newer DirectX versions and add Steam support for better multiplayer capabilities.

While AOE 2 still ran on modern Windows, the game showed its age with issues such as hard-coded resolutions (800x600 or 1024x768) and dated multiplayer functions. I started playing it back as a young noobling on Windows 98 with a Celeron 433mhz machine and loved the perfect balance between simplicity and flexibility.

AOE 2 offered a large number of different civilizations with different research options, yet once you learned the basics, it was quick and easy to pick up the rest. The game made for a very fun experience, both against the AI and multiplayer over a 10mbit LAN.

After years since last playing, Age of Empires is still one of my all-time favorite games. If you have an ARM-based device that hasn't officially received the upgrade yet or want to install Windows 11 on your ARM-based Mac, you can do so using the Windows 11 ARM64 ISO file.

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To play Age of Empires 2 HD on VirtualBox with Windows 7 Mega, follow these steps:

By following these steps and installing the necessary software, you can play Age of Empires 2 HD on your Linux laptop using VirtualBox with Windows 7 Mega. Enjoy!

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