Quote Originally Posted by warty goblin View Post
Yup. Caeser III was the first game I ever played that came in an actual box; I'm pretty sure I've still got the manual somewhere. And man did the Impressions games have manuals; those things were freaking books. Loved Ceaser III, and Pharaoh, and Zeus. Never really played Emperor though.

I've tried a couple of the Anno games, and for some reason they've never really clicked for me. Not sure why.
I played the very first. Back in the 90s these games were huge in Germany. The reason I never really got into them was that I always failed to prepare for enemy attacks in time. I was happy building a settlement until some invaders show up and wreck everything.

Played Settlers 2 several times, and I always ended up quitting in the first level in which the enemies attack without being invaded by you first.