Teutonic Nights

I played a lot of Age of Empires II as a kid and had some very limited knowledge of the scene long after I had moved on, sometimes popping back in when some really interesting things are happening, such as the whole fanmade expansion The Forgotten, which was then formalized when Microsoft hired that team, ultimately leading to the release of Definitive Edition which is still getting DLC to this day. Early in Covid the youtube algorithm decided to show me some vods of a tournament named Hidden Cup III, where the gimmick is that seeding is random and the players all have aliases of in game hero units and don't know who they're playing- but neither do the casters or the audience. It was a very cool thing to watch unfold, as you would try and guess who was who and be vindicated or upset in the end when all was revealed. In any case, this was how I first really started watching content from T90, a man who has done and given a lot to keep the AoEII scene alive and kicking. I ultimately attended the live watch party he held in Florida for HC5 a couple years ago, which was a fun time.

As for the song itself, a member of T90's community has made several AoE themed songs, often with game sounds or clips from players or casters that are often played during downtime during events T90 hosts or streams he does. Recently, he did a 24 hour stream which I watched the vod of over a couple weeks and was treated to much Teutonic Nights, which is ultimately just a bunch of voice lines from the male & female villagers for the Teutons civilization in game. Not the sort of thing I enjoy listening to all the time, but the solid electronic backing gives off a good vibe and it ends up being a cool nostalgic sort of thing. I don't really play AoEII with any regularity and certainly not online, but it's a game I love and love to keep up with, and neat little songs like this help with that.