I never got to play any of those games when I was younger, though I'm sure I would've loved to play them if I had gotten them back then. In fact, the closest I ever got was the demo for AoE III, and I recall that I had absolutely loved that very limited experience.
Thankfully, I discovered the Definitive Editions available on Steam, and purchased all three of them for myself last Christmas. I have not yet had a chance to install and play any of them, but I am definitely looking forward to trying them out, once I can get the opportunity to do so.