diff --git a/AMBuildScript b/AMBuildScript
index 0e4aa419..05cbb356 100644
--- a/AMBuildScript
+++ b/AMBuildScript
@@ -214,6 +214,16 @@ class SMConfig(object):
     if cxx.like('msvc') and len(self.archs) > 1:
       raise Exception('Building multiple archs with MSVC is not currently supported')
 
+    if cxx.family == 'msvc':
+      if cxx.version < 1900:
+        raise Exception('Only MSVC 2015 and later are supported, c++14 support is required.')
+    if cxx.family == 'gcc':
+      if cxx.version < 'gcc-4.9':
+        raise Exception('Only GCC versions 4.9 or greater are supported, c++14 support is required.')
+    if cxx.family == 'clang':
+      if cxx.version < 'clang-3.4':
+        raise Exception('Only clang versions 3.4 or greater are supported, c++14 support is required.')
+
     if cxx.like('gcc'):
       self.configure_gcc(cxx)
     elif cxx.family == 'msvc':
@@ -508,8 +518,7 @@ class SMConfig(object):
 
     if compiler.like('msvc'):
       compiler.defines += ['COMPILER_MSVC', 'COMPILER_MSVC32']
-      if compiler.version >= 1900:
-        compiler.linkflags += ['legacy_stdio_definitions.lib']
+      compiler.linkflags += ['legacy_stdio_definitions.lib']
     else:
       compiler.defines += ['COMPILER_GCC']
 
diff --git a/core/AMBuilder b/core/AMBuilder
index 3ce4e30f..cc06cc1e 100644
--- a/core/AMBuilder
+++ b/core/AMBuilder
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ for sdk_name in SM.sdks:
       elif builder.target.platform == 'windows':
         msvc_ver = compiler.version
         vs_year = ''
-        if msvc_ver == 1800:
-          vs_year = '2013'
-        elif 1900 <= msvc_ver < 2000:
+        if 1900 <= msvc_ver < 2000:
           vs_year = '2015'
         else:
           raise Exception('Cannot find libprotobuf for MSVC version "' + str(compiler.version) + '"')