Epic MegaGames

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Epic Games, also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology.

Epic Games was initially founded under the name of 'Potomac Computer Systems' in 1991 by Tim Sweeney in Rockville, Maryland, releasing its flagship product, ZZT, the same year. During the latter portion of ZZT's life span, the company became known as Epic MegaGames and subsequently released numerous popular shareware games, including Epic Pinball, Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit and One Must Fall 2097.

During this time, Epic also published and sold games developed by other developers such as those by Safari Software and also xLand Games' Robbo, Heartlight, and Electro Man; and Renaissance's Zone 66. In 1997 Safari Software was acquired in whole by Epic and some of their titles as well as other pre-1998 games are sold under the Epic Classics brand. Epic also released a hit platformer game in 1993 titled Xargon, created by Allen Pilgrim.

Developed games
Screenshot	Title	Category	File type(s)	Year
	Epic Pinball DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Sport	Shareware	1993
	Extreme Pinball DOSBox: Supported	Sport	Shareware	1995
	Jazz Jackrabbit DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1995
	Jill of the Jungle DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1992
	Kiloblaster DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Shooter	Shareware Full version Full version	1992
	Xargon DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Full version	1993
	ZZT DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Miscellaneous	Full version	1991
Published games
Screenshot	Title	Category	File type(s)	Year
	Adventure Math DOSBox: Supported	Educational	Shareware	1993
	Ancients 1: Death Watch DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Role-Playing	Shareware	1993
	Brix DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Puzzle	Shareware	1992
	Electro Man DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Full version	1992
	Epic Baseball Rating:	Sport	Shareware	1993
	Epic Pinball DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Sport	Shareware	1993
	Highway Hunter DOSBox: Supported	Shooter	Shareware	1995
	Jazz Jackrabbit DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1995
	Jill of the Jungle DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1992
	Ken's Labyrinth Violence: Yes DOSBox: Supported Rating:	First-Person Shooter	Full version	1993
	Kiloblaster DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Shooter	Shareware Full version Full version	1992
	LineWars II DOSBox: Supported	Simulation	Full version	1994
	One Must Fall 2097 Violence: Yes DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Fighting	Full version Update	1994
	OverKill DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Shooter	Shareware	1992
	Radix: Beyond the Void Violence: Yes DOSBox: Supported Rating:	First-Person Shooter	Shareware	1995
	Robbo DOSBox: Supported	Puzzle	Full version	1994
	Seek and Destroy DOSBox: Supported	Shooter	Shareware	1996
	Solar Winds DOSBox: Supported	Shooter	Shareware	1993
	Tyrian DOSBox: Supported	Shooter	FAQ Patch Shareware	1995
	Xargon DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Full version	1993
	Zone 66 DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Shooter	Shareware Update	1993
	ZZT DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Miscellaneous	Full version	1991
Game descriptions
Screenshot	Title	Category	File type(s)	Year
	Adventure Math DOSBox: Supported	Educational	Shareware	1993
	Ancients 1: Death Watch DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Role-Playing	Shareware	1993
	Brix DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Puzzle	Shareware	1992
	Electro Man DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Full version	1992
	Extreme Pinball DOSBox: Supported	Sport	Shareware	1995
	Heartlight DOSBox: Supported	Puzzle	Full version	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1995
	Jill of the Jungle DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1992
	One Must Fall 2097 Violence: Yes DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Fighting	Full version Update	1994
	OverKill DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Shooter	Shareware	1992
	Radix: Beyond the Void Violence: Yes DOSBox: Supported Rating:	First-Person Shooter	Shareware	1995
	Robbo DOSBox: Supported	Puzzle	Full version	1994
	Solar Winds DOSBox: Supported	Shooter	Shareware	1993
	Tyrian DOSBox: Supported	Shooter	FAQ Patch Shareware	1995
	Xargon DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Full version	1993
Screenshots
Screenshot	Title	Category	File type(s)	Year
	Brix DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Puzzle	Shareware	1992
	Electro Man DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Full version	1992
	Heartlight DOSBox: Supported	Puzzle	Full version	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1994
	Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 DOSBox: Supported	Platform	Freeware	1995
	Jill of the Jungle DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Shareware	1992
	Ken's Labyrinth Violence: Yes DOSBox: Supported Rating:	First-Person Shooter	Full version	1993
	Kiloblaster DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Shooter	Shareware Full version Full version	1992
	One Must Fall 2097 Violence: Yes DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Fighting	Full version Update	1994
	OverKill DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Shooter	Shareware	1992
	Tyrian DOSBox: Supported	Shooter	FAQ Patch Shareware	1995
	Xargon DOSBox: Supported Rating:	Platform	Full version	1993

"The problem in those days was the technical limitation of 16-color EGA graphics, and 320x200 resolution."
Scott Miller (Apogee Software)