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