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- Attention Sysops
- Sign your BBS up as an
- Official Epic Distribution Site
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- Who is Epic MegaGames?
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- Epic MegaGames is a world leader in developing and publishing shareware
- games. Epic's top hits include Epic Pinball, Jazz Jackrabbit, One Must Fall
- 2097, and the classic Jill of the Jungle. More top-quality games such as
- Extreme Pinball and Tyrian are coming soon - so stay tuned!
-
- Epic is based in Rockville, Maryland. The Epic team includes 15
- employees and more than 30 independent programmers, artists, and
- musicians. Everybody at Epic is dedicated to bringing you great
- shareware games.
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- What's an Epic distribution site?
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- An Epic distribution site is a BBS that:
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- * Features a special "Epic MegaGames" file section.
- * Carries all shareware in the Epic product line, which is available for
- download 24 hours a day.
- * Posts new Epic releases for download as soon as they're available.
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- Why should my BBS become an Epic distribution site?
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- As an Epic distribution site, you'll be able to attract new callers who
- are looking for the latest and greatest shareware games. You will also be
- included on our sysop mailing list and receive occasional updates from us.
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- How do I obtain the games?
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- You can download Epic's games from any of the following places:
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- [1] Exec-PC BBS. The world's largest BBS is the home BBS of Epic MegaGames.
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- 14.4K Baud (high speed).....414-789-4360
- 2400 Baud...................414-789-4210
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- Exec-PC is now available worldwide with local access numbers in
- major cities. For more information, call Exec-PC direct with your modem.
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- [2] CompuServe, the world's largest and most popular online service.
- On CompuServe, just GO EPIC to visit the Epic MegaGames forum and
- find all Epic games online.
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- CompuServe is available worldwide with local access numbers in all
- major cities. For free sign-up information, call by voice:
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- USA & Canada 1-800-524-3388 United Kingdom 0800-289-378
- New Zealand 0800-446-113 Germany 0130 37 32
- Australia 800-025-240 Japan 0120-22-1200
- Korea 080-022-7400 Switzerland 155 31 79
- France 36-63-81-22 Elsewhere +1 (614) 457-0802
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- [3] Internet. If you have access to Internet FTP, you can download
- Epic's games from these FTP sites:
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- FTP Site Directory
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- ftp.uml.edu /msdos/Games/Epic
- ftp.uwp.edu /Games/Epic
- ftp.funet.fi /pub/msdos/games/epic
- ftp.wonderland.org /games/epic
- wuarchive.wustl.edu /systems/msdos/msdos-games/epic
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- [4] WorldWide Web. Epic now has it's own Web page! You can download Epic's
- hottest shareware games from our Web page and read The Epic Meganews.
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- Epic's Web page: http://www.epicgames.com
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- [5] Get the entire Epic file collection direct from Epic by mail. For
- $12 + $4 p&h, we can send you the entire Epic collection on disk or
- CD-Rom. Please send a check or money order in US funds drawn on a
- US bank, or your VISA/Mastercard information to: Epic MegaGames,
- 10406 Holbrook Drive, Potomac MD 20854 USA. Or call 800-972-7434
- (+1-301-983-9771 internationally) or fax 301-299-3841. Please specify
- either disk (3.5" HD only) or CD-Rom.
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- All Epic games are zipped up and complete with FILE_ID descriptions.
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- How do I find out about new Epic releases?
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- If you're on CompuServe or Exec-PC, you can visit our forum weekly to
- find out what's new.
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- Epic's INTERNET mailing list: For sysops who have an Internet, CompuServe,
- or Fidonet mail address, send an email to list@epicgames.com with the
- first line of your message reading:
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- SUBSCRIBE EPIC
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- We'll add you to our Internet mailing list and send you periodic
- messages to announce new products, new releases, updates, and important
- news!
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- So, what else is new?
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- Plenty. Thanks to Epic's new distribution partnerships, you can also
- sign up your BBS as a site for:
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- SAFARI SOFTWARE, a young new division of Epic MegaGames. Safari will be
- bringing you the latest in small, innovative, high-quality games for
- your PC. Stay tuned for many interesting innovations in gaming!
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- An Epic MegaGames ANSI screen (EPIC.ANS) is included in the archive along
- with all Epic games. Please feel free to post this screen on your BBS
- to promote your status as an Epic distribution site!
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- Ok, I'm ready to get started.
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- Just send an email to sysop@epicgames.com to make your site official,
- or write us at:
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- Epic MegaGames Inc.
- 10406 Holbrook Drive
- Potomac, MD 20854 USA
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- Thanks for joining the Epic MegaGames team!
-
-
- - Tim Sweeney
- President,
- Epic MegaGames
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-