Attention Sysops Sign your BBS up as an Official Epic Distribution Site ============================================================================== ---------------------- Who is Epic MegaGames? ---------------------- 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, Tyrian, and the classic Jill of the Jungle. More top-quality games are on the way - 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. --------------------------------- What's an Epic distribution site? --------------------------------- An Epic distribution site is a BBS that: * 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. --------------------------------------------------- Why should my BBS become an Epic distribution site? --------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------- How do I obtain the games? -------------------------- You can download Epic's games from any of the following places: [1] Exec-PC BBS. The world's largest BBS is the home BBS of Epic MegaGames. 14.4K Baud (high speed).....414-789-4360 2400 Baud...................414-789-4210 Exec-PC is now available worldwide with local access numbers in major cities. For more information, call Exec-PC direct with your modem. [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. CompuServe is available worldwide with local access numbers in all major cities. For free sign-up information, call by voice: 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 [3] Internet. If you have access to Internet FTP, you can download Epic's games from these FTP sites: FTP Site Directory ---------------------- ------------------------------- ftp.uml.edu /msdos/Games/Epic ftp.uwp.edu /Games/Epic ftp.funet.fi /pub/msdos/games/epic [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. Epic's Web page: http://www.epicgames.com [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. All Epic games are zipped up and complete with FILE_ID descriptions. ------------------------------------------ How do I find out about new Epic releases? ------------------------------------------ If you're on CompuServe or Exec-PC, you can visit our forum weekly to find out what's new. 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: SUBSCRIBE EPIC We'll add you to our Internet mailing list and send you periodic messages to announce new products, new releases, updates, and important news! --------------------- So, what else is new? --------------------- Plenty. Thanks to Epic's new distribution partnerships, you can also sign up your BBS as a site for: 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! 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! ------------------------------ Ok, I'm ready to get started. ------------------------------ Just send an email to sysop@epicgames.com to make your site official, or write us at: Epic MegaGames Inc. 10406 Holbrook Drive Potomac, MD 20854 USA Thanks for joining the Epic MegaGames team! - Tim Sweeney President, Epic MegaGames
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