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In article <43490g$f...@isdnlin.mtsu.edu>,
   psc1...@frank.mtsu.edu (David Laprad) wrote:
>Tyrian is OUT!!! (Epic lives!)
>
>ftp.uml.edu /msdos/games/epic
>ftp.wustl.edu /pub/msdos_uploads/games/tyrian
>
>The file is called tyrsw1.zip
>
>Alright!!!

Epic LIVES is right!  We are far from dead, just laying low for a bit getting things in line.
We have TONS of games planned over the long term and some great suprises in the works.  If
you haven't heard, EXTREME PINBALL (The sequel to Epic Pinball) is coming for PC-CD, Saturn
and Playstation and is being distributed in Retail world-wide by Electronic Arts.  And that
is only the beginning!  (Radix is looking hot also!).

Craig Lafferty
PR & Marketing Coordinator
Epic MegaGames

In article <434b7e$2d8...@CRAIG.epicgames.com>, cr...@epicgames.com 
says...
>
>In article <43490g$f...@isdnlin.mtsu.edu>,
>   psc1...@frank.mtsu.edu (David Laprad) wrote:
>>Tyrian is OUT!!! (Epic lives!)
>>
>>ftp.uml.edu /msdos/games/epic
>>ftp.wustl.edu /pub/msdos_uploads/games/tyrian
>>
>>The file is called tyrsw1.zip
>>
>>Alright!!!
>
>Epic LIVES is right!  We are far from dead, just laying low for a bit 
getting things in line.
>We have TONS of games planned over the long term and some great 
suprises in the works.  If
>you haven't heard, EXTREME PINBALL (The sequel to Epic Pinball) is 
coming for PC-CD, Saturn
>and Playstation and is being distributed in Retail world-wide by 
Electronic Arts.  And that
>is only the beginning!  (Radix is looking hot also!).
>
>Craig Lafferty
>PR & Marketing Coordinator
>Epic MegaGames

But the ftp site sucks... such a slow connection... i got connection 
time max out during transfer of the Tyrian shareware... C'mon... you 
want people to see how good the demo is right? 

In article <4355ph$n...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, re...@isr1067.urh.uiuc.edu (Marco Yu Chai Lee) writes:
|> But the ftp site sucks... such a slow connection... i got connection 
|> time max out during transfer of the Tyrian shareware... C'mon... you 
|> want people to see how good the demo is right? 
|> 

Gee, did you think to try ANY of the mirror sites located around the world??
Location        Name            IP Address      Directory
Wisconsin       ftp.uwp.edu     131.210.1.4     /pub/msdos/games,games_uml
Massachusetts   ftp.delphi.com  199.93.1.51     /pub/mirrors/pc-games/uml,uwp
California      ftp.cdrom.com   192.216.191.11  /pub/games/mirrors/ulowell
Virginia        mirrors.aol.com 198.81.9.27     /pub/pc-games
Missouri        wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /systems/msdos/msdos-games
Germany         ftp.Uni-Paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 /pcsoft/msdos/games
S. Africa       ftp.sun.ac.za   146.232.213.2   /pub/msdos/uml
Sweden          ftp.sunet.se    130.238.127.3   /pub/pc/mirror/games
Taiwan          NCTUCCCA.edu.tw 140.111.1.10    /PC/msdos
Thailand        ftp.nectec.or.th 192.150.251.32 /pub/mirrors/games
UK              src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1
                                /computing/systems/ibmpc/msdos-games/Games

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Craig Lafferty (cr...@epicgames.com) wrote:
: In article <43490g$f...@isdnlin.mtsu.edu>,
:    psc1...@frank.mtsu.edu (David Laprad) wrote:
: >Tyrian is OUT!!! (Epic lives!)
: >
: >ftp.uml.edu /msdos/games/epic
: >ftp.wustl.edu /pub/msdos_uploads/games/tyrian
: >
: >The file is called tyrsw1.zip
: >
: >Alright!!!

: Epic LIVES is right!  We are far from dead, just laying low for a bit getting things in line.
: We have TONS of games planned over the long term and some great suprises in the works.  If
: you haven't heard, EXTREME PINBALL (The sequel to Epic Pinball) is coming for PC-CD, Saturn
: and Playstation and is being distributed in Retail world-wide by Electronic Arts.  And that
: is only the beginning!  (Radix is looking hot also!).

: Craig Lafferty
: PR & Marketing Coordinator
: Epic MegaGames

Well, I am looking forward to all of these, as well as Sabotage, Jazz ][ (will it 
really be for Win95 only? What advances will we see?) and OMF ][. I also heard 
rumors once of a racing game and Jill ][. <<whew>> Looks like I need to start 
saving my pennies...

psc1...@frank.mtsu.edu (David Laprad) wrote:

>Well, I am looking forward to all of these, as well as Sabotage, Jazz ][ (will it 
>really be for Win95 only? What advances will we see?) and OMF ][. I also heard 
>rumors once of a racing game and Jill ][. <<whew>> Looks like I need to start 
>saving my pennies...

Yes, Jazz II will be for Windows 95. I think you will find most
companies going to Win 95.  What advances..?  Well, at this
early stage it now is up and running with multiple levels of parallax
scrolling, MUCH better animation with more frames and larger
characters and it FLY's under Win 95.   Jill II was cancelled a long
time ago, and I can't comment on a racing game at this point.

I can say watch for Extreme Pinball that we are releasing thru
Electronic Arts. It will be out for PC CD-ROM, Playstation and Saturn
and is looking REALLY nice these days. (It should, it has been under
development for a long time).  Also, Radix is lookin 10 times better.
More info as we can announce it!

Craig Lafferty
Epic MegaGames


Craig Lafferty
R...@access.digex.net
Cr...@epicgames.com

In article <43892c$n...@news4.digex.net>,
R...@Access.digex.net (Craig Lafferty) wrote:

>Yes, Jazz II will be for Windows 95. I think you will find most
>companies going to Win 95.  What advances..?  Well, at this
>early stage it now is up and running with multiple levels of parallax
>scrolling, MUCH better animation with more frames and larger
>characters and it FLY's under Win 95.   Jill II was cancelled a long
>time ago, and I can't comment on a racing game at this point.

I must say that I am very disappointed with Epic MegaGames' decision to make
Jazz Jackrabbit a Windows 95 only game.  I did enjoy what I saw of the original
Jazz Jackrabbit, and was definately looking forward to a sequel.  But I don't
intend to install Windows 95 on my system to simply play a few games.

Well Epic consider an OS/2, DOS, or UNIX port at any time in the future?

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Michael,

>I must say that I am very disappointed with Epic MegaGames' decision to make
>Jazz Jackrabbit a Windows 95 only game.  I did enjoy what I saw of the original
>Jazz Jackrabbit, and was definately looking forward to a sequel.  But I don't
>intend to install Windows 95 on my system to simply play a few games.

I think you're underestimating just how many games will be developed
as native Windows '95 products. I hope you reconsider because over the
next year I think you'll find the best games will be native to Windows
'95 and DOS-based gaming will disappear.

>Will Epic consider an OS/2, DOS, or UNIX port at any time in the future?

Obviously if DOS continues to be a key market we'll be there but we
honestly don't see that being the case. One of the important facts of
computer game sales is that the majority of game buyers are people who
have bought new computers within 180 days preceeding their purchase.
Knowing that Windows '95 is going to be preloaded on most of the PCs
sold in the world it only makes sense that if want to be in the
mainstream then Windows '95 is a must.

As for OS/2 and UNIX - I seriously don't think we as a company have
enough resources to provide support and development for those smaller
markets. And, to be totally frank, I don't see any financial
justification for developing for OS/2 or UNIX at this point.



Mark Rein,
Epic MegaGames.

Check out the Epic Web Site at http://www.epicgames.com

mlav...@ViaNet.on.ca (Michael Lavall�e) wrote:

>>Yes, Jazz II will be for Windows 95. I think you will find most
>>companies going to Win 95.  What advances..?  Well, at this
>>early stage it now is up and running with multiple levels of parallax
>>scrolling, MUCH better animation with more frames and larger
>>characters and it FLY's under Win 95.   Jill II was cancelled a long
>>time ago, and I can't comment on a racing game at this point.

>I must say that I am very disappointed with Epic MegaGames' decision to make
>Jazz Jackrabbit a Windows 95 only game.  I did enjoy what I saw of the original
>Jazz Jackrabbit, and was definately looking forward to a sequel.  But I don't
>intend to install Windows 95 on my system to simply play a few games.

As I understand, Jazz // will also be available in a DOS version.  But
don't be surprised to see the latest games as Win95 only in the coming
months.

Get accustomed to it.  You'll have to do the same for Origin games,
Mindscape, and others will follow.  95 is the future of gaming, as has
been said for months.  Now you see the reality that 95 advocates have
been saying for all that time.

Dave,

>As I understand, Jazz // will also be available in a DOS version.  But
>don't be surprised to see the latest games as Win95 only in the coming
>months.

We have not made that decision yet. It will definitely be a Windows
'95 game but whether a DOS version exists or not will depend on market
conditions that exist when we get closer to release. My gut feeling is
that you should _not_ expect a DOS version but please don't take that
as anything but a gut feeling from the VP in charge of Marketing.

>Get accustomed to it.  You'll have to do the same for Origin games,
>Mindscape, and others will follow.  95 is the future of gaming, as has
>been said for months.  Now you see the reality that 95 advocates have
>been saying for all that time.

I think you are correct in this. BTW, I think Jazz II's performance
unders Windows '95 (on the appropriate machine) will be fantastic.





Mark Rein,
Epic MegaGames.

Check out the Epic Web Site at http://www.epicgames.com