1970
Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, was born in 1970 in Potomac, Maryland.
“He was born in the year 1970 in Potomac, Maryland.”
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Tim Sweeney
6 facts from 2 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2013
ZZT continued to be sold until 2013, with Sweeney's father taking over its distribution.
“Incredibly, they would keep selling the game until 2013.”
Undated
As a teenager, Tim Sweeney ran a lawn-mowing business that charged 60 dollars per lawn, about half the going rate of 100-120 dollars.
“he undercuts the market by two X. He charges all the families in the neighborhood, 60 bucks to mow their lawns.”
Undated
Sweeney released ZZT as shareware, with the first part free and the remaining rooms available on a mailed floppy disk after payment.
“He ships ZZT as a game with, uh, well, he actually did it as shareware. So the first room was free.”
Undated
Sweeney made Jill of the Jungle, a 2D side-scroller modeled on id Software's Commander Keen but with a female protagonist.
“he basically cloned commander keen, uh, but called it Jill of the jungle instead”
Undated
Huang credits John Carmack's Quake and Tim Sweeney's Unreal as the first two killer applications for consumer 3D graphics.
“Carmack and Sweeney both between Unreal and Quake created the first two killer applications for consumer 3D.”
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