 Here you'll find lots of resources related to the pre-release (e.g. alpha, beta) versions of Unreal. This page contains some general links. For more specific stuff, look into the subpages. The oldest files are from 1994. The oldest playable build is from September 1995. Unreal has gone through multiple shifts of art direction. There were two major purges: in May 1997 and in/after March 1998. Unreal was released in 1998. The final version contained about 1/3 of what was originally created. In parallel with the Unreal game, the Unreal Engine was being developed. Nowadays (2023), it has evolved into one of the most advanced and popular game engines. Here, its earliest stages can be seen. Interview with Sweeney about first version of Unreal Editor Early Unreal website Unreal 1 Trivia Thread HyperNL's beta section The Cutting Room Floor Leo (T.C.K.)'s rare stuff BeyondUnreal thread BetaArchive thread 1 BetaArchive thread 2 Unreal Wiki: Unreal cut content The Lost Expansion Packs 1 (beware the spambot) The Lost Expansion Packs 2 OldUnreal thread GamesHarder's Image and Video Collection Recommended programs for viewing files: 7-Zip - for .7z archives VLC or ffplay - for videos saved in old strange formats IrfanView - for .pcx textures ModPlugPlayer - for .umx music U3DBinRead for .3d models DOSBox - for MS-DOS executables |
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