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 The following Top 40 contains the best download PC games in the world.
 The list includes demo versions, shareware versions and freeware games.
 Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should download it.
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 Download Top 40                          Edition 54 - Week 28 - July 8, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  19 Quake {demo}                                Id/Id AC  1 [1876] 791
  2   2  23 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms AC  1 [1863] 442
  3   3  54 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 312
  4   4  35 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo}           Blizzard ST  2 [1774] 267
  5   6^ 54 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 180
  6   5  29 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1821] 163
  7   7  29 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 150
  8   8  54 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1644] 121
  9   9  54 Doom {share}                                   Id AC  4 [1645]  83
 10  11^ 39 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {share}            Raven/Id AC  1 [1751]  76
 11  12^ 54 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  73
 12  15^ 30 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge AC  9 [1813]  75
 13  10   9 Mixman {share}                             Mixman AD 10 [1928]  44
 14  13  50 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {demo}        Activision AC 10 [1696]  55
 15  21^ 13 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 15 [1914]  80
 16  16  54 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft ST  5 [1660]  62
 17  14   6 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 14 [1929]  49
 18  17  54 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen SP 11 [1659]  45
 19  18  44 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com AC  6 [1715]  45
 20  19   5 Randzu {share}                               Wolf ST 19 [1935]  46
 21  20  35 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee AC 14 [1658]  31
 22  25^ 34 Extreme Pinball {share}      Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]  40
 23  26^ 51 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee AC 10 [1668]  40
 24  23  54 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic AC  8 [1647]  32
 25  22  42 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  24
 26  29^  3 SubSpace {share}                           Virgin AC 26 [1955]  39
 27  28^ 51 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id AC  7 [1648]  32
 28  24  54 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  21
 29  33^ 26 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 24 [1724]  36
 30  27  54 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  17
 31  30  54 Minesweeper {W} {free}                  Microsoft ST  5 [1184]  23
 32  38^  2 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen AC 32 [1954]  27
 33  34^ 14 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  22
 34  32   5 Afterlife {demo}                        LucasArts ST 32 [1944]  21
 35  31  54 Terminal Velocity {share}   Terminal R./3D Realms AC  3 [1646]  14
 36  40^  2 Spin {free}                             Ground Up AC 36 [1956]  24
 37  39^ 53 Sherlock {share}                    Everett Kaser ST 11 [1654]  19
 38   -^  1 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin AD 38 [1974]  19
 39   -^  1 Krypton Egg {share}                         C y V AC 39 [1946]   9
 40   -^  1 Ancient Dungeons of Mystery {share} Thomas Biskup RP 40 [1976]   9

    Dropped Out:

     35  53 Stars! {W}                           Star Crossed ST  3 [1662]
     36  13 Strife                             Rogue/Velocity AC 32 [1877]
     37   6 Mine Bombers                               Skitso AC 37 [1921]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40          Edition 54 - Week 28 - July 8, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   6 WinWar II 3.0 {W} {share}          Silicon Commander ST [1943]
 Tip  2   2 Close Combat {W} {demo}             Atomic/Microsoft ST [1978]
 Tip  3   1 Operation Carnage {S} {share}               Beaucomm AC [1983]
 Tip  4   8 IMP {free}                             Per Fragemann ST [1930]
 Tip  5   5 Four Hills {share}                    Jukka Hakosalo SP [1957]
 Tip  6   2 Ultizurk 3 {share}                  Robert McGryphon RP [1975]
 Tip  7   1 Bug Eyed Monsters {demo}             Grinning Lizard AC [1984]
 Tip  8   6 Fire and Ice {share}                      Streetwise AC [1945]
 Tip  9   7 Cylindrix {share}                           Goldtree AC [1936]
 Tip 10   2 Black Knight {share}                         FormGen SI [1977]

        This is the 54th issue of the Download Top 40 Games. You may be
aware that we use a somewhat complex formula to position games on the
charts each week. It's not based simply on the number of votes. There are
several elements that come into play. 1) Games don't rise or fall
suddenly. The ranking from the previous week is given some weight in the
calculation. 2) Older votes are reduced in weight for several weeks before
they are discarded, or replaced by new votes. Those who vote every week
have the greatest impact on the charts. 
        The third element that affects the ranking has not applied to the
Download Top 40 until recently. Votes for games that have been on the
charts for more than 50 weeks are reduced in weight. We'd like this to be
a very dynamic list of the best games. Nethack, Angband, Descent and Doom
among others, have proven themselves as classic games of our time. They
will certainly stay on the charts for many weeks to come, but it's going
to gradually get a little bit harder to hold on. Civilization by
Microprose is the only game that's still on the Commericial Top 100 after
184 weeks using these same rules! 
        The final rule we have is that only one game that has dropped off
the charts can re-enter each week. Once they're gone they can still come
back, but it's much more difficult. Maybe Minesweeper will finally be
relegated to the dustbin of history sometime soon. :)

                              Santiago (a.k.a. Arthur Kerschen)  
                              http://gas.uug.arizona.edu/~ahk


 The following Top 100 contains the best full price PC games in the world.
 The list includes commercial retail games and registered shareware games.
 Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should buy it too.
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 Commercial Top 100                      Edition 184 - Week 28 - July 8, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  18 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1354
  2   2   9 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen AC  2 [1923]1182
  3   3  41 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin ST  1 [1729]1050
  4   4  31 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard ST  2 [1817] 986
  5   5  17 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay AC  5 [1891] 528
  6   7^ 28 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 432
  7   6  20 Wing Commander 4           Origin/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1867] 359
  8   8  49 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 379
  9   9  91 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin AC  1 [1502] 332
 10  10  40 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST 10 [1737] 259
 11  12^ 80 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1565] 303
 12  11  91 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 248
 13  13  72 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin AC  2 [1585] 240
 14  14  40 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts AC 12 [1738] 189
 15  16^ 27 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within {W}     Sierra AD 15 [1832] 187
 16  15 144 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 313
 17  18^ 38 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape ST 16 [1757] 181
 18  17  32 Worms/Reinforcements                Team 17/Ocean AC 17 [1784] 165
 19  19  84 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape ST 11 [1522] 179
 20  20  82 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger       Origin AC  6 [1562] 160
 21  22^130 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 243
 22  26^ 31 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 20 [1787] 164
 23  24^ 38 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748] 144
 24  21  32 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 21 [1786] 122
 25  23 184 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 340
 26  28^ 66 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 145
 27  25  85 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay ST  4 [1528] 139
 28  27  39 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741] 131
 29  30^ 15 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape ST 29 [1900] 137
 30  41*  3 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 30 [1953] 168
 31  29  31 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798] 120
 32  32  92 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496] 140
 33  43^ 27 Avarice Preview {O}                  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837] 153
 34  33  34 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {reg}           Raven/Id/GT AC  8 [1775] 114
 35  40^ 90 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508] 163
 36  31 116 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 146
 37  34  62 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612] 120
 38  37 103 Tie Fighter/add-on               LucasArts/Virgin AC  3 [1473] 154
 39  35  19 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra SI 35 [1862] 101
 40  36  34 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  96
 41  53^ 43 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716] 134
 42  38  38 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  92
 43  39   9 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  85
 44  42  31 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 41 [1806]  90
 45  44  86 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521] 108
 46  45  13 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 45 [1906]  82
 47  46 134 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id AC  1 [1386] 138
 48  48   7 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 48 [1937]  76
 49  47  36 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  70
 50  50  85 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin SI 21 [1529]  84
 51  61^  3 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 51 [1965]  84
 52  62^ 53 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]  83
 53  51 120 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 106
 54  54  18 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  69
 55  55  13 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]  68
 56  56  21 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 55 [1819]  68
 57  49  31 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  56
 58  52  16 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  61
 59  59  30 TFX 2: EF2000                           DID/Ocean SI 53 [1797]  67
 60  57  26 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  61
 61  71^ 37 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  65
 62  65^ 73 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee AC 18 [1564]  74
 63  58  45 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  57
 64  64  51 Buried in Time     Presto/Sanctuary Woods/US Gold AD 42 [1687]  59
 65  63 111 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 63 [1009]  78
 66  60  64 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  53
 67  67  31 Rebel Assault 2: The Hidden Empire      LucasArts AC 40 [1795]  56
 68  95*  2 Marathon 2: Durandal                       Bungie AC 68 [1960]  62
 69  84^ 10 3D Lemmings                        Psygnosis/Sony AC 63 [1918]  57
 70  69 183 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 145
 71  66  30 Screamer                          Graffiti/Virgin AC 44 [1801]  40
 72  78^157 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275] 102
 73  90^ 29 Extreme Pinball {reg}        Epic/Electronic Arts AC 70 [1789]  50
 74  88^ 30 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  46
 75  73  80 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  50
 76  72  25 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  39
 77  74  32 Destruction Derby           Reflections/Psygnosis AC 46 [1788]  43
 78  77  34 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  43
 79  97^ 36 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  45
 80  70 101 The Settlers/Serf City              Blue Byte/SSI ST  6 [1458]  48
 81   -^  1 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley AC 81 [1790]  54
 82  68  26 Allied General {W}                  SSI/Mindscape ST 52 [1829]  34
 83  94^181 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 120
 84  85^ 64 NBA Live 95                Hitmen/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1602]  42
 85  75   7 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark AC 73 [1917]  38
 86  76  93 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  45
 87  80   6 Sensible World of Soccer        Sensible/Renegade SP 73 [1912]  39
 88  87  12 Spycraft: The Great Game {W}           Activision AD 80 [1897]  40
 89  79 141 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  66
 90  92^ 40 Fade to Black            Delphine/Electronic Arts AC 54 [1740]  37
 91  83   5 Battle Arena Toshinden    Digital Dialect/Funsoft AC 83 [1933]  38
 92  98^183 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters          Accolade AC  3 [1116] 111
 93  86 133 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  58
 94  96^119 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  54
 95  82 150 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis    LucasArts/US Gold AD  3 [1003]  63
 96  81  40 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds      Bullfrog/EA AC 57 [1739]  31
 97  93 175 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing    LucasArts/US Gold AC  1 [1169]  89
 98   -^  1 Virtual Snooker                 Celeris/Interplay SP 98 [1949]  31
 99  91  20 Full Tilt! Pinball {W}        Cinematronics/Maxis AC 74 [1856]  31
100   -^  1 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire  Koei ST100 [1948]  30

    Dropped Out:

     89  21 Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat {W} Mindscape ST 64 [1849]
     99 163 7th Guest                        Trilobyte/Virgin PU 16 [1230]
    100  13 Italian Football Manager {reg}       Charl Gerber SP 51 [1347]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100           Edition 184 - Week 28 - July 8, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   7 Swords of Xeen                             New World RP [1940]
 Tip  2   8 Strife                                Rogue/Velocity AC [1934]
 Tip  3   4 Tony LaRussa 1996 edition                 StormFront SP [1970]
 Tip  4   3 Wizardry Gold                               Sir-Tech RP [1972]
 Tip  5   6 TacOps {W}                                   Arsenal ST [1947]
 Tip  6   5 Witchaven 2: Blood Vengeance      Capstone/Intracorp AC [1966]
 Tip  7   6 Deathkeep                              SSI/Mindscape RP [1950]
 Tip  8   7 Warbirds                                         ICI SI [1942]
 Tip  9   5 Battleground: Waterloo                     TalonSoft ST [1961]
 Tip 10   3 Rise 2: Resurrection                          Mirage AC [1973]
 Tip 11   4 Indiana Jones: His Desktop Adventures      LucasArts PU [1967]
 Tip 12   8 Tensor                                     Palet/AIM ST [1932]
 Tip 13   8 Pango                                 GeniaLogic/AIM ST [1931]
 Tip 14   7 Normality                          Gremlin/Interplay AD [1941]
 Tip 15   5 Wetlands                          Hypnotix/New World AC [1964]
 Tip 16   1 Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer {W}  Dynamix/Sierra    [1985]
 Tip 17   4 Manic Karts                       Manic Media/Virgin AC [1968]
 Tip 18   7 Football Limited                               Ocean SP [1939]
 Tip 19   2 Afterlife                                  LucasArts ST [1980]
 Tip 20   2 Front Page Sports: Baseball 96                Sierra SP [1981]
 Tip 21   2 NHL Powerplay '96                             Virgin SP [1982]
 Tip 22   1 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                    Sierra AC [1986]
 Tip 23   1 Euro '96                                     Gremlin SP [1987]
 Tip 24   1 Monty Python: Quest for the Holy Grail     7th Level    [1988]
 Tip 25   5 Kingdom O'Magic                          Sales Curve AD [1963]
 Tip 26   6 Total Mayhem                        Cinematix/Domark AC [1952]
 Tip 27   5 Shockwave Assault                    Electronic Arts AC [1959]
 Tip 28   1 Triple Play '97                      Electronic Arts SP [1989]
 Tip 29   4 Toon Machine                                  Sierra PU [1969]
 Tip 30   6 Assault Rigs                               Psygnosis AC [1951]
 Tip 31   4 Big Hurt Baseball                                    SP [1971]
 Tip 32   2 Shell Shock                      Core Design/US Gold AC [1979]
 Tip 33   5 Bermuda Syndrome                         Century/BMG AD [1962]

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| TW : This Week          | The Internet PC Games Charts are compiled using  |
| LW : Last Week          | votes sent by gamers from all over the world.    |
| NW : Number of Weeks    | The latest charts are published every Monday on  |
| HI : Highest Position   | Usenet in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.* newsgroups.|
|  ^ : Climbing           |--------------------------------------------------|
|  * : Bullet             | If you send your votes, do it like this:         |
| AC : Action             | > 5  Dark Invader  [1435]                        |
| AD : Adventure          | > 4  Mysterious Forces 2  [1322]                 |
| PU : Puzzle             | > 5  Super Fighter  [1502]                       |
| RP : Role-Playing       | > 2  Magic of Zuul 4  []                         |
| SI : Simulation         | > 4  The Lost Tycoon  []                         |
| SP : Sports             |--------------------------------------------------|
| ST : Strategy           | (c) 1996 all rights reserved |      World Charts |
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