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         Doom by Id software revolutionized the gaming world. It's
 predecessor, Wolfenstein 3D was a major accomplishment, but not a
 revolution. Since Doom, many similar games have been written from the
 first person perspective. The fact is that only a few have really added
 significantly to the 3D gaming revolution. Duke Nukem 3D by Apogee, Quake
 by Id software and Strife by Rogue Entertainment each have made
 significant advances over Doom.

         Duke Nukem added significantly to players weapons arsenal with
 bombs that you can detonate from a distance, laser trip mines, a freeze
 gun and a shrinker (make monsters shrink). The jet pack, snorkeling gear,
 infra-red goggles and the holoduke are all items with a new kind of
 limited lifespan. Unlike Doom where special items wore off after a set
 amount of time, in Duke Nukem they can be turned on and off. If you're
 looking for the best and most diverse arsenal of equipment, I'd say Duke
 Nukem 3D wins hands down.

         Quake is not significantly different from Doom in game play, but
 great advances have been made in the programming of the environment. While
 Duke Nukem managed to add some additional 3-dimensionality to the game.
 Quake is played in a truly 3D world. The monsters themselves are no longer
 made up of pictures seen from several angles. They are in fact 3D polygon
 figures. Unfortunately for Id, these advances are a tremendous technical
 and programming accomplishment, but not a great advance in game play. Id
 will be able to incorporate these new gaming engine advancements in
 upcoming games.

         Last, and least according to voters on the PC Games Charts is
 Strife. Personally, I would much rather play Strife than any other 3D
 game. Unlike Duke Nukem and Quake, where your job is to just kill
 everything in sight, Strife takes place in a real world. Strife's major
 addition to the 3D gaming world is character interaction and a real story
 with real missions to accomplish, not just more monsters to kill. Strife
 uses the gaming engine from Heretic, Id's first advancement over Doom.

         Strife has never been highly rated on the Commercial Top 100 or
 the Download Top 40, though it has appeared and dropped off of both
 charts. I'd say Strife is the most under-rated great 3D game available. 
 Strife by Rogue Entertainment belongs right at the top of the charts with
 Duke Nukem 3D and Quake. 

 Santiago     top40@primenet.com
 http://gas.uug.arizona.edu/~top40

 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 63 - Week 37 - September 9, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  28 Quake {share}                                  Id SH  1 [1876] 423
  2   4^ 10 Ancient Domains of Mystery {free}   Thomas Biskup RP  2 [1976] 323
  3   5^ 32 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms SH  1 [1863] 261
  4   2  63 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 249
  5   3  10 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin IF  3 [1974] 198
  6   6  63 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 190
  7   7  38 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 172
  8   8  39 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge ST  6 [1813] 120
  9  10^ 14 Christminster {free}                 Gareth Rees/ IF  9 [1705] 110
 10   9  11 Jigsaw {free}                       Graham Nelson IF  8 [1815]  89
 11  11  38 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1821]  89
 12  12  63 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1644]  87
 13  13  12 SubSpace {W} {share}                       Virgin AC 13 [1955]  72
 14  17^ 63 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft PU  5 [1660]  74
 15  15  15 Lost New York {share}                Neil DeMause IF 15 [1920]  61
 16  18^ 63 Doom {share}                                   Id SH  4 [1645]  66
 17  16  22 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  57
 18  14  63 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  56
 19  19  15 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 14 [1929]  52
 20  22^ 23 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  45
 21  20  16 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share}          IMI IF 14 [1889]  41
 22  21  11 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen ST 17 [1954]  43
 23  23   8 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}      Grinning Lizard AC 19 [1984]  44
 24  24  26 Theatre {free}                          Cave Rock IF 16 [1700]  42
 25  25  35 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 23 [1724]  41
 26  30^ 60 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  40
 27  32^ 44 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee SH 14 [1658]  36
 28  31^ 53 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com PL  6 [1715]  38
 29  26  63 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic FI  8 [1647]  35
 30  27  59 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  33
 31  33^ 60 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee SH 10 [1668]  29
 32  29  63 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen RA 11 [1659]  24
 33  28  48 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {demo}             Raven/Id SH  1 [1751]  18
 34  34  51 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  21
 35  38^  2 Fire Fight {W} {share}           Chaos Works/Epic SH 35 [2008]  18
 36  36  26 Epic Pinball {share}                         Epic AC 11 [1650]  16
 37   -^ 18 Raptor: Call of the Shadows {share} Cygnus/Apogee AC 37 [1665]  16
 38  35  44 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo}           Blizzard WG  2 [1774]  13
 39  37  43 Extreme Pinball {share}      Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]  14
 40   -^  1 A Change in the Weather {free}     Andrew Plotkin IF 40 [2015]   8

    Dropped Out:

     39   2 Operation Carnage {S}                    Beaucomm AC 39 [1983]
     40   2 Drug Killers                              Ticsoft AC 37 [2007]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40     Edition 63 - Week 37 - September 9, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   2 Zombie Wars {demo}                          Gee Whiz PL [2020]
 Tip  2   1 Cybersphere {demo}                            Psycon AC [2025]
 Tip  3   4 Eradicator {demo}                           Accolade SH [2011]
 Tip  4   1 Roadrash {demo}                      Electronic Arts RA [2026]
 Tip  5   3 The Magic Toyshop {free}                 Gareth Rees IF [2016]
 Tip  6   6 Fields of Battle {share}                  Bevelstone WG [2001]
 Tip  7   1 Death Rally {share}                    Remedy/Apogee RA [2027]

 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 193 - Week 37 - September 9, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  27 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1117
  2   3^ 50 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin WG  1 [1729] 907
  3   2  40 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard WG  2 [1817] 884
  4   4  18 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen SH  2 [1923] 820
  5   5   6 Quake {reg}                                    Id SH  5 [1999] 771
  6   7^  7 World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2  MicroProse RA  6 [1857] 329
  7   6  49 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST  6 [1737] 298
  8   8  26 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay SH  5 [1891] 268
  9   9  37 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 243
 10  11^ 29 Wing Commander 4        Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI  4 [1867] 242
 11  10  58 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 204
 12  14^ 41 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 11 [1786] 197
 13  13 100 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 262
 14  12 100 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin SH  1 [1502] 233
 15  15  36 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 12 [1832] 180
 16  16  40 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 16 [1787] 183
 17  18^ 49 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts RA 12 [1738] 183
 18  17  12 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 17 [1953] 171
 19  19  89 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1565] 168
 20  22^ 75 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 164
 21  21 153 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 258
 22  23^ 16 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 22 [1937] 233
 23  20  47 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape WG 15 [1757] 108
 24  28^  5 Masterpieces of Infocom        Infocom/Activision IF 24 [2002] 123
 25  24  81 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin SH  2 [1585] 124
 26  25  40 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 25 [1806] 105
 27  31^ 40 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798] 119
 28  26  93 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape WG 11 [1522] 134
 29  27 139 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 182
 30  29  22 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 29 [1906]  95
 31  35^  8 Close Combat                     Atomic/Microsoft WG 31 [1990]  94
 32  36^125 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 149
 33  33  40 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  93
 34  34  36 Avarice/Preview {O}                  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837]  89
 35  30  41 Worms/Reinforcements             Team 17/Ocean AC/PU 17 [1784]  84
 36  46^  6 Links LS                                   Access SP 36 [1997] 102
 37  37  30 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 34 [1819]  90
 38  32  94 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay WG  4 [1528] 108
 39  43^ 47 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  94
 40  38 101 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496] 105
 41  45^ 24 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape WG 29 [1900]  79
 42  44^ 95 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521] 102
 43  39  43 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT SH  8 [1775]  76
 44  54^ 12 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965]  82
 45  41  54 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  77
 46  57^ 91 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger    Origin AC/SI  6 [1562] 100
 47  50^ 18 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  77
 48  58^ 48 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741]  78
 49  64*  4 The Pandora Directive                      Access AD 49 [2003]  79
 50  48  73 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  78
 51  42  47 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748]  61
 52  52  45 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  63
 53  73*  2 Z                          Bitmap Brothers/Virgin AC 53 [2017]  70
 54  53 129 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 108
 55  40   9 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 33 [1986]  52
 56  71^ 39 EF2000/TFX 2                            DID/Ocean SI 53 [1797]  91
 57  51 193 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 215
 58  61^ 71 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612]  73
 59  60^ 28 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra RA 35 [1862]  66
 60  56  43 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  63
 61  47  99 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508]  75
 62  66^ 46 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  67
 63  65^ 27 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  64
 64  55   9 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 54 [1980]  59
 65  49  52 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716]  54
 66  62 112 Tie Fighter/add-on            LucasArts/Virgin AC/SI  3 [1473]  82
 67  70^102 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  73
 68  59 143 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id SH  1 [1386]  93
 69  69  82 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee SH 18 [1564]  63
 70  68  84 Under a Killing Moon               Access/US Gold AD 22 [1517]  61
 71  67  11 Marathon 2: Durandal {W}                   Bungie SH 39 [1960]  49
 72  63  10 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley PU 56 [1790]  48
 73  91^ 16 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark RA 72 [1917]  51
 74  74  35 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  49
 75  76^ 25 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  45
 76  75 150 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  89
 77  72   8 Swords of Xeen                          New World RP 59 [1940]  40
 78  79^ 45 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  40
 79  78  39 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  40
 80  77 192 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 131
 81  90^128 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  58
 82  85^ 89 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  44
 83  81  34 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  34
 84  94^  3 Final Doom                                  Id/GT SH 84 [2004]  35
 85  80 190 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 113
 86  97^ 22 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]  35
 87  87   5 Space Hulk 2          Key Game/Electronic Arts SH/ST 87 [1995]  32
 88  84 166 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  74
 89  83 140 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  56
 90  96^ 62 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]  31
 91   -^ 41 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds      Bullfrog/EA AC 57 [1739]  47
 92  92 120 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  43
 93  99^  3 Virtua Fighter                                    FI 93 [2010]  28
 94  89  94 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin RA 21 [1529]  35
 95  98^  3 Fire Fight {W}   Chaos Works/Epic/Electronic Arts SH 95 [1992]  27
 96  88  40 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  27
 97  95 192 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters       Accolade AC/ST  3 [1116]  92
 98 100^ 38 Extreme Pinball {reg}        Epic/Electronic Arts AR 63 [1789]  25
 99  86  10 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire  Koei ST 63 [1948]  25
100  82 183 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC/SI  1 [1169]  51

    Dropped Out:

     93  39 Destruction Derby           Reflections/Psygnosis RA 46 [1788]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100      Edition 193 - Week 37 - September 9, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   2 Chessmaster 5000                           Mindscape ST [2021]
 Tip  2   5 Olympic Games                                US Gold SP [2009]
 Tip  3   2 Deadlock                                    Accolade ST [2023]
 Tip  4   6 Lemmings Paintball {W}                     Psygnosis AC [2005]
 Tip  5   2 CFS Poker {O}                                 C.F.S. ST [2022]
 Tip  6   1 Monster Truck Madness                      Microsoft RA [2028]
 Tip  7   4 Voyeur 2                                     Philips AD [2012]
 Tip  8   6 Trophy Bass                                   Sierra SP [2006]
 Tip  9   3 King Arthur: Chronicle of tSynthetic Dimensions/Sony AD [2018]
 Tip 10   4 Offensive                                            ST [2014]
 Tip 11   2 Albion                                     Blue Byte RP [2024]
 Tip 12   4 Firestorm Thunderhawk 2                 Core/US Gold AC [2013]
 Tip 13   3 Azrael's Tear                              Mindscape RP [2019]
 Tip 14   1 Time Commando                  Adeline/Electronic Arts  [2029]

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