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| (c) 1996 World Charts             Issue 195 - Week 39 - September 23, 1996 |
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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 65 - Week 39 - September 23, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  30 Quake {share}                                  Id SH  1 [1876] 283
  2   2  12 Ancient Domains of Mystery {free}   Thomas Biskup RP  2 [1976] 299
  3   3  34 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms SH  1 [1863] 179
  4   4  65 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 189
  5   6^ 65 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 172
  6   5  12 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin IF  3 [1974] 136
  7   7  40 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 118
  8   8  41 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge ST  6 [1813]  87
  9   9  16 Christminster {free}                 Gareth Rees/ IF  9 [1705]  82
 10  10  13 Jigsaw {free}                       Graham Nelson IF  8 [1815]  81
 11  11  40 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1821]  64
 12  12  65 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1644]  66
 13  17^ 17 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 13 [1929]  63
 14  19^ 65 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  60
 15  16^ 24 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  50
 16  13  17 Lost New York {share}                Neil DeMause IF 13 [1920]  45
 17  15  65 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft PU  5 [1660]  49
 18  14  14 SubSpace {W} {share}                       Virgin AC 13 [1955]  41
 19  18  65 Doom {share}                                   Id SH  4 [1645]  48
 20  21^ 10 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}      Grinning Lizard AC 19 [1984]  27
 21  26^ 46 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee SH 14 [1658]  32
 22  20  25 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  25
 23  23  37 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 23 [1724]  28
 24  22  18 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share}          IMI IF 14 [1889]  22
 25  24  55 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com PL  6 [1715]  26
 26  25  65 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic FI  8 [1647]  27
 27  33^ 62 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee SH 10 [1668]  28
 28  29^ 62 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  27
 29  31^ 65 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen RA 11 [1659]  24
 30  30  61 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  23
 31  28  13 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen ST 17 [1954]  19
 32  37^  2 Zombie Wars {W} {demo}                   Gee Whiz PL 32 [2020]  20
 33   -^ 58 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id SH  7 [1648]  22
 34  27  28 Theatre {free}                          Cave Rock IF 16 [1700]  17
 35  34   4 Fire Fight {W} {share}           Chaos Works/Epic SH 34 [2008]  18
 36   -^  1 Death Rally {share}                 Remedy/Apogee RA 36 [2027]  19
 37  32  50 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {demo}             Raven/Id SH  1 [1751]  13
 38  40^  2 Roadrash {demo}                   Electronic Arts RA 38 [2026]  15
 39  35  15 Alphaman {share}                      Jeff Olson/ RP 35 [1680]  14
 40   -^  1 Cybersphere {demo}                         Psycon AC 40 [2025]   5

    Dropped Out:

     36  52 Tyrian                               Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]
     38   2 A Change in the Weather            Andrew Plotkin IF 38 [2015]
     39  27 Epic Pinball                                 Epic AC 11 [1650]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40    Edition 65 - Week 39 - September 23, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   6 Eradicator {demo}                           Accolade SH [2011]
 Tip  2   5 The Magic Toyshop {free}                 Gareth Rees IF [2016]
 Tip  3   1 Madden 97 {demo}           EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP [2033]
 Tip  4   1 Fallen Heroes {share}                            A&B ST [2034]
 Tip  5   1 Guimo {demo}                         Jack in the Box PL [2035]

         New games are being released every week. We frequently find votes
 for games we've never heard of before. That's what we like to get! If
 you've tried out a new game that you like, let us know right away. A
 single vote is enough to get new games listed in the runners up. The PC
 Games Charts aren't the world leader in tracking game popularity for
 nothing. The world will be watching the charts to decide what to buy and
 what to download. The game companies will be watching the charts to decide
 what kind of games to create next.
         A few new games are likely to appear in this weeks charts. Among
 them is Guimo by Jack in the Box. It's a new platform game in which the
 authors say they've given the monsters artificial intelligence putting
 them on par with their human opponents. Hyperblade is a first person
 perspective ice skating, combat game by Activision for Windows 95. Fallen
 Heroes is a strategy, fantasy war game from A&B Entertainment. These three
 games all have versions available for download right now!

 Santiago
 top40@primenet.com

 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 195 - Week 39 - September 23, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  29 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1018
  2   3^ 42 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard WG  2 [1817] 832
  3   2  52 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin WG  1 [1729] 761
  4   4  20 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen SH  2 [1923] 695
  5   5   8 Quake {reg}                                    Id SH  5 [1999] 688
  6   6   9 World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2  MicroProse RA  6 [1857] 329
  7   8^ 51 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST  6 [1737] 251
  8   7  28 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay SH  5 [1891] 235
  9   9  39 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 221
 10  10  31 Wing Commander 4        Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI  4 [1867] 208
 11  13^ 43 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 11 [1786] 189
 12  11  60 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 187
 13  12 102 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 226
 14  14  38 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 12 [1832] 158
 15  16^102 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin SH  1 [1502] 204
 16  23^ 18 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 16 [1937] 179
 17  18^ 42 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 16 [1787] 150
 18  17  51 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts RA 12 [1738] 143
 19  15  14 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 15 [1953] 130
 20  32*  4 Z                 Bitmap Brothers/Renegade/Virgin AC 20 [2017] 164
 21  19  91 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1565] 167
 22  20  77 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 146
 23  21 155 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 261
 24  26^ 95 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape WG 11 [1522] 145
 25  22  83 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin SH  2 [1585] 126
 26  24  49 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape WG 15 [1757]  94
 27  25   7 Masterpieces of Infocom        Infocom/Activision IF 24 [2002]  81
 28  27  42 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798]  80
 29  28  10 Close Combat                     Atomic/Microsoft WG 28 [1990]  81
 30  39^ 50 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741] 102
 31  30  38 Avarice/Preview: The Final Saga {O}  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837]  81
 32  31 141 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 149
 33  29  42 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 25 [1806]  77
 34  35^  8 Links LS                                   Access SP 34 [1997]  85
 35  34 127 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 137
 36  45^ 41 EF2000/TFX 2                            DID/Ocean SI 36 [1797]  94
 37  41^ 96 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay WG  4 [1528] 104
 38  38  49 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  78
 39  37  32 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 34 [1819]  74
 40  42^ 26 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape WG 29 [1900]  80
 41  33  24 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 29 [1906]  66
 42  40  42 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  72
 43  36  43 Worms/Reinforcements             Team 17/Ocean AC/PU 17 [1784]  67
 44  52^114 Tie Fighter/add-on            LucasArts/Virgin AC/SI  3 [1473] 108
 45  46^ 93 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger    Origin AC/SI  6 [1562]  86
 46  44 103 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496]  87
 47  80*  2 Deadlock                                 Accolade ST 47 [2023]  74
 48  43  75 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  71
 49  48   6 The Pandora Directive                      Access AD 48 [2003]  63
 50  58^ 45 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  66
 51  47  14 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965]  61
 52  59^ 11 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 33 [1986]  62
 53  49  20 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  56
 54  51  56 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  58
 55  53  45 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT SH  8 [1775]  55
 56  56 195 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 206
 57  50  29 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  55
 58  66^101 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508]  74
 59  60^ 73 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612]  61
 60  61^ 97 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521]  67
 61  54  49 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748]  49
 62  63^ 54 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716]  49
 63  62  48 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  49
 64  55  47 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  43
 65  57 131 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426]  74
 66  64 104 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  62
 67  69^ 27 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  44
 68   -*  1 CFS Poker {O}                              C.F.S. ST 68 [2022]  45
 69  76^122 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  69
 70  68  37 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  41
 71  81^ 10 Swords of Xeen                          New World RP 59 [1940]  42
 72  72  47 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  40
 73  83^ 84 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee SH 18 [1564]  47
 74  65  30 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra RA 35 [1862]  38
 75  77^145 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id SH  1 [1386]  69
 76  71  86 Under a Killing Moon               Access/US Gold AD 22 [1517]  42
 77  82^ 41 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  34
 78  74  18 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark RA 72 [1917]  36
 79  67  11 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 54 [1980]  33
 80  75  13 Marathon 2: Durandal {W}                   Bungie SH 39 [1960]  34
 81  73 152 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  69
 82  70  36 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  33
 83  79   5 Final Doom                                  Id/GT SH 79 [2004]  34
 84  92^192 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 113
 85  88^ 33 Mortal Kombat 3                         Midway/GT AC 36 [1755]  34
 86  84   2 Chessmaster 5000                        Mindscape ST 84 [2021]  30
 87  97^  5 Virtua Fighter                               Sega FI 87 [2010]  28
 88   -^184 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC/SI  1 [1169]  44
 89  94^168 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  68
 90  86 194 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110]  96
 91 100^194 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters       Accolade AC/ST  3 [1116]  94
 92  93^  5 Fire Fight {W}   Chaos Works/Epic/Electronic Arts SH 92 [1992]  27
 93   -^  1 Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games            Sir-Tech ST 93 [2031]  23
 94   -^  1 Time Commando          Adeline/Electronic Arts AC/AD 94 [2029]  24
 95  89  91 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  30
 96  91 142 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  46
 97  85  42 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  23
 98  78  12 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley PU 56 [1790]  21
 99  99  96 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin RA 21 [1529]  29
100   -^  1 Crusader: No Regret        Origin/Electronic Arts AC100 [2030]  20

    Dropped Out:

     87   6 Space Hulk 2          Key Game/Electronic Arts SH/ST 87 [1995]
     90  42 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds      Bullfrog/EA AC 57 [1739]
     95  63 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]
     96 129 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]
     98  23 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100     Edition 195 - Week 39 - September 23, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   3 Monster Truck Madness                      Microsoft RA [2028]
 Tip  2   2 The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall               Bethesda RP [2032]
 Tip  3   5 King Arthur: Chronicle of tSynthetic Dimensions/Sony AD [2018]
 Tip  4   7 Olympic Games                                US Gold SP [2009]
 Tip  5   4 Albion                                     Blue Byte RP [2024]
 Tip  6   6 Voyeur 2                                     Philips AD [2012]
 Tip  7   8 Trophy Bass                                   Sierra SP [2006]
 Tip  8   1 Megarace 2                            Cryo/Mindscape AC [2036]
 Tip  9   6 Offensive                                            ST [2014]
 Tip 10   6 Firestorm Thunderhawk 2                 Core/US Gold AC [2013]
 Tip 11   1 Independence Day                                 Fox AC [2037]
 Tip 12   5 Azrael's Tear                              Mindscape RP [2019]
 Tip 13   1 NBA Full Court Press                       Microsoft SP [2038]

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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             | {free}  Freeware    | Send your votes like this: |
| AC : Action             | {demo}  Demo Version| > 5  Dark Invader  [1435]  |
| AD : Adventure          | {share} Shareware   | > 4  Action Force2  [1322] |
| AR : Arcade             | {reg}   Registered  | > 5  Super Fighter  [1502] |
| FI : Fighting           | {W}     Windows Only| > 2  Magic of Zuul 4  []   |
| IF : Interactive Fiction| {O}     OS/2 Only   | > 4  The Lost Tycoon  []   |
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