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| (c) 1996 World Charts             Issue 196 - Week 40 - September 30, 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 66 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   2^ 13 Ancient Domains of Mystery {free}   Thomas Biskup RP  1 [1976] 312
  2   1  31 Quake {share}                                  Id SH  1 [1876] 247
  3   4^ 66 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 175
  4   5^ 66 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 159
  5   3  35 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms SH  1 [1863] 139
  6   7^ 41 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 117
  7   6  13 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin IF  3 [1974]  97
  8  11^ 41 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1821]  79
  9   8  42 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge ST  6 [1813]  66
 10  10  14 Jigsaw {free}                       Graham Nelson IF  8 [1815]  69
 11  12^ 66 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1644]  71
 12  14^ 66 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  68
 13  13  18 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 13 [1929]  59
 14   9  17 Christminster {free}                 Gareth Rees/ IF  9 [1705]  46
 15  36*  2 Death Rally {share}                 Remedy/Apogee RA 15 [2027]  59
 16  15  25 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  41
 17  16  18 Lost New York {share}                Neil DeMause IF 13 [1920]  39
 18  18  15 SubSpace {W} {share}                       Virgin AC 13 [1955]  40
 19  17  66 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft PU  5 [1660]  43
 20  19  66 Doom {share}                                   Id SH  4 [1645]  43
 21  20  11 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}      Grinning Lizard AC 19 [1984]  26
 22  21  47 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee SH 14 [1658]  25
 23  26^ 66 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic FI  8 [1647]  30
 24  23  38 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 23 [1724]  24
 25  22  26 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  20
 26  29^ 66 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen RA 11 [1659]  27
 27  25  56 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com PL  6 [1715]  23
 28  24  19 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share}          IMI IF 14 [1889]  19
 29  28  63 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  24
 30  30  62 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  25
 31  32^  3 Zombie Wars {W} {demo}                   Gee Whiz PL 31 [2020]  23
 32  33^ 59 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id SH  7 [1648]  25
 33  27  63 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee SH 10 [1668]  22
 34   -^ 10 Windhall Chronicles 1: Path to FortuneC.E. Forman AD 24 [1899]  21
 35  31  14 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen ST 17 [1954]  18
 36  34  29 Theatre {free}                          Cave Rock IF 16 [1700]  15
 37  38^  3 Roadrash {demo}                   Electronic Arts RA 37 [2026]  16
 38  35   5 Fire Fight {W} {share}           Chaos Works/Epic SH 34 [2008]  13
 39  39  16 Alphaman {share}                      Jeff Olson/ RP 35 [1680]  14
 40   -^  1 The Magic Toyshop {free}              Gareth Rees IF 40 [2016]   8

    Dropped Out:

     37  50 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                    Raven/Id SH  1 [1751]
     40   1 Cybersphere                                Psycon AC 40 [2025]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40    Edition 66 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   7 Eradicator {demo}                           Accolade SH [2011]
 Tip  2   1 Hyperblade {W} {demo}             Wizbang/Activision SP [2039]
 Tip  3   1 Star General {demo}                    SSI/Mindscape WG [2040]
 Tip  4   1 Zorlim's Arcade Volleyball {share}                   SP [2041]
 Tip  5   1 Diablo {demo}                               Blizzard RP [2042]
 Tip  6   2 Madden 97 {demo}           EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP [2033]
 Tip  7   2 Fallen Heroes {share}                            A&B ST [2034]
 Tip  8   2 Guimo {demo}                         Jack in the Box PL [2035]
 Tip  9   1 Interpose {demo}                                Sega SH [2043]
 Tip 10   1 Gazillionaire Deluxe {demo}                 LavaMind ST [2044]

 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 196 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  30 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1001
  2   2  43 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard WG  2 [1817] 810
  3   3  53 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin WG  1 [1729] 769
  4   4  21 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}             3D Realms/FormGen SH  2 [1923] 670
  5   5   9 Quake {reg}                                    Id SH  5 [1999] 647
  6   6  10 World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2  MicroProse RA  6 [1857] 306
  7   7  52 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST  6 [1737] 278
  8   8  29 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay SH  5 [1891] 247
  9   9  40 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 234
 10  10  32 Wing Commander 4        Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI  4 [1867] 197
 11  11  44 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 11 [1786] 184
 12  15^103 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin SH  1 [1502] 200
 13  17^ 43 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 13 [1787] 154
 14  13 103 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 190
 15  12  61 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 146
 16  14  39 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 12 [1832] 142
 17  16  19 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 16 [1937] 143
 18  20^  5 Z                 Bitmap Brothers/Renegade/Virgin AC 18 [2017] 149
 19  18  52 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts RA 12 [1738] 134
 20  21^ 92 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1565] 168
 21  19  15 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 15 [1953] 124
 22  22  78 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 133
 23  24^ 96 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape WG 11 [1522] 146
 24  23 156 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 222
 25  30^ 51 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741] 100
 26  25  84 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin SH  2 [1585] 109
 27  31^ 39 Avarice/Preview: The Final Saga {O}  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837]  93
 28  37^ 97 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay WG  4 [1528] 138
 29  26  50 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape WG 15 [1757]  79
 30  34^  9 Links LS                                   Access SP 30 [1997]  88
 31  39^ 33 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 31 [1819]  92
 32  33^ 43 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 25 [1806]  85
 33  27   8 Masterpieces of Infocom        Infocom/Activision IF 24 [2002]  73
 34  28  43 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798]  70
 35  29  11 Close Combat                     Atomic/Microsoft WG 28 [1990]  72
 36  35 128 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 130
 37  47^  3 Deadlock                                 Accolade ST 37 [2023]  91
 38  32 142 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 137
 39  38  50 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  76
 40  36  42 EF2000/TFX 2                            DID/Ocean SI 36 [1797]  76
 41  40  27 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape WG 29 [1900]  71
 42  42  43 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  63
 43  45^ 94 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger    Origin AC/SI  6 [1562]  82
 44  44 115 Tie Fighter/add-on            LucasArts/Virgin AC/SI  3 [1473]  93
 45  46^104 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496]  86
 46  43  44 Worms/Reinforcements             Team 17/Ocean AC/PU 17 [1784]  58
 47  51^ 15 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965]  61
 48  57^ 30 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  63
 49  41  25 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 29 [1906]  54
 50  52^ 12 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 33 [1986]  60
 51 100*  2 Crusader: No Regret        Origin/Electronic Arts AC 51 [2030]  66
 52  50  46 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  61
 53  49   7 The Pandora Directive                      Access AD 48 [2003]  58
 54  48  76 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  64
 55  56^196 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 202
 56  58^102 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508]  73
 57  53  21 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  51
 58  59^ 74 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612]  57
 59  70^ 38 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  49
 60  55  46 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT SH  8 [1775]  45
 61  64^ 48 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  44
 62  63^ 49 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  46
 63  71^ 11 Swords of Xeen                          New World RP 59 [1940]  44
 64  60  98 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521]  57
 65  54  57 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  41
 66  65 132 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426]  69
 67  62  55 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716]  40
 68  68   2 CFS Poker {O}                                 CFS ST 68 [2022]  41
 69  69 123 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  64
 70  61  50 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748]  38
 71   -*  1 The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall            Bethesda RP 71 [2032]  40
 72  93*  2 Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games            Sir-Tech ST 72 [2031]  40
 73  79^ 12 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 54 [1980]  38
 74  73  85 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee SH 18 [1564]  45
 75  76^ 87 Under a Killing Moon               Access/US Gold AD 22 [1517]  39
 76  66 105 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  47
 77  67  28 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  33
 78  75 146 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id SH  1 [1386]  63
 79  80^ 14 Marathon 2: Durandal {W}                   Bungie SH 39 [1960]  33
 80  72  48 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  30
 81  90^195 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 116
 82  77  42 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  31
 83  78  19 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark RA 72 [1917]  30
 84  74  31 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra RA 35 [1862]  26
 85  82  37 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  26
 86  87^  6 Virtua Fighter                               Sega FI 86 [2010]  28
 87  84 193 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131]  97
 88  83   6 Final Doom                                  Id/GT SH 79 [2004]  27
 89  86   3 Chessmaster 5000                        Mindscape ST 84 [2021]  28
 90   -^130 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  32
 91  89 169 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  64
 92  95^ 92 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  33
 93  81 153 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  51
 94  91 195 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters       Accolade AC/ST  3 [1116]  85
 95  92   6 Fire Fight {W}   Chaos Works/Epic/Electronic Arts SH 92 [1992]  23
 96  94   2 Time Commando          Adeline/Electronic Arts AC/AD 94 [2029]  21
 97  97  43 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  20
 98  85  34 Mortal Kombat 3                         Midway/GT AC 36 [1755]  18
 99  96 143 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  33
100  98  13 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley PU 56 [1790]  15

    Dropped Out:

     88 184 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC/SI  1 [1169]
     99  96 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin RA 21 [1529]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100     Edition 196 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   4 Monster Truck Madness                      Microsoft RA [2028]
 Tip  2   5 Albion                                     Blue Byte RP [2024]
 Tip  3   1 Tigers on the Prowl 2                            HPS ST [2045]
 Tip  4   2 Independence Day                                 Fox AC [2037]
 Tip  5   8 Olympic Games                                US Gold SP [2009]
 Tip  6   2 NBA Full Court Press                       Microsoft SP [2038]
 Tip  7   7 Offensive                                            ST [2014]
 Tip  8   7 Voyeur 2                                     Philips AD [2012]
 Tip  9   2 Megarace 2                            Cryo/Mindscape AC [2036]
 Tip 10   7 Firestorm Thunderhawk 2                 Core/US Gold AC [2013]
 Tip 11   6 Azrael's Tear                              Mindscape RP [2019]
 Tip 12   1 Star Control 3                        Time Warner AD/ST [2046]
 Tip 13   1 Shattered Steel                            Interplay ST [2047]
 Tip 14   1 Hind           Digital Integration/Interactive Magic SI [2048]
 Tip 15   1 NFL Quarterback 97                           Acclaim SP [2049]
 Tip 16   1 Bug!                                            Sega PL [2050]
 Tip 17   1 Sonic PC                                        Sega PL [2051]
 Tip 18   1 NCAA Basketball                                      SP [2052]
 Tip 19   1 F22 Lightning 2                            Novalogic SI [2053]

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| 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  []   |
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