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| (c) 1996 World Charts                Issue 197 - Week 41 - October 7, 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 67 - Week 41 - October 7, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   2^ 32 Quake {share}                                  Id SH  1 [1876] 307
  2   1  14 Ancient Domains of Mystery {free}   Thomas Biskup RP  1 [1976] 294
  3   3  67 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 259
  4   5^ 36 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms SH  1 [1863] 174
  5   4  67 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 153
  6   6  42 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 105
  7  15*  3 Death Rally {share}                 Remedy/Apogee RA  7 [2027]  94
  8   7  14 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin IF  3 [1974]  78
  9   9  43 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge ST  6 [1813]  78
 10  10  15 Jigsaw {free}                       Graham Nelson IF  8 [1815]  72
 11  12^ 67 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  76
 12   8  42 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1821]  62
 13  11  67 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1644]  63
 14  13  19 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}       SW Games RP 13 [1929]  58
 15  16^ 26 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  49
 16  18^ 16 SubSpace {W} {share}                       Virgin AC 13 [1955]  51
 17  22^ 48 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee SH 14 [1658]  48
 18  14  18 Christminster {free}                 Gareth Rees/ IF  9 [1705]  36
 19  20^ 67 Doom {share}                                   Id SH  4 [1645]  47
 20  17  19 Lost New York {share}                Neil DeMause IF 13 [1920]  36
 21  19  67 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft PU  5 [1660]  37
 22  24^ 39 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 22 [1724]  32
 23  25^ 27 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  27
 24  27^ 57 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com PL  6 [1715]  28
 25  23  67 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic FI  8 [1647]  26
 26  21  12 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}      Grinning Lizard AC 19 [1984]  21
 27   -*  1 Diablo {demo}                            Blizzard RP 27 [2042]  29
 28  29^ 64 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  27
 29  26  67 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen RA 11 [1659]  25
 30  31^  4 Zombie Wars {W} {demo}                   Gee Whiz PL 30 [2020]  21
 31  34^ 11 Windhall Chronicles 1: Path to FortuneC.E. Forman IF 24 [1899]  23
 32  36^ 30 Theatre {free}                          Cave Rock IF 16 [1700]  23
 33  28  20 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share}          IMI IF 14 [1889]  17
 34   -^ 51 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {demo}             Raven/Id SH  1 [1751]  21
 35  37^  4 Roadrash {demo}                   Electronic Arts RA 35 [2026]  19
 36  38^  6 Fire Fight {W} {share}           Chaos Works/Epic SH 34 [2008]  18
 37  32  60 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id SH  7 [1648]  18
 38  33  64 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee SH 10 [1668]  18
 39  30  63 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  15
 40   -^  1 Interpose {demo}                          Webfoot SH 40 [2043]  10

    Dropped Out:

     35  14 EITTris                            Eric Jorgensen ST 17 [1954]
     39  16 Alphaman                              Jeff Olson/ RP 35 [1680]
     40   1 The Magic Toyshop                     Gareth Rees IF 40 [2016]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40       Edition 67 - Week 41 - October 7, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   2 Hyperblade {W} {demo}             Wizbang/Activision SP [2039]
 Tip  2   2 Arcade Volleyball {share}                     Zorlim SP [2041]
 Tip  3   3 Madden 97 {demo}           EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP [2033]
 Tip  4   1 Age of Rifles {demo}                   SSI/Mindscape ST [2054]
 Tip  5   2 Star General {demo}                    SSI/Mindscape WG [2040]
 Tip  6   3 Fallen Heroes {share}                            A&B ST [2034]
 Tip  7   3 Guimo {demo}                         Jack in the Box PL [2035]
 Tip  8   2 Gazillionaire Deluxe {demo}                 LavaMind ST [2044]

        Why vote for your favorite computer games on the PC Games Charts? 
 The best reason may be the fact that game publishers watch the charts
 and use them to decide what kinds of games we like best. Gaming industry
 people have said it themselves, the PC Games Charts are a much better
 indicator of what we are actually playing than charts based on sales! Some
 of us may buy games based on the advertising and the hype, but if we
 don't really like a game, or get tired of it quickly, it will never rank
 highly on the charts! 
        A new champion has appeared at the top of the Download Top 40
 Charts. Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) by Thomas Biskup is the new #1
 downloadable game in the world. ADOM is a role playing game and a
 rougelike game similar to Nethack and Angband. Your character appears as
 an "@" sign and the monsters and terrain appear as various other symbols
 and colors. The roguelike games lack stunning graphics, but tend to make
 up for it in other details. Congratulations to Thomas Biskup for a great
 new game. 
 
 Santiago (a.k.a. Arthur Kerschen)
 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 197 - Week 41 - October 7, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  31 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879] 997
  2   2  44 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard WG  2 [1817] 833
  3   3  54 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin WG  1 [1729] 797
  4   5^ 10 Quake {reg}                                    Id SH  4 [1999] 764
  5   4  22 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}             3D Realms/FormGen SH  2 [1923] 650
  6   6  11 World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2  MicroProse RA  6 [1857] 292
  7   7  53 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST  6 [1737] 267
  8   8  30 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay SH  5 [1891] 244
  9  10^ 33 Wing Commander 4        Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI  4 [1867] 218
 10   9  41 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 219
 11  12^104 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin SH  1 [1502] 258
 12  11  45 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 11 [1786] 179
 13  15^ 62 MechWarrior 2/add-ons: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 198
 14  13  44 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 13 [1787] 154
 15  14 104 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 199
 16  19^ 53 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts RA 12 [1738] 149
 17  16  40 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 12 [1832] 130
 18  18   6 Z                 Bitmap Brothers/Renegade/Virgin AC 18 [2017] 129
 19  20^ 93 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1565] 161
 20  22^ 79 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 143
 21  17  20 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 16 [1937] 104
 22  23^ 97 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape WG 11 [1522] 154
 23  21  16 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 15 [1953] 107
 24  24 157 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 218
 25  25  52 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741] 101
 26  28^ 98 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay WG  4 [1528] 138
 27  27  40 Avarice/Preview: The Final Saga {O}  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837]  93
 28  37^  4 Deadlock                                 Accolade ST 28 [2023] 106
 29  26  85 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin SH  2 [1585] 101
 30  30  10 Links LS                                   Access SP 30 [1997]  87
 31  39^ 51 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 31 [1746]  98
 32  29  51 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape WG 15 [1757]  86
 33  42^ 44 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  97
 34  34  44 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798]  82
 35  36^129 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 138
 36  32  44 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 25 [1806]  74
 37  31  34 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 31 [1819]  75
 38  41^ 28 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape WG 29 [1900]  81
 39  71*  2 The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall            Bethesda RP 39 [2032]  93
 40  35  12 Close Combat                     Atomic/Microsoft WG 28 [1990]  68
 41  45^105 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496] 102
 42  43^ 95 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger    Origin AC/SI  6 [1562]  95
 43  33   9 Masterpieces of Infocom        Infocom/Activision IF 24 [2002]  61
 44  46^ 45 Worms/Reinforcements             Team 17/Ocean AC/PU 17 [1784]  70
 45  38 143 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 118
 46  59^ 39 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  81
 47  40  43 EF2000/TFX 2                            DID/Ocean SI 36 [1797]  65
 48  47  16 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965]  69
 49  51^  3 Crusader: No Regret        Origin/Electronic Arts AC 49 [2030]  72
 50  53^  8 The Pandora Directive                      Access AD 48 [2003]  68
 51  44 116 Tie Fighter/add-on            LucasArts/Virgin AC/SI  3 [1473]  93
 52  54^ 77 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  69
 53  48  31 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  56
 54  72*  3 Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games            Sir-Tech ST 54 [2031]  64
 55  52  47 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  57
 56  49  26 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 29 [1906]  52
 57  70^ 51 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748]  60
 58  50  13 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 33 [1986]  54
 59  55 197 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 204
 60  64^ 99 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521]  64
 61  76^106 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  66
 62  78^147 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id SH  1 [1386] 110
 63  65^ 58 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  45
 64  60  47 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT SH  8 [1775]  44
 65  63  12 Swords of Xeen                          New World RP 59 [1940]  43
 66  56 103 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508]  58
 67  75^ 88 Under a Killing Moon               Access/US Gold AD 22 [1517]  51
 68  58  75 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612]  45
 69  61  49 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  40
 70  57  22 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  37
 71  88^  7 Final Doom                                  Id/GT SH 71 [2004]  42
 72   -*  1 Monster Truck Madness                   Microsoft RA 72 [2028]  41
 73  96*  3 Time Commando          Adeline/Electronic Arts AC/AD 73 [2029]  39
 74  69 124 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  59
 75  87^194 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 137
 76  62  50 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  34
 77  81^196 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 138
 78  83^ 20 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark RA 72 [1917]  36
 79  68   3 CFS Poker {O}                                 CFS ST 68 [2022]  34
 80  91^170 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  88
 81  66 133 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426]  51
 82  67  56 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716]  31
 83   -^185 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC/SI  1 [1169]  54
 84  98^ 35 Mortal Kombat 3                         Midway/GT AC 36 [1755]  31
 85  94^196 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters       Accolade AC/ST  3 [1116] 105
 86  74  86 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee SH 18 [1564]  34
 87  93^154 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  58
 88  82  43 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  26
 89  80  49 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  26
 90  73  13 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 54 [1980]  24
 91 100^ 14 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley PU 56 [1790]  25
 92  86   7 Virtua Fighter                               Sega FI 86 [2010]  26
 93   -^  1 Star Control 3                     Time Warner AD/ST 93 [2046]  22
 94  92  93 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  31
 95  90 131 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  37
 96  77  29 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  20
 97  79  15 Marathon 2: Durandal {W}                   Bungie SH 39 [1960]  23
 98   -^  1 Albion                                  Blue Byte RP 98 [2024]  21
 99  99 144 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  39
100  85  38 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  20

    Dropped Out:

     84  31 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra RA 35 [1862]
     89   3 Chessmaster 5000                        Mindscape ST 84 [2021]
     95   6 Fire Fight {W}   Chaos Works/Epic/Electronic Arts SH 92 [1992]
     97  43 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100        Edition 197 - Week 41 - October 7, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   3 NBA Full Court Press                       Microsoft SP [2038]
 Tip  2   1 NHL Hockey '97             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP [2055]
 Tip  3   9 Olympic Games                                US Gold SP [2009]
 Tip  4   2 F22 Lightning 2                            Novalogic SI [2053]
 Tip  5   1 Roadrash                             Electronic Arts RA [2056]
 Tip  6   2 Tigers on the Prowl 2                            HPS ST [2045]
 Tip  7   3 Megarace 2                            Cryo/Mindscape AC [2036]
 Tip  8   3 Independence Day                                 Fox AC [2037]
 Tip  9   2 Shattered Steel                            Interplay ST [2047]
 Tip 10   2 Hind           Digital Integration/Interactive Magic SI [2048]
 Tip 11   2 NFL Quarterback 97                           Acclaim SP [2049]
 Tip 12   2 Bug!                                            Sega PL [2050]
 Tip 13   2 Sonic PC                                        Sega PL [2051]
 Tip 14   2 NCAA Basketball                                      SP [2052]
 Tip 15   1 Gene Wars                   Bullfrog/Electronic Arts WG [2057]

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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.|
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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  []   |
| IF : Interactive Fiction| {O}     OS/2 Only   | > 4  The Lost Tycoon  []   |
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