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 (c) 1996 World Charts                 Issue 167 - Week 11 - March 11, 1996  
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 This week the votes from 1646 people have been used to compile this chart.  
 The charts are checked out weekly by most game developers and publishers.   
 Let them know what games you like and start voting for this list now!       
 Send your votes to pcgames@worldcharts.nl and you'll get the next chart     
 sent to you personally. Ask for the document that tells how to vote. Just   
 send a message with subject line 'send doc' and you'll know all about it.   
 The format for every line with a vote is:  points title [ ID ]              
 YOU MUST INCLUDE THE ID NUMBER, and between brackets! It is NOT optional.   
 You can allocate a maximum of 20 points, BUT NOT MORE THAN 5 FOR ONE GAME.  
 An example can be found at the bottom of this list. LOOK AT IT FIRST!       
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 All your votes and comments should be sent to pcgames@worldcharts.nl.       
 If you use any other address, then your message will not be received.       
                                                                             
 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 37 - Week 11 - March 11, 1996 
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TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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1   1   6 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms AC  1 [1863] 795 
2   2  12 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1821] 386 
3   4^ 12 Stars! 2.0 {share}                   Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 177 
4   3  37 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1644] 140 
5   5  37 Nethack 3.1 {free}                        DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 139 
6  17*  2 Quake/test {demo}                           Id/Id AC  6 [1876] 170 
7   6  18 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo}           Blizzard ST  3 [1774]  93 
8   8  17 Extreme Pinball {share}      Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]  70 
9   7   9 Wing Commander 4 {demo}                   Origin/ AC  7 [1812]  56 
0   9  22 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {share}            Raven/Id AC  1 [1751]  56 
11 11  13 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge AC 11 [1813]  65 
12 10  37 Doom {share}                                   Id AC  4 [1645]  55 
13 12  37 Stars! {share}                       Star Crossed ST  3 [1662]  56 
14 15^ 37 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  50 
15 14  37 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255]  45 
16 23^ 37 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen SP 11 [1659] 114 
17 13  33 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {demo}        Activision AC 10 [1696]  42 
18 18  27 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com AC  6 [1715]  46 
19 19  37 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  45 
20 16  37 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft ST  5 [1660]  37 
21 24^ 37 3D Lemmings {demo}Dimension Cr./Eclipse/Psygnosis AC  6 [1619]  41 
22 21  36 Sherlock {share}                    Everett Kaser ST 11 [1654]  28 
23 22  25 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  24 
24 20  22 Duke Nukem 2 {share}                       Apogee AC 20 [1677]  22 
25 25  37 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic AC  8 [1647]  23 
26 28^ 37 Terminal Velocity {share}   Terminal R./3D Realms AC  3 [1646]  29 
27 26  37 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id AC  7 [1648]  18 
28 29^ 15 BreakFree {share}                  Software Storm AC 26 [1780]  22 
29 27  36 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee AC 10 [1668]  16 
30 30   7 Tempest 2000 {share}                        Atari AC 28 [1844]  21 
31 32^ 34 Nahlakh {share}                     Tom Proudfoot RP 21 [1692]  21 
32 31  36 Mordor: Depths of Dejend {W} {share}     MakeItSo RP 13 [1681]  17 
33 33  37 Minesweeper {W} {free}                  Microsoft ST  5 [1184]  19 
34 36^ 37 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  19 
35  -^  1 Seek and Destroy {share}            Vision/Safari AC 35 [1878]  23 
36 34   9 XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport {share}   Argo/Apogee AC 32 [1833]  16 
37 38^ 21 Capitalism {demo}       Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 12 [1761]  18 
38 39^ 20 Dark Forces {demo}               LucasArts/Virgin AC 27 [1713]  19 
39 37  16 Mahjongg: The Real Game {share}      Berrie Bloem ST 12 [1783]  16 
40  -^  1 Strife {demo}                      Rogue/Velocity AC 40 [1877]  12 
                                                                             

