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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! | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Send votes to pcgames@worldcharts.nl and comments to top40@primenet.com. | | Send a message with #nolist in the body if you don't want to receive this | | list anymore. Send a message with #nocall if you don't want the reminders. | | Don't send your mail to top100@xs4all.nl. That address must not be used. | ============================================================================== 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. ============================================================================== Download Top 40 Edition 66 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ============================================================================== Runners Up for Download Top 40 Edition 66 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996 ============================================================================== NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ============================================================================== Commercial Top 100 Edition 196 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ============================================================================== Runners Up Commercial Top 100 Edition 196 - Week 40 - September 30, 1996 ============================================================================== NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ============================================================================== | 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 [] | | PL : Platform |--------------------------------------------------| | PU : Puzzle | (c) 1996 all rights reserved | World Charts | | RA : Racing | Distribution of these charts | Balderikstraat 16 | | RP : Role-Playing | is granted only by written | 3032 HC Rotterdam | | SH : Shooter | permission. | The Netherlands | | SI : Simulation |--------------------------------------------------| | SP : Sports | Download Top 40: top40@primenet.com | | ST : Strategy | Commercial Top 100: pcgames@worldcharts.nl | | WG : Wargame | On the WorldWideWeb: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jojo | | | Supported by XS4ALL Internet Provider | ==============================================================================