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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 142 - Week 38 - September 18, 1995
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 TW   LW   NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID Points
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  1 (  1)  12 Nethack 3.1 {F}                           DevTeam RP [1186] 219
  2 (  2)  12 Descent {S}                    Parallax/Interplay AC [1644] 201
  3 (  3)  12 Terminal Velocity {S}  Terminal Reality/3D Realms AC [1646] 126
  4 (  4)  12 Angband {F}                   Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1255]  83
  5 (  5)  12 Doom {S}                                       Id AC [1645]  82
  6 (  6)  12 Stars! {S}                           Star Crossed ST [1662]  74
  7 (  7)  12 Scorched Earth {S}                 Wendell Hicken AC [1673]  64
  8 (  8)  12 One Must Fall: 2097 {S}                      Epic AC [1647]  52
  9 (  9)  12 VGA Planets {S}                      Tim Wisseman ST [1651]  50
 10 ( 13)^ 12 FreeCell {F} {W}                        Microsoft ST [1660]  45
 11 ( 11)  12 Slicks 'n' Slide {S}               Timo Kauppinen SP [1659]  39
 12 ( 29)^ 12 Roids {S} {O}                         Leonard Guy AC [1670]  34
 13 ( 33)^  2 Abuse {S}                           Crack Dot Com AC [1715]  34
 14 ( 19)^ 12 Sherlock {S}                        Everett Kaser ST [1654]  33
 15 ( 20)^  9 Xquest {F}                               Atomjack AC [1482]  33
 16 ( 31)^ 11 Mordor {S} {W}                           MakeItSo RP [1681]  33
 17 ( 10)  11 Curses {F}                          Graham Nelson AD [1396]  31
 18 ( 23)^ 10 Full Throttle {D}                       LucasArts AD [1689]  30
 19 ( 25)^ 12 Raptor: Call of the Shadows {S}     Cygnus/Apogee AC [1665]  30
 20 ( 18)  11 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {S}     Apogee AC [1668]  29
 21 ( 12)  12 Heretic {S}                              Raven/Id AC [1648]  28
 22 ( 26)^ 12 Minesweeper {F} {W}                     Microsoft ST [1184]  28
 23 ( 16)   7 Theatre {F}                             Cave Rock AD [1700]  27
 24 ( 17)  12 Jazz Jackrabbit {S}                          Epic AC [1652]  27
 25 ( 22)  12 3D-Lemmings {D}   Dimension Cr./Eclipse/Psygnosis AC [1619]  27
 26 ( 14)  12 Epic Pinball {S}                             Epic AC [1650]  25
 27 ( 15)  12 Virtual Pool {S} {C}            Celeris/Interplay SP [1655]  25
 28 ( 24)   5 Christminster {F}                     Gareth Rees AD [1705]  24
 29 ( 36)^  8 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {D}           Activision AC [1696]  24
 30 ( 32)^  9 Nahlakh {S}                         Tom Proudfoot RP [1692]  21
 31 ( 28)   8 Witchaven {D}                  Capstone/Intracorp RP [1694]  19
 32 ( 27)  12 Wolfenstein 3D {S}                      Id/Apogee AC [1658]  17
 33 ( 30)   3 Dark Forces {D}                  LucasArts/Virgin AC [1713]  17
 34 ( 21)  12 Wacky Wheels {S}                    Beavis/Apogee AC [1649]  15
 35 (  -)^  9 Alphaman {S}                           Jeff Olson RP [1680]  15
 36 (  -)^  1 Exile: Escape from the Pit {S} {W}      Spiderweb RP [1724]  13
 37 ( 35)   8 Fade to Black {D}        Delphine/Electronic Arts AC [1693]  12
 38 ( 37)  12 Oxyd {S}                               Dongleware PU [1671]  12
 39 ( 38)  12 Duke Nukem 2 {S}                           Apogee AC [1677]  12
 40 ( 39)   8 Hi-Octane {D}            Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1695]  12

 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 142 - Week 38 - September 18, 1995
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 TW   LW   NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID Points
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  1 (  1)  38 Descent {R}                    Parallax/Interplay AC [1565] 440
  2 (  3)^ 49 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin AC [1502] 373
  3 (  6)^ 48 Galactic Civilizations (+Shipyards) {O}  Stardock ST [1508] 430
  4 (  2) 142 Civilization                           MicroProse ST [1002] 348
  5 (  4)  30 Dark Forces {C}                  LucasArts/Virgin AC [1585] 337
  6 (  5)  49 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST [1501] 277
  7 (  7)  43 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay ST [1528] 264
  8 (  8)   7 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {C}           Activision AC [1697] 267
  9 (  9) 102 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344] 203
 10 ( 10)  40 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger {C}   Origin AC [1562] 198
 11 ( 14)^ 42 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape ST [1522] 189
 12 ( 11)  24 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST [1600] 160
 13 ( 12)  22 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST [1605] 165
 14 ( 16)^ 74 U.F.O.: Enemy Unknown (+X-Com)  Mythos/MicroProse ST [1437] 185
 15 ( 13)  61 Tie Fighter (+add-on)            LucasArts/Virgin AC [1473] 159
 16 ( 17)^141 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 171
 17 ( 18)^ 29 World at War: Stalingrad       Atomic/Avalon Hill ST [1584] 173
 18 ( 15)  19 Terminal Velocity {R}  Terminal Reality/3D Realms AC [1616] 134
 19 ( 22)^ 88 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST [1399] 162
 20 ( 20)  52 World at War: Operation Crusader Atomic/Avalon H. ST [1489] 151
 21 ( 21)  20 Full Throttle {C}                       LucasArts AD [1612] 147
 22 ( 19)  11 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity {C}Spectrum Holobyte AD [1641] 137
 23 ( 24)^ 50 Colonization                           MicroProse ST [1496] 113
 24 ( 23)  92 Doom (+Ultimate Doom) {R}                      Id AC [1386] 105
 25 (  -)*  1 STAR EMPEROR {O}                         Stardock ST [1716] 110
 26 ( 26)  38 Heretic {R}                              Raven/Id AC [1566] 104
 27 ( 25)  40 Magic Carpet (+add-on) {C}            Bullfrog/EA AC [1549]  95
 28 ( 28) 115 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275]  95
 29 ( 33)^ 44 Transport Tycoon                       MicroProse ST [1521] 109
 30 ( 27)  44 Under a Killing Moon {C}           Access/US Gold AD [1517]  81
 31 ( 29)  78 Myst {W} {C}      Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD [1426]  78
 32 ( 30) 141 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters          Accolade AC [1116]  72
 33 ( 35)^  6 Dungeon Master 2 {C}                FTL/Interplay RP [1699]  78
 34 ( 32)  43 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin SP [1529]  66
 35 ( 31)  12 FX Fighter {C}                       Argonaut/GTE AC [1639]  59
 36 ( 44)^133 X-Wing (+Imperial Purs.,B-Wing) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169]  95
 37 ( 37)  51 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1438]  75
 38 ( 34)  17 Virtual Pool {R} {C}            Celeris/Interplay SP [1620]  59
 39 ( 41)^ 38 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {R}            Apogee AC [1564]  79
 40 ( 38)  15 Stars! {R}                           Star Crossed ST [1629]  69
 41 ( 40)  38 Little Big Adventure (+Relentless)     Adeline/EA AD [1538]  73
 42 ( 39)  48 One Must Fall: 2097 {R}                      Epic AC [1505]  68
 43 ( 36) 139 VGA Planets {R}                      Tim Wisseman ST [1131]  59
 44 ( 42)  22 NBA Live 95 {C}            Hitmen/Electronic Arts SP [1602]  75
 45 ( 43) 110 Warlords 2                                    SSG ST [1284]  70
 46 ( 46) 140 World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix)         MicroProse SP [1123]  73
 47 ( 45)  84 Pinball Fantasies  Digital Illusions/21st Century AC [1416]  70
 48 ( 49)^123 7th Guest {C}                    Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230]  79
 49 ( 57)^  9 Buried in Time {C} Presto/Sanctuary Woods/US Gold AD [1687]  83
 50 ( 51)^ 16 Psycho Pinball                        Codemasters AC [1621]  70
 51 ( 47)  50 NHL Hockey '95                    Electronic Arts SP [1493]  53
 52 ( 50)  41 Roids {R} {O}                         Leonard Guy AC [1531]  58
 53 ( 48)  39 U.S. Navy Fighters (+add-on) {C}  Electronic Arts SI [1543]  42
 54 ( 56)^115 Syndicate (+add-on)      Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271]  56
 55 ( 52) 132 Empire Deluxe (+add-ons)                New World ST [1177]  46
 56 ( 53)  23 Monty Python's Waste of Time {C}        7th Level AC [1588]  46
 57 ( 59)^ 91 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD [1379]  55
 58 ( 55)  98 Epic Pinball (+Silverball) {R}               Epic AC [1359]  46
 59 ( 71)^  3 Phantasmagoria {C}                         Sierra AD [1712]  69
 60 ( 54)  25 Bioforge {C}               Origin/Electronic Arts AD [1599]  37
 61 ( 58)  24 Discworld: The Problem with Dragons     Psygnosis AD [1596]  42
 62 ( 63)^ 13 The Perfect General 2                         QQP ST [1626]  47
 63 ( 62)  89 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD [1377]  45
 64 ( 61)  15 Flight Unlimited                    Looking Glass SI [1632]  43
 65 ( 77)^ 99 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268]  64
 66 ( 60)  18 SimTower                           Handbook/Maxis ST [1617]  34
 67 ( 70)^  9 Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier {C}     Sierra AD [1684]  48
 68 ( 65)  66 The Settlers (+Serf City)           Blue Byte/SSI ST [1458]  38
 69 ( 67)  10 Hi-Octane {C}            Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1643]  40
 70 ( 69) 140 Railroad Tycoon                        MicroProse ST [1121]  42
 71 ( 68)  30 Mortal Kombat 2 {C}                Midway/Acclaim AC [1582]  40
 72 ( 72) 142 Links 386 Pro (+add-ons)           Access/US Gold SP [1006]  41
 73 ( 75)^142 Darklands                              MicroProse RP [1008]  41
 74 ( 74)   5 Lost Mind of Dr. Brain                     Sierra PU [1704]  38
 75 ( 64)  76 Raptor: Call of the Shadows {R}     Cygnus/Apogee AC [1434]  19
 76 ( 73)  33 Cyberia {C}                      Xatrix/Interplay AC [1574]  28
 77 ( 95)^  2 Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure {W} {C}   Activision AC [1714]  48
 78 ( 80)^  5 Simon the Sorcerer 2                AdventureSoft AD [1679]  35
 79 ( 76)  34 Video Poker {R} {O}                       IBM EWS ST [1571]  28
 80 ( 79)  59 Jazz Jackrabbit {R}                          Epic AC [1479]  31
 81 ( 87)^ 99 Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue)      Origin/Mindscape RP [1001]  36
 82 (  -)^  1 Primal Rage                           Time Warner AC [1717]  31
 83 ( 66)  47 Wacky Wheels {R}                    Beavis/Apogee AC [1509]  11
 84 ( 78)  93 Rebel Assault {C}               LucasArts/US Gold AC [1374]  25
 85 ( 81)  56 Theme Park               Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1459]  28
 86 ( 84) 139 Ultima Underworld 2  LookingGlass/Origin/El. Arts RP [1127]  29
 87 ( 86)  77 Ultima 8: Pagan            Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1401]  30
 88 ( 82)  93 IndyCar Racing                     Papyrus/Virgin SP [1375]  26
 89 ( 94)^117 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis    LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003]  35
 90 ( 85)  75 Battle Isle 2 (+add-on)        Blue Byte/Accolade ST [1439]  27
 91 ( 89)  50 Lode Runner: The Legend Returns            Sierra AC [1487]  30
 92 ( 92) 132 Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons)  Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005]  29
 93 ( 98)^ 57 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant       Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1104]  32
 94 ( 91) 103 Privateer (+Righteous Fire)   Origin/Electr. Arts AC [1337]  26
 95 ( 93)   9 SuperKarts {C}                             Virgin AC [1685]  27
 96 ( 83)  12 Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo {C}  Eurocom/Gametek AC [1628]  18
 97 ( 88)  18 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons  Simtex/Avalon H. ST [1614]  19
 98 (  -)^ 32 Front Page Sports: Football '95    Dynamix/Sierra SP [1520]  33
 99 ( 90)  82 Comanche: Maximum Overkill      NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101]  19
100 ( 97) 125 Ultima 7 Part 2 (+Silver Seed)    Origin/El. Arts RP [1195]  23

    Dropped Out:

    ( 96)  11 Slipstream 5000 {C}  Front Street/Gremlin/US Gold AC [1638]
    ( 99)   3 Thunderscape                        SSI/Mindscape RP [1707]
    (100)   5 CyberBikes {R}                       Shadow Racer AC [1702]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the charts: 
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 New Contestants (Runners Up)      Edition 142 - Week 38 - September 18, 1995
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 Tip  1     2 Pinball Mania                            21st Century AC [1722]
 Tip  2     4 Apache-Longbow {C}     Digital Int./Interactive Magic SI [1711]
 Tip  3     9 Savage Warriors {C}                  Atreid/Mindscape AC [1690]
 Tip  4     4 TekWar {D}                         Capstone/Intracorp AC [1710]
 Tip  5     5 1944 Across the Rhine {C}                  MicroProse ST [1708]
 Tip  6     1 Tyrian {S}                               Eclipse/Epic AC [1725]
 Tip  7     2 A4 Networks {C}                            Infogrames ST [1720]
 Tip  8     2 Shanghai: Great Moments                    Activision ST [1718]
 Tip  9     1 Iron Assault                          Graffiti/Virgin AC [1726]
 Tip 10     2 Comanche vs Werewolf                Novalogic/US Gold SI [1719]
 Tip 11     4 Anvil of Dawn {D}                           New World RP [1709]
 Tip 12     1 Megaman X                                      Capcom AC [1727]
 Tip 13     2 Dr. Drago's Madcap Chase                     BlueByte ST [1721]
 Tip 14     2 The Last Dynasty {C}             Coktel Vision/Sierra AC [1723]

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