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*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * EDITION 142 ***
Author: Jojo
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 00:00
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 00:00
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| * * * I N T E R N E T P C G A M E S C H A R T S * * * |
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| This week the votes from 933 people have been used to compile this chart. |
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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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NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID
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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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| 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 |
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| * : Bullet | If you send your votes, do it like this: |
| AC : Action | > 5 Dark Invader [1435] |
| AD : Adventure | > 4 Mysterious Forces 2 [1322] |
| PU : Puzzle | > 5 Super Fighter [1502] |
| RP : Role-Playing | > 2 Magic of Zuul 4 [] |
| SI : Simulation | > 4 The Lost Tycoon [] |
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