Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc
Article #272*** NET PC GAMES TOP 100 * EDITION 19 ***
From: Jurgen Appelo
Date: Sun, 09 May 1993 16:25
Date: Sun, 09 May 1993 16:25
174 lines
13851 bytes
13851 bytes
==============================================================================
| This week the votes from 142 people have been used to compile this chart. |
| Send your votes to app...@dutiag.twi.tudelft.nl and you'll get the next |
| chart sent to you personally. Ask for the document that tells how to vote. |
| The format for every line with a vote is: points title publisher [ ID ] |
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 19 - Week 19 - May 10, 1993
==============================================================================
TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ( 2)^ 19 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 803
2 ( 1) 10 X-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 511
3 ( 4)^ 17 World Circuit/F1 Grand Prix MicroProse SP [1123] 316
4 ( 3) 16 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 275
5 ( 6)^ 19 Wolfenstein 3D {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 277
6 ( 7)^ 18 Dune 2 Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 257
7 ( 8)^ 16 Ultima Underworld 2 Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1127] 263
8 ( 5) 6 Ultima 7 Part 2 (Serpent Isle) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 228
9 ( 10)^ 18 Alone in the Dark Infogrames AD [1105] 188
10 ( 11)^ 19 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 189
11 ( 9) 18 Star Control 2 Accolade ST [1116] 157
12 ( 13)^ 19 Ultima 7 (+ Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 188
13 ( 12) 18 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 148
14 ( 14) 18 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-tech/US Gold RP [1104] 126
15 ( 18)^ 2 Strike Commander Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1218] 152
16 ( 15) 16 The Incredible Machine Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 125
17 ( 17) 17 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 127
18 ( 16) 19 Ultima Underworld Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 114
19 ( 19) 19 Harpoon (+ disks) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 101
20 ( 23)^ 7 Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevGroup RP [1186] 128
21 ( 20) 10 Space Quest 5 Dynamix/Sierra AD [1173] 99
22 ( 21) 8 Minesweeper MicroSoft ST [1184] 100
23 ( 29)^ 3 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 110
24 ( 22) 19 Lemmings (+ More Lemmings) Psygnosis PU [1095] 69
25 ( 28)^ 19 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 105
26 ( 25) 19 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 76
27 ( 26) 19 Eye of the Beholder 2 SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 82
28 ( 24) 14 Warlords SSG ST [1135] 67
29 ( 31)^ 19 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 95
30 ( 27) 19 Falcon 3.0 (+ op.) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 59
31 ( 33)^ 17 V for Victory (+ scenario's) Three-sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 86
32 ( 30) 19 Wing Commander 2 (+ Sp. Oper.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 58
33 ( 37)^ 9 Empire Deluxe New World ST [1177] 87
34 ( 32) 16 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 50
35 ( 36)^ 15 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen AC [1124] 58
36 ( 34) 16 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 42
37 ( 39)^ 19 A-train (+ constr. set) Maxis/Spectrum H./Ocean ST [1004] 66
38 ( 35) 16 The Humans (Human Race) Imagitec/US Gold/Mirage PU [1112] 31
39 ( 42)^ 18 F-15 Strike Eagle 3 MicroProse SI [1103] 62
40 ( 40) 17 Conquered Kingdoms QQP ST [1122] 44
41 ( 38) 19 Links 386 Pro (+ courses) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 36
42 ( 43)^ 19 Aces of the Pacific (+ miss.) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 50
43 ( 41) 11 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 37
44 ( 45)^ 19 Wing Commander 1 (+ Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 39
45 ( 44) 9 Prince of Persia Broderbund AC [1172] 28
46 ( 58)^ 3 Lemmings 2: The Tribes Psygnosis PU [1207] 75
47 ( 47) 16 The Summoning SSI/US Gold RP [1117] 36
48 ( 46) 19 Eye of the Beholder 1 SSI/US Gold RP [1093] 32
49 ( 49) 5 Violent Fighter Star AC [1185] 36
50 ( 51)^ 19 Out of this World Delph./Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 44
51 ( 48) 14 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 26
52 ( 50) 19 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 33
53 ( 52) 12 Populous 2 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1149] 26
54 ( 53) 11 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 28
55 ( 54) 7 Zone66 {S} Renaissance/Epic AC [1190] 25
56 ( 57)^ 6 Solitaire's Journey QQP ST [1183] 33
57 ( 59)^ 15 Stunt Island Assembly Line/Disney/Infogr. AC [1130] 39
58 ( 60)^ 10 Ultima 6 (The False Prophet) Origin/Mindscape RP [1153] 38
59 ( 55) 17 Gobliins 2 Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra PU [1107] 17
60 ( 56) 11 MechWarrior Activision AC [1159] 17
61 ( 63)^ 4 Bandit King of Ancient China Koei ST [1210] 33
62 ( 61) 19 Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes Mythos/El. Arts AD [1016] 27
63 ( 67)^ 13 SimLife (The Genetic Playgr.) Maxis/Mindscape ST [1138] 36
64 ( 66)^ 6 Galactix {S} Cygnus AC [1194] 33
65 ( 62) 8 Inca Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra AC [1158] 19
66 ( 70)^ 10 Might & Magic 3 New World/US Gold RP [1170] 28
67 ( 74)^ 19 Red Baron (+ missions) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1070] 36
68 ( 76)^ 19 Gods Renegade/Konami AC [1023] 35
69 ( 85)^ 19 Perfect General (+ scenario's) QQP/Ubi ST [1098] 51
70 ( 64) 11 Populous 1 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1155] 8
71 ( 75)^ 8 Veil of Darkness Event Horizon/SSI/US Gold AD [1175] 32
72 ( 65) 19 Conquest of the Longbow Sierra AD [1055] 9
73 ( 68) 19 Dungeon Master Psygnosis RP [1024] 14
74 ( 72) 9 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 19
75 ( 73) 19 Quest for Glory 3 Sierra RP [1018] 21
76 ( 71) 10 Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 Bethesda SP [1171] 14
77 ( 69) 19 Legend of Kyrandia Westwood/Virgin AD [1025] 11
78 ( 80)^ 7 Tony Larussa's Ult. Baseball 2 SSI SP [1191] 28
79 ( -)* 1 Eye of the Beholder 3 SSI/US Gold RP [1225] 60
80 ( 81)^ 11 Major Stryker {S} Apogee AC [1161] 31
81 ( 77) 17 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1102] 17
82 ( -)^ 1 Bard's Tale 1 Interplay RP [1226] 71
83 ( 78) 19 Powermonger Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1036] 17
84 ( 79) 6 Savage Empire Origin RP [1192] 17
85 ( 83) 12 Catacombs Abyss {S} Softdisk AC [1141] 14
86 ( 82) 10 Chuck Yeager Air Combat Electronic Arts SI [1174] 11
87 ( 88)^ 15 Front Page Sports: Football Dynamix/Sierra SP [1133] 18
88 ( 84) 15 Battles of Destiny QQP ST [1132] 12
89 ( 87) 4 Rex Nebular MicroProse AD [1115] 14
90 ( 93)^ 19 Monkey Island 1 (+ vga v.) LucasArts/US Gold AD [1027] 23
91 ( 91) 19 Push-over Ocean PU [1030] 19
92 ( -)^ 1 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 56
93 ( 90) 7 Rise of the Dragon Dynamix/Sierra AD [1181] 11
94 ( -)^ 1 Ultrabots (Xenobots) NovaLogic/Electronic Arts AC [1201] 24
95 ( 94) 3 Dylan Dog Simulmondo AC [1203] 14
96 ( 95) 19 Global Conquest MicroProse ST [1068] 17
97 ( 98)^ 2 Pools of Darkness SSI RP [1204] 17
98 (100)^ 2 Castle of the Winds {S} Saadasoft/Epic RP [1196] 16
99 ( 89) 19 Dune Cryo/Virgin ST [1075] 3
100 ( 96) 10 Bane of the Cosmic Forge Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1164] 7
Dropped out:
( 86) 4 Seven Cities of Gold Ozark/Electronic Arts [1167]
( 92) 3 Maelstrom Don Bluth/Merit [1199]
( 97) 2 Immortal Electronic Arts [1200]
( 99) 18 Chessmaster 3000 Softw. Toolw./Mindscape [1029]
==============================================================================
The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 19 - Week 19 - May 10, 1993
==============================================================================
TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ( 1) 6 Colonel's Bequest Sierra AD [1205]
2 ( -) 1 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin AD [1230]
3 ( 17) 2 M.U.L.E. Electronic Arts -- [1228]
4 ( 6) 4 Solitaire for Windows MicroSoft ST [1214]
5 ( 5) 4 Michael Jordan In-Flight ZCT/Electronic Arts SP [1217]
6 ( 10) 3 Stunts Broderbund AC [1221]
7 ( 8) 4 Ween: The Prophecy Coktel V./Digital Int./Sierra AD [1215]
8 ( 9) 5 Challenge of the 5 Realms MPS/MicroProse RP [1212]
9 ( 11) 3 Battle Chess 4000 Interplay ST [1220]
10 ( 12) 3 AD&D Unlimited Adventures SSI RP [1219]
11 ( 15) 3 Shadow of the Comet Infogrames/Interplay RP [1224]
12 ( 14) 4 Paganitzu {S} Apogee PU [1216]
13 ( 18) 3 Cobra Mission Megatech AD [1222]
14 ( -) 1 Romance o.t. Three Kingdoms 2 Koei ST [1231]
15 ( -) 1 Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund AC [1232]
16 ( -) 1 MS Flight Simulator 4.0 MicroSoft SI [1233]
17 ( -) 1 Eco Quest 2 Sierra AD [1234]
18 ( -) 1 Red Storm Rising MicroProse -- [1235]
19 ( 19) 3 Jetfighter 2 Velocity SI [1223]
20 ( 20) 2 Menace Psygnosis -- [1229]
==============================================================================
| The Net PC Games Top 100 is compiled using votes sent by many people from |
| all over the world. The latest chart is published every Monday on Usenet |
| in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games newsgroup. A collection of all editions can |
| be found on the risc.ua.edu ftp-site. More detailed information on how the |
| chart is compiled, can be found in the Top 100 document. Just ask for it. |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| TW : This Week | (c) 1993 all rights reserved Jojo Productions |
| LW : Last Week | Weena 41 a |
| NW : Number of Weeks | With many thanks to the 3013 CD Rotterdam |
| - : New Entry | Delft University of Technology The Netherlands |
| ^ : Climbing | for providing us with the Tel: +31 10 4114510 |
| * : Bullet | necessary facilities. app...@dutiag.twi.tudelft.nl |
| AC : Action |-----------------------------------------------------|
| AD : Adventure | The games in the chart are not sorted by the points |
| PU : Puzzle | mentioned in the last column. These points indicate |
| RP : Role-Playing | how well the games are doing. Many points gives the |
| SI : Simulation | right to climb in the chart. Few makes the games go |
| SP : Sports | down. This system makes the chart stable. |
| ST : Strategy |-----------------------------------------------------|
| {S}: Shareware | Read Game Bytes magazine! |
==============================================================================
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| If you've got a hot lead on a new | For information e-mail:
| PC game, call the announce line at | js...@polaris.async.vt.edu
| csi...@polaris.async.vt.edu |
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<C6rpMy.AH4@polaris.async.vt.edu>Path:
mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!vtserf.cc.vt.edu!polaris.async.vt.edu!jscivShow Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!vtserf.cc.vt.edu!polaris.async.vt.edu!jsciv From: Jurgen Appelo <app...@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl> Subject: *** NET PC GAMES TOP 100 * EDITION 19 *** Message-ID: <C6rpMy.AH4@polaris.async.vt.edu> Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc Sender: js...@polaris.async.vt.edu (Joseph Cochran) Reply-To: app...@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl Organization: Virginia Tech, Department of Graduate Slaves Date: Sun, 9 May 1993 16:25:45 GMT Approved: js...@polaris.async.vt.edu Lines: 174 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit