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Article #425*** NET PC GAMES TOP 100 * EDITION 20 ***
From: Jurgen Appelo
Date: Sun, 16 May 1993 20:12
Date: Sun, 16 May 1993 20:12
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| This week the votes from 157 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 ] |
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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 20 - Week 20 - May 17, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 20 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 841
2 ( 2) 11 X-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 530
3 ( 3) 18 World Circuit/F1 Grand Prix MicroProse SP [1123] 308
4 ( 5)^ 20 Wolfenstein 3D {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 290
5 ( 6)^ 19 Dune 2 Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 292
6 ( 4) 17 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 232
7 ( 7) 17 Ultima Underworld 2 Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1127] 228
8 ( 8) 7 Ultima 7 Part 2 (Serpent Isle) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 196
9 ( 10)^ 20 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 180
10 ( 9) 19 Alone in the Dark Infogrames AD [1105] 149
11 ( 11) 19 Star Control 2 Accolade ST [1116] 165
12 ( 13)^ 19 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 152
13 ( 17)^ 18 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 181
14 ( 12) 20 Ultima 7 (+ Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 136
15 ( 14) 19 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-tech/US Gold RP [1104] 135
16 ( 15) 3 Strike Commander Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1218] 135
17 ( 16) 17 The Incredible Machine Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 139
18 ( 18) 20 Ultima Underworld Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 128
19 ( 19) 20 Harpoon (+ disks) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 108
20 ( 23)^ 4 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 120
21 ( 21) 11 Space Quest 5 Dynamix/Sierra AD [1173] 98
22 ( 20) 8 Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevGroup RP [1186] 80
23 ( 24)^ 20 Lemmings (+ More Lemmings) Psygnosis PU [1095] 97
24 ( 22) 9 Minesweeper MicroSoft ST [1184] 77
25 ( 30)^ 20 Falcon 3.0 (+ op.) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 88
26 ( 25) 20 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 55
27 ( 29)^ 20 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 79
28 ( 32)^ 20 Wing Commander 2 (+ Sp. Oper.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 95
29 ( 27) 20 Eye of the Beholder 2 SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 62
30 ( 33)^ 10 Empire Deluxe New World ST [1177] 84
31 ( 28) 15 Warlords SSG ST [1135] 55
32 ( 26) 20 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 39
33 ( 31) 18 V for Victory (+ scenario's) Three-sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 59
34 ( 34) 17 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 57
35 ( 37)^ 20 A-train (+ constr. set) Maxis/Spectr. H./Ocean ST [1004] 67
36 ( 35) 16 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen/Psygnosis AC [1124] 49
37 ( 44)^ 20 Wing Commander 1 (+ Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 82
38 ( 36) 17 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 37
39 ( 42)^ 20 Aces of the Pacific (+ miss.) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 50
40 ( 39) 19 F-15 Strike Eagle 3 MicroProse SI [1103] 37
41 ( 40) 18 Conquered Kingdoms QQP ST [1122] 40
42 ( 38) 17 The Humans (Human Race) Imagitec/US Gold/Mirage PU [1112] 27
43 ( 41) 20 Links 386 Pro (+ courses) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 37
44 ( 50)^ 20 Out of this World Delph./Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 64
45 ( 46)^ 4 Lemmings 2: The Tribes Psygnosis PU [1207] 39
46 ( 47)^ 17 The Summoning SSI/US Gold RP [1117] 42
47 ( 43) 12 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 20
48 ( 48) 20 Eye of the Beholder 1 SSI/US Gold RP [1093] 36
49 ( 45) 10 Prince of Persia Broderbund AC [1172] 25
50 ( 52)^ 20 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 42
51 ( 53)^ 13 Populous 2 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1149] 34
52 ( 51) 15 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 25
53 ( 54)^ 12 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 32
54 ( 49) 6 Violent Fighter Star AC [1185] 12
55 ( 55) 8 Zone66 {S} Renaissance/Epic AC [1190] 30
56 ( 58)^ 11 Ultima 6 (The False Prophet) Origin/Mindscape RP [1153] 38
57 ( 56) 7 Solitaire's Journey QQP ST [1183] 30
58 ( 57) 16 Stunt Island Assembly Line/Disney/Infogr. AC [1130] 32
59 ( 59) 18 Gobliins 2 Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra PU [1107] 33
60 ( 65)^ 9 Inca Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra AC [1158] 32
61 ( 63)^ 14 SimLife (The Genetic Playgr.) Maxis/Mindscape ST [1138] 24
62 ( 60) 12 MechWarrior Activision AC [1159] 15
63 ( 64)^ 7 Galactix {S} Cygnus AC [1194] 25
64 ( 74)^ 10 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 43
65 ( 61) 5 Bandit King of Ancient China Koei ST [1210] 12
66 ( -)* 1 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin AD [1230] 81
67 ( 75)^ 20 Quest for Glory 3 Sierra RP [1018] 42
68 ( 62) 20 Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes Mythos/El. Arts AD [1016] 12
69 ( 66) 11 Might & Magic 3 New World/US Gold RP [1170] 19
70 ( 69) 20 Perfect General (+ scenario's) QQP/Ubi ST [1098] 25
71 ( 67) 20 Red Baron (+ missions) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1070] 17
72 ( 71) 9 Veil of Darkness Event Horizon/SSI/US Gold AD [1175] 25
73 ( 78)^ 8 Tony Larussa's Ult. Baseball 2 SSI SP [1191] 35
74 ( 68) 20 Gods Renegade/Konami AC [1023] 15
75 ( 70) 12 Populous 1 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1155] 9
76 ( 72) 20 Conquest of the Longbow Sierra AD [1055] 11
77 ( 73) 20 Dungeon Master Psygnosis RP [1024] 12
78 ( 79)^ 2 Eye of the Beholder 3 SSI/US Gold RP [1225] 46
79 ( 81)^ 18 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1102] 23
80 ( 92)^ 2 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 37
81 ( 76) 11 Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 Bethesda SP [1171] 12
82 ( 94)^ 2 Ultrabots (Xenobots) NovaLogic/Electronic Arts AC [1201] 36
83 ( 77) 20 Legend of Kyrandia Westwood/Virgin AD [1025] 10
84 ( 80) 12 Major Stryker {S} Apogee AC [1161] 15
85 ( 85) 13 Catacombs Abyss {S} Softdisk AC [1141] 17
86 ( 88)^ 16 Battles of Destiny QQP ST [1132] 22
87 ( 82) 2 Bard's Tale 1 Interplay RP [1226] 12
88 ( -)^ 1 Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund AC [1232] 64
89 ( 84) 7 Savage Empire Origin RP [1192] 15
90 ( 93)^ 8 Rise of the Dragon Dynamix/Sierra AD [1181] 27
91 ( 89) 5 Rex Nebular MicroProse AD [1115] 21
92 ( 87) 16 Front Page Sports: Football Dynamix/Sierra SP [1133] 15
93 ( 83) 20 Powermonger Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1036] 7
94 ( 96)^ 20 Global Conquest MicroProse ST [1068] 25
95 ( 91) 20 Push-over Ocean PU [1030] 17
96 ( 86) 11 Chuck Yeager Air Combat Electronic Arts SI [1174] 10
97 ( 97) 3 Pools of Darkness SSI RP [1204] 23
98 ( 90) 20 Monkey Island 1 (+ vga v.) LucasArts/US Gold AD [1027] 14
99 ( -)^ 1 M.U.L.E. Ozark/Electronic Arts ST [1228] 25
100 ( -)^ 1 AD&D Unlimited Adventures SSI RP [1219] 37
Dropped out:
( 95) 3 Dylan Dog Simulmondo [1203]
( 98) 2 Castle of the Winds {S} Saadasoft/Epic [1196]
( 99) 19 Dune Cryo/Virgin [1075]
(100) 10 Bane of the Cosmic Forge Sir-Tech/US Gold [1164]
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The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 20 - Week 20 - May 17, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID
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1 ( 4) 5 Solitaire for Windows MicroSoft ST [1214]
2 ( 14) 2 Romance o.t. Three Kingdoms 2 Koei ST [1231]
3 ( 6) 4 Stunts Broderbund AC [1221]
4 ( 5) 5 Michael Jordan in Flight ZCT/Electronic Arts SP [1217]
5 ( 7) 5 Ween: The Prophecy Coktel V./Digital Int./Sierra AD [1215]
6 ( 11) 4 Shadow of the Comet Infogrames/Interplay AD [1224]
7 ( 8) 6 Challenge of the 5 Realms MPS/MicroProse RP [1212]
8 ( 9) 4 Battle Chess 4000 Interplay ST [1220]
9 ( 13) 4 Cobra Mission Megatech AD [1222]
10 ( 12) 5 Paganitzu {S} Apogee PU [1216]
11 ( -) 1 Flashback Delphine/US Gold/SSI AC [1236]
12 ( 18) 2 Red Storm Rising MicroProse SI [1235]
13 ( 16) 2 MS Flight Simulator 4.0 MicroSoft SI [1233]
14 ( 17) 2 Eco Quest 2 Sierra AD [1234]
15 ( -) 1 Freddy Pharkas Frontier... Sierra AD [1237]
16 ( -) 1 Robosport Maxis/Broderbund/Ocean ST [1238]
17 ( -) 1 Shadowgate for Windows ICOM -- [1239]
18 ( -) 1 Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Interplay/El. Arts ST [1240]
19 ( -) 1 Zool Gremlin AC [1241]
20 ( -) 1 The Legacy (Realm of Terror) MicroProse AD [1242]
The split of the newsgroup seems to be an advantage for the Top 100.
A few weeks ago the number of voters seemed to have stabilized at around
130 people every week. However, since the split of the group this number
is growing bigger. A possible reason for this is that the chart is now
posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce, which has very little traffic.
Anyone who takes a look in this newsgroup won't miss the latest Top 100.
It's probably the reason why I have so many new voters these weeks.
Anyway, I'm glad that the reposting isn't necessary anymore.
I'm also glad that the Net PC Games Top 100 is becoming an important
source of information for many people around the world. The chart has now
been published in two magazines, and two other magazines have asked for
permission to do the same. Maybe someday the Top 100 will be the worlds
number 1 games chart. Yeah, just dreamin'!
Don't hesitate to write me, if you have any ideas for improving the
current presentation of the list. The column containing categories and
the shareware marks are just a few examples of the ideas that some voters
came up with. I'm all eyes.
Jurgen.
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| 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. |
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| 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! |
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