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Article #639*** NET PC GAMES TOP 100 * EDITION 21 ***
From: Jurgen Appelo
Date: Sun, 23 May 1993 10:03
Date: Sun, 23 May 1993 10:03
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| This week the votes from 148 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 21 - Week 21 - May 24, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 21 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 775
2 ( 2) 12 X-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 533
3 ( 4)^ 21 Wolfenstein 3D {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 283
4 ( 3) 19 World Circuit/F1 Grand Prix MicroProse SP [1123] 265
5 ( 5) 20 Dune 2 Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 269
6 ( 7)^ 18 Ultima Underworld 2 Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1127] 283
7 ( 6) 18 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 256
8 ( 9)^ 21 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 167
9 ( 11)^ 20 Star Control 2 Accolade ST [1116] 184
10 ( 8) 8 Ultima 7 Part 2 (Serpent Isle) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 151
11 ( 12)^ 20 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 187
12 ( 13)^ 19 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 180
13 ( 10) 20 Alone in the Dark Infogrames AD [1105] 134
14 ( 19)^ 21 Harpoon (+ disks) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 198
15 ( 15) 20 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-tech/US Gold RP [1104] 151
16 ( 17)^ 18 The Incredible Machine Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 161
17 ( 16) 4 Strike Commander Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1218] 146
18 ( 14) 21 Ultima 7 (+ Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 121
19 ( 18) 21 Ultima Underworld Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 133
20 ( 20) 5 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 86
21 ( 25)^ 21 Falcon 3.0 (+ op.) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 115
22 ( 24)^ 10 Minesweeper MicroSoft ST [1184] 92
23 ( 23) 21 Lemmings (+ More Lemmings) Psygnosis PU [1095] 75
24 ( 22) 9 Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevTeam RP [1186] 67
25 ( 21) 12 Space Quest 5 Dynamix/Sierra AD [1173] 59
26 ( 33)^ 19 V for Victory (+ scenario's) Three-sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 125
27 ( 27) 21 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 82
28 ( 30)^ 11 Empire Deluxe New World ST [1177] 97
29 ( 26) 21 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 40
30 ( 28) 21 Wing Commander 2 (+ Sp. Oper.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 51
31 ( 34)^ 18 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 78
32 ( 31) 16 Warlords SSG ST [1135] 59
33 ( 29) 21 Eye of the Beholder 2 SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 40
34 ( 39)^ 21 Aces of the Pacific (+ miss.) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 76
35 ( 35) 21 A-train (+ constr. set) Maxis/Spectr. H./Ocean ST [1004] 56
36 ( 32) 21 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 32
37 ( 37) 21 Wing Commander 1 (+ Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 55
38 ( 36) 17 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen/Psygnosis AC [1124] 35
39 ( 38) 18 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 40
40 ( 40) 20 F-15 Strike Eagle 3 MicroProse SI [1103] 43
41 ( 41) 19 Conquered Kingdoms QQP ST [1122] 43
42 ( 45)^ 5 Lemmings 2: The Tribes Psygnosis PU [1207] 53
43 ( 44)^ 21 Out of this World Delph./Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 45
44 ( 43) 21 Links 386 Pro (+ courses) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 40
45 ( 42) 18 The Humans (Human Race) Imagitec/US Gold/Mirage PU [1112] 24
46 ( 46) 18 The Summoning SSI/US Gold RP [1117] 32
47 ( 66)* 2 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin AD [1230] 89
48 ( 48) 21 Eye of the Beholder 1 SSI/US Gold RP [1093] 32
49 ( 56)^ 12 Ultima 6 (The False Prophet) Origin/Mindscape RP [1153] 58
50 ( 49) 11 Prince of Persia Broderbund AC [1172] 32
51 ( 50) 21 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 35
52 ( 53)^ 13 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 40
53 ( 47) 13 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 19
54 ( 51) 14 Populous 2 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1149] 29
55 ( 52) 16 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 24
56 ( 78)* 3 Eye of the Beholder 3 SSI/US Gold RP [1225] 87
57 ( 58)^ 17 Stunt Island Assembly Line/Disney/Infogr. AC [1130] 38
58 ( 57) 8 Solitaire's Journey QQP ST [1183] 32
59 ( 54) 7 Violent Fighter Star AC [1185] 13
60 ( 55) 9 Zone66 {S} Renaissance/Epic AC [1190] 16
61 ( 72)^ 10 Veil of Darkness Event Horizon/SSI/US Gold AD [1175] 59
62 ( 67)^ 21 Quest for Glory 3 Sierra RP [1018] 48
63 ( 59) 19 Gobliins 2 Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra PU [1107] 27
64 ( 60) 10 Inca Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra AC [1158] 24
65 ( 63) 8 Galactix {S} Cygnus AC [1194] 30
66 ( 64) 11 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 32
67 ( 61) 15 SimLife (The Genetic Playgr.) Maxis/Mindscape ST [1138] 16
68 ( 88)* 2 Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund AC [1232] 61
69 ( 65) 6 Bandit King of Ancient China Koei ST [1210] 13
70 ( 73)^ 9 Tony Larussa's Ult. Baseball 2 SSI SP [1191] 30
71 ( 80)^ 3 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 40
72 ( 62) 13 MechWarrior Activision AC [1159] 3
73 ( 70) 21 Perfect General (+ scenario's) QQP/Ubi ST [1098] 19
74 ( 71) 21 Red Baron (+ missions) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1070] 19
75 ( 69) 12 Might & Magic 3 New World/US Gold RP [1170] 13
76 ( 79)^ 19 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1102] 29
77 ( 74) 21 Gods Renegade/Konami AC [1023] 13
78 ( 76) 21 Conquest of the Longbow Sierra AD [1055] 16
79 ( 82)^ 3 Ultrabots (Xenobots) NovaLogic/Electronic Arts AC [1201] 24
80 ( 77) 21 Dungeon Master Psygnosis RP [1024] 13
81 ( -)^ 1 Stunts Broderbund AC [1221] 46
82 ( 81) 12 Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 Bethesda SP [1171] 13
83 ( 86)^ 17 Battles of Destiny QQP ST [1132] 19
84 ( 84) 13 Major Stryker {S} Apogee AC [1161] 13
85 ( 83) 21 Legend of Kyrandia Westwood/Virgin AD [1025] 11
86 ( -)^ 1 Romance o.t. Three Kingdoms 2 Koei ST [1231] 35
87 ( 85) 14 Catacombs Abyss {S} Softdisk AC [1141] 13
88 ( 87) 3 Bard's Tale 1 Interplay RP [1226] 13
89 (100)^ 2 AD&D Unlimited Adventures SSI RP [1219] 29
90 ( 99)^ 2 M.U.L.E. Ozark/Electronic Arts ST [1228] 27
91 ( 96)^ 12 Chuck Yeager Air Combat Electronic Arts SI [1174] 24
92 ( 89) 8 Savage Empire Origin RP [1192] 13
93 ( 95)^ 21 Push-over Ocean PU [1030] 19
94 ( 91) 6 Rex Nebular MicroProse AD [1115] 13
95 ( -)^ 1 Solitaire for Windows MicroSoft ST [1214] 24
96 ( 68) 21 Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes Mythos/El. Arts AD [1016] 0
97 ( 90) 9 Rise of the Dragon Dynamix/Sierra AD [1181] 11
98 ( 94) 21 Global Conquest MicroProse ST [1068] 13
99 ( -)^ 1 Flashback Delphine/US Gold/SSI AC [1236] 39
100 ( 98) 21 Monkey Island 1 (+ vga v.) LucasArts/US Gold AD [1027] 16
Dropped out:
( 75) 12 Populous 1 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts [1155]
( 92) 16 Front Page Sports: Football Dynamix/Sierra [1133]
( 93) 20 Powermonger Bullfrog/Electronic Arts [1036]
( 97) 3 Pools of Darkness SSI [1204]
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The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 21 - Week 21 - May 24, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID
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1 ( 6) 5 Shadow of the Comet Infogrames/Interplay AD [1224]
2 ( 5) 6 Ween: The Prophecy Coktel V./Digital Int./Sierra AD [1215]
3 ( 9) 5 Cobra Mission Megatech AD [1222]
4 ( 10) 6 Paganitzu {S} Apogee PU [1216]
5 ( 8) 5 Battle Chess 4000 Interplay ST [1220]
6 ( 7) 7 Challenge of the 5 Realms MPS/MicroProse RP [1212]
7 ( 15) 2 Freddy Pharkas Frontier... Sierra AD [1237]
8 ( 12) 3 Red Storm Rising MicroProse SI [1235]
9 ( 13) 3 MS Flight Simulator 4.0 MicroSoft SI [1233]
10 ( 20) 2 The Legacy (Realm of Terror) MicroProse AD [1242]
11 ( 16) 2 Robosport Maxis/Broderbund/Ocean ST [1238]
12 ( 14) 3 Eco Quest 2 Sierra AD [1234]
13 ( 17) 2 Shadowgate for Windows ICOM AD [1239]
14 ( 19) 2 Zool Gremlin AC [1241]
15 ( -) 1 Ragnarok Norsehelm -- [1243]
16 ( 18) 2 Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Interplay/El. Arts ST [1240]
17 ( -) 1 El-Fish Animatek/Maxis/Mindscape ST [1244]
18 ( -) 1 Risky Woods Electronic Arts AC [1245]
19 ( -) 1 Street Fighter 2 Capcom/Electronic Arts AC [1246]
20 ( -) 1 Tristan (Solid State Pinball) Amtex AC [1247]
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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 |
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| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------|
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