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Article #88*** NET PC GAMES TOP 100 * EDITION 18 ***
From: Jurgen Appelo
Date: Sun, 02 May 1993 16:23
Date: Sun, 02 May 1993 16:23
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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 18 - Week 18 - May 3, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 9 X-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 674
2 ( 2) 18 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 666
3 ( 4)^ 15 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 304
4 ( 5)^ 16 World Circuit/F1 Grand Prix MicroProse SP [1123] 295
5 ( 3) 5 Ultima 7 Part 2 (Serpent Isle) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 261
6 ( 7)^ 18 Wolfenstein 3D {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 250
7 ( 8)^ 17 Dune 2 Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 245
8 ( 9)^ 15 Ultima Underworld 2 Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1127] 246
9 ( 6) 17 Star Control 2 Accolade ST [1116] 215
10 ( 10) 17 Alone in the Dark Infogrames AD [1105] 192
11 ( 11) 18 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 168
12 ( 12) 17 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 128
13 ( 13) 18 Ultima 7 (+ Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 143
14 ( 15)^ 17 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-tech/US Gold RP [1104] 152
15 ( 16)^ 15 The Incredible Machine Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 133
16 ( 14) 18 Ultima Underworld Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 114
17 ( 17) 16 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 118
18 ( -)* 1 Strike Commander Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1218] 381
19 ( 18) 18 Harpoon (+ disks) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 100
20 ( 20) 9 Space Quest 5 Dynamix/Sierra AD [1173] 107
21 ( 21) 7 Minesweeper MicroSoft ST [1184] 105
22 ( 19) 18 Lemmings (+ More Lemmings) Psygnosis PU [1095] 99
23 ( 26)^ 6 Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevGroup RP [1186] 132
24 ( 22) 13 Warlords SSG ST [1135] 77
25 ( 23) 18 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 71
26 ( 24) 18 Eye of the Beholder 2 SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 68
27 ( 27) 18 Falcon 3.0 (+ op.) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 83
28 ( 25) 18 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 65
29 ( 48)* 2 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 156
30 ( 28) 18 Wing Commander 2 (+ Sp. Oper.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 59
31 ( 29) 18 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 65
32 ( 30) 15 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 55
33 ( 33) 16 V for Victory (+ scenario's) Three-sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 71
34 ( 34) 15 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 74
35 ( 31) 15 The Humans (Human Race) Imagitec/US Gold/Mirage PU [1112] 50
36 ( 37)^ 14 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen AC [1124] 72
37 ( 35) 8 Empire Deluxe New World ST [1177] 59
38 ( 32) 18 Links 386 Pro (+ courses) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 44
39 ( 38) 18 A-train (+ constr. set) Maxis/Spectrum H./Ocean ST [1004] 71
40 ( 36) 16 Conquered Kingdoms QQP ST [1122] 40
41 ( 39) 10 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 36
42 ( 40) 17 F-15 Strike Eagle 3 MicroProse SI [1103] 41
43 ( 43) 18 Aces of the Pacific (+ miss.) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 56
44 ( 45)^ 8 Prince of Persia Broderbund AC [1172] 45
45 ( 42) 18 Wing Commander 1 (+ Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 41
46 ( 41) 18 Eye of the Beholder 1 SSI/US Gold RP [1093] 32
47 ( 46) 15 The Summoning SSI/US Gold RP [1117] 37
48 ( 44) 13 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 28
49 ( 52)^ 4 Violent Fighter Star AC [1185] 52
50 ( 47) 18 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 39
51 ( 50) 18 Out of this World Delph./Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 32
52 ( 51) 11 Populous 2 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1149] 25
53 ( 49) 10 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 15
54 ( 55)^ 6 Zone66 {S} Renaissance/Epic AC [1190] 32
55 ( 53) 16 Gobliins 2 Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra PU [1107] 25
56 ( 54) 10 MechWarrior Activision AC [1159] 27
57 ( 59)^ 5 Solitaire's Journey QQP ST [1183] 39
58 ( 76)* 2 Lemmings 2: The Tribes Psygnosis PU [1207] 77
59 ( 57) 14 Stunt Island Assembly Line/Disney/Infogr. AC [1130] 34
60 ( 58) 9 Ultima 6 (The False Prophet) Origin/Mindscape RP [1153] 35
61 ( 65)^ 18 Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes Mythos/El. Arts AD [1016] 42
62 ( 64)^ 7 Inca Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra AC [1158] 37
63 ( 73)^ 3 Bandit King of Ancient China Koei ST [1210] 52
64 ( 56) 10 Populous 1 (+ disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1155] 9
65 ( 60) 18 Conquest of the Longbow Sierra AD [1055] 22
66 ( 66) 5 Galactix {S} Cygnus AC [1194] 31
67 ( 70)^ 12 SimLife (The Genetic Playgr.) Maxis/Mindscape ST [1138] 40
68 ( 63) 18 Dungeon Master Psygnosis RP [1024] 25
69 ( 61) 18 Legend of Kyrandia Westwood/Virgin AD [1025] 22
70 ( 75)^ 9 Might & Magic 3 New World/US Gold RP [1170] 39
71 ( 67) 9 Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 Bethesda SP [1171] 19
72 ( 69) 8 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 22
73 ( 68) 18 Quest for Glory 3 Sierra RP [1018] 20
74 ( 74) 18 Red Baron (+ missions) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1070] 31
75 ( 90)^ 7 Veil of Darkness Event Horizon/SSI/US Gold AD [1175] 43
76 ( 71) 18 Gods Renegade/Konami AC [1023] 9
77 ( 72) 16 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1102] 9
78 ( 77) 18 Powermonger Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1036] 18
79 ( 81)^ 5 Savage Empire Origin RP [1192] 22
80 ( 78) 6 Tony Larussa's Ult. Baseball 2 SSI SP [1191] 15
81 ( 80) 10 Major Stryker {S} Apogee AC [1161] 18
82 ( 84)^ 9 Chuck Yeager Air Combat Electronic Arts SI [1174] 18
83 ( 82) 11 Catacombs Abyss {S} Softdisk AC [1141] 15
84 ( 79) 14 Battles of Destiny QQP ST [1132] 10
85 ( 83) 18 Perfect General (+ scenario's) QQP/Ubi ST [1098] 18
86 ( 92)^ 4 Seven Cities of Gold Ozark/Electronic Arts ST [1167] 25
87 ( 99)^ 3 Rex Nebular MicroProse AD [1115] 32
88 ( 87) 14 Front Page Sports: Football Dynamix/Sierra SP [1133] 18
89 ( 62) 18 Dune Cryo/Virgin ST [1075] 2
90 ( 85) 6 Rise of the Dragon Dynamix/Sierra AD [1181] 12
91 ( 86) 18 Push-over Ocean PU [1030] 22
92 ( 89) 3 Maelstrom Don Bluth/Merit ST [1199] 12
93 ( 88) 18 Monkey Island 1 (+ vga v.) LucasArts/US Gold AD [1027] 15
94 ( 96)^ 2 Dylan Dog Simulmondo AC [1203] 15
95 ( 93) 18 Global Conquest MicroProse ST [1068] 15
96 ( 91) 9 Bane of the Cosmic Forge Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1164] 6
97 ( 97) 2 Immortal Electronic Arts AD [1200] 12
98 ( -)^ 1 Pools of Darkness SSI RP [1204] 17
99 ( 98) 18 Chessmaster 3000 Softw. Toolw./Mindscape ST [1029] 9
100 ( -)^ 1 Castle of the Winds {S} Saadasoft/Epic RP [1196] 15
Dropped out:
( 94) 1 Ringworld Tsunami/Accolade [1189]
( 95) 1 Earl Weaver Baseball 2 Electronic Arts [1211]
(100) 5 Spirit of Excalibur Virgin [1176]
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The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 18 - Week 18 - May 3, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID
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1 ( 4) 5 Colonel's Bequest Sierra AD [1205]
2 ( 8) 5 Ultrabots (Xenobots) NovaLogic/Electronic Arts AC [1201]
3 ( 3) 4 Ken's Labyrinth {S} Epic AC [1208]
4 ( -) 1 Eye of the Beholder 3 SSI/US Gold RP [1225]
5 ( 10) 3 Michael Jordan In-Flight ZCT/Electronic Arts SP [1217]
6 ( 9) 3 Solitaire for Windows MicroSoft ST [1214]
7 ( 7) 8 Wrath of the Demon ReadySoft AC [1188]
8 ( 12) 3 Ween: The Prophecy Coktel V./Digital Int./Sierra AD [1215]
9 ( 11) 4 Challenge of the 5 Realms MPS/MicroProse RP [1212]
10 ( 17) 2 Stunts Broderbund AC [1221]
11 ( 16) 2 Battle Chess 4000 Interplay ST [1220]
12 ( 14) 2 AD&D Unlimited Adventures SSI RP [1219]
13 ( -) 1 Bard's Tale 1 Interplay RP [1226]
14 ( 15) 3 Paganitzu {S} Apogee PU [1216]
15 ( 20) 2 Shadow of the Comet Infogrames/Interplay RP [1224]
16 ( -) 1 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227]
17 ( -) 1 M.U.L.E. Electronic Arts -- [1228]
18 ( 18) 2 Cobra Mission Megatech AD [1222]
19 ( 19) 2 Jetfighter 2 Velocity SI [1223]
20 ( -) 1 Menace Psygnosis -- [1229]
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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 |
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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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