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 The following Top 40 contains the most popular download games at this time.
 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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 Internet Download Top 40             Edition 163 - Week 33 - August 10, 1998
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 TW  LW  NW Title                            Developer/Publisher Cat HI   ID
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  1   1  48 Mordor 2 (Darkness Awakening) {D}          VB Designs RP  1 [2329]
  2   2  35 Space Empires 3 {S}                          Malfador ST  2 [2514]
  3   4^ 17 Hexplore {D}                               Infogrames RP  2 [2684]
  4   5^ 10 Commandos (Behind Enemy Lines) {D}              Eidos WG  4 [2760]
  5   3  14 Descent (Freespace - The Great War) {D}     Interplay SH  3 [2725]
  6   8^ 25 Forsaken {D}                            Probe/Acclaim SH  6 [2600]
  7   7  25 Battlecruiser 3000 AD {F}                 Derek Smart ST  2 [2608]
  8  23*  3 Vangers (One for the Road) {D}      Interactive Magic AC  8 [2708]
  9   6  38 Total Annihilation {D}                     Cavedog/GT WG  4 [2491]
 10   9  45 Age of Empires {D}                 Ensemble/Microsoft ST  2 [2406]
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 11  10  22 Command & Conquer (Red Alert) {D}     Westwood/Virgin WG  7 [2629]
 12  14^ 33 Balls of Steel {S}                             Apogee AR  6 [2550]
 13  29*  2 Sin {D}                                    Activision SH 13 [2853]
 14  11  84 Furcadia {D}                             Dragon's Eye RP  2 [2141]
 15  12  25 Battlezone {D}                             Activision WG  9 [2611]
 16  13  11 Final Fantasy 7 {D}                      Square/Eidos RP  6 [2761]
 17  15  42 Quake 2 {D}                             Id/Activision SH  1 [2441]
 18  16  16 Blades of Exile {S}                         Spiderweb RP 16 [2700]
 19  19  12 Metal Knights 98 {D}                       KnightSoft ST 19 [2710]
 20  27^ 26 Dark Reign/Add-on (The Future Of War)Auran/Activision WG  9 [2494]
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 21  22^ 11 Jazz Jackrabbit 2 {D}                            Epic PL 14 [2706]
 22  21   9 Seven Kingdoms (Ancient Adversaries) {D}   Int. Magic ST 21 [2737]
 23  18  10 Ares Rising {D}                            Imagine AC/SI  7 [2769]
 24  17   8 Knights and Merchants {D}                     TopWare ST 13 [2777]
 25  32^  3 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising) {D}             Red Orb WG 25 [2834]
 26  24  12 Abe's Oddysee {D}                         Oddworld/GT PL 22 [2637]
 27  31^ 55 The Curse of Monkey Island {D}              LucasArts AD  4 [2333]
 28  28   4 Starcraft {D}                             Blizzard WG/AC 28 [2817]
 29  20   4 International Cricket Captain {D}              Empire SP 20 [2745]
 30  25   9 Quest for Glory 5 (Dragon Fire) {D}Yosemite/Sierra FX RP 19 [2770]
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 31  30 110 Ancient Domains of Mystery {F}          Thomas Biskup RP  1 [1976]
 32   -^  1 I-War/Independence War {D}        Particle/Infogrames ST 32 [2840]
 33  26  20 Babel {F}                                  Ian Finley IF 16 [2597]
 34  35^ 40 Fallout {D}                                 Interplay RP 13 [2257]
 35  33  36 Grand Theft Auto {D}                      DMA/BMG/Asc RA 12 [2499]
 36   -^  1 Grim Fandango {D}                           LucasArts AD 36 [2858]
 37   -^ 11 Titans of Steel {D}                      Vicious Byte WG 26 [2626]
 38  37  72 Carmageddon {D}               Stainless/SCI/Interplay RA  4 [2217]
 39  36  48 Entrepreneur {D}                             Stardock ST  3 [2375]
 40  40   2 Championship Manager 2 97/98 {D}             Eidos SI/SP 40 [2497]
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     38  46 Warlords 3 (Reign of Heroes) {D}          SSG/Red Orb WG  9 [2332]
     39  62 EITTris {F}                            Eric Jorgensen ST 11 [1954]

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 Runners Up                           Edition 163 - Week 33 - August 10, 1998
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  1  13^  2 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {D}    Electronic Arts RA  1 [2854]
  2   3^  5 BASS Masters Classics {D}                         THQ SP  2 [2841]
  3   4^  6 Ancient Conquest {D}                        Megamedia RP  3 [2827]
  4   6^  6 Gex (Enter the Gecko) {D}            Crystal Dynamics PL  4 [2828]
  5   5   6 WarHeads {S}                          Totalplay/Ionos ST  1 [2826]
  6   7^  6 Baseball 3D (1998 Edition) {D}     WizBang!/Microsoft SP  6 [2831]
  7   1   3 Sensible Soccer '98 {D}                      Sensible SP  1 [2847]
  8   9^  5 Game, Net & Match! {D}                      Blue Byte SP  8 [2838]
  9  10^  5 Fatal Abyss {D}                              SegaSoft AC  9 [2839]
 10  11^  4 KKND2 (Survivors) {D}         Beam/Melbourne House AC/WG 10 [2844]
 11  12^  3 Jetfighter (FullBurn) {D}           Mission/Interplay SI 11 [2848]
 12  14^  2 Small Soldiers (Squad Commander) {D}       DreamWorks AC 12 [2855]
 13  15^  2 Recoil {D}                                     Virgin AC 13 [2856]
 14  16^  2 Civilization (Call to Power) {D}           Activision ST 14 [2857]
 15  18^  2 European Air War {D}                       MicroProse SI 15 [2859]
 16  19^  2 WarGames {D}                                      MGM WG 16 [2860]
 17  20^  2 Tribal Rage {D}               Disintegrator/TalonSoft ST 17 [2861]
 18   -^  1 Lode Runner 2 {D}                             Presage PL 18 [2864]
 19   -^  1 Grand Touring Cars {D}                          Elite RA 19 [2865]
 20   -^  1 Moto Racer 2 {D}                      Electronic Arts RA 20 [2866]

 The following Top 100 contains the most popular PC games at this time.
 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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 Internet PC Games Top 100            Edition 293 - Week 33 - August 10, 1998
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  1   1  18 Starcraft {!}                                Blizzard WG  1 [2677]
  2   2  15 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!}     3DO RP  2 [2696]
  3   3  11 Unreal {!}                   Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH  2 [2753]
  4   4  45 Total Annihilation                         Cavedog/GT WG  1 [2402]
  5   5  43 Fallout                                     Interplay RP  4 [2417]
  6   6  34 Quake 2/Add-on {!}                      Id/Activision SH  1 [2529]
  7   8^ 42 Age Of Empires {!}                 Ensemble/Microsoft ST  3 [2424]
  8   7  21 Battlezone                                 Activision WG  4 [2642]
  9   9   6 Final Fantasy 7 {!}                  SquareSoft/Eidos RP  9 [2811]
 10  10  15 Allods (Sealed Mystery)                    Nival/Buka RP  9 [2716]
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 11  13^  8 Descent (Freespace - The Great War)         Interplay SH 11 [2782]
 12  15^  6 Mech Commander                        FASA/MicroProse WG 12 [2809]
 13  12  90 Heroes of Might & Magic 2/add-on        New World/3DO ST  2 [2091]
 14  11  38 The Curse of Monkey Island {!}              LucasArts AD  6 [2468]
 15  14  11 World Cup 98                                EA Sports SP 13 [2756]
 16  20^  6 Commandos (Behind Enemy Lines)                  Eidos WG 16 [2810]
 17  16  15 Forsaken {!}                            Probe/Acclaim SH 11 [2719]
 18  17  54 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!}            Mythos/MicroProse ST  4 [2351]
 19  18  39 Grand Theft Auto                          DMA/BMG/Asc RA  7 [2444]
 20  19  83 Diablo                                       Blizzard RP  1 [2154]
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 21  21  89 Master of Orion 2 (Battle at Antares)      MicroProse ST  3 [2095]
 22  24^ 28 Gag                                      Auric Vision AD  8 [2557]
 23  22  33 Wing Commander (Prophecy)   Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI  7 [2533]
 24  28^ 58 Dungeon Keeper               Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST  1 [2322]
 25  31^ 43 Imperialism                   Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 17 [2418]
 26  35^ 46 Dark Reign (The Future of War)       Auran/Activision WG 10 [2397]
 27  27  13 Army Men                                       3DO AC/WG 18 [2730]
 28  23  43 Dark Forces 2/Add-on (Jedi Knight) {!}      LucasArts SH  6 [2413]
 29  25  37 Blade Runner {!}                      Westwood/Virgin AD 16 [2479]
 30  29  37 Myth (The Fallen Lords)                  Bungie/Eidos ST 14 [2476]
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 31  26  37 Tomb Raider 2                                Eidos AC/AD  9 [2474]
 32  36^ 44 Ultima Online {!}              Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
 33  32 127 Civilization 2/Fantastic Worlds            MicroProse ST  1 [1879]
 34  34  33 Worms 2                         Team 17/MicroProse AC/PU 23 [2530]
 35  33  59 Carmageddon                   Stainless/SCI/Interplay RA  6 [2310]
 36  30  12 Galactic Civilizations Gold                  Stardock ST 30 [2738]
 37  42^ 45 NHL 98                      EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 17 [2400]
 38  37  37 Fifa (Road To World Cup 98) EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP  7 [2502]
 39  40^ 52 Warlords 3 (Reign of Heroes) {!}          SSG/Red Orb WG 12 [2359]
 40  44^ 41 Panzer General 2                        SSI/Mindscape WG 27 [2426]
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 41  39  57 Links OS/2 {O}                        Access/Stardock SP 25 [2324]
 42  47^ 66 X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter           Totally/LucasArts AC/SI  7 [2258]
 43  41  14 Motorhead                   Digital Illusions/Gremlin RA 41 [2720]
 44  38  89 Command & Conquer/Add-on (Red Alert)         Westwood WG  1 [2101]
 45  57^ 19 Star Wars/Supremacy (Rebellion) {!}         LucasArts ST 11 [2666]
 46  43  18 Warhammer (Dark Omen)                 Electronic Arts WG 32 [2670]
 47  45  40 Riven (The Sequel To Myst) {!}           Cyan/Red Orb AD 18 [2445]
 48  46  44 Lands of Lore (Guardians of Destiny) {!}     Westwood RP 20 [2410]
 49  48  43 Incubation (Time Is Running Out)            Blue Byte ST 20 [2415]
 50  49 106 Quake/add-on                                    Id/GT SH  1 [1999]
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 51  63^ 36 F1 Racing Simulation                              Ubi RA 35 [2507]
 52  55^ 23 Balls of Steel               Wildfire/Pinball Wizards AR 41 [2625]
 53  50  12 Incoming {!}                                     Rage SH 47 [2741]
 54  56^ 11 Sanitarium                             DreamForge/ASC AD 54 [2758]
 55  53  42 Gettysburg                    Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 15 [2430]
 56  60^ 98 The Elder Scrolls (Daggerfall)        Bethesda/Virgin RP  6 [2032]
 57  54  40 Close Combat (A Bridge Too Far)      Atomic/Microsoft WG 33 [2432]
 58  61^  3 Police Quest (SWAT 2) {!}                   Sierra AD/ST 58 [2837]
 59  64^ 41 Entrepreneur {!}                             Stardock ST 21 [2434]
 60  62^ 74 Magic/Add-ons (The Gathering)              MicroProse ST  9 [2210]
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 61  52  20 Parkan (The Imperial Chronicles)               Nikita AC 22 [2654]
 62  67^ 38 Pax Imperia (Eminent Domain) {!}       Heliotrope/THQ ST 29 [2454]
 63  51  35 Seven Kingdoms              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 16 [2511]
 64  80^ 62 Capitalism Plus             Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 33 [2283]
 65  59  12 Monster Truck Madness 2    Terminal Reality/Microsoft RA 40 [2739]
 66  65  57 Little Big Adv. 2/Twinsen's Odyssey {!}    Activision AD 19 [2327]
 67  58   4 M.A.X. 2                        Flat Cat/Interplay AC/WG 58 [2823]
 68  66  36 Warhammer (Final Liberation)            SSI/Mindscape WG 49 [2483]
 69  68  13 Spec Ops (Rangers Lead the Way)        Zombie/Ripcord AC 37 [2718]
 70  74^ 30 I-War                        Optical/Infogrames/Ocean ST 29 [2552]
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 71  71  85 Trials of Battle {O}              Shadowsoft/Stardock SH 10 [2134]
 72  72 141 Stars! 2                          Star Crosses/Empire ST 11 [1786]
 73  90^  3 Game, Net & Match!                          Blue Byte SP 73 [2836]
 74  69  68 Need for Speed 2/Special Edition      Electronic Arts RA 16 [2245]
 75  76^ 40 Zork (Grand Inquisitor)                    Activision AD 53 [2446]
 76  70  95 Avarice (The Final Saga) {O}             CSS/Stardock AD 10 [2061]
 77  82^118 Duke Nukem 3D/add-ons                    3D Realms/GT SH  2 [1923]
 78  78  19 F-15                           Jane's/Electronic Arts SI 52 [2667]
 79  86^ 59 MDK                      Shiny/Playmates/Interplay AC/SH 12 [2209]
 80  73  17 Die By the Sword                Treyarch/Interplay AD/RP 37 [2680]
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 81  83^ 15 TOCA (Touring Car Championship)        Codemasters SI/SP 71 [2545]
 82  84^ 70 Emperor of the Fading Suns          Holistic/Segasoft ST 37 [2183]
 83  85^126 Descent 2                          Parallax/Interplay SH  5 [1891]
 84  75  61 Moto Racer                               Delphine/BMG RA 21 [2290]
 85  88^ 34 Lords Of Magic                     Impressions/Sierra RP 29 [2526]
 86  87^  5 Ultima Collection              Origin/Electronic Arts RP 82 [2801]
 87  77   8 Dominion (Storm Over Gift 3) {!}   Ion Storm/Eidos AC/WG 61 [2785]
 88  81  17 M1 Tank Platoon 2                          MicroProse SI 44 [2669]
 89  98^  3 X-Wing Collector Series {!}Totally Games/LucasArts AC/SI 89 [2842]
 90  89   7 X-Com (Interceptor) {!}                    MicroProse ST 85 [2803]
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 91  92^ 29 F-22 (Air Dominance Fighter)                DID/Ocean SI 50 [2540]
 92  79  14 CART Precision Racing                       Microsoft RA 64 [2485]
 93  93  85 Privateer 2 (The Darkening) Origin/Electronic Arts AC/ST 14 [2131]
 94   -^  1 Heart of Darkness {!}              Amazing/Infogrames PL 94 [2824]
 95  94  82 M.A.X.                                      Interplay WG 25 [2152]
 96  95  37 Championship Manager 97/98                      Eidos SP 34 [2475]
 97  99^ 11 Anno 1602                                  Sunflowers SI 56 [2715]
 98  96  39 NBA Live 98                 EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 44 [2450]
 99   -^  3 The Operational Art of War                  TalonSoft WG 97 [2781]
100  97  94 MechWarrior 2/Add-ons                      Activision AC 15 [2065]
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     91   4 Chessmaster 5500                            Mindscape ST 91 [2800]
    100   5 FireTeam                                    Multitude AC 87 [2765]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up                           Edition 293 - Week 33 - August 10, 1998
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  1   1   7 Deathtrap Dungeon                               Eidos AC  1 [2812]
  2   2   8 Addiction Pinball                  Team 17/MicroProse AR  2 [2804]
  3   5^  7 The X-Files                                       Fox AD  1 [2808]
  4   4   6 Mortal Kombat 4                                Midway FI  1 [2822]
  5  10^  3 Dragoon                               Boku/Art of War WG  5 [2845]
  6  16^  8 Cabela's Big Game Hunter                 Headgames SH/SP  6 [2802]
  7   7   7 Team Apache                           Simis/Mindscape SI  7 [2814]
  8  11^  8 Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter  Sunstorm/WizardWorks SH/SP  8 [2799]
  9   8   7 Jack Nicklaus Online Golf Tour        Hypnos/Accolade SP  8 [2816]
 10   9   4 Beast Wars (Transformers)                      Hasbro SH  9 [2843]
 11  21^  7 Leisure Suit Larry Casino                      Sierra ST 11 [2815]
 12  25^  2 WarGames {!}                                      MGM WG 12 [2852]
 13  12   3 Fox Sports Golf '99 {!}            Gremlin/Fox Sports SP 12 [2846]
 14  13   6 Tribal Rage                   Disintegrator/TalonSoft ST 13 [2819]
 15  14   6 Rising Lands                                 Microids ST 12 [2825]
 16  15   6 Extreme Tactics                 Media Station/Piranha ST 13 [2821]
 17  20^  7 Baseball Pro '98                        Sierra Sports SP 17 [2813]
 18  22^  2 Fox Sports Soccer '99              Gremlin/Fox Sports SP 18 [2849]
 19  23^  2 Fantasy Sports                          Sierra Sports SP 19 [2850]
 20  24^  2 Meridian 59 (Renaissance)                         3DO RP 20 [2851]
 21   -^  1 Nam {!}                                            GT AC 21 [2862]
 22   -^  1 3D Ultra Minigolf Deluxe                       Sierra SP 22 [2863]

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| AD : Adventure          | {share} Shareware   | > 4  Action Force2  [1322] |
| AR : Arcade             | {reg}   Registered  | > 5  Super Fighter  [1502] |
| FI : Fighting           | {O}     OS/2 Only   | > 2  Magic of Zuul 4  []   |
| IF : Interactive Fiction|                     | > 4  The Lost Tycoon  []   |
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