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 The following Top 40 contains the best download PC games in the world.
 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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 Download Top 40                          Edition 53 - Week 27 - July 1, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   3^ 18 Quake {demo}                                Id/Id AC  1 [1876] 486
  2   1  22 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms AC  1 [1863] 432
  3   4^ 53 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 246
  4   2  34 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo}           Blizzard ST  2 [1774] 230
  5   7^ 28 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1821] 169
  6   6  53 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 169
  7   5  28 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 149
  8   8  53 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1644] 124
  9   9  53 Doom {share}                                   Id AC  4 [1645]  81
 10  10   8 Mixman {share}                             Mixman AD 10 [1928] 120
 11  11  38 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {share}            Raven/Id AC  1 [1751]  78
 12  12  53 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  70
 13  13  49 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {demo}        Activision AC 10 [1696]  57
 14  14   5 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 14 [1929]  59
 15  15  29 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge AC  9 [1813]  46
 16  17^ 53 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft ST  5 [1660]  51
 17  16  53 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen SP 11 [1659]  42
 18  19^ 43 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com AC  6 [1715]  48
 19  20^  4 Randzu {share}                               Wolf ST 19 [1935]  51
 20  18  34 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee AC 14 [1658]  36
 21  24^ 12 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 21 [1914]  52
 22  22  41 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  31
 23  27^ 53 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic AC  8 [1647]  40
 24  21  53 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  24
 25  23  33 Extreme Pinball {share}      Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]  28
 26  25  50 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee AC 10 [1668]  33
 27  26  53 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  25
 28  31^ 50 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id AC  7 [1648]  33
 29  40*  2 SubSpace {share}                           Virgin AC 29 [1955]  36
 30  29  53 Minesweeper {W} {free}                  Microsoft ST  5 [1184]  21
 31  28  53 Terminal Velocity {share}   Terminal R./3D Realms AC  3 [1646]  18
 32  36^  4 Afterlife {demo}                        LucasArts ST 32 [1944]  29
 33  38^ 25 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 24 [1724]  32
 34  33  13 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  20
 35  30  53 Stars! {W} {share}                   Star Crossed ST  3 [1662]  15
 36  32  13 Strife {demo}                      Rogue/Velocity AC 32 [1877]  17
 37  37   6 Mine Bombers {share}                       Skitso AC 37 [1921]  20
 38   -^  1 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen AC 38 [1954]  22
 39  35  52 Sherlock {share}                    Everett Kaser ST 11 [1654]  18
 40   -^  1 Spin {free}                             Ground Up AC 40 [1956]  20

    Dropped Out:

     34   9 Windhall Chronicles 1: Path to FortuneC.E. Forman AD 24 [1899]
     39   9 Lost New York                        Neil DeMause AD 30 [1920]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40          Edition 53 - Week 27 - July 1, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   5 WinWar II 3.0 {WS} {share}         Silicon Commander ST [1943]
 Tip  2   1 So Far {share}                        Andrew Plotkin AD [1974]
 Tip  3   7 IMP {free}                             Per Fragemann ST [1930]
 Tip  4   4 Four Hills {share}                    Jukka Hakosalo SP [1957]
 Tip  5   1 Ultizurk 3 {share}                  Robert McGryphon RP [1975]
 Tip  6   1 Ancient Dungeons of Mystery {share}    Thomas Biskup RP [1976]
 Tip  7   5 Krypton Egg {share}                            C y V AC [1946]
 Tip  8   5 Fire and Ice {share}                      Streetwise AC [1945]
 Tip  9   6 Cylindrix {share}                           Goldtree AC [1936]
 Tip 10   1 Black Knight {share}                         FormGen SI [1977]
 Tip 11   1 Close Combat {demo}                           Atomic ST [1978]

        Quake! Yes, the full shareware version of Quake has finally been
released, and I have to admit, I'm NOT disappointed. There has been a
great deal of hype surrounding Quake and no game can live up to everyone's
expectations, but Id Software can add another game to it's list of
blockbusters! 
        The Quake documentation says Pentium system required, but I found
the game to be extremely fast on my 486-100. It requires 8 megs to run
from dos (16 megs from win95), and I don't think you can get around those
requirements. Quake has more than just new monsters and new weapons, it's
a whole new dimension of play with a more realistic environment. You'll
die quickly until you get used to things. I'm waiting to get a look at the
dragon in flight! You won't find that in the demo sequences. 
        There's been lots of talk on the newsgroups comparing the Quake
test/demo to the full shareware Duke Nukem 3D. Id may have made a
strategic error when they released the Quake test rather than making us
all wait. It must have been hours after the release of the test that
someone hacked the map files to access the monsters, but everything ran
very slow, at least for me. Now, finally you can get the full shareware
version, and one bug fix patch has already been released. Don't judge
Quake based on the test, get the real thing! 
        The Quake page currently listed on Santiago's Download Top 40
Games Page is QuakeMania! by Del Cardoso: 

        http://www-home.calumet.yorku.ca/dcardoso/www/quake.htm

Last week I gave an incorrect URL for the World Charts U.S. mirror! The 
correct URL is:

        http://www.tiac.net/users/top100

                        -- Santiago (a.k.a. Arthur Kerschen)
                        http://gas.uug.arizona.edu/~ahk


 The following Top 100 contains the best full price PC games in the world.
 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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 Commercial Top 100                      Edition 183 - Week 27 - July 1, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  17 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1360
  2   3^  8 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen AC  2 [1923]1181
  3   2  40 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin ST  1 [1729]1105
  4   4  30 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard ST  2 [1817]1014
  5   6^ 16 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay AC  5 [1891] 491
  6   5  19 Wing Commander 4           Origin/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1867] 385
  7   7  27 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 330
  8   9^ 48 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 349
  9   8  90 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin AC  1 [1502] 380
 10  10  39 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST 10 [1737] 275
 11  11  90 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 283
 12  15^ 79 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1565] 285
 13  12  71 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin AC  2 [1585] 235
 14  13  39 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts AC 12 [1738] 194
 15  14 143 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 327
 16  16  26 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within {W}     Sierra AD 16 [1832] 190
 17  18^ 31 Worms/Reinforcements                Team 17/Ocean AC 17 [1784] 198
 18  17  37 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape ST 16 [1757] 183
 19  20^ 83 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape ST 11 [1522] 191
 20  19  81 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger       Origin AC  6 [1562] 151
 21  21  31 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 21 [1786] 128
 22  23^129 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 228
 23  22 183 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 359
 24  25^ 37 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748] 136
 25  24  84 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay ST  4 [1528] 130
 26  33^ 30 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 20 [1787] 154
 27  30^ 38 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741] 139
 28  28  65 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 134
 29  29  30 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798] 133
 30  32^ 14 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape ST 30 [1900] 133
 31  26 115 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 144
 32  27  91 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496] 122
 33  31  33 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {reg}           Raven/Id/GT AC  8 [1775] 120
 34  37^ 61 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612] 148
 35  39^ 18 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra SI 35 [1862] 128
 36  34  33 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779] 108
 37  36 102 Tie Fighter/add-on               LucasArts/Virgin AC  3 [1473] 149
 38  35  37 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  97
 39  40^  8 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853] 100
 40  38  89 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508] 112
 41  64*  2 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 41 [1953] 130
 42  44^ 30 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 41 [1806] 100
 43  41  26 Avarice Preview {O}                  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837]  90
 44  43  85 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521] 115
 45  47^ 12 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 45 [1906] 100
 46  45 133 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id AC  1 [1386] 165
 47  46  35 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  83
 48  49^  6 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 48 [1937]  85
 49  42  30 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  70
 50  48  84 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin SI 21 [1529]  94
 51  56^119 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 125
 52  52  15 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  74
 53  50  42 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716]  69
 54  51  17 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  71
 55  53  12 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]  66
 56  55  20 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 55 [1819]  69
 57  54  25 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  60
 58  57  44 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  63
 59  58  29 TFX 2: EF2000                           DID/Ocean SI 53 [1797]  60
 60  59  63 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  65
 61  90*  2 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 61 [1965]  74
 62  69^ 52 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]  65
 63  67^110 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 63 [1009]  90
 64  80^ 50 Buried in Time     Presto/Sanctuary Woods/US Gold AD 42 [1687]  76
 65  71^ 72 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee AC 18 [1564]  74
 66  60  29 Screamer                          Graffiti/Virgin AC 44 [1801]  54
 67  68^ 30 Rebel Assault 2: The Hidden Empire      LucasArts AC 40 [1795]  55
 68  62  25 Allied General {W}                  SSI/Mindscape ST 52 [1829]  46
 69  65 182 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 141
 70  70 100 The Settlers/Serf City              Blue Byte/SSI ST  6 [1458]  66
 71  66  36 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  47
 72  61  24 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  42
 73  75^ 79 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  59
 74  83^ 31 Destruction Derby           Reflections/Psygnosis AC 46 [1788]  53
 75  73   6 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark AC 73 [1917]  50
 76  63  92 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  51
 77  78^ 33 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  47
 78  72 156 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  94
 79  74 140 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  83
 80  77   5 Sensible World of Soccer        Sensible/Renegade SP 73 [1912]  44
 81  84^ 39 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds      Bullfrog/EA AC 57 [1739]  44
 82  76 149 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis    LucasArts/US Gold AD  3 [1003]  86
 83  87^  4 Battle Arena Toshinden    Digital Dialect/Funsoft AC 83 [1933]  45
 84  88^  9 3D Lemmings                        Psygnosis/Sony AC 63 [1918]  44
 85  93^ 63 NBA Live 95                Hitmen/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1602]  45
 86  91^132 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  71
 87  92^ 11 Spycraft: The Great Game {W}           Activision AD 80 [1897]  43
 88  81  29 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  38
 89  79  21 Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat {W} Mindscape ST 64 [1849]  37
 90  99^ 28 Extreme Pinball {reg}        Epic/Electronic Arts AC 70 [1789]  40
 91  82  19 Full Tilt! Pinball {W}        Cinematronics/Maxis AC 74 [1856]  36
 92  98^ 39 Fade to Black            Delphine/Electronic Arts AC 54 [1740]  40
 93  97^174 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing    LucasArts/US Gold AC  1 [1169]  96
 94  96^180 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131]  97
 95   -^  1 Marathon 2                                 Bungie AC 95 [1960]  33
 96  95 118 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  53
 97  86  35 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  31
 98  94 182 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters          Accolade AC  3 [1116]  94
 99  89 163 7th Guest                        Trilobyte/Virgin PU 16 [1230]  73
100  85  13 Italian Football Manager {reg}       Charl Gerber SP 51 [1347]  14

    Dropped Out:

    100  15 Top Gun: Fire at Will!          Spectrum Holobyte SI 54 [1881]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100           Edition 183 - Week 27 - July 1, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   5 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire     Koei ST [1948]
 Tip  2   6 Swords of Xeen                             New World RP [1940]
 Tip  3   5 TacOps {W}                                   Arsenal ST [1947]
 Tip  4   8 Cyberia 2: Resurrection                Xatrix/Virgin AC [1927]
 Tip  5   2 Rise 2: Resurrection                          Mirage AC [1973]
 Tip  6   5 Virtual Snooker                    Celeris/Interplay SP [1949]
 Tip  7   3 Tony LaRussa 1996 edition                 StormFront SP [1970]
 Tip  8   2 Wizardry Gold                               Sir-Tech RP [1972]
 Tip  9   7 Strife                                Rogue/Velocity AC [1934]
 Tip 10   6 Normality                          Gremlin/Interplay AD [1941]
 Tip 11   4 Wetlands                          Hypnotix/New World AC [1964]
 Tip 12   3 Manic Karts                       Manic Media/Virgin AC [1968]
 Tip 13   3 Indiana Jones: His Desktop Adventures      LucasArts PU [1967]
 Tip 14   7 Tensor                                     Palet/AIM ST [1932]
 Tip 15   4 Kingdom O'Magic                          Sales Curve AD [1963]
 Tip 16   4 Battleground: Waterloo                     TalonSoft ST [1961]
 Tip 17   6 Football Limited                               Ocean SP [1939]
 Tip 18   5 Deathkeep                              SSI/Mindscape RP [1950]
 Tip 19   4 Shockwave Assault                    Electronic Arts AC [1959]
 Tip 20   7 Pango                                 GeniaLogic/AIM ST [1931]
 Tip 21   4 Witchaven 2: Blood Vengeance      Capstone/Intracorp AC [1966]
 Tip 22   3 Toon Machine                                  Sierra PU [1969]
 Tip 23   5 Total Mayhem                        Cinematix/Domark AC [1952]
 Tip 24   5 Assault Rigs                               Psygnosis AC [1951]
 Tip 25   4 Bermuda Syndrome                         Century/BMG AD [1962]
 Tip 26   1 Shell Shock                      Core Design/US Gold AC [1979]
 Tip 27   6 Warbirds                                         ICI SI [1942]
 Tip 28   6 Cylindrix {reg}                             Goldtree AC [1938]
 Tip 29   3 Big Hurt Baseball                                    SP [1971]
 Tip 30   1 Afterlife                                  LucasArts ST [1980]
 Tip 31   1 Front Page Sports: Baseball 96                Sierra SP [1981]
 Tip 32   1 NHL Powerplay '96                             Virgin SP [1982]

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| AC : Action             | > 5  Dark Invader  [1435]                        |
| AD : Adventure          | > 4  Mysterious Forces 2  [1322]                 |
| PU : Puzzle             | > 5  Super Fighter  [1502]                       |
| RP : Role-Playing       | > 2  Magic of Zuul 4  []                         |
| SI : Simulation         | > 4  The Lost Tycoon  []                         |
| SP : Sports             |--------------------------------------------------|
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