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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 64 - Week 38 - September 16, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  29 Quake {share}                                  Id SH  1 [1876] 347
  2   2  11 Ancient Domains of Mystery {free}   Thomas Biskup RP  2 [1976] 328
  3   3  33 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms SH  1 [1863] 227
  4   4  64 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 203
  5   5  11 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin IF  3 [1974] 172
  6   6  64 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 172
  7   7  39 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 135
  8   8  40 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge ST  6 [1813] 118
  9   9  15 Christminster {free}                 Gareth Rees/ IF  9 [1705] 116
 10  10  12 Jigsaw {free}                       Graham Nelson IF  8 [1815]  87
 11  11  39 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1821]  74
 12  12  64 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1644]  72
 13  15^ 16 Lost New York {share}                Neil DeMause IF 13 [1920]  63
 14  13  13 SubSpace {W} {share}                       Virgin AC 13 [1955]  57
 15  14  64 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft PU  5 [1660]  59
 16  17^ 23 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  52
 17  19^ 16 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 14 [1929]  52
 18  16  64 Doom {share}                                   Id SH  4 [1645]  46
 19  18  64 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  48
 20  20  24 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  35
 21  23^  9 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}      Grinning Lizard AC 19 [1984]  35
 22  21  17 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share}          IMI IF 14 [1889]  31
 23  25^ 36 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 23 [1724]  36
 24  28^ 54 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com PL  6 [1715]  37
 25  29^ 64 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic FI  8 [1647]  38
 26  27^ 45 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee SH 14 [1658]  34
 27  24  27 Theatre {free}                          Cave Rock IF 16 [1700]  31
 28  22  12 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen ST 17 [1954]  28
 29  26  61 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  28
 30  30  60 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  29
 31  32^ 64 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen RA 11 [1659]  25
 32  33^ 49 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {demo}             Raven/Id SH  1 [1751]  17
 33  31  61 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee SH 10 [1668]  19
 34  35^  3 Fire Fight {W} {share}           Chaos Works/Epic SH 34 [2008]  18
 35   -^ 14 Alphaman {share}                      Jeff Olson/ RP 35 [1680]  18
 36  34  52 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  17
 37   -^  1 Zombie Wars {demo}                       Gee Whiz PL 37 [2020]  15
 38  40^  2 A Change in the Weather {free}     Andrew Plotkin IF 38 [2015]  15
 39  36  27 Epic Pinball {share}                         Epic AC 11 [1650]  12
 40   -^  1 Roadrash {demo}                   Electronic Arts RA 40 [2026]  13

    Dropped Out:

     37  18 Raptor: Call of the Shadows         Cygnus/Apogee AC 37 [1665]
     38  44 Warcraft 2: Tides of D.                  Blizzard WG  2 [1774]
     39  43 Extreme Pinball              Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40    Edition 64 - Week 38 - September 16, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   2 Death Rally {share}                    Remedy/Apogee RA [2027]
 Tip  2   5 Eradicator {demo}                           Accolade SH [2011]
 Tip  3   2 Cybersphere {demo}                            Psycon AC [2025]
 Tip  4   4 The Magic Toyshop {free}                 Gareth Rees IF [2016]

         Your votes on the PC Games Charts have a great impact on the
 gaming industry. The Commercial Top 100 Games are widely accepted as as an
 accurate measure of the games we like to play. The Charts provide better
 information than charts based on sales. Sales are much more dependent on
 how well games are promoted and marketed, but the charts reflect how good
 the games really are. Of course, for those who use the charts as a game
 buying tool, they do impact sales.

         The new game season is approaching according to many in the
 industry. Autumn and the pre-Christmas season are traditional release
 times for new games. The PC Games charts can be used as a tool not just
 for game buyers, but for game producers. The PC Games Charts are posted on
 the walls by many game manufacturers. What we've told them we like to
 play, they will be trying to improve upon. We can look forward to lots of
 new games appearing on the charts soon.

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 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 194 - Week 38 - September 16, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  28 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1060
  2   2  51 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin WG  1 [1729] 840
  3   3  41 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard WG  2 [1817] 833
  4   4  19 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen SH  2 [1923] 759
  5   5   7 Quake {reg}                                    Id SH  5 [1999] 741
  6   6   8 World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2  MicroProse RA  6 [1857] 324
  7   8^ 27 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay SH  5 [1891] 269
  8   7  50 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST  6 [1737] 259
  9   9  38 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 240
 10  10  30 Wing Commander 4        Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI  4 [1867] 217
 11  11  59 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 187
 12  13^101 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 248
 13  12  42 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 11 [1786] 175
 14  15^ 37 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 12 [1832] 177
 15  18^ 13 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 15 [1953] 172
 16  14 101 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin SH  1 [1502] 208
 17  17  50 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts RA 12 [1738] 150
 18  16  41 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 16 [1787] 147
 19  19  90 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1565] 182
 20  20  76 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 165
 21  21 154 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 264
 22  25^ 82 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin SH  2 [1585] 132
 23  22  17 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 22 [1937] 185
 24  23  48 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape WG 15 [1757] 105
 25  24   6 Masterpieces of Infocom        Infocom/Activision IF 24 [2002] 106
 26  28^ 94 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape WG 11 [1522] 130
 27  27  41 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798]  94
 28  31^  9 Close Combat                     Atomic/Microsoft WG 28 [1990]  96
 29  26  41 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 25 [1806]  81
 30  34^ 37 Avarice/Preview: The Final Saga {O}  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837]  92
 31  29 140 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 159
 32  53*  3 Z                          Bitmap Brothers/Virgin AC 32 [2017] 108
 33  30  23 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 29 [1906]  85
 34  32 126 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 139
 35  36^  7 Links LS                                   Access SP 35 [1997]  87
 36  35  42 Worms/Reinforcements             Team 17/Ocean AC/PU 17 [1784]  82
 37  37  31 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 34 [1819]  85
 38  39^ 48 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  88
 39  48^ 49 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741]  94
 40  33  41 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  80
 41  38  95 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay WG  4 [1528] 101
 42  41  25 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape WG 29 [1900]  83
 43  50^ 74 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  90
 44  40 102 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496]  88
 45  56^ 40 EF2000/TFX 2                            DID/Ocean SI 45 [1797]  83
 46  46  92 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger    Origin AC/SI  6 [1562]  92
 47  44  13 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965]  70
 48  49^  5 The Pandora Directive                      Access AD 48 [2003]  73
 49  47  19 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  68
 50  63^ 28 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  78
 51  45  55 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  64
 52  66^113 Tie Fighter/add-on            LucasArts/Virgin AC/SI  3 [1473] 105
 53  43  44 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT SH  8 [1775]  59
 54  51  48 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748]  60
 55  52  46 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  59
 56  57^194 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 217
 57  54 130 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 101
 58  60^ 44 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  63
 59  55  10 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 33 [1986]  56
 60  58  72 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612]  66
 61  42  96 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521]  62
 62  62  47 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  59
 63  65^ 53 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716]  52
 64  67^103 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  70
 65  59  29 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra RA 35 [1862]  50
 66  61 100 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508]  63
 67  64  10 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 54 [1980]  43
 68  74^ 36 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  44
 69  75^ 26 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  43
 70  83^ 35 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  41
 71  70  85 Under a Killing Moon               Access/US Gold AD 22 [1517]  51
 72  78^ 46 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  42
 73  76^151 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  83
 74  73  17 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark RA 72 [1917]  42
 75  71  12 Marathon 2: Durandal {W}                   Bungie SH 39 [1960]  37
 76  92^121 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  59
 77  68 144 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id SH  1 [1386]  66
 78  72  11 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley PU 56 [1790]  36
 79  84^  4 Final Doom                                  Id/GT SH 79 [2004]  36
 80   -*  1 Deadlock                                 Accolade ST 80 [2023]  35
 81  77   9 Swords of Xeen                          New World RP 59 [1940]  34
 82  79  40 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  33
 83  69  83 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee SH 18 [1564]  39
 84   -^  1 Chessmaster 5000                        Mindscape ST 84 [2021]  30
 85  96^ 41 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  32
 86  80 193 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 108
 87  87   6 Space Hulk 2          Key Game/Electronic Arts SH/ST 87 [1995]  30
 88   -^ 32 Mortal Kombat 3                         Midway/GT AC 36 [1755]  35
 89  82  90 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  37
 90  91^ 42 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds      Bullfrog/EA AC 57 [1739]  34
 91  89 141 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  56
 92  85 191 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 102
 93  95^  4 Fire Fight {W}   Chaos Works/Epic/Electronic Arts SH 93 [1992]  28
 94  88 167 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  68
 95  90  63 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]  31
 96  81 129 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  43
 97  93   4 Virtua Fighter                                    FI 93 [2010]  26
 98  86  23 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]  26
 99  94  95 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin RA 21 [1529]  31
100  97 193 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters       Accolade AC/ST  3 [1116]  84

    Dropped Out:

     98  38 Extreme Pinball {reg}        Epic/Electronic Arts AR 63 [1789]
     99  10 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire  Koei ST 63 [1948]
    100 183 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC/SI  1 [1169]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100     Edition 194 - Week 38 - September 16, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   6 Olympic Games                                US Gold SP [2009]
 Tip  2   3 CFS Poker {O}                                 C.F.S. ST [2022]
 Tip  3   2 Time Commando                  Adeline/Electronic Arts  [2029]
 Tip  4   2 Monster Truck Madness                      Microsoft RA [2028]
 Tip  5   5 Voyeur 2                                     Philips AD [2012]
 Tip  6   1 Crusader: No Regret           Origin/Electronic Arts AC [2030]
 Tip  7   7 Trophy Bass                                   Sierra SP [2006]
 Tip  8   4 King Arthur: Chronicle of tSynthetic Dimensions/Sony AD [2018]
 Tip  9   5 Offensive                                            ST [2014]
 Tip 10   3 Albion                                     Blue Byte RP [2024]
 Tip 11   5 Firestorm Thunderhawk 2                 Core/US Gold AC [2013]
 Tip 12   4 Azrael's Tear                              Mindscape RP [2019]
 Tip 13   1 Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games               Sir-Tech ST [2031]
 Tip 14   1 Daggerfall                                  Bethesda RP [2032]

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| AC : Action             | {demo}  Demo Version| > 5  Dark Invader  [1435]  |
| AD : Adventure          | {share} Shareware   | > 4  Action Force2  [1322] |
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| FI : Fighting           | {W}     Windows Only| > 2  Magic of Zuul 4  []   |
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