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         Which is better: Duke Nukem 3D or Quake? This has been a heavily
 debated issue on the newsgroups for quite some time. We all have our own
 tastes, so you'll just have to try them both out for yourself! What is the
 consensus? With thousands of voters casting ballots every week, we ought
 to be able to come to some objective conclusions. 
         Duke Nukem 3D entered the charts 24 weeks ago and was #1 in it's
 4th week on the charts. Duke Nukem 3D peaked with 1184 points in it's 11th
 week. The registered version entered the charts in the 14th week, and Duke
 had dropped below 500 points by week 19. 
         Quake by contrast entered the charts 20 weeks ago, and did not
 reach #1 until it's 18th week. We'll see if Quake ever gets more than 1184
 points. Quake took longer to reach #1 and last week still had fewer points
 than Duke Nukem 3D had at it's peak. By this analysis, Duke Nukem 3D wins!
 But wait... 
         The full shareware release of Quake did not occur until 3 weeks 
 ago! Prior to that time, Quake was just a deathmatch only test version. 
 Quake was #1 in it's first week as a full shareware version, and it's got 
 plenty of time to reach it's peak! By this analysis, the jury is still 
 out. We'll have to see how high Quake goes before it peaks, and the 
 release of the registered version will have an impact as well.
         Whichever game is your favorite, there are ways of interpreting
 the data to support your position. We will total up everything into a best
 of 1996 chart at the end of the year. If you don't agree with the year end
 chart, you can always wait until 1999 or so. When Quake and Duke Nukem 3D
 are both off the charts, we'll know which one lasted longer. :) 

                                 Santiago
                                 http://gas.uug.arizona.edu/~ahk

 (Note: Right before publication it now appears that Quake has accumulated a
 massive amount of 1614 points, surpassing the peak of Duke Nukem 3D, and
 almost four times as much as DN3D has now. However, Duke also has a retail
 version in the Commercial Top 100, probably taking away many votes from the
 shareware version. For the final decision we'll have to wait until Quake has
 its registered version released too. - Jurgen)


 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 55 - Week 29 - July 15, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  20 Quake {share}                                  Id AC  1 [1876]1614
  2   2  24 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms AC  1 [1863] 440
  3   3  55 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 340
  4   4  36 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo}           Blizzard ST  2 [1774] 226
  5   5  55 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 212
  6   6  30 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1821] 159
  7   7  30 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 143
  8   8  55 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1644] 116
  9   9  55 Doom {share}                                   Id AC  4 [1645] 107
 10  12^ 31 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge AC  9 [1813] 118
 11  10  40 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {demo}             Raven/Id AC  1 [1751]  75
 12  11  55 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  77
 13  15^ 14 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  91
 14  16^ 55 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft ST  5 [1660]  81
 15  14  51 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {demo}        Activision AC 10 [1696]  53
 16  17^  7 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 14 [1929]  61
 17  13  10 Mixman {share}                             Mixman AD 10 [1928]  21
 18  26*  4 SubSpace {share}                           Virgin AC 18 [1955]  72
 19  18  55 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen SP 11 [1659]  40
 20  19  45 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com AC  6 [1715]  40
 21  21  36 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee AC 14 [1658]  45
 22  22  35 Extreme Pinball {share}      Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]  41
 23  20   6 Randzu {share}                               Wolf ST 19 [1935]  32
 24  23  52 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee AC 10 [1668]  38
 25  27^ 52 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id AC  7 [1648]  39
 26  24  55 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic AC  8 [1647]  30
 27  29^ 27 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 24 [1724]  40
 28  25  43 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  26
 29  38^  2 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin AD 29 [1974]  46
 30  28  55 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  19
 31  35^ 55 Terminal Velocity {share}   Terminal R./3D Realms AC  3 [1646]  32
 32  32   3 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen AC 32 [1954]  24
 33  31  55 Minesweeper {W} {free}                  Microsoft ST  5 [1184]  19
 34  33  15 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  21
 35  30  55 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  14
 36   -^  1 Close Combat {W} {demo}          Atomic/Microsoft ST 36 [1978]  25
 37   -^  7 Mine Bombers {share}                       Skitso AC 37 [1921]  32
 38  34   6 Afterlife {demo}                        LucasArts ST 32 [1944]  18
 39  40^  2 Ancient Dungeons of Mystery {free}  Thomas Biskup RP 39 [1976]  25
 40  39   2 Krypton Egg {share}                         C y V AC 39 [1946]   6

    Dropped Out:

     36   2 Spin                                    Ground Up AC 36 [1956]
     37  53 Sherlock                            Everett Kaser ST 11 [1654]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40         Edition 55 - Week 29 - July 15, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   2 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}         Grinning Lizard AC [1984]
 Tip  2   7 WinWar II 3.0 {W} {share}          Silicon Commander ST [1943]
 Tip  3   2 Operation Carnage {S} {share}               Beaucomm AC [1983]
 Tip  4   6 Four Hills {share}                    Jukka Hakosalo SP [1957]
 Tip  5   3 Ultizurk 3 {share}                  Robert McGryphon RP [1975]
 Tip  6   7 Fire and Ice {share}                      Streetwise AC [1945]
 Tip  7   3 Black Knight {share}                         FormGen SI [1977]


 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 185 - Week 29 - July 15, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  19 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1299
  2   2  10 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen AC  2 [1923]1150
  3   4^ 32 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard ST  2 [1817]1009
  4   3  42 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin ST  1 [1729] 948
  5   6^ 29 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 482
  6   5  18 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay AC  5 [1891] 477
  7   8^ 50 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 354
  8   7  21 Wing Commander 4           Origin/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1867] 314
  9   9  92 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin AC  1 [1502] 371
 10  10  41 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST 10 [1737] 234
 11  11  81 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1565] 271
 12  12  92 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 252
 13  13  73 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin AC  2 [1585] 221
 14  15^ 28 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 14 [1832] 190
 15  14  41 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts AC 12 [1738] 169
 16  17^ 39 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape ST 16 [1757] 163
 17  16 145 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 285
 18  24^ 33 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 18 [1786] 195
 19  18  33 Worms/Reinforcements                Team 17/Ocean AC 17 [1784] 156
 20  19  85 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape ST 11 [1522] 162
 21  21 131 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 242
 22  22  32 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 20 [1787] 145
 23  30^  4 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 23 [1953] 181
 24  20  83 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger       Origin AC  6 [1562] 143
 25  33^ 28 Avarice Preview {O}                  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837] 180
 26  23  39 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748] 130
 27  26  67 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 156
 28  25 185 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 312
 29  29  16 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape ST 29 [1900] 117
 30  28  40 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741] 111
 31  27  86 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay ST  4 [1528] 121
 32  31  32 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798] 118
 33  35^ 91 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508] 163
 34  34  35 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT AC  8 [1775] 123
 35  41^ 44 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716] 143
 36  37^ 63 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612] 123
 37  36 117 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 152
 38  32  93 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496] 112
 39  44^ 32 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 39 [1806] 110
 40  38 104 Tie Fighter/add-on               LucasArts/Virgin AC  3 [1473] 134
 41  51^  4 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965] 112
 42  47^135 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id AC  1 [1386] 173
 43  43  10 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  89
 44  45^ 87 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521] 112
 45  40  35 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  80
 46  39  20 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra SI 35 [1862]  75
 47  52^ 54 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]  85
 48  48   8 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 48 [1937]  72
 49  54^ 19 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  82
 50  53^121 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 125
 51  42  39 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  60
 52  49  37 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  73
 53  46  14 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 45 [1906]  68
 54  68^  3 Marathon 2: Durandal                       Bungie AC 54 [1960]  88
 55  55  14 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]  73
 56  50  86 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin SI 21 [1529]  72
 57  56  22 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 55 [1819]  66
 58  58  17 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  63
 59  57  32 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  58
 60  62^ 74 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee AC 18 [1564]  70
 61  67^ 32 Rebel Assault 2: The Hidden Empire      LucasArts AC 40 [1795]  59
 62  65^112 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  82
 63  59  31 TFX 2: EF2000                           DID/Ocean SI 53 [1797]  51
 64  63  46 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  52
 65  81^  2 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley AC 65 [1790]  63
 66  60  27 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  49
 67  61  38 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  49
 68  73^ 30 Extreme Pinball {reg}        Epic/Electronic Arts AC 68 [1789]  55
 69  66  65 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  54
 70  70 184 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 155
 71  75^ 81 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  63
 72  79^ 37 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  52
 73  83^182 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 148
 74  86^ 94 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  63
 75  64  52 Buried in Time     Presto/Sanctuary Woods/US Gold AD 42 [1687]  42
 76  72 158 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  87
 77  74  31 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  38
 78  69  11 3D Lemmings                        Psygnosis/Sony AC 63 [1918]  40
 79  77  33 Destruction Derby           Reflections/Psygnosis AC 46 [1788]  39
 80  76  26 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  36
 81  84^ 65 NBA Live 95                Hitmen/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1602]  41
 82  71  31 Screamer                          Graffiti/Virgin AC 44 [1801]  30
 83  85^  8 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark AC 73 [1917]  38
 84  88^ 13 Spycraft: The Great Game {W}           Activision AD 80 [1897]  40
 85  92^184 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters          Accolade AC  3 [1116] 117
 86  94^120 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  57
 87   -^  1 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 87 [1986]  35
 88  93^134 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  61
 89  90^ 41 Fade to Black            Delphine/Electronic Arts AC 54 [1740]  35
 90  87   7 Sensible World of Soccer        Sensible/Renegade SP 73 [1912]  33
 91  89 142 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  60
 92  97^176 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing    LucasArts/US Gold AC  1 [1169]  93
 93   -^  1 Battleground: Waterloo                  TalonSoft ST 93 [1961]  31
 94  80 102 The Settlers/Serf City              Blue Byte/SSI ST  6 [1458]  38
 95 100^  2 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire  Koei ST 95 [1948]  32
 96  95 151 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis    LucasArts/US Gold AD  3 [1003]  61
 97  78  35 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  26
 98  82  27 Allied General {W}                  SSI/Mindscape ST 52 [1829]  25
 99   -^  1 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 99 [1980]  25
100   -^  1 Wizardry Gold                            Sir-Tech RP100 [1972]  25

    Dropped Out:

     91   5 Battle Arena Toshinden    Digital Dialect/Funsoft AC 83 [1933]
     96  40 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds      Bullfrog/EA AC 57 [1739]
     98   1 Virtual Snooker                 Celeris/Interplay SP 98 [1949]
     99  20 Full Tilt! Pinball {W}        Cinematronics/Maxis AC 74 [1856]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100          Edition 185 - Week 29 - July 15, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   8 Warbirds                                         ICI SI [1942]
 Tip  2   7 TacOps {W}                                   Arsenal ST [1947]
 Tip  3   8 Swords of Xeen                             New World RP [1940]
 Tip  4   2 Monty Python: Quest for the Holy Grail     7th Level    [1988]
 Tip  5   5 Tony LaRussa 1996 edition                 StormFront SP [1970]
 Tip  6   3 Front Page Sports: Baseball 96                Sierra SP [1981]
 Tip  7   5 Toon Machine                                  Sierra PU [1969]
 Tip  8   1 Close Combat                        Atomic/Microsoft ST [1990]
 Tip  9   1 Rise and Rule Ancient Empires                 Sierra ST [1991]
 Tip 10   7 Deathkeep                              SSI/Mindscape RP [1950]
 Tip 11   2 Euro '96                                     Gremlin SP [1987]
 Tip 12   1 Fire Fight            Epic MegaGames/Electronic Arts AC [1992]
 Tip 13   4 Rise 2: Resurrection                          Mirage AC [1973]
 Tip 14   6 Witchaven 2: Blood Vengeance      Capstone/Intracorp AC [1966]
 Tip 15   5 Indiana Jones: His Desktop Adventures      LucasArts PU [1967]
 Tip 16   7 Total Mayhem                        Cinematix/Domark AC [1952]
 Tip 17   8 Football Limited                               Ocean SP [1939]
 Tip 18   1 Lighthouse                                    Sierra AD [1993]
 Tip 19   1 Gender Wars                                          ST [1994]
 Tip 20   2 Triple Play '97                      Electronic Arts SP [1989]
 Tip 21   6 Wetlands                          Hypnotix/New World AC [1964]
 Tip 22   2 Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer {W}  Dynamix/Sierra    [1985]
 Tip 23   5 Manic Karts                       Manic Media/Virgin AC [1968]
 Tip 24   3 NHL Powerplay '96                             Virgin SP [1982]
 Tip 25   6 Kingdom O'Magic                          Sales Curve AD [1963]
 Tip 26   6 Shockwave Assault                    Electronic Arts AC [1959]
 Tip 27   5 Big Hurt Baseball                                    SP [1971]
 Tip 28   6 Bermuda Syndrome                         Century/BMG AD [1962]
 Tip 29   3 Shell Shock                      Core Design/US Gold AC [1979]
 Tip 30   1 Space Hulk 2                Key Game/Electronic Arts AC [1995]



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| LW : Last Week          | votes sent by gamers from all over the world.    |
| NW : Number of Weeks    | The latest charts are published every Monday on  |
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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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