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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 58 - Week 32 - August 5, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  23 Quake {share}                                  Id AC  1 [1876]1274
  2   2  27 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms AC  1 [1863] 387
  3   4^  5 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin AD  3 [1974] 291
  4   3  58 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 312
  5   6^ 58 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 217
  6   7^ 34 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge AC  6 [1813] 205
  7   9^ 33 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 179
  8   8  33 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1821] 152
  9  14^  6 Jigsaw {free}                       Graham Nelson AD  9 [1815] 166
 10   5  39 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo}           Blizzard ST  2 [1774] 143
 11  11  58 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651] 143
 12  10  58 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1644] 122
 13  16^  5 Ancient Domains of Mystery {free}   Thomas Biskup RP 13 [1976] 120
 14  13   7 SubSpace {W} {share}                       Virgin AC 13 [1955]  92
 15  12  58 Doom {share}                                   Id AC  4 [1645]  79
 16  15  17 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  77
 17  18^ 10 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 14 [1929]  61
 18  17  43 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {demo}             Raven/Id AC  1 [1751]  58
 19  23^  3 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}      Grinning Lizard AC 19 [1984]  68
 20  19  58 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft PU  5 [1660]  56
 21  22^ 39 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee AC 14 [1658]  58
 22  21  55 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee AC 10 [1668]  51
 23  31^ 11 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share}          IMI AD 23 [1889] 106
 24  29^  6 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen AC 24 [1954]  54
 25  20  13 Mixman {share}                             Mixman AD 10 [1928]  40
 26  24  54 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {demo}        Activision AC 10 [1696]  41
 27  27  30 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 23 [1724]  35
 28  25  58 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen SP 11 [1659]  31
 29  26  38 Extreme Pinball {share}      Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]  26
 30  39^ 18 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  47
 31   -^  9 Christminster {free}                 Gareth Rees/ AD 31 [1705]  64
 32   -^ 10 Lost New York {share}                Neil DeMause AD 30 [1920]  56
 33  28  55 Heretic {share}                          Raven/Id AC  7 [1648]  24
 34  30  48 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com AC  6 [1715]  25
 35  34   4 Close Combat {W} {demo}          Atomic/Microsoft ST 31 [1978]  24
 36  32   9 Randzu {share}                               Wolf ST 19 [1935]  21
 37  35  46 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  21
 38  38  58 Minesweeper {W} {free}                  Microsoft PU  5 [1184]  21
 39  33  58 Terminal Velocity {share}   Terminal R./3D Realms AC  3 [1646]  18
 40  37  58 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic AC  8 [1647]  19

    Dropped Out:

     36  57 Scorched Earth                     Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]
     40   2 Four Hills                         Jukka Hakosalo SP 40 [1957]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40        Edition 58 - Week 32 - August 5, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   3 Xixit {share}                                  Optik AC [1996]
 Tip  2   2 Albion {demo}                              Blue Byte RP [2000]
 Tip  3   6 Black Knight {share}                         FormGen SI [1977]
 Tip  4   1 Fields of Battle {share}                  Bevelstone ST [2001]
 Tip  5   5 Operation Carnage {S} {share}               Beaucomm AC [1983]
 Tip  6   6 Ultizurk 3 {share}                  Robert McGryphon RP [1975]

         Every game that appears on the PC Games charts has been given a
 code number. Numbering started at [1001] and we've now gone over [2000]!
 Albion by Blue Byte became game [2000] when it appeared as a Runner Up on
 the Download Top 40 last week. Ultima 7/Forge of Virtue was the very first
 game at [1001]. Almost 1000 games have been categorized and ranked by
 voters on the Commercial Top 100 and the Download Top 40 Games. Games with
 shareware or demo versions have been given 2 different code numbers to
 distinguish between the download and commercial versions.

         So Far by Andrew Plotkin was ranked #4 last week. There have been 
 many Interactive Fiction Games on the Download Top 40, but I believe So 
 Far is the first to make it to the Top 10. Soon we intend to create a 
 special category of "IF" just for the Interactive Fiction Games. This 
 category will probably never appear on the Commercial Top 100 as 
 Interactive Fiction Games are mostly, if not all, freeware.

         Freecell and Minesweeper should appear as puzzle games "PU" from
 now on. Readers on the rec.games.computer.puzzle newsgroup correctly 
 pointed out that these fit the puzzle game category better than the 
 strategic game category. Freecell and Minesweeper are both by Microsoft 
 and made for windows. They are surprisingly addictive. My Father used to 
 spend hours in front of the computer just playing minesweeper.

         The games charts are a reflection of the games people like to 
 play more than anything else. We hope you find them useful in deciding 
 which games to buy and which games to download. 

 Santiago
 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 188 - Week 32 - August 5, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  22 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1335
  2   2  13 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen AC  2 [1923] 997
  3   3  45 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin ST  1 [1729] 958
  4   4  35 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard ST  2 [1817] 862
  5   5  32 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 443
  6   6  21 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay AC  5 [1891] 399
  7   7  44 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST  7 [1737] 356
  8   8  53 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 326
  9   9  95 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin AC  1 [1502] 389
 10  10  24 Wing Commander 4           Origin/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1867] 237
 11  15^ 36 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 11 [1786] 236
 12  13^ 95 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 273
 13  12  31 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 12 [1832] 200
 14  11  84 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay AC  1 [1565] 220
 15  31*  2 World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2  MicroProse SI 15 [1857] 231
 16  16  42 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape ST 15 [1757] 174
 17  14  31 Avarice Preview {O}                  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837] 164
 18  17  76 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin AC  2 [1585] 189
 19  18 148 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 315
 20  20   7 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 20 [1953] 147
 21  19  44 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts AC 12 [1738] 135
 22  21  35 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 20 [1787] 121
 23  22 134 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 213
 24  25^ 42 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748] 130
 25  28^ 11 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 25 [1937] 132
 26   -*  1 Quake                                  Id/FormGen AC 26 [1999] 167
 27  26  47 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716] 123
 28  23  88 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape ST 11 [1522] 144
 29  24  70 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 126
 30  30  36 Worms/Reinforcements                Team 17/Ocean AC 17 [1784] 115
 31  32^ 94 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508] 147
 32  29  89 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay ST  4 [1528] 135
 33  34^ 35 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 33 [1806] 118
 34  27  38 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT AC  8 [1775] 104
 35  37^ 25 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 35 [1819] 110
 36  33  43 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741]  94
 37  36 120 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 155
 38  38 188 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 300
 39  43^ 96 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496] 122
 40  35  86 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger       Origin AC  6 [1562] 105
 41  45^ 90 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521] 117
 42  42 138 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id AC  1 [1386] 163
 43  47^107 Tie Fighter/add-on               LucasArts/Virgin AC  3 [1473] 131
 44  44  77 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee AC 18 [1564] 106
 45  39   6 Marathon 2: Durandal {W}                   Bungie AC 39 [1960]  85
 46  41  19 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape ST 29 [1900]  80
 47  49^ 35 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809]  87
 48  46  49 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  87
 49  65*  3 Close Combat                     Atomic/Microsoft ST 49 [1990]  92
 50  58^ 42 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  87
 51  48   7 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965]  82
 52  56^ 68 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  93
 53  40  35 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798]  71
 54  57^ 41 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  74
 55  54 124 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 110
 56  51  22 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  66
 57  59^ 40 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  71
 58  52  17 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 45 [1906]  67
 59  62^  3 Swords of Xeen                          New World RP 59 [1940]  70
 60  50  66 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612]  68
 61  72^187 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 224
 62  68^  4 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 62 [1980]  70
 63  55  30 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  64
 64  67^ 40 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  67
 65  71^  4 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 65 [1986]  70
 66  66  89 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin SI 21 [1529]  81
 67  64 185 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 200
 68  53  57 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]  60
 69  76^ 34 TFX 2: EF2000                           DID/Ocean SI 53 [1797]  65
 70  83^  5 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire  Koei ST 70 [1948]  61
 71  73^ 13 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  54
 72  63   5 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley AC 56 [1790]  54
 73  75^ 29 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  53
 74  61  38 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  50
 75  69 123 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  80
 76  70  97 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  67
 77  78^ 33 Extreme Pinball {reg}        Epic/Electronic Arts AC 63 [1789]  46
 78  82^ 20 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  46
 79  81^ 79 Under a Killing Moon               Access/US Gold AD 22 [1517]  52
 80  77  17 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]  43
 81  60  23 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra SI 35 [1862]  35
 82  74  11 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark AC 72 [1917]  41
 83  88^145 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  77
 84   -^ 29 SimTower                           Handbook/Maxis ST 55 [1617]  39
 85  85 187 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters          Accolade AC  3 [1116] 124
 86  95^105 The Settlers/Serf City              Blue Byte/SSI ST  6 [1458]  53
 87  87 161 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  88
 88 100^  4 Wizardry Gold                            Sir-Tech RP 88 [1972]  36
 89  89  15 Ripper                             Take 2/Gametek AD 67 [1884]  36
 90  86  35 Rebel Assault 2: The Hidden Empire      LucasArts AC 40 [1795]  33
 91  80  84 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  41
 92  90  34 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  33
 93  79 115 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  45
 94  91  36 Destruction Derby           Reflections/Psygnosis AC 46 [1788]  31
 95  99^  2 TacOps {W}                                Arsenal ST 95 [1947]  29
 96  97^137 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  51
 97  84  10 Sensible World of Soccer        Sensible/Renegade SP 73 [1912]  26
 98   -^  1 Links LS                                   Access SP 98 [1997]  26
 99  92  14 3D Lemmings                        Psygnosis/Sony AC 63 [1918]  27
100  94 179 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing    LucasArts/US Gold AC  1 [1169]  77

    Dropped Out:

     93  33 Screamer                          Graffiti/Virgin AC 44 [1801]
     96  15 Spycraft: The Great Game {W}           Activision AD 80 [1897]
     98   2 Monty Python: Quest for the Holy Grail  7th Level    86 [1988]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up Commercial Top 100         Edition 188 - Week 32 - August 5, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   5 Euro '96                                     Gremlin SP [1987]
 Tip  2   4 Fire Fight {W}      Chaos Works/Epic/Electronic Arts AC [1992]
 Tip  3   1 Masterpieces of Infocom           Infocom/Activision AD [2002]
 Tip  4   4 Space Hulk 2                Key Game/Electronic Arts AC [1995]
 Tip  5   6 Front Page Sports: Baseball 96                Sierra SP [1981]
 Tip  6   4 Gender Wars                                       GT ST [1994]
 Tip  7   6 NHL Powerplay '96                             Virgin SP [1982]
 Tip  8   8 Tony LaRussa 1996 edition                 StormFront SP [1970]
 Tip  9   5 Triple Play '97                      Electronic Arts SP [1989]
 Tip 10   8 Indiana Jones: His Desktop Adventures      LucasArts PU [1967]
 Tip 11   8 Toon Machine                                  Sierra PU [1969]
 Tip 12   4 Rise and Rule Ancient Empires                 Sierra ST [1991]
 Tip 13   1 The Pandora Directive                         Access AD [2003]
 Tip 14   1 Final Doom                                     Id/GT AC [2004]
 Tip 15   1 Lemmings Paintball {W}                     Psygnosis AC [2005]
 Tip 16   7 Rise 2: Resurrection                          Mirage AC [1973]
 Tip 17   5 Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer {W}  Dynamix/Sierra SI [1985]
 Tip 18   1 Trophy Bass                                   Sierra SP [2006]
 Tip 19   3 Great Naval Battles 4                  SSI/Mindscape ST [1998]
 Tip 20   6 Shell Shock                      Core Design/US Gold AC [1979]

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| TW : This Week          | The Internet PC Games Charts are compiled using  |
| LW : Last Week          | votes sent by gamers from all over the world.    |
| NW : Number of Weeks    | The latest charts are published every Monday on  |
| HI : Highest Position   | Usenet in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.* newsgroups.|
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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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