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         Interactive Fiction games have returned to the Download Top 40,
 and are probably here to stay. You'll find the best demo versions of
 commercial software on the Download Top 40 Games. You'll also find the
 best shareware games available. When it comes to freeware, the roguelike
 games seem to be the most popular, followed closely by Interactive
 Fiction. 
         Russell L. Bryan has done the Interactive Fiction World a great
 service this week. He has created the ultimate Interactive Fiction gaming
 web site, engineered to bring the un-initiated novice into the Interactive
 Fiction world: 

         http://www.earthlink.net/~russbryan

         Be warned, Russell's site is written in the unmistakable style of
 an Interactive Fiction Game! I loved the site, but if you don't, you
 probably wouldn't like Interactive Fiction anyway. He's provided a starter
 kit, in a zipped file, for both the PC and MAC. He's also got every IF
 game on the Download Top 40 in a zipped file, eliminating the problems
 those .z8 and .z5 files caused. 
         If you ever wanted to try Interactive Fiction, now it will be
 easier than ever! Santiago's Download Top 40 Game Pages (My web page) will
 send you to Russell's Interactive Fiction site from every IF game on the
 Download Top 40. Russell has agreed to update the page whenever new
 Interactive Fiction games enter the charts, and he still has improvements
 planned. Thanks Russell! Good Work! 

 Santiago (Note my new web address)  
 http://www.primenet.com/~top40

 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 61 - Week 35 - August 26, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  26 Quake {share}                                  Id SH  1 [1876] 561
  2   2  61 Nethack 3 {free}                          DevTeam RP  1 [1186] 296
  3   4^  8 So Far {free}                      Andrew Plotkin IF  3 [1974] 257
  4   3  30 Duke Nukem 3D {share}                   3D Realms SH  1 [1863] 252
  5  11*  8 Ancient Domains of Mystery {free}   Thomas Biskup RP  5 [1976] 211
  6   5  36 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {share}           Star Crossed ST  3 [1816] 193
  7   6  61 Angband {free}                Robert Alan Koeneke RP  2 [1255] 188
  8   7  37 Toyland {O} {share}                 Rainald Menge ST  6 [1813] 157
  9  12^ 12 Christminster {free}                 Gareth Rees/ IF  9 [1705] 154
 10   8   9 Jigsaw {free}                       Graham Nelson IF  8 [1815] 141
 11   9  36 Descent 2 {demo}               Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1821] 116
 12  13^ 61 Descent {share}                Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1644] 101
 13  10  61 VGA Planets {share}                  Tim Wisseman ST  7 [1651]  85
 14  19^ 13 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share}      SmithWare RP 14 [1929]  79
 15  15  20 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share}          Spiderweb RP 13 [1914]  72
 16  18^ 61 Doom {share}                                   Id SH  4 [1645]  71
 17  14  14 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share}          IMI IF 14 [1889]  61
 18  17   9 EITTris {free}                     Eric Jorgensen ST 17 [1954]  64
 19  16  10 SubSpace {W} {share}                       Virgin AC 13 [1955]  64
 20  21^ 13 Lost New York {share}                Neil DeMause IF 20 [1920]  55
 21  23^ 61 FreeCell {W} {free}                     Microsoft PU  5 [1660]  59
 22  24^  6 Bug Eyed Monsters {O} {demo}      Grinning Lizard AC 19 [1984]  50
 23  25^ 21 Star Quest 1 {share}           Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890]  46
 24  22  46 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {demo}             Raven/Id SH  1 [1751]  42
 25  26^ 33 Exile: Escape from the Pit {W} {share}  Spiderweb RP 23 [1724]  47
 26  28^ 42 Wolfenstein 3D {share}                  Id/Apogee SH 14 [1658]  37
 27  29^ 24 Theatre {free}                          Cave Rock IF 16 [1700]  35
 28  20  42 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo}           Blizzard WG  2 [1774]  24
 29  27  58 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee SH 10 [1668]  35
 30  31^ 61 Slicks 'n' Slide {share}           Timo Kauppinen RA 11 [1659]  28
 31  32^ 51 Abuse {share}                       Crack Dot Com PL  6 [1715]  26
 32  33^ 61 One Must Fall: 2097 {share}                  Epic FI  8 [1647]  28
 33   -^ 58 Scorched Earth {share}             Wendell Hicken AC  7 [1673]  30
 34  30  49 Tyrian {share}                       Eclipse/Epic AC  3 [1725]  21
 35  34  57 Jazz Jackrabbit {share}                      Epic AC 13 [1652]  22
 36  35  61 Minesweeper {W} {free}                  Microsoft PU  5 [1184]  20
 37   -^  1 Drug Killers {share}                      Ticsoft AC 37 [2007]  18
 38  37  41 Extreme Pinball {share}      Epic/Electronic Arts AC  4 [1776]  17
 39   -^  1 Operation Carnage {S} {share}            Beaucomm AC 39 [1983]   9
 40   -^  1 Albion {demo}                           Blue Byte RP 40 [2000]  16

    Dropped Out:

     36  56 MechWarrior 2: The Clans               Activision AC 10 [1696]
     38  57 Heretic                                  Raven/Id SH  7 [1648]
     39   6 Close Combat {W}                 Atomic/Microsoft ST 31 [1978]
     40   2 Xixit                                       Optik PU 40 [1996]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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  Runners Up for Download Top 40       Edition 61 - Week 35 - August 26, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   2 Eradicator {demo}                           Accolade SH [2011]
 Tip  2   3 Fire Fight {W} {share}              Chaos Works/Epic SH [2008]
 Tip  3   1 A Change in the Weather {free}        Andrew Plotkin IF [2015]
 Tip  4   1 The Magic Toyshop {free}                 Gareth Rees IF [2016]
 Tip  5   4 Fields of Battle {share}                  Bevelstone WG [2001]

 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 191 - Week 35 - August 26, 1996
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 TW  LW  NW Title                      Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points
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  1   1  25 Civilization 2 {W}                     MicroProse ST  1 [1879]1193
  2   4^ 38 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness     Blizzard WG  2 [1817] 911
  3   3  48 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.     Westwood/Virgin WG  1 [1729] 845
  4   2  16 Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                Apogee/FormGen SH  2 [1923] 832
  5   5   4 Quake {reg}                                    Id SH  5 [1999] 642
  6   6  24 Descent 2                      Parallax/Interplay SH  5 [1891] 330
  7   8^ 47 Heroes of Might and Magic               New World ST  7 [1737] 298
  8   7  35 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}             Stardock ST  3 [1828] 297
  9  10^  5 World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2  MicroProse RA  9 [1857] 291
 10   9  56 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans       Activision AC  6 [1697] 279
 11  12^ 27 Wing Commander 4        Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI  4 [1867] 215
 12  11  98 Doom 2: Hell on Earth                Id/GT/Virgin SH  1 [1502] 261
 13  13  39 Stars! 2.0/2.5 {W} {reg}             Star Crossed ST 11 [1786] 208
 14  14  34 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within         Sierra AD 12 [1832] 196
 15  15  98 Master of Magic                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  3 [1501] 252
 16  16  45 Steel Panthers                      SSI/Mindscape WG 15 [1757] 179
 17  18^ 10 The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2            Blue Byte ST 17 [1953] 165
 18  17  87 Descent {reg}                  Parallax/Interplay SH  1 [1565] 185
 19  22^ 38 Fifa Soccer 96          EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 19 [1787] 161
 20  19 151 Master of Orion                 SimTex/MicroProse ST  2 [1344] 285
 21  20  47 Need for Speed        Distinctive/Electronic Arts RA 12 [1738] 137
 22  21  79 Dark Forces                      LucasArts/Virgin SH  2 [1585] 145
 23  24^ 73 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep       Mythos/MicroProse ST  8 [1600] 145
 24  26^ 91 Panzer General                      SSI/Mindscape WG 11 [1522] 140
 25  25  38 Capitalism              Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 25 [1806] 107
 26  27^ 14 Chaos Overlords                         New World ST 24 [1937] 107
 27  23  34 Avarice Preview {O}                  CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837]  92
 28  28 137 SimCity 2000                      Maxis/Mindscape ST  2 [1399] 183
 29  30^ 92 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans      Blizzard/Interplay WG  4 [1528] 131
 30  32^123 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown     Mythos/MicroProse ST  1 [1437] 158
 31  38^  6 Close Combat                     Atomic/Microsoft WG 31 [1990] 107
 32  31  39 Worms/Reinforcements             Team 17/Ocean AC/PU 17 [1784]  88
 33  29  45 NHL Hockey '96                    Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748]  87
 34  42^ 38 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809] 104
 35  34  28 Anvil of Dawn                DreamForge/New World RP 34 [1819]  89
 36  33   7 Mission Force: Cyber Storm                 Sierra ST 33 [1986]  88
 37  40^ 99 Colonization                           MicroProse ST  5 [1496] 123
 38  37  41 Hexen: Beyond Heretic                 Raven/Id/GT SH  8 [1775]  81
 39  35  22 Fantasy General                     SSI/Mindscape WG 29 [1900]  78
 40  45^ 20 Zork Nemesis                   Infocom/Activision AD 40 [1906]  85
 41  53^ 38 The Dig                                 LucasArts AD 21 [1798] 102
 42  41  46 Crusader: No Remorse       Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741]  79
 43  39  50 Star Emperor {O}                         Stardock ST  4 [1716]  73
 44  48^ 93 Transport Tycoon/deluxe                MicroProse ST 14 [1521] 104
 45  49^ 45 Championship Manager 2                     Domark SP 35 [1746]  83
 46  44  52 Phantasmagoria                             Sierra AD 19 [1712]  79
 47  36  97 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}     Stardock ST  1 [1508]  88
 48  43 191 Civilization/CivNet                    MicroProse ST  1 [1002] 250
 49  47 141 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                       Id SH  1 [1386] 137
 50  61^  3 Masterpieces of Infocom        Infocom/Activision IF 50 [2002]  81
 51  56^ 41 Stonekeep                               Interplay RP 21 [1779]  80
 52  65^  4 Links LS                                   Access SP 52 [1997]  82
 53  57^ 25 NBA Live 96             EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871]  80
 54  46 110 Tie Fighter/add-on            LucasArts/Virgin AC/SI  3 [1473]  97
 55  52   9 Marathon 2: Durandal {W}                   Bungie SH 39 [1960]  71
 56  50  89 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger    Origin AC/SI  6 [1562]  83
 57  55  43 Caesar 2                       Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742]  72
 58  58  69 Full Throttle                           LucasArts AD 10 [1612]  80
 59  70^ 26 Indycar Racing 2                   Papyrus/Sierra RA 35 [1862]  72
 60  59 127 Myst {W}          Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 112
 61  51  71 Jagged Alliance                Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST  9 [1605]  69
 62  63^ 44 Ascendancy                   Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753]  66
 63  60   7 Afterlife                               LucasArts ST 54 [1980]  65
 64  78^ 16 Conquest of the New World   Quicksilver/Interplay ST 39 [1853]  64
 65  54  80 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}          Apogee SH 18 [1564]  71
 66  73^  8 You Don't Know Jack {W}                  Berkeley PU 56 [1790]  62
 67  74^ 37 TFX 2: EF2000                           DID/Ocean SI 53 [1797]  60
 68  69^ 10 AH-64D Longbow             Origin/Electronic Arts SI 41 [1965]  57
 69  62  23 Terra Nova: Strike Force C.   LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883]  58
 70  66  43 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}      Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764]  52
 71  84^ 82 Under a Killing Moon               Access/US Gold AD 22 [1517]  64
 72  88^  2 The Pandora Directive                      Access AD 72 [2003]  53
 73  64 100 System Shock  LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438]  67
 74  71 188 VGA Planets {reg}                    Tim Wisseman ST  3 [1131] 154
 75  68 190 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty     Westwood/Virgin ST  4 [1110] 157
 76  77^ 33 Monopoly                          Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841]  47
 77  75  38 3D Ultra Pinball {W}                       Sierra AC 61 [1754]  49
 78  67   6 Swords of Xeen                          New World RP 59 [1940]  40
 79  79  32 Shivers {W}                                Sierra AD 39 [1791]  44
 80  81^148 Day of the Tentacle             LucasArts/US Gold AD  6 [1268]  89
 81   -^138 Sam & Max Hit the Road          LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379]  58
 82  76   8 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire  Koei ST 63 [1948]  44
 83  85^164 Betrayal at Krondor                Dynamix/Sierra RP  6 [1275]  95
 84  72 126 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers        Sierra AD 25 [1377]  62
 85  83  14 Big Red Racing                     Big Red/Domark RA 72 [1917]  40
 86  80  92 Nascar Racing                      Papyrus/Virgin RA 21 [1529]  51
 87  86  60 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity    Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641]  38
 88  87 190 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters       Accolade AC/ST  3 [1116] 118
 89  82  87 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC  4 [1566]  45
 90  94^ 37 Advanced Civilization                 Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803]  33
 91  93^118 Ultima Underworld       Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 62 [1009]  48
 92  91  38 Destruction Derby           Reflections/Psygnosis RA 46 [1788]  35
 93  95^ 20 Advanced Tactical Fighter  Origin/Electronic Arts SI 53 [1907]  31
 94   -^  1 Final Doom                                  Id/GT SH 94 [2004]  32
 95  90  18 Ripper                             Take 2/Gametek AD 67 [1884]  31
 96 100^  3 Space Hulk 2          Key Game/Electronic Arts SH/ST 96 [1995]  29
 97   -^  1 Fire Fight {W}   Chaos Works/Epic/Electronic Arts SH 97 [1992]  29
 98   -^  1 Virtua Fighter                                    FI 98 [2010]  27
 99  89  36 Extreme Pinball {reg}        Epic/Electronic Arts AR 63 [1789]  26
100  92 108 The Settlers/Serf City              Blue Byte/SSI ST  6 [1458]  35

    Dropped Out:

     96   4 TacOps {W}                                Arsenal ST 95 [1947]
     97   2 Gender Wars                                    GT ST 97 [1994]
     98   2 NHL Powerplay '96                          Virgin SP 98 [1982]
     99 181 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 191 - Week 35 - August 26, 1996
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         NW Title                         Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID
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 Tip  1   1 Z                             Bitmap Brothers/Virgin AC [2017]
 Tip  2   3 Olympic Games                                US Gold SP [2009]
 Tip  3   6 Great Naval Battles 4                  SSI/Mindscape WG [1998]
 Tip  4   4 Lemmings Paintball {W}                     Psygnosis AC [2005]
 Tip  5   8 Triple Play '97                      Electronic Arts SP [1989]
 Tip  6   2 Voyeur 2                                     Philips AD [2012]
 Tip  7   7 Rise and Rule Ancient Empires                 Sierra ST [1991]
 Tip  8   4 Trophy Bass                                   Sierra SP [2006]
 Tip  9   1 King Arthur: Chronicle of tSynthetic Dimensions/Sony AD [2018]
 Tip 10   2 Firestorm Thunderhawk 2                 Core/US Gold AC [2013]
 Tip 11   2 Offensive                                            ST [2014]
 Tip 12   1 Azrael's Tear                              Mindscape RP [2019]

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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             | {demo}  Demo Version| > 5  Dark Invader  [1435]  |
| AD : Adventure          | {share} Shareware   | > 4  Action Force2  [1322] |
| AR : Arcade             | {reg}   Registered  | > 5  Super Fighter  [1502] |
| FI : Fighting           | {W}     Windows Only| > 2  Magic of Zuul 4  []   |
| IF : Interactive Fiction| {O}     OS/2 Only   | > 4  The Lost Tycoon  []   |
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