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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 44 - Week 44 - November 1, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 44 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 493
2 ( 2) 35 X-Wing (+Imperial Pursuit) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 338
3 ( 3) 44 Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 307
4 ( 4) 43 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 277
5 ( 7)^ 17 Syndicate Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 265
6 ( 5) 44 Wolfenstein 3D (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 217
7 ( 6) 41 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 218
8 ( 13)^ 4 Master of Orion SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344] 234
9 ( 12)^ 5 Privateer Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1337] 213
10 ( 9) 18 Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 182
11 ( 10) 17 Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 177
12 ( 8) 13 Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 145
13 ( 11) 42 World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 141
14 ( 15)^ 12 Warlords 2 SSG/Electronic Arts ST [1284] 102
15 ( 16)^ 32 Nethack 3.1 {F} DevTeam RP [1186] 105
16 ( 14) 42 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 82
17 ( 21)^ 44 Links 386 Pro (+add-ons) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 122
18 ( 17) 31 Ultima 7 Part 2 (+Silver Seed) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 90
19 ( 19) 43 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade ST [1116] 89
20 ( 18) 44 Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 73
21 ( 22)^ 41 Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/El. Arts RP [1127] 92
22 ( 20) 19 Space Hulk Electronic Arts AC [1267] 64
23 ( 25)^ 6 MS Flight Simulator 5.0 Microsoft SI [1334] 92
24 ( 23) 41 The Incredible Machine (+add-on) Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 78
25 ( 26)^ 43 Alone in the Dark Infogrames/I-Motion AD [1105] 83
26 ( 24) 25 Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund/Electronic Arts AC [1232] 69
27 ( 27) 27 Strike Commander (+add-ons) Origin/Electr. Arts SI [1218] 82
28 ( 32)^ 44 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 84
29 ( 31)^ 43 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1104] 79
30 ( 28) 44 Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 61
31 ( 29) 44 Aces of the Pacific (+add-ons) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 61
32 ( 30) 15 The Lost Vikings Interplay AC [1280] 48
33 ( 34)^ 25 7th Guest {C} Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 67
34 ( 48)* 3 HALLOWEEN HARRY {S} SubZero/Apogee AC [1350] 123
35 ( 33) 42 V for Victory (+scenario's) Three-Sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 50
36 ( 39)^ 17 Pirates! Gold MicroProse ST [1272] 77
37 ( 43)^ 44 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 81
38 ( 36) 17 Tornado Digital Integr./Spectrum H. SI [1273] 44
39 ( 35) 23 Spaceward Ho! New World/US Gold ST [1154] 36
40 ( 37) 34 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 41
41 ( 40) 34 Empire Deluxe (+add-ons) New World ST [1177] 44
42 ( 38) 44 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 33
43 ( 52)^ 4 Dark Sun: Shattered Lands SSI/US Gold RP [1289] 85
44 ( 41) 44 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 41
45 ( 46)^ 5 Front Page Sports: Football Pro Dynamix/Sierra SP [1330] 58
46 ( 59)^ 3 Return To Zork Infocom/Activision AD [1288] 97
47 ( 42) 24 Flashback Delphine/US Gold/SSI AC [1236] 36
48 ( 44) 44 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 44
49 ( 51)^ 28 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 64
50 ( 45) 19 SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 36
51 ( 47) 44 Harpoon (+add-ons) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 38
52 ( 57)^ 4 NHL Hockey Electronic Arts SP [1340] 59
53 ( 49) 33 Minesweeper {W} Microsoft ST [1184] 28
54 ( 50) 21 Might & Magic: Darkside of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1252] 31
55 ( 56)^ 14 Howitzer {S} Randall Spangler ST [1286] 38
56 ( 53) 44 Wing Commander 1 (+Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 27
57 ( 61)^ 6 SimFarm Maxis/Mindscape ST [1331] 46
58 ( 54) 12 Bio Menace {S} Apogee AC [1309] 25
59 ( 58) 41 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 32
60 ( 55) 41 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 22
61 ( 62)^ 15 Angband {F} Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1255] 29
62 ( 67)^ 24 Solitaire for Windows {W} Microsoft ST [1214] 36
63 ( 71)^ 44 Eye of the Beholder 2 Westwood/SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 43
64 ( 63) 42 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1102] 22
65 ( 66)^ 12 Pinball Dreams 21st Century/Spidersoft AC [1303] 27
66 ( 73)^ 40 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen/Psygnosis AC [1124] 38
67 ( 65) 14 Multi-Player Civilization hacked ST [1292] 20
68 ( 64) 44 Lemmings (+More Lemmings/Xmas) Psygnosis PU [1095] 17
69 ( 60) 26 Eye of the Beholder 3 SSI/US Gold RP [1225] 0
70 ( 75)^ 15 Scorched Earth {S} Wendell Hicken AC [1277] 29
71 ( 74)^ 35 Space Quest 5: Next Mutation Dynamix/Sierra AD [1173] 27
72 ( 70) 22 The Legacy: Realm of Terror MicroProse RP [1242] 16
73 ( 69) 43 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 13
74 ( 68) 25 FR Unlimited Adventures (+user add-ons) SSI RP [1219] 11
75 ( 90)^ 3 Street Fighter 2 Hi-Tech/Capcom/US Gold SP [1332] 45
76 ( 72) 22 MS Flight Simulator 4.0 Microsoft SI [1233] 13
77 ( 76) 36 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 19
78 ( 77) 17 Carriers At War (+Constr. Kit) SSG/Electr. Arts ST [1260] 20
79 ( 98)^ 2 Seal Team Electronic Arts ST [1343] 45
80 ( 79) 42 Conquered Kingdoms (+add-on) QQP/Mirage ST [1122] 16
81 ( 82)^ 13 Minerva {F} Jouni Miettunen ST [1301] 20
82 ( 81) 44 Dungeon Master FTL RP [1024] 17
83 ( 86)^ 26 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 22
84 ( 83) 36 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 18
85 ( 80) 28 Lemmings 2: The Tribes DMA/Psygnosis PU [1207] 11
86 ( 89)^ 44 Wing Commander 2 (+Sp. Op. 1+2) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 22
87 ( 84) 44 Out of this World Delphine/Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 11
88 ( 87) 9 Clash of Steel SSI/US Gold ST [1295] 15
89 ( 88) 8 Sensible Soccer Sensible/Renegade SP [1316] 17
90 ( -)^ 1 Shadow Caster Raven/Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1345] 55
91 (100)^ 8 Caesar Impressions ST [1147] 26
92 ( 93)^ 8 Unnkulian Underworld {S} Adventions AD [1299] 18
93 ( 85) 43 F-15 Strike Eagle 3 MicroProse SI [1103] 7
94 ( 97)^ 34 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 21
95 ( 91) 23 Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Sierra AD [1237] 13
96 ( 94) 16 Railroad Tycoon Deluxe MicroProse ST [1276] 16
97 ( 96) 20 Sword of Aragon SSI/US Gold RP [1249] 18
98 ( 78) 9 Gateway 2: Homeworld Legend/Accolade AD [1313] 0
99 ( 95) 44 Eye of the Beholder 1 Westwood/SSI/US Gold RP [1093] 10
100 ( -)^ 1 Italy: Italian Football Manager {S} Carl Gerber SP [1347] 22

Dropped Out:

( 92) 38 Warlords SSG/Electronic Arts ST [1135]
( 99) 6 Eight Ball Deluxe Amtex AC [1318]

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The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 44 - Week 44 - November 1, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 2) 7 Fields of Glory: The Road to Waterloo MicroProse ST [1290] 11
2 ( 3) 8 Castles 2: Siege and Conquest Interplay ST [1327] 8
3 ( 4) 6 Bloodstone: An Epic Dwarven Tale Mindcraft RP [1336] 9
4 ( 8) 4 Windows Football Manager 2 {F} {W} Lars Bolstad SP [1349] 16
5 ( 5) 6 Body Blows Team 17 SP [1335] 0
6 ( 13) 3 Risk Virgin ST [1351] 18
7 ( 7) 5 Sango Fighter {S} Panda SP [1341] 0
8 ( -) 1 Elite 2: Frontier Gametek/Konami ST [1356] 32
9 ( 9) 5 The Blue and the Grey Impressions ST [1342] 5
10 ( 10) 6 Mad Dog McCree Funsation/American Laser AC [1338] 0
11 ( 11) 4 Tetris for Windows Microsoft AC [1348] 11
12 ( 12) 5 Blue Force: The Next of Kin Tsunami/Accolade AD [1269] 0
13 ( 15) 2 Slicks 'n Slide {S} AC [1352] 18
14 ( 16) 4 When Two Worlds War Impressions ST [1291] 11
15 ( 17) 2 Winroids {S} {W} Stephen Baxter AC [1353] 11
16 ( 19) 2 Jurassic Park Ocean AC [1354] 9
17 ( -) 1 Floatris {S} Data Wave AC [1357] 11
18 ( 18) 5 The Great War: 1914-1918 SSI/US Gold ST [1346] 0
19 ( -) 1 Omar Sharif Bridge Interplay ST [1358] 11
20 ( 20) 2 Simon the Sorcerer Adventure Soft/Activision AD [1355] 6

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Top 5: Action Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) X-Wing (+Imperial Pursuit) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 520
2 ( 2) Syndicate Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 325
3 ( 3) Wolfenstein 3D (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 281
4 ( 4) Space Hulk Electronic Arts AC [1267] 165
5 ( 5) The Lost Vikings Interplay AC [1280] 126

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Top 5: Adventure Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 313
2 ( 2) Alone in the Dark Infogrames/I-Motion AD [1105] 139
3 ( 3) Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 97
4 ( -) King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 68
5 ( 4) Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 67

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Top 5: Puzzle Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) The Incredible Machine (+add-on) Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 153
2 ( 2) 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 72
3 ( 3) Lemmings (+More Lemmings/Xmas) Psygnosis PU [1095] 43
4 ( 4) Lemmings 2: The Tribes DMA/Psygnosis PU [1207] 32
5 ( -) Push-over Ocean PU [1030] 16

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Top 5: Role-Playing Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 230
2 ( -) Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 210
3 ( 3) Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevTeam RP [1186] 200
4 ( 5) Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 164
5 ( 2) Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/El. Arts RP [1127] 109

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Top 5: Simulation Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 509
2 ( 3) Aces of the Pacific (+add-ons) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 118
3 ( -) MS Flight Simulator 5.0 Microsoft SI [1334] 116
4 ( 2) Strike Commander (+add-ons) Origin/Electr. Arts SI [1218] 104
5 ( 5) Tornado Digital Integr./Spectrum H. SI [1273] 101

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Top 5: Sport Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 225
2 ( 2) Links 386 Pro (+add-ons) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 145
3 ( -) Front Page Sports: Football Pro Dynamix/Sierra SP [1330] 88
4 ( -) Street Fighter 2 Hi-Tech/Capcom/Electronic Arts SP [1332] 35
5 ( -) NHL Hockey Electronic Arts SP [1340] 35

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Top 5: Strategy Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 821
2 ( 3) Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 434
3 ( 2) VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 399
4 ( 4) Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 220
5 ( -) Warlords 2 SSG ST [1284] 202

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Top 5: Shareware Games October 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 399
2 ( 2) Wolfenstein 3D (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 281
3 ( 3) Howitzer {S} Randall Spangler ST [1286] 71
4 ( 4) Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 69
5 ( 5) Bio Menace {S} Apogee AC [1309] 61

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| The Net PC Games Top 100 is compiled using votes sent by many people from |
| all over the world. The latest chart is published every Monday on Usenet |
| in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce newsgroup. Ask for the document. |
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| TW : This Week | (c) 1993 all rights reserved Jojo Productions |
| LW : Last Week | With many thanks to the Weena 41 a |
| NW : Number of Weeks | Delft University of Technology 3013 CD Rotterdam NL |
| - : New Entry | for providing me with the Tel: +31 10 4114510 |
| ^ : Climbing | necessary facilities. appelo@dutiag.twi.tudelft.nl |
| * : Bullet |-----------------------------------------------------|
| AC : Action | The games in the chart are not sorted by the points |
| AD : Adventure | mentioned in the last column. These points indicate |
| PU : Puzzle | how well the games are doing. Many points gives the |
| RP : Role-Playing | right to climb in the chart. Few makes the games go |
| SI : Simulation | down. This system makes the chart stable. |
| SP : Sports |-----------------------------------------------------|
| ST : Strategy | You can also find this chart in: |
| {S}: Shareware | Game Bytes (USA) |
| {F}: Freeware | Software Gids (NL) |
| {C}: CD-ROM Only | PC Format (UK) |
| {W}: Windows Only | and soon Generation (USA) |
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