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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 050
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| This week the votes from 189 people have been used to compile this chart. |
| Send your votes to jojo@hacktic.nl and you'll get the next chart sent to |
| you personally. You can ask for the document that tells how to vote. |
| The format for every line with a vote is: points title publisher [ ID ] |
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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 50 - Week 50 - December 13, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 50 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 446
2 ( 2) 10 Master of Orion SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344] 288
3 ( 3) 41 X-Wing (+Imperial Purs.,B-Wing) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 231
4 ( 8)^ 6 Epic Pinball (+Silverball retail v.) {S} Epic AC [1359] 227
5 ( 4) 50 Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 158
6 ( 5) 47 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 167
7 ( 6) 50 Wolfenstein 3D (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 172
8 ( 7) 49 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 169
9 ( 9) 23 Syndicate (+add-on) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 160
10 ( 12)^ 48 World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 149
11 ( 10) 11 Privateer Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1337] 119
12 ( 13)^ 50 Links 386 Pro (+add-ons) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 128
13 ( 15)^ 38 Nethack 3.1 {F} DevTeam RP [1186] 144
14 ( 11) 24 Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 103
15 ( 14) 19 Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 117
16 ( 17)^ 48 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 128
17 ( 16) 18 Warlords 2 SSG/Electronic Arts ST [1284] 105
18 ( 18) 12 MS Flight Simulator 5.0 Microsoft SI [1334] 85
19 ( 20)^ 31 Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund/Electronic Arts AC [1232] 94
20 ( 19) 23 Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 69
21 ( 21) 47 The Incredible Machine (+add-on) Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 80
22 ( 22) 49 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade ST [1116] 85
23 ( 23) 50 Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 89
24 ( 26)^ 10 NHL Hockey Electronic Arts SP [1340] 92
25 ( 29)^ 6 Elite 2: Frontier Gametek/Konami ST [1356] 108
26 ( 25) 50 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 53
27 ( 28)^ 25 Space Hulk Electronic Arts AC [1267] 62
28 ( 27) 50 Aces of the Pacific (+add-ons) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 53
29 ( 24) 23 Tornado (+add-on) Digital Integr./Spectrum H. SI [1273] 32
30 ( 30) 31 7th Guest {C} Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 64
31 ( 37)^ 8 Seal Team Electronic Arts ST [1343] 76
32 ( 31) 47 Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/El. Arts RP [1127] 37
33 ( 35)^ 40 Empire Deluxe (+add-ons) New World ST [1177] 57
34 ( 40)^ 11 Front Page Sports: Football Pro Dynamix/Sierra SP [1330] 71
35 ( 34) 33 Strike Commander (+add-ons) Origin/Electr. Arts SI [1218] 41
36 ( 33) 37 Ultima 7 Part 2 (+Silver Seed) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 34
37 ( 32) 9 Halloween Harry {S} SubZero/Apogee AC [1350] 25
38 ( 36) 50 Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 46
39 ( 41)^ 9 Return To Zork Infocom/Activision AD [1288] 55
40 ( 38) 49 Alone in the Dark Infogrames/I-Motion AD [1105] 30
41 ( 44)^ 12 SimFarm Maxis/Mindscape ST [1331] 50
42 ( 39) 21 The Lost Vikings Interplay AC [1280] 25
43 ( 47)^ 50 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 50
44 ( 43) 50 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 32
45 ( 45) 10 Dark Sun: Shattered Lands SSI/US Gold RP [1289] 34
46 ( 42) 49 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1104] 18
47 ( 51)^ 20 Howitzer {S} Randall Spangler ST [1286] 48
48 ( 46) 40 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 27
49 ( 53)^ 30 Solitaire for Windows {W} Microsoft ST [1214] 46
50 ( 49) 25 SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 27
51 ( 52)^ 30 Flashback Delphine/US Gold/SSI AC [1236] 34
52 ( 55)^ 50 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 41
53 ( 61)^ 32 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 53
54 ( 50) 29 Spaceward Ho! New World/US Gold ST [1154] 18
55 ( 48) 34 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 2
56 ( 56) 7 Shadow Caster Raven/Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1345] 27
57 ( 54) 50 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 21
58 ( 60)^ 21 Angband {F} Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1255] 34
59 ( 57) 48 V for Victory (+scenario's) Three-Sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 21
60 ( 62)^ 39 Minesweeper {W} Microsoft ST [1184] 32
61 ( 59) 50 Harpoon (+add-ons) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 21
62 ( 63)^ 47 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 30
63 ( 66)^ 21 Scorched Earth {S} Wendell Hicken AC [1277] 34
64 ( 58) 23 Pirates! Gold MicroProse ST [1272] 11
65 ( 65) 50 Wing Commander 1 (+Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 27
66 ( 68)^ 46 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen/Psygnosis AC [1124] 34
67 ( 67) 50 Lemmings (+More Lemmings/Xmas) Psygnosis PU [1095] 32
68 ( 64) 18 Pinball Dreams 21st Century/Spidersoft AC [1303] 23
69 ( 69) 50 Eye of the Beholder 2 Westwood/SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 18
70 ( 70) 23 Carriers At War (+Constr. Kit) SSG/Electr. Arts ST [1260] 11
71 ( 74)^ 42 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 18
72 ( 81)^ 3 Floatris {S} Data Wave AC [1357] 30
73 ( 75)^ 20 Multi-Player Civilization hacked ST [1292] 18
74 ( 71) 40 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 9
75 ( 90)^ 2 Winroids {S} {W} Stephen Baxter AC [1353] 39
76 ( 72) 47 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 9
77 ( 83)^ 3 Fantasy Empires SSI/US Gold ST [1365] 27
78 ( 80)^ 14 Caesar Impressions ST [1147] 21
79 ( 84)^ 3 Alien Breed Team 17 AC [1361] 25
80 ( 76) 26 Sword of Aragon SSI/US Gold RP [1249] 11
81 ( 79) 4 Hearts for Windows Microsoft ST [1360] 16
82 ( 98)^ 2 Slicks 'n Slide {S} Timo Kauppinen AC [1352] 41
83 ( 73) 42 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 2
84 ( 77) 50 Out of this World Delphine/Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 9
85 ( -)^ 1 IndyCar Racing Papyrus/Virgin SP [1375] 55
86 ( -)^ 1 Rebel Assault {C} LucasArts/US Gold AC [1374] 43
87 ( 96)^ 2 Omar Sharif Bridge Interplay ST [1358] 32
88 ( 86) 49 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 18
89 ( -)^ 1 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold {S} Jam/Apogee AC [1380] 76
90 ( 85) 15 Clash of Steel SSI/US Gold ST [1295] 16
91 ( 88) 14 One-Nil {S} New Era/Wizard SP [1274] 18
92 ( 82) 28 The Legacy: Realm of Terror MicroProse RP [1242] 9
93 ( 92) 50 Wing Commander 2 (+Sp. Op. 1+2) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 21
94 ( -)^ 1 Aces Over Europe Dynamix/Sierra SI [1372] 27
95 ( 89) 22 Railroad Tycoon Deluxe MicroProse ST [1276] 11
96 ( 78) 27 Might & Magic: Darkside of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1252] 0
97 ( 97) 31 FR Unlimited Adventures (+user add-ons) SSI RP [1219] 14
98 ( -)^ 1 Mahjong Solitaire (OS/2) IBM ST [1368] 25
99 ( 94) 50 Dungeon Master FTL RP [1024] 9
100 ( 93) 28 MS Flight Simulator 4.0 Microsoft SI [1233] 7
Dropped Out:
( 87) 6 Italy: Italian Football Manager {S} Carl Gerber SP [1347]
( 91) 17 Bio Menace {S} Apogee AC [1309]
( 95) 13 Unnkulian Underworld {S} Adventions AD [1299]
( 99) 18 Minerva {F} Jouni Miettunen ST [1301]
(100) 47 Conquered Kingdoms (+add-on) QQP/Mirage ST [1122]
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The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 50 - Week 50 - December 13, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 8 Simon the Sorcerer Adventure/Infocom/Activision AD [1355] 11
2 ( -) 1 Duke Nukem 2 {S} Apogee AC [1381] 53
3 ( 3) 6 Unnkulian Unventure 2 {S} Adventions AD [1362] 11
4 ( 8) 5 Klondike Solitaire (OS/2) IBM ST [1366] 21
5 ( 6) 10 When Two Worlds War Impressions ST [1291] 5
6 ( 7) 8 Jurassic Park Ocean AC [1354] 5
7 ( 11) 3 Challenge Cup Hockey CC Software SP [1373] 11
8 ( 12) 2 Leisure Suit Larry 6 Sierra AD [1376] 11
9 ( -) 1 Terminator: Rampage Bethesda/US Gold AC [1382] 27
10 ( 10) 5 VGA Kix {F} Edward Mueller PU [1367] 0
11 ( 13) 6 Dracula Unleashed ICOM/Mindscape/Viacom AD [1364] 11
12 ( 14) 4 Chess (OS/2) IBM ST [1369] 9
13 ( -) 1 Sid & Al's Incredible Toons Dynamix/Sierra PU [1383] 21
14 ( 15) 4 Tempest for Windows Microsoft AC [1371] 2
15 ( -) 1 Alone in the Dark 2 Infogrames AD [1384] 11
16 ( 16) 4 Scrabble Virgin ST [1370] 0
17 ( -) 1 Rotaktix {S} Data Wave AC [1385] 11
18 ( 18) 2 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father Sierra AD [1377] 0
19 ( 19) 2 Fables & Fiends 2: Hand of Fate Westwood/Virgin AD [1378] 0
20 ( 20) 2 Sam & Max Hit the Road LucasArts/US Gold AD [1379] 0
Another change in the compilation of the Top 100 has been introduced.
Some readers have mailed me asking why several games in the chart refuse
to drop and make room for newer games. They refer to games like Falcon,
X-Wing, and of course Civilization. It appears that these games have a
number of fans that keep voting for it, which is the reason the games
don't leave their positions. Unfortunately this caused the Top 100 to
have the same top 3 for 23 weeks (!) in a row.
The readers will understand that such an overly stable list may cause a
loss of interest from voters. I know that some people have the feeling
that nothing interesting is happening in the chart, and therefore they
stop reading it.
It is clear that something should be done about this. For this reason,
I have introduced a limit for the number of weeks a person may vote for
the same game. After some experimenting I found that 26 weeks is a very
reasonable amount of time. If someone is voting for more than 26 weeks
for the same game, his votes for this particular game will still be
registered, but they are not used in the compilation for the Top 100.
It's like saying to this person "Yes, we know now that you like this
game, but please give another game a change now. Vote something else.
Remember this is not an all-time favourites list." Only I don't have the
possibility yet to send such personalized mail. :)
The result of this new rule is already showing in the Top 100: Falcon 3
and X-Wing are finally making room for new games like Master of Orion
and Epic Pinball.
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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. jojo@hacktic.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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