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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 037
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| This week the votes from 153 people have been used to compile this chart. |
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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 37 - Week 37 - September 13, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 37 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 637
2 ( 2) 28 X-Wing (+Imperial Pursuit) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 432
3 ( 3) 37 Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 353
4 ( 4) 34 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 315
5 ( 5) 36 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 282
6 ( 6) 10 Syndicate Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 239
7 ( 8)^ 37 Wolfenstein 3D (+add-ons) {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 176
8 ( 7) 10 Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 149
9 ( 9) 34 Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/E. Arts RP [1127] 160
10 ( 10) 35 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 144
11 ( 11) 35 World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 147
12 ( 14)^ 36 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade ST [1116] 153
13 ( 13) 24 Ultima 7 Part 2 (+Silver Seed) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 137
14 ( 15)^ 37 Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 121
15 ( 16)^ 37 Links 386 Pro (+add-ons) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 119
16 ( 19)^ 36 Alone in the Dark Infogrames/I-Motion AD [1105] 128
17 ( 17) 34 The Incredible Machine (+add-on) Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 111
18 ( 12) 20 Strike Commander (+speech) Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1218] 68
19 ( 25)^ 6 Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 167
20 ( 24)^ 5 Warlords 2 SSG ST [1284] 154
21 ( 20) 11 Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 116
22 ( 18) 37 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 81
23 ( 21) 18 Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund/Electronic Arts AC [1232] 95
24 ( 22) 25 Nethack 3.1 {F} DevTeam RP [1186] 98
25 ( 23) 37 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 67
26 ( 28)^ 17 Flashback Delphine/US Gold/SSI AC [1236] 91
27 ( 29)^ 37 Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 78
28 ( 27) 37 Aces of the Pacific (+add-ons) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 60
29 ( 30)^ 12 Space Hulk Electronic Arts AC [1267] 76
30 ( 26) 27 Empire Deluxe New World ST [1177] 48
31 ( 31) 36 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1104] 68
32 ( 32) 37 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 69
33 ( 37)^ 35 V for Victory (+scenario's) Three-Sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 94
34 ( 36)^ 18 7th Guest {C} Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 69
35 ( 35) 12 SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 60
36 ( 33) 37 Harpoon (+add-ons) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 48
37 ( 45)^ 7 Multi-Player Civilization hacked ST [1292] 89
38 ( 34) 16 Spaceward Ho! New World/US Gold ST [1154] 34
39 ( 38) 27 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 44
40 ( 40) 34 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 43
41 ( 39) 10 Tornado Digital Integr./Spectrum H. SI [1273] 38
42 ( 43)^ 5 Bio Menace {S} Apogee AC [1309] 53
43 ( 53)^ 8 The Lost Vikings Interplay AC [1280] 87
44 ( 41) 34 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 42
45 ( 42) 37 Lemmings (+More Lemmings/Xmas) Psygnosis PU [1095] 35
46 ( 44) 10 Pirates! Gold MicroProse ST [1272] 43
47 ( 49)^ 19 Eye of the Beholder 3 SSI/US Gold RP [1225] 51
48 ( 46) 21 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 37
49 ( 47) 26 Minesweeper {W} Microsoft ST [1184] 41
50 ( 50) 17 Solitaire for Windows {W} Microsoft ST [1214] 43
51 ( 52)^ 37 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 46
52 ( 54)^ 8 Scorched Earth {S} Wendell Hicken AC [1277] 47
53 ( 48) 36 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 20
54 ( 55)^ 37 Dungeon Master Psygnosis RP [1024] 35
55 ( 56)^ 35 Conquered Kingdoms QQP ST [1122] 28
56 ( 61)^ 14 Might & Magic: Darkside of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1252] 42
57 ( 65)^ 18 FR Unlimited Adventures (+add-ons) SSI RP [1219] 51
58 ( 62)^ 7 Howitzer {S} Randall Spangler ST [1286] 42
59 ( 51) 21 Lemmings 2: The Tribes DMA/Psygnosis PU [1207] 4
60 ( 60) 15 The Legacy: Realm of Terror MicroProse RP [1242] 30
61 ( 57) 29 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 19
62 ( 69)^ 3 Stronghold Stormfront/SSI ST [1307] 48
63 ( 72)^ 33 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen/Psygnosis AC [1124] 53
64 ( 67)^ 35 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1102] 41
65 ( 64) 36 F-15 Strike Eagle 3 MicroProse SI [1103] 33
66 ( 63) 37 Wing Commander 1 (+Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 30
67 ( 68)^ 10 Carriers At War (+Constr. Kit) SSG/Electr. Arts ST [1260] 35
68 ( 59) 11 Realms of Arkania: Blade of D. Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1270] 12
69 ( 58) 9 Railroad Tycoon Deluxe MicroProse ST [1276] 7
70 ( 66) 6 Minerva {F} Jouni Miettunen ST [1301] 22
71 ( 78)^ 37 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 36
72 ( 74)^ 5 Pinball Dreams 21st Century/Spidersoft AC [1303] 26
73 ( 79)^ 8 Angband {F} Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1255] 35
74 ( 75)^ 8 Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic SSI/US Gold ST [1262] 27
75 ( 71) 28 Space Quest 5: Next Mutation Dynamix/Sierra AD [1173] 18
76 ( 73) 33 Battles of Destiny QQP ST [1132] 19
77 ( 70) 32 Warlords SSG ST [1135] 11
78 ( 80)^ 29 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 30
79 ( 81)^ 37 Wing Commander 2 (+Sp. Op. 1+2) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 30
80 ( 76) 37 Perfect General (+add-ons) QQP/UbiSoft ST [1098] 20
81 ( 98)^ 2 Clash of Steel SSI ST [1295] 46
82 ( 87)^ 3 Umoria {F} Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1293] 30
83 ( 77) 19 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 14
84 ( 86)^ 37 Out of this World Delphine/Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 27
85 ( 96)^ 2 Gateway 2: Homeworld Legend/Accolade AD [1313] 38
86 ( 84) 13 Sword of Aragon SSI RP [1249] 22
87 ( 83) 30 Populous 2 (+add-on) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1149] 18
88 ( 85) 37 Eye of the Beholder 2 SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 19
89 ( 82) 16 Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Sierra AD [1237] 11
90 ( 94)^ 15 MS Flight Simulator 4.0 Microsoft SI [1233] 20
91 ( -)^ 1 Sensible Soccer Sensible/Renegade SP [1316] 31
92 ( 93)^ 27 Prince of Persia Broderbund AC [1172] 17
93 ( 89) 15 Tristan: Solid State Pinball Amtex AC [1247] 8
94 ( 90) 13 Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Interplay/El. Arts ST [1240] 8
95 ( 88) 9 Capture the Flag {S} Carr Lang ST [1264] 5
96 ( 95) 14 Cobra Mission Megatech AD [1222] 13
97 ( 91) 37 Eye of the Beholder 1 SSI/US Gold RP [1093] 8
98 (100)^ 9 One-Nil {S} New Era/Wizard SP [1274] 15
99 ( 99) 32 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 11
100 ( -)^ 1 Unnkulian Underworld {S} Adventions AD [1299] 14
Dropped Out:
( 92) 5 Micro Bridge Companion Great Game Products ST [1287]
( 97) 4 Rags to Riches (+Wall Street Manager) Interplay ST [1283]
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The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 37 - Week 37 - September 13, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 8 Ambush at Sorinor Mindcraft ST [1294] 11
2 ( 5) 7 DCGames {S} DC Software RP [1302] 15
3 ( 7) 3 Eight Ball Deluxe Amtex AC [1318] 16
4 ( 6) 3 Take a Break Pinball {W} Dynamix/Sierra AC [1317] 8
5 ( 9) 3 APBA Baseball Miller SP [1319] 14
6 ( 8) 4 Coaster Disney AC [1314] 8
7 ( 10) 2 Wing Commander Academy Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1320] 10
8 ( 11) 4 Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom Silmarils/Daze RP [1315] 5
9 ( 13) 5 Gary Grigsby's War in Russia SSI ST [1312] 3
10 ( 14) 5 Rome A.D. 92: Pathway to Power Millenn./El. Arts ST [1311] 0
11 ( 15) 2 Modem Wars Electronic Arts -- [1321] 0
12 ( 16) 2 Protostar: War on the Frontier Tsunami/Accolade ST [1322] 0
13 ( -) 1 Air Traffic Controller Mallard SI [1326] 8
14 ( 17) 6 Air Duel (+Dogfight) MicroProse SI [1308] 0
15 ( 18) 2 Pepper's Adventures in Time Sierra AD [1323] 0
16 ( -) 1 Castles 2: Siege and Conquest Interplay ST [1327] 5
17 ( 19) 2 Ashes of Empire (+Fallen Empire) Mirage/Gametek AC [1324] 1
18 ( -) 1 Sherlock Holmes Cons. Det. 3 {C} ICOM AD [1328] 2
19 ( 20) 2 The Dark Half Capstone AD [1325] 0
20 ( -) 1 Jutland Software Sorcery SI [1329] 1
We are almost halfway through September and still no spectacular release
has made it's appearance. This made me have a look at all the games that
are highly anticipated in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.* newsgroup. This is
a list of the games most eagerly awaited at this moment:
Futureware Top 10 September 1993
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1 Doom Id
2 Metal & Lace MegaTech
3 Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0 Microsoft
4 Rebel Assault LucasArts
5 Aces over Europe Dynamix
6 Master of Orion MicroProse
7 Privateer Origin
8 Blake Stone Apogee
9 Dark Sun SSI
10 Street Fighter 2 Electronic Arts
I hope they all come out real soon, so that the Top 100 will turn into an
interesting battleground.
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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 |
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| 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. |
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