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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 035
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| This week the votes from 160 people have been used to compile this chart. |
| Send your votes to appelo@dutiag.twi.tudelft.nl and you'll get the next |
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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 35 - Week 35 - August 30, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 35 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 622
2 ( 2) 26 X-Wing (+Imperial Pursuit) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 456
3 ( 3) 35 Falcon 3.0 (+Mig-29) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 325
4 ( 5)^ 34 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 270
5 ( 4) 32 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 240
6 ( 6) 8 Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 212
7 ( 9)^ 8 Syndicate Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 225
8 ( 8) 32 Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/E. Arts RP [1127] 150
9 ( 7) 18 Strike Commander Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1218] 137
10 ( 10) 35 Wolfenstein 3D {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 151
11 ( 12)^ 33 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 156
12 ( 11) 33 World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 133
13 ( 13) 22 Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 138
14 ( 15)^ 34 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade ST [1116] 128
15 ( 14) 35 Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 110
16 ( 17)^ 35 Links 386 Pro (+courses) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 125
17 ( 18)^ 32 The Incredible Machine (+add-on) Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 116
18 ( 16) 16 Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund/Electronic Arts AC [1232] 83
19 ( 19) 34 Alone in the Dark Infogrames/I-Motion AD [1105] 85
20 ( 22)^ 35 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 97
21 ( 20) 35 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 72
22 ( 27)^ 9 Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 117
23 ( 25)^ 23 Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevTeam RP [1186] 95
24 ( 21) 35 Aces of the Pacific (+miss.) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 54
25 ( 26)^ 25 Empire Deluxe New World ST [1177] 81
26 ( 23) 35 Harpoon (+disks) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 60
27 ( 29)^ 15 Flashback Delphine/US Gold/SSI AC [1236] 83
28 ( 24) 35 Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 49
29 ( 28) 34 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1104] 67
30 ( 30) 14 Spaceward Ho! New World/US Gold ST [1154] 74
31 ( 33)^ 10 Space Hulk Electronic Arts AC [1267] 70
32 ( 35)^ 35 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 74
33 ( 31) 16 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 45
34 ( 32) 10 SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 50
35 ( 44)^ 4 Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 84
36 ( 37)^ 25 Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 49
37 ( 34) 8 Tornado Digital Integr./Spectrum H. SI [1273] 33
38 ( 62)* 3 WARLORDS 2 SSG ST [1284] 135
39 ( 41)^ 35 Lemmings (+More Lemmings/Xmas) Psygnosis PU [1095] 62
40 ( 36) 32 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 38
41 ( 40) 8 Pirates! Gold MicroProse ST [1272] 51
42 ( 43)^ 33 V for Victory (+scenario's) Three-Sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 61
43 ( 45)^ 32 The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 57
44 ( 39) 34 Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 31
45 ( 38) 24 Minesweeper MicroSoft ST [1184] 23
46 ( 42) 19 Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 39
47 ( 55)^ 3 Bio Menace {S} Apogee AC [1309] 73
48 ( 46) 19 Lemmings 2: The Tribes DMA/Psygnosis PU [1207] 39
49 ( 47) 35 SimCity Maxis/Ocean ST [1079] 38
50 ( 48) 17 Eye of the Beholder 3 SSI/US Gold RP [1225] 31
51 ( 49) 15 Solitaire for Windows MicroSoft ST [1214] 28
52 ( 73)* 5 MULTI-PLAYER CIVILIZATION hacked ST [1292] 92
53 ( 50) 9 Realms of Arkania: Blade of D. Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1270] 28
54 ( 53) 35 Dungeon Master Psygnosis RP [1024] 33
55 ( 51) 33 Conquered Kingdoms QQP ST [1122] 26
56 ( 56) 6 Scorched Earth {S} Wendell Hicken AC [1277] 41
57 ( 58)^ 27 Eric the Unready Legend/Accolade AD [1151] 46
58 ( 52) 7 Railroad Tycoon Deluxe MicroProse ST [1276] 27
59 ( 66)^ 6 The Lost Vikings Interplay AC [1280] 64
60 ( 60) 12 Might & Magic: Darkside of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1252] 44
61 ( 54) 34 F-15 Strike Eagle 3 MicroProse SI [1103] 23
62 ( 61) 13 The Legacy: Realm of Terror MicroProse RP [1242] 38
63 ( 59) 35 Wing Commander 1 (+Secret M.) Origin/Mindscape AC [1026] 31
64 ( 57) 30 Warlords SSG ST [1135] 17
65 ( 68)^ 4 Minerva {freeware} Jouni Miettunen ST [1301] 36
66 ( 71)^ 5 Howitzer {S} Randall Spangler ST [1286] 41
67 ( 65) 31 Battles of Destiny QQP ST [1132] 22
68 ( 63) 26 Space Quest 5: Next Mutation Dynamix/Sierra AD [1173] 17
69 ( 67) 8 Carriers At War (+Constr. Kit) SSG/Electr. Arts ST [1260] 26
70 ( 75)^ 16 FR Unlimited Adventures SSI RP [1219] 39
71 ( 77)^ 33 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen New World/US Gold RP [1102] 41
72 ( 64) 17 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 13
73 ( 69) 35 Perfect General (+scenario's) QQP/UbiSoft ST [1098] 20
74 ( 72) 6 Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic SSI/US Gold ST [1262] 26
75 ( 76)^ 31 Spear of Destiny Id/FormGen/Psygnosis AC [1124] 27
76 ( 82)^ 3 Pinball Dreams 21st Century/Spidersoft AC [1303] 36
77 ( -)* 1 STRONGHOLD SSI ST [1307] 65
78 ( 70) 35 Wing Commander 2 (+Sp. Op. 1+2) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 13
79 ( 79) 35 Eye of the Beholder 2 SSI/US Gold RP [1067] 23
80 ( 83)^ 14 Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Sierra AD [1237] 27
81 ( 80) 6 Angband {freeware} Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1255] 21
82 ( 78) 28 Populous 2 (+disk) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1149] 15
83 ( 74) 13 Tristan: Solid State Pinball Amtex AC [1247] 8
84 ( 88)^ 35 King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 30
85 ( 81) 7 Capture the Flag {S} Carr Lang ST [1264] 18
86 ( 85) 11 Sword of Aragon SSI RP [1249] 18
87 ( 84) 11 Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Interplay/El. Arts ST [1240] 14
88 ( 97)^ 27 Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure {S} Apogee AC [1162] 28
89 ( 89) 35 Eye of the Beholder 1 SSI/US Gold RP [1093] 18
90 ( 87) 35 Out of this World Delphine/Interp./US Gold AC [1012] 15
91 ( 90) 13 MS Flight Simulator 4.0 MicroSoft SI [1233] 15
92 ( 98)^ 25 Prince of Persia Broderbund AC [1172] 25
93 ( 93) 4 Micro Bridge Companion Great Game Products ST [1287] 18
94 ( 95)^ 12 Cobra Mission Megatech AD [1222] 20
95 ( 94) 3 Rags to Riches (+Wall Street Manager) Interplay ST [1283] 18
96 ( 92) 30 Empire: Wargame of the Century Interstel ST [1142] 15
97 ( 86) 5 High Command: Europe '39-'45 Colorado/Three-Sixty ST [1279] 3
98 ( -)^ 1 Umoria {freeware} Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1293] 23
99 ( 96) 7 One-Nil {S} New Era/Wizard SP [1274] 13
100 (100) 15 Romance o.t. Three Kingdoms 2 Koei ST [1231] 15
Dropped Out:
( 91) 34 Red Baron (+missions) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1070]
( 99) 25 Might & Magic 3 New World/US Gold RP [1170]
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The Net PC Games Tip 20 Edition 35 - Week 35 - August 30, 1993
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 6 Ambush at Sorinor Mindcraft ST [1294] 10
2 ( 2) 7 Rampart Electronic Arts ST [1285] 10
3 ( 5) 5 Unnkulian Underworld {S} Adventions AD [1299] 15
4 ( 9) 6 Clash of Steel SSI ST [1295] 18
5 ( 6) 8 Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace US Gold/SSI RP [1282] 10
6 ( 8) 5 DCGames {S} DC Software RP [1302] 13
7 ( 7) 6 Bad Blood Origin AC [1296] 8
8 ( 13) 2 Gateway 2: Homeworld Legend/Accolade AD [1313] 16
9 ( -) 1 Sensible Soccer Sensible/Renegade SP [1316] 23
10 ( 10) 4 Elite Plus Realtime ST [1306] 0
11 ( -) 1 Take-a-Break Pinball Dynamix/Sierra AC [1317] 20
12 ( 15) 2 Coaster Disney AC [1314] 8
13 ( -) 1 8 Ball Deluxe Amtex AC [1318] 15
14 ( 14) 5 Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1 Spectrum H./MicroPr. ST [1304] 0
15 ( -) 1 APBA Baseball Miller SP [1319] 13
16 ( 16) 3 Daughter of Serpents Millennium/Electronic Arts AD [1310] 0
17 ( 17) 3 Rome A.D. 92: Pathway to Power Millenn./El. Arts ST [1311] 0
18 ( 18) 2 Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom Silmarils RP [1315] 5
19 ( 19) 3 Gary Grigsby's War in Russia SSI ST [1312] 3
20 ( 20) 4 Air Duel (+Dogfight) MicroProse SI [1308] 0
In every last edition of the month I present you the raw data used for the
compilation of the weekly Top 100. This data is presented in the form of a
Top 50, compiled by counting the email votes of this month, and a Top 20,
compiled by measuring Usenet traffic. [A note for Matt from SSI: The first
one is the one you were looking for :)]
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Top 50: The Games Most Voted For August 1993
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 923
2 ( 2) X-Wing (+Imperial Pursuit) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 654
3 ( 3) Falcon 3.0 (+Mig-29) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 607
4 ( 4) VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 456
5 ( 9) Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 319
6 (10) Strike Commander Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1218] 268
7 ( -) Syndicate Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 260
8 ( 8) Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 243
9 ( 5) World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 235
10 (20) Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/E. Arts RP [1127] 234
11 ( -) Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 224
12 (11) Wolfenstein 3D {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 217
13 (24) Links 386 Pro (+courses) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 202
14 (32) Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 184
15 ( 6) Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade ST [1116] 179
16 ( 7) The Incredible Machine (+add-on) Dynamix/Sierra PU [1128] 175
17 (15) Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevTeam RP [1186] 159
18 (28) Empire Deluxe New World ST [1177] 154
19 (23) Spaceward Ho! New World/US Gold ST [1154] 151
20 (14) Alone in the Dark Infogrames/I-Motion AD [1105] 147
21 (21) Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 143
22 (38) Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 142
23 (13) Aces of the Pacific (+miss.) Dynamix/Sierra SI [1010] 140
24 (17) Harpoon (+disks) Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts ST [1058] 138
25 (18) Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 136
26 (25) Flashback Delphine/US Gold/SSI AC [1236] 135
27 (16) Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 133
28 (12) Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund/Electronic Arts AC [1232] 125
29 (37) Tornado Digital Integr./Spectrum H. SI [1273] 106
30 (29) Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1104] 100
31 (26) SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 95
32 (47) Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 94
33 (43) Command HQ MicroProse ST [1166] 85
34 ( -) Space Hulk Electronic Arts AC [1267] 85
35 (31) Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 83
36 (22) 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 78
37 (39) The Lost Admiral QQP ST [1126] 78
38 (27) Comanche: Maximum Overkill NovaLogic/US Gold SI [1101] 77
39 (40) Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 75
40 ( -) Scorched Earth {S} Wendell Hicken AC [1277] 75
41 (19) Minesweeper MicroSoft ST [1184] 74
42 ( -) Warlords 2 SSG ST [1284] 73
43 ( -) Pirates! Gold MicroProse ST [1272] 70
44 (30) Solitaire for Windows MicroSoft ST [1214] 69
45 ( -) Lemmings (+More Lemmings/Xmas) Psygnosis PU [1095] 69
46 ( -) Realms of Arkania: Blade of D. Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1270] 67
47 ( -) Monster Bash {S} Apogee AC [1213] 67
48 ( -) Multi-Player Civilization hacked ST [1292] 67
49 ( -) The Legacy: Realm of Terror MicroProse RP [1242] 66
50 ( -) Dungeon Master Psygnosis RP [1024] 66
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Top 20: The Games Most Talked About August 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] 225
2 ( 3) Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 218
3 ( 6) Doom Id AC [9757] 187
4 ( 4) Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 185
5 ( -) Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 150
6 (12) Falcon 3.0 (+Mig-29) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 144
7 ( 2) Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 119
8 (10) Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001] 105
9 ( 5) Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 99
10 ( -) Space Hulk Electronic Arts AC [1267] 92
11 (11) Syndicate Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 86
12 ( 8) Prince of Persia 2 Broderbund/Electronic Arts AC [1232] 82
13 ( -) Bio Menace {S} Apogee AC [1309] 73
14 ( 7) Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/E. Arts RP [1127] 71
15 (19) Wolfenstein 3D {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 70
16 (16) Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant Sir-Tech/US Gold RP [1104] 68
17 ( -) 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 61
18 ( -) Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009] 61
19 ( -) Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 60
20 ( -) King's Quest 6 Sierra AD [1015] 50
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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. Previous editions can be |
| found on the risc.ua.edu ftp-site. More detailed information on how the |
| chart is compiled, can be found in the Top 100 document. Just ask for it. |
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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 Game Bytes (USA), |
| {S}: Shareware | Software Gids (NL) and PC Format (UK) magazines. |
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