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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 113
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The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the Top 100:
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New Contestants (Runners Up) Edition 113 - Week 9 - February 27, 1995
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NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID
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Tip 1 9 Virtual Sysop iFX SI [1569]
Tip 2 9 All New World (+Lemming Chronicles) DMA/Psygnosis AC [1570]
Tip 3 2 Cannon Fodder 2 Sensible/Virgin AC [1583]
Tip 4 2 World at War: Stalingrad Atomic/Avalon Hill ST [1584]
Tip 5 1 Wings of Glory Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1586]
Tip 6 8 CyClones Raven/SSI/Electronic Arts AC [1576]
Tip 7 8 Commander Blood Microfolie's/Cryo AC [1573]
Tip 8 8 Star Reach Techtonics/Interplay ST [1575]
Tip 9 6 Unnecessary Roughness '95 Accolade SP [1579]
Tip 10 1 Alone in the Dark 3 {C} Infogrames/I-Motion AD [1587]
The following list is a Top 100 of the most popular PC games in the world:
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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 113 - Week 9 - February 27, 1995
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 9 Descent {S} Parallax/Interplay AC [1565] 911
2 ( 2) 19 Galactic Civilizations {O} Stardock/AIM ST [1508] 730
3 ( 3) 20 Doom 2: Hell on Earth Id/GT/Virgin AC [1502] 373
4 ( 4) 9 Heretic {S} Raven/Id AC [1566] 350
5 ( 5) 45 U.F.O.: Enemy Unknown (+X-Com) Mythos/MicroProse ST [1437] 343
6 ( 6) 20 Master of Magic SimTex/MicroProse ST [1501] 316
7 ( 7) 11 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger {C}Origin/EA AC [1562] 271
8 ( 9)^113 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 243
9 ( 8) 32 Tie Fighter LucasArts/Virgin AC [1473] 235
10 ( 10) 14 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans Blizzard/Interplay ST [1528] 241
11 ( 13)^110 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 202
12 ( 12) 73 Master of Orion SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344] 186
13 ( 11) 63 Doom (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id AC [1386] 174
14 ( 17)^ 13 Panzer General SSI ST [1522] 171
15 ( 16)^ 59 SimCity 2000 Maxis/Mindscape ST [1399] 160
16 ( 15) 19 One Must Fall: 2097 {S} Epic AC [1505] 153
17 ( 14) 22 System Shock LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1438] 143
18 ( 18) 15 Transport Tycoon MicroProse ST [1521] 156
19 ( 22)^ 49 Myst {W} {C} Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD [1426] 150
20 ( 19) 21 Colonization MicroProse ST [1496] 126
21 ( 20) 11 Magic Carpet {C} Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1549] 119
22 ( 21) 104 X-Wing (+Imperial Purs.,B-Wing) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 113
23 ( 25)^ 9 Little Big Adventure (+Relentless)Electronic Arts AD [1538] 124
24 ( 23) 18 Wacky Wheels {S} Beavis/Apogee AC [1509] 102
25 ( 26)^ 15 Under a Killing Moon {C} Access/US Gold AD [1517] 99
26 ( 24) 12 Roids {S} {O} Leonard Guy AC [1531] 81
27 ( 27) 112 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 81
28 ( 28) 9 Rise of the Triad (+retail version) {S} Apogee AC [1564] 74
29 ( 31)^ 81 Warlords 2 SSG ST [1284] 84
30 ( 30) 37 The Settlers (+Serf City) Blue Byte/SSI ST [1458] 79
31 ( 32)^ 14 Nascar Racing Papyrus/Virgin SP [1529] 84
32 ( 29) 30 Jazz Jackrabbit {S} Epic AC [1479] 69
33 ( 35)^ 69 Epic Pinball (+Silverball retail v.) {S} Epic AC [1359] 85
34 ( 34) 55 Pinball Fantasies Digital Illusions/21st Century AC [1416] 73
35 ( 33) 101 Nethack 3.1 {F} DevTeam RP [1186] 60
36 ( 36) 60 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father Sierra AD [1377] 64
37 ( 37) 24 Lode Runner: The Legend Returns Sierra AC [1487] 65
38 ( 38) 12 Boppin' {S} Accursed Toys/Apogee PU [1526] 52
39 ( 42)^ 48 Ultima 8: Pagan Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1401] 57
40 ( 40) 21 NHL Hockey '95 Electronic Arts SP [1493] 51
41 ( 43)^ 94 7th Guest {C} Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 47
42 ( 39) 86 Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 36
43 ( 46)^103 Empire Deluxe (+add-ons) New World ST [1177] 53
44 ( 41) 59 Mortal Kombat Probe/Virgin SP [1400] 35
45 ( 51)^ 46 Battle Isle 2 (+add-on) Blue Byte/Accolade ST [1439] 54
46 ( 49)^111 World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 49
47 ( 47) 10 U.S. Navy Fighters {C} Electronic Arts SI [1543] 44
48 ( 45) 73 NHL Hockey Electronic Arts SP [1340] 35
49 ( 44) 47 Raptor: Call of the Shadows {S} Cygnus/Apogee AC [1434] 32
50 ( 53)^112 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade AC [1116] 48
51 ( 48) 74 Privateer (+Righteous Fire) Origin/Electr. Arts AC [1337] 32
52 ( 56)^ 64 Rebel Assault {C} LucasArts/US Gold AC [1374] 48
53 ( 62)^ 15 Realms of Arkania 2 (+Schwarze Auge 2) Sir-Tech RP [1514] 53
54 ( 58)^ 86 Syndicate (+add-on) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 46
55 ( 52) 9 King's Quest 7: Princeless Bride {W} {C} Sierra AD [1553] 30
56 ( 64)^102 Minesweeper {W} Microsoft ST [1184] 49
57 ( 63)^110 Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/El. Arts RP [1127] 47
58 ( 54) 15 Front Page Sports: Football '95 Dynamix/Sierra SP [1520] 27
59 ( -)* 1 DARK FORCES {D} LucasArts AC [1585] 32
60 ( 50) 9 Trickle Down {O} Multigrain ST [1563] 15
61 ( 55) 16 MetalTech: Earthsiege Dynamix/Sierra AC [1515] 24
62 ( 59) 64 IndyCar Racing Papyrus/Virgin SP [1375] 27
63 ( 67)^ 87 Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 39
64 ( 60) 88 SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 26
65 ( 57) 8 Video Poker {S} {O} IBM EWS ST [1571] 19
66 ( 66) 62 Sam & Max Hit the Road LucasArts/US Gold AD [1379] 31
67 ( 61) 18 Aces of the Deep Dynamix/Sierra SI [1500] 23
68 ( 65) 8 Ecstatica {C} Psygnosis AD [1530] 29
69 ( 69) 108 Wing Commander 2 (+Sp. Op. 1+2) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 28
70 ( 76)^ 34 Angband {F} Robert Alan Koeneke RP [1255] 35
71 ( 72)^111 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 30
72 ( 70) 38 Hocus Pocus {S} Apogee AC [1456] 24
73 ( 74)^ 5 Aladdin Disney/Virgin AC [1578] 29
74 ( 68) 33 Theme Park Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1459] 21
75 ( 71) 112 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 24
76 ( 75) 65 Slicks 'n' Slide {S} Timo Kauppinen SP [1352] 25
77 ( 78)^ 7 BlackThorne {S} Blizzard/Interplay AC [1536] 26
78 ( 84)^ 2 Hell Take 2/Gametek AD [1567] 32
79 ( 73) 113 Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 20
80 ( 82)^ 12 The Incredible Machine 2 Sierra PU [1537] 29
81 ( 81) 4 Cyberia Xatrix/Interplay AC [1574] 27
82 ( 87)^ 2 Knights of Xentar MegaTech RP [1581] 31
83 ( 85)^ 3 The Lion King Disney/Virgin AC [1580] 24
84 ( -)^ 1 Mortal Kombat 2 Probe/Virgin AC [1582] 27
85 ( 80) 113 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 19
86 ( 77) 7 Black Jack {O} Reed ST [1577] 13
87 ( 79) 37 Harpoon 2 Three-Sixty ST [1462] 15
88 ( 91)^ 23 World at War: Operation Crusader Atomic/Avalon H. ST [1489] 23
89 ( 83) 27 Xquest {S} Atomjack AC [1482] 16
90 ( 90) 4 Flight Commander 2 Bigtime/Avalon Hill ST [1572] 21
91 ( 94)^ 75 MS Flight Simulator 5.0 Microsoft SI [1334] 24
92 ( 86) 82 Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 17
93 ( 96)^ 30 Wargame Construction Set 2: Tanks! SSI/US Gold ST [1464] 22
94 ( 88) 22 Wing Commander: Armada Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1494] 15
95 ( 93) 113 Wolfenstein 3D (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 19
96 ( 89) 72 Return To Zork Infocom/Activision AD [1288] 15
97 ( 92) 3 Hardball 4 Accolade SP [1568] 16
98 ( 97) 113 Links 386 Pro (+add-ons) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 18
99 ( 98) 45 Cannon Fodder Sensible/AVME/Virgin AC [1435] 17
100 ( 95) 99 Ultima 7 Part 2 (+Silver Seed) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 13
Dropped Out:
( 99) 27 FIFA International Soccer Electronic Arts SP [1481]
(100) 73 Front Page Sports: Football Pro Dynamix/Sierra SP [1330]
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Top 50: The Games Most Voted For February 1995
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 4) Descent {S} Parallax/Interplay AC [1565] 3628
2 ( 1) Galactic Civilizations Stardock/AIM ST [1508] 3226
3 ( 2) Doom 2: Hell on Earth Id/GT/Virgin AC [1502] 1821
4 ( 3) U.F.O.: Enemy Unknown (+X-Com) Mythos/MicroProse ST [1437] 1562
5 ( 7) Master of Magic SimTex/MicroProse ST [1501] 1384
6 (15) Heretic {S} Raven/Id AC [1566] 1354
7 ( 6) Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 1266
8 (11) Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger Origin/EA AC [1562] 1215
9 ( 8) Tie Fighter LucasArts/Virgin AC [1473] 1086
10 (12) Warcraft: Orcs and Humans Blizzard/Interplay ST [1528] 983
11 ( 5) Doom (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id AC [1386] 960
12 (18) VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 951
13 ( 9) Master of Orion SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344] 899
14 (14) SimCity 2000 Maxis/Mindscape ST [1399] 742
15 (10) One Must Fall: 2097 {S} Epic AC [1505] 735
16 (16) System Shock LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1438] 688
17 (21) Transport Tycoon MicroProse ST [1521] 628
18 (17) X-Wing (+Imperial Purs.,B-Wing) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 625
19 (29) Panzer General SSI ST [1522] 596
20 (19) Myst Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD [1426] 571
21 (13) Colonization MicroProse ST [1496] 562
22 (22) Magic Carpet Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1549] 528
23 ( -) Little Big Adventure (+Relentless) Electronic Arts AD [1538] 444
24 (27) Wacky Wheels {S} Beavis/Apogee AC [1509] 433
25 (23) Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 423
26 (20) Roids {S} Leonard Guy AC [1531] 409
27 (31) Warlords 2 SSG ST [1284] 378
28 (30) The Settlers (+Serf City) Blue Byte/SSI ST [1458] 377
29 (26) Under a Killing Moon Access/US Gold AD [1517] 372
30 (24) Jazz Jackrabbit {S} Epic AC [1479] 368
31 (34) Epic Pinball (+Silverball retail v.) {S} Epic AC [1359] 345
32 (28) Rise of the Triad (+retail version) {S} Apogee AC [1564] 344
33 (25) Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevTeam RP [1186] 341
34 (41) Nascar Racing Papyrus/Virgin SP [1529] 322
35 (33) Pinball Fantasies Digital Illusions/21st Century AC [1416] 276
36 (36) Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father Sierra AD [1377] 263
37 (39) Lode Runner: The Legend Returns Sierra AC [1487] 242
38 ( -) Ultima 8: Pagan Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1401] 241
39 ( -) Boppin' {S} Accursed Toys/Apogee PU [1526] 231
40 (47) Empire Deluxe (+add-ons) New World ST [1177] 229
41 (45) 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 221
42 (37) Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 217
43 (42) Mortal Kombat Probe/Virgin SP [1400] 212
44 (44) NHL Hockey '95 Electronic Arts SP [1493] 211
45 (35) World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 208
46 (32) Raptor: Call of the Shadows {S} Cygnus/Apogee AC [1434] 201
47 ( -) Privateer (+Righteous Fire) Origin/Electr. Arts AC [1337] 199
48 (46) NHL Hockey Electronic Arts SP [1340] 198
49 (49) Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade AC [1116] 198
50 (50) Battle Isle 2 (+add-on) Blue Byte/Accolade ST [1439] 198
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| TW : This Week | The Net PC Games Top 100 is compiled using votes |
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| AC : Action | > 5 Dark Invader [1435] |
| AD : Adventure | > 4 Mysterious Forces 2 [1322] |
| PU : Puzzle | > 5 Super Fighter [1502] |
| RP : Role-Playing | > 2 Magic of Zuul 4 [] |
| SI : Simulation | > 4 The Lost Tycoon [] |
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