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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 097
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| This week the votes from 403 people have been used to compile this chart. |
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New Contestants (Runners Up) Edition 97 - Week 45 - November 7, 1994
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NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID
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Tip 1 6 Aethra {S} Michael Lawrence RP [1495]
Tip 2 6 3D SuperBall {S} Homebrew/Dungeon AC [1498]
Tip 3 1 MetalTech: Earthsiege Dynamix/Sierra AC [1515]
Tip 4 7 Overlord Virgin SI [1492]
Tip 5 5 Pinball Arcade {C} 21st Century AC [1504]
Tip 6 2 Wolf Sanctuary Woods RP [1513]
Tip 7 4 4D Stunts Driving Mindscape AC [1506]
Tip 8 3 Quarantine Gametek AC [1511]
Tip 9 2 Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail Sir-Tech RP [1514]
Tip 10 5 Iron Cross New World ST [1503]
Tip 11 3 Return to Ringworld Tsunami AD [1510]
Tip 12 8 Delta-V Bethesda/US Gold AC [1488]
Tip 13 1 DreamWeb Creative Realities/Empire/Readysoft RP [1516]
Tip 14 1 Under a Killing Moon {C} Access/US Gold AD [1517]
Tip 15 1 Armored Fist NovaLogic AC [1518]
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The Net PC Games Top 100 Edition 97 - Week 45 - November 7, 1994
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) 47 Doom (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id AC [1386] 458
2 ( 4)^ 4 Doom 2: Hell on Earth Id AC [1502] 401
3 ( 2) 29 U.F.O.: Enemy Unknown (+X-Com) Mythos/MicroProse ST [1437] 370
4 ( 3) 16 Tie Fighter LucasArts/Virgin AC [1473] 286
5 ( 7)^ 5 Colonization MicroProse ST [1496] 280
6 ( 5) 97 Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 235
7 ( 6) 57 Master of Orion SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344] 202
8 ( 8) 43 SimCity 2000 Maxis/Mindscape ST [1399] 128
9 ( 16)* 4 MASTER OF MAGIC MicroProse ST [1501] 186
10 ( 9) 21 The Settlers (+Serf City) Blue Byte/SSI ST [1458] 107
11 ( 10) 14 Jazz Jackrabbit {S} Epic AC [1479] 92
12 ( 13)^ 31 Raptor: Call of the Shadows {S} Cygnus/Apogee AC [1434] 111
13 ( 11) 94 VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 87
14 ( 39)* 3 GALACTIC CIVILIZATIONS (OS/2) Stardock/AIM ST [1508] 250
15 ( 12) 33 Myst {W} {C} Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD [1426] 68
16 ( 14) 96 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST [1110] 84
17 ( 23)^ 3 One Must Fall: 2097 {S} Epic AC [1505] 152
18 ( 20)^ 6 System Shock LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1438] 121
19 ( 15) 88 X-Wing (+Imperial Purs.,B-Wing) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 77
20 ( 17) 39 Pinball Fantasies Digital Illusions/21st Century AC [1416] 91
21 ( 18) 53 Epic Pinball (+Silverball retail v.) {S} Epic AC [1359] 54
22 ( 21) 8 Lode Runner: The Legend Returns Sierra AC [1487] 67
23 ( 19) 65 Warlords 2 SSG ST [1284] 52
24 ( 22) 72 SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 51
25 ( 24) 95 World Circuit (+F1 Grand Prix) MicroProse SP [1123] 62
26 ( 26) 48 IndyCar Racing Papyrus/Virgin SP [1375] 57
27 ( 25) 21 Harpoon 2 Three-Sixty ST [1462] 47
28 ( 30)^ 85 Nethack 3.1 {F} DevTeam RP [1186] 67
29 ( 31)^ 22 Hocus Pocus {S} Apogee AC [1456] 69
30 ( 27) 43 Mortal Kombat Probe/Virgin SP [1400] 42
31 ( 40)^ 2 Wacky Wheels {S} Beavis/Apogee AC [1509] 106
32 ( 28) 32 Ultima 8: Pagan Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1401] 41
33 ( 29) 44 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father Sierra AD [1377] 47
34 ( 33) 95 Railroad Tycoon MicroProse ST [1121] 40
35 ( 32) 70 Syndicate (+add-on) Bullfrog/Electronic Arts AC [1271] 32
36 ( 34) 70 Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 42
37 ( 36) 48 Rebel Assault {C} LucasArts/US Gold AC [1374] 41
38 ( 35) 17 Theme Park Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST [1459] 22
39 ( 37) 97 Links 386 Pro (+add-ons) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 31
40 ( 38) 7 World at War: Operation Crusader Atomic/Avalon H. ST [1489] 32
41 ( 41) 35 The Elder Scrolls: Arena Bethesda/US Gold RP [1423] 37
42 ( 42) 96 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade ST [1116] 22
43 ( 44)^ 58 Privateer (+Righteous Fire) Origin/Electr. Arts AC [1337] 24
44 ( 43) 46 Sam & Max Hit the Road LucasArts/US Gold AD [1379] 18
45 ( 45) 11 Xquest {S} Atomjack AC [1482] 23
46 ( 46) 87 Empire Deluxe (+add-ons) New World ST [1177] 26
47 ( 47) 16 Outpost Sierra ST [1471] 27
48 ( 48) 71 Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 24
49 ( 49) 58 Front Page Sports: Football Pro Dynamix/Sierra SP [1330] 24
50 ( 53)^ 57 NHL Hockey Electronic Arts SP [1340] 31
51 ( 50) 33 Fleet Defender MicroProse SI [1429] 11
52 ( 51) 49 Slicks 'n' Slide {S} Timo Kauppinen SP [1352] 11
53 ( 58)^ 78 7th Guest {C} Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 33
54 ( 54) 56 Return To Zork Infocom/Activision AD [1288] 20
55 ( 52) 29 Cannon Fodder Sensible/AVME/Virgin AC [1435] 14
56 ( 55) 12 FIFA International Soccer Electronic Arts SP [1481] 19
57 ( 56) 22 1942 Pacific Air War MicroProse SI [1460] 19
58 ( 57) 38 Sensible Soccer Sensible/Renegade SP [1316] 20
59 ( 59) 30 Battle Isle 2 Blue Byte ST [1439] 24
60 ( 61)^ 97 Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 26
61 ( 67)^ 6 Wing Commander: Armada Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1494] 39
62 ( 60) 97 Wolfenstein 3D (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id/Apogee AC [1013] 15
63 ( 63) 12 Nahlakh {S} Tom Proudfoot RP [1480] 22
64 ( 64) 14 Wargame Construction Set 2: Tanks! SSI/US Gold ST [1464] 24
65 ( 65) 84 Ultima 7 Part 2 (+Silver Seed) Origin/El. Arts RP [1195] 26
66 ( 62) 95 V for Victory (+scenario's) Three-Sixty/El. Arts ST [1114] 15
67 ( 79)^ 16 Mystic Towers {S} AnimationFX/Apogee AC [1474] 45
68 ( 70)^ 78 Core Wars Intern. Core Wars Society ST [1227] 27
69 ( 66) 27 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Interplay/El. Arts AD [1017] 17
70 ( 73)^ 5 NHL Hockey '95 Electronic Arts SP [1493] 30
71 ( 71) 97 Darklands MicroProse RP [1008] 20
72 ( 68) 86 Minesweeper {W} Microsoft ST [1184] 12
73 ( 80)^ 2 Aces of the Deep Dynamix/Sierra SI [1500] 35
74 ( 69) 6 Front Page Sports: Baseball Dynamix/Sierra SP [1491] 14
75 ( 77)^ 4 Bundesligamanager Hattrick Software 2000 ST [1497] 25
76 ( 72) 94 Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/El. Arts RP [1127] 14
77 ( 81)^ 66 Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos Westwood/Virgin RP [1305] 26
78 ( 78) 4 Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager SSI/US Gold RP [1499] 20
79 ( 75) 59 MS Flight Simulator 5.0 Microsoft SI [1334] 12
80 ( 76) 47 Duke Nukem 2 {S} Apogee AC [1381] 14
81 ( 74) 77 Solitaire {W} Microsoft ST [1214] 8
82 ( 84)^ 92 Wing Commander 2 (+Sp. Op. 1+2) Origin/Mindscape AC [1007] 24
83 ( 82) 13 Alien Legacy Dynamix/Sierra ST [1476] 19
84 ( 90)^ 53 Elite 2: Frontier Gametek/Konami AC [1356] 28
85 ( 91)^ 2 Planet Strike {S} Jam/Apogee AC [1512] 28
86 ( -)^ 1 Lords of the Realm Impressions ST [1507] 27
87 ( 85) 96 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts/US Gold AD [1014] 19
88 ( 86) 68 The Lost Vikings Interplay AC [1280] 20
89 ( 83) 9 Superhero: League of Hoboken Legend RP [1486] 12
90 ( 93)^ 94 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6 {S} Id/Apogee AC [1129] 25
91 ( 89) 97 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003] 17
92 ( 94)^ 9 Battle Bugs Dynamix/Sierra ST [1485] 20
93 ( 88) 27 Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession SSI/US Gold RP [1433] 11
94 ( 87) 48 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold {S} Jam/Apogee AC [1380] 8
95 ( 92) 25 Romance o.t. Three Kingdoms 4 Koei ST [1442] 8
96 ( 95) 24 Beneath a Steel Sky Revolution/Virgin AD [1436] 11
97 ( 99)^ 18 SSN-21 Seawolf Electronic Arts ST [1470] 15
98 ( 98) 45 Spaceward Ho! New World/US Gold ST [1154] 12
99 ( 97) 21 Dark Legions Silicon Knights/SSI/US Gold ST [1450] 11
100 ( 96) 93 Spear of Destiny (+add-ons) Id/FormGen/Psygnosis AC [1124] 9
Dropped Out:
(100) 96 Ultima 7 (+Forge of Virtue) Origin/Mindscape RP [1001]
It's just three lists to go and then I will be making the 100th edition
of this Top 100. That edition will be celebrated with a very special
surprise for all gamers on the Internet. All I can say right now is
that it has something to do with many free commercial games. And with
many I mean *MANY*. Just wait and see...
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Top 5: Action Games October 1994
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Doom (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id AC [1386] 2541
2 ( 2) Tie Fighter LucasArts/Virgin AC [1473] 1190
3 ( -) Doom 2: Hell on Earth Id AC [1502] 552
4 ( 3) Jazz Jackrabbit {S} Epic AC [1479] 512
5 ( -) X-Wing (+Imperial Purs.,B-Wing) LucasArts/US Gold AC [1169] 389
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Top 5: Adventure Games October 1994
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Myst Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD [1426] 378
2 ( 2) Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father Sierra AD [1377] 256
3 ( 4) Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268] 156
4 ( -) Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Interplay/El. Arts AD [1017] 135
5 ( 3) Sam & Max Hit the Road LucasArts/US Gold AD [1379] 132
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Top 5: Miscellaneous Games October 1994
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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] 252
2 ( 2) IndyCar Racing Papyrus/Virgin SP [1375] 231
3 ( 4) Mortal Kombat Probe/Virgin SP [1400] 221
4 ( 3) Links 386 Pro (+add-ons) Access/US Gold SP [1006] 198
5 ( -) 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230] 158
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Top 5: Role-Playing Games October 1994
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( -) Master of Magic MicroProse RP [1501] 333
2 ( 1) Nethack 3.1 {freeware} DevTeam RP [1186] 275
3 ( 4) Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275] 242
4 ( 2) Ultima 8: Pagan Origin/Electronic Arts RP [1401] 237
5 ( 5) Ultima Underworld 2 LookingGlass/Origin/El. Arts RP [1127] 121
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Top 5: Simulation Games October 1994
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) SVGA Air Warrior Kesmai/Konami/GEnie SI [1251] 215
2 ( 5) Falcon 3.0 (+add-ons) Spectrum Holob./MicroProse SI [1005] 136
3 ( 2) Fleet Defender MicroProse SI [1429] 90
4 ( 3) 1942 Pacific Air War MicroProse SI [1460] 74
5 ( -) Aces of the Deep Dynamix/Sierra SI [1500] 62
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Top 5: Strategy Games October 1994
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) U.F.O.: Enemy Unknown (+X-Com) Mythos/MicroProse ST [1437] 1809
2 ( 2) Civilization MicroProse ST [1002] 1124
3 ( 3) Master of Orion SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344] 1067
4 ( 5) SimCity 2000 Maxis/Mindscape ST [1399] 620
5 ( -) Colonization MicroProse ST [1496] 566
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Top 5: Shareware Games October 1994
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TM LM Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID Points
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1 ( 1) Doom (+hacked add-ons) {S} Id AC [1386] 2541
2 ( 2) Jazz Jackrabbit {S} Epic AC [1479] 512
3 ( 4) VGA Planets {S} Tim Wisseman ST [1131] 488
4 ( 5) Epic Pinball (+Silverball retail v.) {S} Epic AC [1359] 355
5 ( 3) Raptor: Call of the Shadows {S} Cygnus/Apogee AC [1434] 352
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| TW : This Week | The Net PC Games Top 100 is compiled using votes |
| LW : Last Week | sent by many people from all over the world. The |
| NW : Number of Weeks | latest chart is published every Monday on Usenet |
| - : New Entry | in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce newsgroup. |
| ^ : Climbing |-----------------------------------------------------|
| * : Bullet | The games in the chart are not sorted by the points |
| AC : Action | mentioned in the last column. These points indicate |
| AD : Adventure | how well the games are doing. Many points gives the |
| PU : Puzzle | right to climb in the chart. Few makes the games go |
| RP : Role-Playing | down. This system makes the chart stable. |
| SI : Simulation |-----------------------------------------------------|
| SP : Sports | (c) 1994 all rights reserved |
| ST : Strategy | Jojo Productions |
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