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*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * Edition 349 ***

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The following Top 40 contains the most popular download games at this time.
The list includes demo versions, shareware versions and freeware games.
Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should download it.
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Internet Download Top 40 Edition 219 - Week 36 - September 6, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 14 Quake 3 Test {F} Id AC 1 [3307]
2 6^ 28 Natuk {S} Tom Proudfoot RP 2 [3186]
3 2 36 Alpha Centauri {D} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3131]
4 3 17 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {D} New World/3DO ST 2 [3263]
5 4 62 BattleCruiser 3000 AD {F} Derek Smart ST 2 [2608]
6 10^104 Demise/Mordor 2 {D} VB Designs RP 1 [2329]
7 5 9 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 3 [3357]
8 20* 4 Mortyr {D} Mirage SH 8 [3377]
9 7 22 Links LS 1999 {D} Access SP 2 [3148]
10 9 6 Star Trek (Star Fleet Command) {D} Interplay WG 7 [3356]
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11 12^ 5 System Shock 2 {D} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 11 [3384]
12 8 20 MechWarrior 3 {D} Zipper/MicroProse AC 6 [3241]
13 11 28 Worms Armageddon {D} Team 17 AC/PU 4 [3179]
14 16^ 15 Nethergate {D} Spiderweb RP 9 [3306]
15 17^ 6 X (Beyond the Frontier) {D} EgoSoft AC 15 [3240]
16 23^ 13 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {D} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 2 [3313]
17 13 52 Wing Commander (Secret Ops) Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI 2 [2903]
18 15 19 HardWar {D} Gremlin AC 15 [2884]
19 14 39 Descent 3 {D} Outrage/Interplay SH 1 [3089]
20 21^ 7 1945 (Operation Konrad) {D} Kamikaze WG 20 [3271]
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21 34* 2 GP500 {D} Melbourne/Hasbro RA 21 [3406]
22 25^ 6 Seven Kingdoms 2 (The Fryhtan Wars) {D} Enlight ST 15 [3374]
23 18 44 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) {D} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 11 [2988]
24 19 13 Submarine Titans {D} Megamedia SI 3 [3320]
25 33^ 3 FreeSpace 2 {D} Volition/Interplay SH 25 [3403]
26 26 14 Virtual Deep Sea Fishing {D} Interplay SP 14 [3187]
27 24 91 Space Empires 3 {S} Malfador ST 1 [2514]
28 22 52 Railroad Tycoon 2 {D} G.O.D. ST 1 [2905]
29 30^ 3 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) {D} LucasArts RA 29 [3331]
30 28 15 Lords Of Magic (S.E.) {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 23 [3023]
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31 36^ 54 Hopkins (FBI) {D} MP AC 2 [2881]
32 27 53 Jagged Alliance 2 {D} Sir-Tech ST 2 [2896]
33 32 6 Driver {D} Reflections/GT RA 32 [3286]
34 29 68 Metal Knights 98 {D} KnightSoft ST 3 [2710]
35 31 5 Braveheart {D} Red Lemon/Eidos WG 29 [3332]
36 -^ 1 Prince Of Persia 3D {D} Red Orb AC/AD 36 [3431]
37 35 3 Panzer General 3D Assault {D} SSI WG 35 [3367]
38 38 24 Half-Life {D} Valve/Sierra SH 13 [3182]
39 37 13 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {D} Electronic Arts RA 14 [3321]
40 -^ 1 Legacy of Kain (Soul Reaver) {D} Eidos AC 40 [3285]
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Dropped Out:

39 9 Slave Zero {D} Accolade AC 29 [3203]
40 3 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) {D}Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 37 [3111]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 20^ 2 BattleZone 2 {D} Pandemic/Activision WG 1 [3427]
2 1 4 Cutthroats (Terror On The High Seas) {D} Eidos ST 1 [3407]
3 5^ 5 Cricket World Cup 99 {D} EA Sports SP 3 [3392]
4 6^ 5 Venom {D} Vital Engine ZL SH 4 [3393]
5 7^ 5 Battle Girl {D} Ultra-United/Feral AC 5 [3394]
6 10^ 4 Abomination (The Nemesis Project) {D} Hothouse/Eidos AC 6 [3404]
7 11^ 3 NFL Fever 2000 {D} Microsoft SP 7 [3413]
8 12^ 3 Skout {D} Soft Enterprises AC 8 [3414]
9 13^ 3 B-Hunter {D} InterActiVision/Midas AC 9 [3415]
10 14^ 2 Madden NFL 2000 {D} EA Sports SP 10 [3421]
11 15^ 2 Septerra Core {D} Valkyrie/Monolith AD/RP 11 [3422]
12 16^ 2 Chix 'n' Gear Stix {D} Fiendish RA 12 [3423]
13 17^ 2 Black Moon Chronicles {D} Cryo AD 13 [3424]
14 18^ 2 Mig Alley {D} Rowan/Empire SI 14 [3425]
15 19^ 2 Disciples (Sacred Lands) {D} Strategy First ST 15 [3426]
16 -^ 1 Goofy Golf Deluxe {D} Squeegee SP 16 [3432]
17 -^ 1 Darkstone {D} Delphine/G.O.D. RP 17 [3433]
18 -^ 1 Iron Strategy {D} Binary Bards/Nikita ST 18 [3434]
19 -^ 1 Lemmings Revolution {D} Psygnosis PU 19 [3435]
20 -^ 1 Rally Championship 2000 {D} Magnetic Fields/Europress RA 20 [3436]

The following Top 100 contains the most popular PC games at this time.
The list includes commercial retail games and registered shareware games.
Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should buy it too.
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Internet PC Games Top 100 Edition 349 - Week 36 - September 6, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 2^ 29 Alpha Centauri {!} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3168]
2 1 36 Baldur's Gate {!} Bioware/Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [3115]
3 4^ 27 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {!} New World/3DO ST 1 [3184]
4 6^ 41 Half-Life Valve/Sierra SH 1 [3046]
5 3 13 Might and Magic 7 (For Blood and Honor) {!} 3DO RP 2 [3287]
6 5 14 Jagged Alliance 2 Sir-Tech/TalonSoft ST 5 [3294]
7 7 74 Starcraft/Add-on {!} Blizzard WG 1 [2677]
8 10^ 3 System Shock 2 {!} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 8 [3398]
9 8 10 Dungeon Keeper 2 Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 7 [3343]
10 9 10 Total Annihilation (Kingdoms) {!} Cavedog/GT AC/WG 7 [3342]
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11 15^ 5 Darkstone {!} Delphine/G.O.D. RP 11 [3378]
12 14^ 25 RollerCoaster Tycoon Microprose ST 7 [3200]
13 13 41 Fifa 99 EA Sports SP 9 [3044]
14 11 71 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!} 3DO RP 2 [2696]
15 12 13 MechWarrior 3 {!} Zipper/MicroProse AC 9 [3311]
16 19^ 48 Caesar 3 (Build a Better Rome) {!} Sierra ST 5 [2936]
17 16 62 Final Fantasy 7 {!} SquareSoft/Eidos RP 7 [2811]
18 -* 1 Command And Conquer (Tiberian Sun) Electronic Arts AC/WG 18 [3417]
19 17 67 Unreal/Add-ons {!} Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH 2 [2753]
20 20 43 Railroad Tycoon 2/Add-on {!} PopTop/G.O.D. ST 5 [3008]
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21 21 101 Total Annihilation Cavedog/GT WG 1 [2402]
22 18 12 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {!} Electronic Arts RA 14 [3323]
23 23 44 Fallout 2 {!} Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [2995]
24 30^ 39 Thief (The Dark Project) {!} Looking Glass/Eidos AC/AD 6 [3079]
25 26^ 13 Aliens Vs. Predator Rebellion/Fox AC 14 [3280]
26 25 22 Championship Manager 3 {!} Eidos SP 14 [3248]
27 29^ 9 Kingpin (Life of Crime) {!} Xatrix/Interplay SH 26 [3350]
28 33^ 8 Hidden & Dangerous {!} Illusion/Take 2 AC/WG 28 [3364]
29 24 11 Descent 3 {!} Outrage/Tantrum/Interplay SH 20 [3333]
30 27 22 Civilization (Call to Power) Activision ST 11 [3235]
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31 22 14 Midtown Madness Angel/Microsoft RA 22 [3288]
32 48* 3 Star Trek (Starfleet Command) Interplay WG 32 [3400]
33 28 25 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V.2.0 Interplay ST 17 [3211]
34 34 16 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {!}LucasArts AD 29 [3282]
35 36^ 24 EverQuest {!} Verant/989 Studios/Sony RP 18 [3206]
36 35 90 Quake 2/Add-on {!} Id/Activision SH 1 [2529]
37 31 8 Outcast Appeal/Infogrames AD 30 [3349]
38 32 21 X-Wing Alliance LucasArts SI 9 [3249]
39 37 31 SimCity 3000 {!} Maxis/Electronic Arts ST 13 [3152]
40 38 98 Age of Empires {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 3 [2424]
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41 40 41 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) Ensemble/Microsoft ST 16 [3028]
42 42 42 Carmageddon 2 {!} Stainless/SCi/Interplay RA 19 [3037]
43 39 77 Battlezone Activision WG 4 [2642]
44 45^ 40 Heretic 2 Raven/Activision SH 13 [3067]
45 47^ 14 Star Trek (Birth of the Federation) MicroProse/Hasbro ST 20 [3296]
46 41 19 Worms Armageddon {!} Team17/MicroProse PU/ST 39 [3265]
47 58^ 19 Warzone 2100 Pumpkin/Eidos WG 26 [3220]
48 51^ 54 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising) SSG/Red Orb WG 10 [2882]
49 43 54 Rainbow Six Red Storm AC/ST 7 [2883]
50 46 17 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 20 [3272]
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51 72* 2 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {!} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 51 [3408]
52 50 4 X (Beyond The Frontier) {!} EgoSoft/THQ AC 50 [3386]
53 52 49 NHL 99 EA Sports SP 20 [2925]
54 44 11 Heavy Gear 2 Activision AC/ST 30 [3335]
55 53 41 Settlers 3 Blue Byte ST 15 [3051]
56 55 64 Descent (Freespace - The Great War) Interplay SH 9 [2782]
57 49 35 Starsiege Tribes Dynamix/Sierra AC/ST 33 [3116]
58 54 45 Grim Fandango {!} LucasArts/Activision AD 10 [2981]
59 60^ 15 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) LucasArts RA 33 [3281]
60 65^ 4 Civilization 2 (Test Of Time) MicroProse ST 60 [3387]
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61 56 139 Diablo Blizzard RP 1 [2154]
62 57 11 ToCA 2 Touring Cars Codemasters RA 46 [3339]
63 68^ 68 Galactic Civilizations Gold Stardock ST 25 [2738]
64 61 110 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!} Mythos/MicroProse ST 4 [2351]
65 67^ 96 Ultima Online/Second Age {!} Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
66 64 23 Superbike World Championship Virgin/EA Sports RA 48 [3194]
67 69^ 16 Grand Prix Legends Papyrus/Sierra Sports RA 55 [2935]
68 63 39 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 33 [3053]
69 66 43 Delta Force NovaLogic SI 31 [2996]
70 62 23 Imperialism 2 Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 18 [3223]
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71 82^ 32 Close Combat 3 (The Russian Front) {!} Microsoft WG 43 [3146]
72 71 20 Lands of Lore 3 {!} Westwood/Electronic Arts RP 54 [3236]
73 79^ 12 WCW Nitro THQ SP 66 [3080]
74 59 49 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {!} Electronic Arts RA 4 [2924]
75 78^ 21 High Heat Baseball 2000 Team .366/3DO SP 21 [3239]
76 75 146 Heroes of Might & Magic 2/add-on New World/3DO ST 2 [2091]
77 77 36 Quest for Glory 5 (Dragonfire) SierraFX/Sierra RP 55 [3092]
78 70 99 Dark Forces 2/Add-on (Jedi Knight) {!} LucasArts SH 6 [2413]
79 95^ 2 Discworld Noir Perfect/GT AD 79 [3397]
80 81^ 38 Falcon 4.0 {!} MicroProse SI 30 [3091]
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81 80 94 The Curse of Monkey Island {!} LucasArts AD 6 [2468]
82 76 145 Master of Orion 2 (Battle at Antares) MicroProse ST 3 [2095]
83 83 62 Commandos (Behind Enemy Lines) Eidos WG 7 [2810]
84 88^ 71 Rage Of Mages/Allods Nival/Monolith RP 9 [2716]
85 74 20 Gruntz Monolith PU 60 [3219]
86 89^145 Command & Conquer/Add-on (Red Alert) Westwood WG 1 [2101]
87 91^ 97 Panzer General 2 SSI/Mindscape WG 27 [2426]
88 73 35 Myth 2 (Soulblighter) {!} Bungie ST 17 [3127]
89 93^ 43 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters RA 26 [2989]
90 85 11 Magic & Mayhem/Duel: The Mage Wars Mythos/Bethesda RP 67 [3130]
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91 92^ 5 Redline (Gang Warfare 2066) Beyond Games/Accolade AC 88 [3221]
92 94^ 12 Monaco Grand Prix 2 UbiSoft RA 89 [3305]
93 96^ 54 Vangers (One for the Road) Interactive Magic RA 30 [2869]
94 84 5 Official Formula 1 Racing Lankhor/Eidos RA 73 [3334]
95 98^183 Civilization 2/Fantastic Worlds MicroProse ST 1 [1879]
96 87 20 Commandos (Beyond the Call of Duty) Eidos AC/WG 62 [3234]
97 97 93 Blade Runner {!} Westwood/Virgin AD 16 [2479]
98 86 98 Gettysburg Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 15 [2430]
99 99 9 Cricket World Cup 99 EA Sports SP 92 [3345]
100 90 14 Sports Car GT Image Space/Electronic Arts RA 46 [3264]
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Dropped Out:

100 3 Battle of Britain {!} TalonSoft SI 97 [3218]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 3^ 5 Dark Ages Nexon RP 1 [3390]
2 6^ 3 Re-Volt Acclaim RA 2 [3409]
3 19^ 4 Force 21 Redstorm WG 3 [3401]
4 7^ 6 Pizza Syndicate Software 2000 ST 4 [3381]
5 -^ 1 F.A. Premier League Stars EA Sports SP 5 [3428]
6 20^ 4 Malkari Interactive Magic ST 6 [3402]
7 1 5 Braveheart Red Lemon/Eidos WG 1 [3391]
8 26^ 2 Shadow Man Iguana/Acclaim AC/AD 8 [3418]
9 28^ 2 Nexus (The Kingdom Of The Winds) Nexon AD 9 [3420]
10 4 6 Warhammer 40,000 (Rites Of War) SSI/Mindscape WG/RP 3 [3379]
11 8 5 Atari Arcade Hits Digital Eclipse/Hasbro AR 4 [3389]
12 9 5 Lego Racers Lego RA 8 [3388]
13 10 7 Fly! {!} Terminal Reality/G.O.D. SI 3 [3376]
14 13 8 Extreme Boards & Blades Silverfish/Head Games SP 13 [3370]
15 14 8 The Creed ZeroHour AC 14 [3371]
16 15 8 Pro 18 (World Tour Golf) {!} Intelligent/Psygnosis SP 15 [3372]
17 16 7 Rayman Forever UbiSoft PL 16 [3375]
18 17 6 Emergency Room 2 Legacy ST 17 [3380]
19 18 4 NFL Fever 2000 Microsoft SP 18 [3399]
20 21^ 3 Gulf War (Operation Desert Hammer) 3DO AC 20 [3410]
21 22^ 3 Arcade Pool 2 Team 17/Hasbro SP 21 [3411]
22 23^ 3 Clans ComputerHouse/Strategy First AD 22 [3412]
23 24^ 2 Mob Rule Simon & Schuster AD 23 [3416]
24 27^ 2 NBA Inside Drive 2000 Microsoft SP 24 [3419]
25 -^ 1 Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 2 Wizard Works SH 25 [3429]
26 -^ 1 Madden NFL 2000 {!} EA Sports SP 26 [3430]

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| TW : This Week | The Internet PC Games Top 100 are compiled using |
| LW : Last Week | votes sent by gamers from all over the world. |
| NW : Number of Weeks | The latest charts are published every Monday on |
| HI : Highest Position | Usenet in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.* newsgroups.|
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| AC : Action | {demo} Demo Version| > 5 Dark Invader [1435] |
| AD : Adventure | {share} Shareware | > 4 Action Force2 [1322] |
| AR : Arcade | {reg} Registered | > 5 Super Fighter [1502] |
| FI : Fighting | {O} OS/2 Only | > 2 Magic of Zuul 4 [] |
| IF : Interactive Fiction| | > 4 The Lost Tycoon [] |
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| PU : Puzzle | {!} Smash PC Game| |
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