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*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * Edition 342 ***

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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 212 - Week 29 - July 19, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 7 Quake 3 Test {F} Id AC 1 [3307]
2 2 29 Alpha Centauri {D} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3131]
3 6^ 10 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {D} New World/3DO ST 3 [3263]
4 4 55 BattleCruiser 3000 AD {F} Derek Smart ST 2 [2608]
5 5 6 Submarine Titans {D} Megamedia SI 3 [3320]
6 9^ 2 Allods 2/Rage of Mages 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 6 [3357]
7 7 21 Natuk {S} Tom Proudfoot RP 2 [3186]
8 3 6 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {D} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 2 [3313]
9 8 13 MechWarrior 3 {D} Zipper/MicroProse AC 6 [3241]
10 10 21 Worms Armageddon {D} Team 17 AC/PU 4 [3179]
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11 12^ 8 Nethergate {D} Spiderweb RP 9 [3306]
12 11 6 Kingpin {D} Xatrix/Interplay SH 11 [3327]
13 15^ 15 Links LS 1999 {D} Access SP 2 [3148]
14 21* 7 Virtual Deep Sea Fishing {D} Interplay SP 14 [3187]
15 13 32 Descent 3 {D} Outrage/Interplay SH 1 [3089]
16 19^ 97 Demise/Mordor 2 {D} VB Designs RP 1 [2329]
17 14 45 Wing Commander (Secret Ops) Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI 2 [2903]
18 16 12 HardWar {D} Gremlin AC 16 [2884]
19 29* 8 Airline Tycoon {D} Infogrames ST 19 [3268]
20 18 84 Space Empires 3 {S} Malfador ST 1 [2514]
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21 17 26 Civilization (Call to Power) {D} Activision ST 10 [2857]
22 22 45 Railroad Tycoon 2 {D} G.O.D. ST 1 [2905]
23 25^ 8 Lords Of Magic (S.E.) {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 23 [3023]
24 20 61 Metal Knights 98 {D} KnightSoft ST 3 [2710]
25 23 47 Hopkins (FBI) {D} MP AC 2 [2881]
26 28^ 23 RollerCoaster Tycoon {D} Hasbro ST 6 [3164]
27 27 37 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) {D} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 11 [2988]
28 26 6 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {D} Electronic Arts RA 19 [3321]
29 24 15 Imperialism 2 (Age of Exploration) {D} SSI ST 22 [3173]
30 -* 1 Riding Star {D} Midas SP 30 [3229]
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31 -^ 3 Slave Zero {D} Accolade AC 31 [3203]
32 33^ 11 101st Airborne in Normandy {D} Empire ST 17 [2986]
33 -^ 17 Half-Life {D} Valve/Sierra SH 13 [3182]
34 -^ 12 Championship Manager 3 {D} Eidos SP 2 [3214]
35 34 5 Re-Volt {D} Acclaim RA 34 [3314]
36 30 10 Malkari {D} Interactive Magic ST 22 [3243]
37 36 46 Jagged Alliance 2 {D} Sir-Tech ST 2 [2896]
38 31 33 Anno 1602 {D} Infogrames ST 3 [3082]
39 32 17 Brian Lara Cricket {D} Codemasters SP 12 [3140]
40 38 3 Outcast {D} Appeal/Infogrames AD 38 [3352]
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Dropped Out:

35 48 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {D} Electronic Arts RA 5 [2854]
37 14 ToCA 2 Touring Cars {D} Codemasters RA 9 [3160]
39 15 X-Wing Alliance {D} LucasArts AC 7 [3230]
40 18 Commandos (Beyond the Call of Duty) {D} Eidos WG 22 [3158]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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Runners Up Edition 212 - Week 29 - July 19, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 3 Hidden & Dangerous {D} Illusion/Take 2 AC/WG 1 [3358]
2 15^ 3 Warhammer 40000 (Rites of War) {D} SSI/Mindscape ST 2 [3359]
3 4^ 6 Tanaka {D} Pacific AC 3 [3328]
4 5^ 6 F-22 Lightning 3 {D} NovaLogic SI 4 [3329]
5 6^ 6 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {D}LucasArts AD 5 [3330]
6 7^ 6 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) {D} LucasArts RA 6 [3331]
7 8^ 6 Braveheart {D} Eidos WG 7 [3332]
8 9^ 5 TriBond {D} Patch ST 8 [3340]
9 10^ 5 Intern. Cricket Captain 2 {D} Empire SP 9 [3341]
10 11^ 3 Castrol Honda Superbike 2000 {D} Midas RA 10 [3353]
11 12^ 3 Case Closed {D} Spectrum Pacific AD 11 [3354]
12 13^ 3 Fighting Steel {D} SSI/Mindscape SI 12 [3355]
13 14^ 3 Star Trek (Star Fleet Command) {D} Interplay WG 13 [3356]
14 16^ 2 Pizza Syndicate {D} Software 2000 PU 14 [3365]
15 17^ 2 Sinistar (Unleashed) {D} THQ AC 15 [3366]
16 18^ 2 Panzer General 3D Assault {D} SSI WG 16 [3367]
17 19^ 2 Arcade Pool 2 {D} Team 17/Hasbro SP 17 [3368]
18 20^ 2 Deer's Revenge {D} Valu-Soft SH 18 [3369]
19 -^ 1 Panzer Elite {D} Wings/Psygnosis ST 19 [3373]
20 -^ 1 Seven Kingdoms 2 (The Fryhtan Wars) {D} Enlight ST 20 [3374]

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 342 - Week 29 - July 19, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 22 Alpha Centauri {!} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3168]
2 3^ 6 Might and Magic 7 (For Blood and Honor) {!} 3DO RP 2 [3287]
3 2 29 Baldur's Gate {!} Bioware/Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [3115]
4 4 20 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {!} New World/3DO ST 1 [3184]
5 5 34 Half-Life Valve/Sierra SH 1 [3046]
6 6 67 Starcraft/Add-on {!} Blizzard WG 1 [2677]
7 7 64 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!} 3DO RP 2 [2696]
8 8 3 Total Annihilation (Kingdoms) {!} Cavedog/GT AC/WG 8 [3342]
9 9 6 MechWarrior 3 {!} Zipper/MicroProse AC 9 [3311]
10 21* 3 Dungeon Keeper 2 Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 10 [3343]
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11 10 18 RollerCoaster Tycoon Microprose ST 7 [3200]
12 11 60 Unreal/Add-on {!} Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH 2 [2753]
13 12 36 Railroad Tycoon 2/Add-on {!} PopTop/G.O.D. ST 5 [3008]
14 15^ 5 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {!} Electronic Arts RA 14 [3323]
15 14 6 Aliens Vs. Predator Rebellion/Fox AC 14 [3280]
16 18^ 34 Fifa 99 EA Sports SP 9 [3044]
17 20^ 32 Thief (The Dark Project) {!} Looking Glass/Eidos AC/AD 6 [3079]
18 16 94 Total Annihilation Cavedog/GT WG 1 [2402]
19 17 15 Civilization (Call to Power) Activision ST 11 [3235]
20 13 14 X-Wing Alliance LucasArts SI 9 [3249]
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21 23^ 41 Caesar 3 (Build a Better Rome) {!} Sierra ST 5 [2936]
22 19 55 Final Fantasy 7 {!} SquareSoft/Eidos RP 7 [2811]
23 27^ 4 Descent 3 {!} Outrage/Tantrum/Interplay SH 23 [3333]
24 25^ 7 Jagged Alliance 2 Topware/Sir-Tech ST 24 [3294]
25 24 37 Fallout 2 {!} Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [2995]
26 22 15 Championship Manager 3 {!} Eidos SP 14 [3248]
27 28^ 7 Midtown Madness Angel/Microsoft RA 26 [3288]
28 26 10 Allods 2/Rage of Mages 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 20 [3272]
29 31^ 83 Quake 2/Add-on {!} Id/Activision SH 1 [2529]
30 38^ 9 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {!}LucasArts AD 30 [3282]
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31 30 12 Warzone 2100 Pumpkin/Eidos WG 26 [3220]
32 29 7 Star Trek (Birth of the Federation) MicroProse/Hasbro ST 20 [3296]
33 34^ 24 SimCity 3000 {!} Maxis/Electronic Arts ST 13 [3152]
34 37^ 17 EverQuest {!} Verant/989 Studios/Sony RP 18 [3206]
35 33 8 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) LucasArts RA 33 [3281]
36 39^ 33 Heretic 2 Raven/Activision SH 13 [3067]
37 32 38 Grim Fandango {!} LucasArts/Activision AD 10 [2981]
38 43^ 18 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V.2.0 Interplay ST 17 [3211]
39 54* 4 Heavy Gear 2 Activision AC/ST 39 [3335]
40 35 34 Settlers 3 Blue Byte ST 15 [3051]
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41 44^ 16 Imperialism 2 Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 18 [3223]
42 40 91 Age of Empires {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 3 [2424]
43 36 34 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) Ensemble/Microsoft ST 16 [3028]
44 45^ 47 Rainbow Six Red Storm AC/ST 7 [2883]
45 42 42 NHL 99 EA Sports SP 20 [2925]
46 49^ 7 Sports Car GT Image Space/Electronic Arts RA 46 [3264]
47 50^ 47 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising) SSG/Red Orb WG 10 [2882]
48 41 42 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {!} Electronic Arts RA 4 [2924]
49 47 28 Starsiege Tribes Dynamix/Sierra AC/ST 33 [3116]
50 46 28 Myth 2 (Soulblighter) {!} Bungie ST 17 [3127]
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51 48 32 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 33 [3053]
52 58^ 12 Worms Armageddon {!} Team17/MicroProse AC/PU 47 [3265]
53 52 138 Master of Orion 2 (Battle at Antares) MicroProse ST 3 [2095]
54 56^132 Diablo Blizzard RP 1 [2154]
55 53 70 Battlezone Activision WG 4 [2642]
56 61^ 15 Requiem (Avenging Angel) Cyclone/3DO AC 28 [3237]
57 55 103 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!} Mythos/MicroProse ST 4 [2351]
58 64^ 16 Superbike World Championship Virgin/EA Sports RA 48 [3194]
59 57 31 Falcon 4.0 {!} MicroProse SI 30 [3091]
60 68^ 89 Ultima Online/Second Age {!} Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
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61 -* 1 Outcast Appeal/Infogrames AD 61 [3349]
62 65^139 Heroes of Might & Magic 2/add-on New World/3DO ST 2 [2091]
63 59 91 Gettysburg Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 15 [2430]
64 69^ 90 Panzer General 2 SSI/Mindscape WG 27 [2426]
65 63 57 Descent (Freespace - The Great War) Interplay SH 9 [2782]
66 67^ 33 European Air War MicroProse/Hasbro SI 55 [3016]
67 66 36 Delta Force NovaLogic SI 31 [2996]
68 62 14 High Heat Baseball 2000 Team .366/3DO SP 21 [3239]
69 82^ 9 Grand Prix Legends Papyrus/Sierra Sports RA 69 [2935]
70 60 64 Rage of Mages/Allods Nival/Monolith RP 9 [2716]
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71 71 92 Dark Forces 2/Add-on (Jedi Knight) {!} LucasArts SH 6 [2413]
72 51 9 Silver Infogrames AD/RP 31 [3283]
73 75^ 36 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters RA 26 [2989]
74 80^ 86 Blade Runner {!} Westwood/Virgin AD 16 [2479]
75 73 35 Carmageddon 2 {!} Stainless/SCi/Interplay RA 19 [3037]
76 70 55 Commandos (Behind Enemy Lines) Eidos WG 7 [2810]
77 72 107 Dungeon Keeper Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 1 [2322]
78 78 5 WCW Nitro THQ SP 78 [3080]
79 76 61 Galactic Civilizations Gold Stardock ST 25 [2738]
80 79 13 Gruntz Monolith PU 60 [3219]
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81 96^ 2 Kingpin (Life of Crime) {!} Xatrix/Interplay SH 81 [3350]
82 77 25 Close Combat 3 (The Russian Front) {!} Microsoft WG 43 [3146]
83 85^ 4 ToCA 2 Touring Cars Codemasters RA 83 [3339]
84 87^155 Quake/add-on Id/GT SH 1 [1999]
85 81 29 Quest for Glory 5 (Dragonfire) SierraFX/Sierra RP 55 [3092]
86 -^ 1 Hidden & Dangerous {!} Illusion/Take 2 AC/WG 86 [3364]
87 90^ 13 Commandos (Beyond the Call of Duty) Eidos AC/WG 62 [3234]
88 74 87 The Curse of Monkey Island {!} LucasArts AD 6 [2468]
89 88 176 Civilization 2/Fantastic Worlds MicroProse ST 1 [1879]
90 83 47 Vangers (One for the Road) Interactive Magic RA 30 [2869]
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91 86 79 I-War/Independence War Ocean ST 29 [2552]
92 89 13 Lands of Lore 3 {!} Westwood/Electronic Arts RP 54 [3236]
93 84 92 Fallout Interplay RP 4 [2417]
94 95^190 Stars! 2 Star Crosses/Empire ST 11 [1786]
95 94 138 Command & Conquer/Add-on (Red Alert) Westwood WG 1 [2101]
96 92 5 Monaco Grand Prix 2 UbiSoft RA 90 [3305]
97 98^ 13 Triple Play 2000 EA Sports SP 68 [3225]
98 100^ 2 Cricket World Cup 99 EA Sports SP 98 [3345]
99 97 18 Oddworld (Abe's Exoddus) {!} Oddworld/GT PL 54 [3103]
100 -^ 21 The Elder Scrolls (Redguard) Bethesda AD 68 [3106]
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Dropped Out:

91 1 Expendable Rage SH 91 [3348]
93 29 Populous (The Beginning) {!} Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 22 [3045]
99 18 Army Men 2 3DO AC/WG 28 [3195]

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 1 4 Fighting Steel SSI/Mindscape WG 1 [3344]
2 5^ 5 Official Formula 1 Racing Eidos RA 2 [3334]
3 4^ 8 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Capcom/Virgin FI 3 [3304]
4 6^ 2 Great Battles Collectors Ed. Interactive Magic WG 4 [3360]
5 7^ 6 Corsairs Microids ST 3 [3325]
6 8^ 7 Reah L/K Avalon/Project 2 AD 1 [3312]
7 9^ 8 Jeff Gordon XS Racing Real/ASC RA 7 [3303]
8 10^ 4 Ultimate 8 Ball THQ SP 8 [3346]
9 11^ 8 PGA Championship Golf (1999 Edition) Sierra SP 8 [3302]
10 12^ 6 Man of War 2 (Chains of Command) Strategy First ST 2 [3324]
11 13^ 8 Actua Ice Hockey 2 Gremlin SP 3 [3297]
12 16^ 8 F-16 Aggressor Virgin/Bethesda SI 12 [3298]
13 17^ 8 Curse You! Red Baron Dynamix/Sierra SI 13 [3299]
14 18^ 8 Links Extreme/Add-on Access/Microsoft AC/SP 14 [3300]
15 19^ 8 Nascar Road Racing EA Sports RA 15 [3301]
16 20^ 6 F/A-18E Super Hornet Digital Integration/Titus SI 16 [3326]
17 21^ 5 Boss Rally Boss/SouthPeak RA 17 [3336]
18 22^ 5 Extreme Winter Sports Head Games SP 18 [3337]
19 23^ 5 Starshot Infogrames AD 19 [3338]
20 24^ 4 Beatdown Soar/Hot-B ST 20 [3347]
21 25^ 3 The Operational Art of War 2 (Modern BattlesTalonSoft WG 21 [3351]
22 26^ 2 Trophy Bass 3D Sierra SP 22 [3361]
23 27^ 2 Complete Chess Sierra ST 23 [3362]
24 28^ 2 Skydive! Electronic Arts SP 24 [3363]
25 -^ 1 Extreme Boards & Blades Silverfish/Head Games SP 25 [3370]
26 -^ 1 The Creed ZeroHour AC 26 [3371]
27 -^ 1 Pro 18 (World Tour Golf) {!} Intelligent/Psygnosis SP 27 [3372]

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Note: The editorials published here, and the Smash titles announced throughout
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opinions have no influence on the fair and unbiased compilation of the charts.

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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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| * : Bullet | {free} Freeware | Send your votes like this: |
| 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 [] |
| PL : Platform | | |
| PU : Puzzle | {!} Smash PC Game| |
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