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*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * Edition 182 ***

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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 208 - Week 25 - June 21, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 3 Quake 3 Test {F} Id AC 1 [3307]
2 3^ 25 Alpha Centauri {D} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3131]
3 2 51 BattleCruiser 3000 AD {F} Derek Smart ST 2 [2608]
4 12* 2 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {D} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 4 [3313]
5 4 17 Natuk {S} Tom Proudfoot RP 2 [3186]
6 5 28 Descent 3 {D} Outrage/Interplay SH 1 [3089]
7 17* 2 Submarine Titans {D} Megamedia SI 7 [3320]
8 8 17 Worms Armageddon {D} Team 17 AC/PU 4 [3179]
9 6 11 Links LS 1999 {D} Access SP 2 [3148]
10 10 4 Nethergate {D} Spiderweb RP 10 [3306]
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11 7 6 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {D} New World/3DO ST 7 [3263]
12 9 57 Metal Knights 98 {D} KnightSoft ST 3 [2710]
13 13 11 ToCA 2 Touring Cars {D} Codemasters RA 9 [3160]
14 11 29 Anno 1602 {D} Infogrames ST 3 [3082]
15 14 41 Wing Commander (Secret Ops) Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI 2 [2903]
16 15 9 MechWarrior 3 {D} Zipper/MicroProse AC 6 [3241]
17 16 80 Space Empires 3 {S} Malfador ST 1 [2514]
18 21^ 43 Hopkins (FBI) {D} MP AC 2 [2881]
19 28* 2 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {D} Electronic Arts RA 19 [3321]
20 18 13 Brian Lara Cricket {D} Codemasters SP 12 [3140]
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21 20 22 Civilization (Call to Power) {D} Activision ST 10 [2857]
22 26^ 8 HardWar {D} Gremlin AC 22 [2884]
23 22 6 Malkari {D} Interactive Magic ST 22 [3243]
24 19 19 RollerCoaster Tycoon {D} Hasbro ST 6 [3164]
25 24 15 Heavy Gear 2 {D} Activision AC/ST 23 [3041]
26 23 93 Demise/Mordor 2 {D} VB Designs RP 1 [2329]
27 27 12 X-Wing Alliance {D} LucasArts AC 7 [3230]
28 30^ 45 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {D} Electronic Arts RA 5 [2854]
29 34^ 33 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) {D} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 11 [2988]
30 25 41 Railroad Tycoon 2 {D} G.O.D. ST 1 [2905]
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31 -^ 11 Imperialism 2 (Age of Exploration) {D} SSI ST 22 [3173]
32 33^ 35 South Park (Avenging Kenny's Death) {D} KoroBrown AC 12 [2943]
33 38^ 2 Kingpin {D} Xatrix/Interplay SH 33 [3327]
34 31 42 Jagged Alliance 2 {D} Sir-Tech ST 2 [2896]
35 29 5 Airline Tycoon {D} Infogrames ST 20 [3268]
36 -^ 1 Re-Volt {D} Acclaim RA 36 [3314]
37 37 15 Commandos (Beyond the Call of Duty) {D} Eidos WG 22 [3158]
38 32 15 Monaco Grand Prix Racing {D} UbiSoft RA 22 [2928]
39 -^ 4 Lords Of Magic (S.E.) {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 37 [3023]
40 35 16 Half-Life {D} Valve/Sierra SH 13 [3182]
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36 13 WarBirds 2.0 {D} ICI/Interactive Magic SI 17 [3181]
39 19 Close Combat 2 (A Bridge Too Far) {D}Atomic/Microsoft WG 21 [2791]
40 3 Virtual Deep Sea Fishing {D} Interplay SP 36 [3187]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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Runners Up Edition 208 - Week 25 - June 21, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 12^ 3 Breakneck {D} THQ RA 1 [3317]
2 3^ 6 Venice Under Glass {D} MegaMedia AD 2 [3284]
3 4^ 6 Legacy of Kain (Soul Reaver) {D} Eidos AC 3 [3285]
4 5^ 6 Driver {D} GT RA 4 [3286]
5 6^ 5 Shockforce {D} Interactive Magic AC 5 [3295]
6 7^ 4 Confirmed Kill {D} Eidos SI 6 [3308]
7 8^ 4 Dark Matter {D} Nanotainment ST 7 [3309]
8 9^ 4 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V. 2.0 {D} 3000AD, Inc. SI 8 [3310]
9 10^ 3 Thrust, Twist 'n Turn {D} Take 2 RA 9 [3315]
10 11^ 3 Peacemaker {D} Kuju AC 10 [3316]
11 13^ 3 Hell-Copter {D} UbiSoft AC 11 [3318]
12 14^ 3 Links Extreme {D} Access/Microsoft SP 12 [3319]
13 15^ 3 Desert Fighters {D} Dynamix SI 13 [3322]
14 16^ 2 Tanaka {D} Pacific AC 14 [3328]
15 17^ 2 F-22 Lightning 3 {D} NovaLogic SI 15 [3329]
16 18^ 2 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {D}LucasArts AD 16 [3330]
17 19^ 2 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) {D} LucasArts RA 17 [3331]
18 20^ 2 Braveheart {D} Eidos WG 18 [3332]
19 -^ 1 TriBond {D} Patch ST 19 [3340]
20 -^ 1 Intern. Cricket Captain 2 {D} Empire SP 20 [3341]

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 338 - Week 25 - June 21, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 18 Alpha Centauri {!} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3168]
2 2 16 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {!} New World/3DO ST 1 [3184]
3 3 25 Baldur's Gate {!} Bioware/Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [3115]
4 4 30 Half-Life Valve/Sierra SH 1 [3046]
5 5 60 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!} 3DO RP 2 [2696]
6 6 63 Starcraft/Add-on {!} Blizzard WG 1 [2677]
7 18* 2 Might and Magic 7 (For Blood and Honor) {!} 3DO RP 7 [3287]
8 7 32 Railroad Tycoon 2/Add-on {!} PopTop/G.O.D. ST 5 [3008]
9 8 14 RollerCoaster Tycoon Microprose ST 7 [3200]
10 12^ 10 X-Wing Alliance LucasArts SI 9 [3249]
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11 9 56 Unreal {!} Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH 2 [2753]
12 10 28 Thief (The Dark Project) {!} Looking Glass/Eidos AC/AD 6 [3079]
13 11 11 Civilization (Call to Power) Activision ST 11 [3235]
14 13 90 Total Annihilation Cavedog/GT WG 1 [2402]
15 14 11 Championship Manager 3 {!} Eidos SP 14 [3248]
16 15 30 Fifa 99 EA Sports SP 9 [3044]
17 16 33 Fallout 2 {!} Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [2995]
18 17 37 Caesar 3 (Build a Better Rome) {!} Sierra ST 5 [2936]
19 19 51 Final Fantasy 7 {!} SquareSoft/Eidos RP 7 [2811]
20 24^ 6 Allods 2/Rage of Mages 2 {!} Nival/ RP 20 [3272]
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21 59* 2 MechWarrior 3 {!} Zipper/MicroProse AC 21 [3311]
22 21 79 Quake 2/Add-on {!} Id/Activision SH 1 [2529]
23 36* 3 Star Trek (Birth of the Federation) {!} MicroProse ST 23 [3296]
24 20 38 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {!} Electronic Arts RA 4 [2924]
25 26^ 34 Grim Fandango {!} LucasArts/Activision AD 10 [2981]
26 29^ 8 Warzone 2100 Pumpkin/Eidos WG 26 [3220]
27 39* 3 Midtown Madness Angel/Microsoft RA 27 [3288]
28 28 30 Settlers 3 Blue Byte ST 15 [3051]
29 22 12 Imperialism 2 Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 18 [3223]
30 30 38 NHL 99 EA Sports SP 20 [2925]
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31 25 13 EverQuest {!} Verant/989 Studios/Sony RP 18 [3206]
32 27 30 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) Ensemble/Microsoft ST 16 [3028]
33 55* 2 Aliens Vs. Predator Rebellion/Fox AC 33 [3280]
34 23 10 High Heat Baseball 2000 Team .366/3DO SP 21 [3239]
35 34 87 Age of Empires {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 3 [2424]
36 48* 4 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) LucasArts RA 36 [3281]
37 35 5 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {!}LucasArts AD 35 [3282]
38 32 60 Rage of Mages/Allods Nival/Monolith RP 9 [2716]
39 37 5 Silver Infogrames AD/RP 31 [3283]
40 31 20 SimCity 3000 {!} Maxis/Electronic Arts ST 13 [3152]
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41 33 29 Heretic 2 Raven/Activision SH 13 [3067]
42 57* 3 Jagged Alliance 2 Topware/Sir-Tech ST 42 [3294]
43 43 24 Starsiege Tribes Dynamix/Sierra AC/ST 33 [3116]
44 42 66 Battlezone Activision WG 4 [2642]
45 46^ 24 Myth 2 (Soulblighter) {!} Bungie ST 17 [3127]
46 41 11 Requiem (Avenging Angel) Cyclone/3DO AC 28 [3237]
47 45 43 Rainbow Six Red Storm AC/ST 7 [2883]
48 40 43 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising) SSG/Red Orb WG 10 [2882]
49 44 28 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 33 [3053]
50 47 53 Descent (Freespace - The Great War) Interplay SH 9 [2782]
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51 38 32 Delta Force NovaLogic SI 31 [2996]
52 51 99 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!} Mythos/MicroProse ST 4 [2351]
53 52 128 Diablo Blizzard RP 1 [2154]
54 49 134 Master of Orion 2 (Battle at Antares) MicroProse ST 3 [2095]
55 53 8 Worms Armageddon {!} Team17/MicroProse AC/PU 47 [3265]
56 54 87 Gettysburg Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 15 [2430]
57 58^ 57 Galactic Civilizations Gold Stardock ST 25 [2738]
58 63^135 Heroes of Might & Magic 2/add-on New World/3DO ST 2 [2091]
59 -* 1 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {!} Electronic Arts RA 59 [3323]
60 68^ 88 Dark Forces 2/Add-on (Jedi Knight) {!} LucasArts SH 6 [2413]
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61 69^ 31 Carmageddon 2 {!} Stainless/SCi/Interplay RA 19 [3037]
62 73^ 83 The Curse of Monkey Island {!} LucasArts AD 6 [2468]
63 66^ 12 Superbike World Championship Virgin/EA Sports RA 48 [3194]
64 61 9 Gruntz Monolith PU 60 [3219]
65 60 9 Lands of Lore 3 {!} Westwood/Electronic Arts RP 54 [3236]
66 56 84 Grand Theft Auto/London 1969 DMA/BMG/Asc RA 7 [2444]
67 62 27 Falcon 4.0 {!} MicroProse SI 30 [3091]
68 50 14 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V.2.0 Interplay ST 17 [3211]
69 70^ 51 Commandos (Behind Enemy Lines) Eidos WG 7 [2810]
70 75^ 32 SiN Ritual/Activision SH 15 [3010]
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71 74^103 Dungeon Keeper Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 1 [2322]
72 67 82 Blade Runner {!} Westwood/Virgin AD 16 [2479]
73 64 15 Army Men 2 3DO AC/WG 28 [3195]
74 65 32 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters RA 26 [2989]
75 100* 3 Sports Car GT Electronic Arts RA 75 [3264]
76 71 21 Close Combat 3 (The Russian Front) {!} Microsoft WG 43 [3146]
77 87^ 25 Quest for Glory 5 (Dragonfire) SierraFX/Sierra RP 55 [3092]
78 76 86 Panzer General 2 SSI/Mindscape WG 27 [2426]
79 83^ 88 Fallout Interplay RP 4 [2417]
80 72 43 Vangers (One for the Road) Interactive Magic RA 30 [2869]
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81 81 29 European Air War MicroProse/Hasbro SI 55 [3016]
82 88^ 2 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Gungan Frontier) LucasArts AC 82 [3291]
83 80 75 I-War/Independence War Ocean ST 29 [2552]
84 84 172 Civilization 2/Fantastic Worlds MicroProse ST 1 [1879]
85 79 9 Commandos (Beyond the Call of Duty) Eidos AC/WG 62 [3234]
86 94^151 Quake/add-on Id/GT SH 1 [1999]
87 90^ 85 Ultima Online/Second Age {!} Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
88 78 35 Shogo (Mobile Armor Division) Monolith AC 12 [2966]
89 91^186 Stars! 2 Star Crosses/Empire ST 11 [1786]
90 89 134 Command & Conquer/Add-on (Red Alert) Westwood WG 1 [2101]
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91 77 11 Rollcage Attention to Detail/Psygnosis RA 54 [3224]
92 82 29 Blood 2 (The Chosen) Monolith/GT SH 42 [3054]
93 -^ 1 WCW Nitro THQ SP 93 [3080]
94 93 28 Return to Krondor {!} Sierra RP 22 [3064]
95 -^ 26 Populous (The Beginning) {!} Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 22 [3045]
96 -^ 1 Monaco Grand Prix 2 UbiSoft RA 96 [3305]
97 96 85 Riven (The Sequel To Myst) {!} Cyan/Red Orb AD 18 [2445]
98 86 17 Turok 2 (Seeds of Evil) Acclaim SH 43 [3169]
99 99 4 Fleet Command Jane's/Electronic Arts ST 96 [3274]
100 97 102 Links OS/2 {O} Access/Stardock SP 25 [2324]
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Dropped Out:

85 7 Premier Manager Ninety Nine Gremlin SP 54 [3255]
92 3 F-22 Lightning 3 NovaLogic SI 92 [3289]
95 1 Machines {!} Charybdis/Acclaim ST 95 [3254]
98 12 Pro Pinball (Big Race USA) Empire AR 75 [3185]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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Runners Up Edition 338 - Week 25 - June 21, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 -^ 1 Descent 3 {!} Outrage/Tantrum/Interplay SH 1 [3333]
2 3^ 5 Intellivision Lives! Intellivision AC 2 [3292]
3 11^ 6 Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2 Head Games/Activision SH 3 [3276]
4 21^ 2 Corsairs Microids AD 4 [3325]
5 4 6 Shattered Light Catware/Simon & Schuster RP 4 [3277]
6 6 4 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Capcom/Virgin FI 6 [3304]
7 7 3 Reah L/K Avalon/Project 2 AD 7 [3312]
8 9^ 4 PGA Championship Golf 1999 Sierra SP 8 [3302]
9 8 4 Actua Ice Hockey 2 Gremlin SP 3 [3297]
10 10 6 Sci-Fi Pinball Fox AR 10 [3279]
11 12^ 7 Deer's Revenge Snarfblat/ SH 9 [3273]
12 13^ 5 Austin Powers (Operation Trivia) Berkeley/Sierra PU 12 [3290]
13 14^ 5 Apollo 18 AIM/Project 2 SI 13 [3293]
14 15^ 4 F-16 Aggressor Virgin/Bethesda SI 14 [3298]
15 16^ 4 Curse You! Red Baron Dynamix/Sierra SI 15 [3299]
16 17^ 4 Links Extreme/Add-on Access/Microsoft AC/SP 16 [3300]
17 18^ 4 Nascar Road Racing EA Sports RA 17 [3301]
18 19^ 4 Jeff Gordon XS Racing Real/ASC RA 18 [3303]
19 20^ 2 Man of War 2 Strategy First ST 19 [3324]
20 22^ 2 F/A-18E Super Hornet Digital Integration/Titus SI 20 [3326]
21 -^ 1 Formula 1 Racing Eidos RA 21 [3334]
22 -^ 1 Heavy Gear 2 Activision AC/ST 22 [3335]
23 -^ 1 Boss Rally Boss/SouthPeak RA 23 [3336]
24 -^ 1 Extreme Winter Sports Head Games SP 24 [3337]
25 -^ 1 Starshot Infogrames AD 25 [3338]
26 -^ 1 ToCA 2 Touring Cars Codemasters RA 26 [3339]

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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 [] |
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| PU : Puzzle | {!} Smash PC Game| |
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