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*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * Edition 358 ***

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Nov 8, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/8/99

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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 228 - Week 45 - November 8, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 7 Unreal Tournament {D} Epic/GT SH 1 [3453]
2 2 23 Quake 3 Test {F} Id AC 1 [3307]
3 3 8 Homeworld {D} Relic/Sierra ST 3 [3439]
4 6^ 3 Asheron's Call {D} Turbine/Microsoft RP 4 [3505]
5 4 26 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {D} New World/3DO ST 2 [3263]
6 5 7 Grand Theft Auto 2 {D} Rockstar/Take 2 RA 5 [3466]
7 7 37 Natuk {S} Tom Proudfoot RP 2 [3186]
8 10^ 45 Alpha Centauri {D} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3131]
9 11^ 29 MechWarrior 3 {D} Zipper/MicroProse AC 6 [3241]
10 9 6 Age Of Wonders {D} Triumph/Epic ST 7 [3469]
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11 8 13 Mortyr {D} Mirage SH 4 [3377]
12 12 71 BattleCruiser 3000 AD {F} Derek Smart ST 2 [2608]
13 13 24 Nethergate {D} Spiderweb RP 9 [3306]
14 19^ 4 Alien Crossfire {D} Firaxis ST 14 [3488]
15 14 22 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {D} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 2 [3313]
16 15 4 Pharaoh {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 14 [3493]
17 22^ 4 Mankind {D} Vibes/Cryo ST 17 [3471]
18 17 113 Demise/Mordor 2 {D} VB Designs RP 1 [2329]
19 16 15 Star Trek (Star Fleet Command) {D} Interplay WG 3 [3356]
20 21^ 12 FreeSpace 2 {D} Volition/Interplay SH 15 [3403]
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21 18 37 Worms Armageddon {D} Team 17 AC/PU 4 [3179]
22 20 15 Driver {D} Reflections/GT RA 13 [3286]
23 23 11 GP500 {D} Melbourne/Hasbro RA 15 [3406]
24 24 5 Disciples (Sacred Lands) {D} Strategy First ST 18 [3426]
25 36* 2 Sega Rally 2 {D} Sega RA 25 [3545]
26 25 48 Descent 3 {D} Outrage/Interplay SH 1 [3089]
27 27 24 Lords Of Magic (S.E.) {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 19 [3023]
28 30^ 8 Septerra Core {D} Valkyrie/Monolith AD/RP 26 [3422]
29 26 61 Railroad Tycoon 2 {D} G.O.D. ST 1 [2905]
30 32^100 Space Empires 3 {S} Malfador ST 1 [2514]
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31 31 12 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) {D} LucasArts RA 26 [3331]
32 33^ 3 Wild Wild West {D} Southpeak AD 32 [3512]
33 -^ 1 Mig Alley {D} Rowan/Empire SI 33 [3425]
34 29 62 Jagged Alliance 2 {D} Sir-Tech ST 2 [2896]
35 37^ 61 Wing Commander (Secret Ops) Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI 2 [2903]
36 35 77 Metal Knights 98 {D} KnightSoft ST 3 [2710]
37 28 4 Tanktics {D} Gremlin ST 28 [3232]
38 38 31 Links LS 1999 {D} Access SP 2 [3148]
39 34 14 System Shock 2 {D} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 9 [3384]
40 -^ 1 Rainbow Six (Rogue Spear) {D} Red Storm ST 40 [3441]
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Dropped Out:

39 4 Darkstone {D} Delphine/G.O.D. RP 38 [3433]
40 1 Odium/Gorky 17 {D} Metropolis/Monolith RP 40 [3474]

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 358 - Week 45 - November 8, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 2^ 36 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {!} New World/3DO ST 1 [3184]
2 6^ 5 Age Of Empires 2 {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 2 [3476]
3 1 38 Alpha Centauri/Alien CrossfireFiraxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3168]
4 3 45 Baldur's Gate {!} Bioware/Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [3115]
5 4 23 Jagged Alliance 2 Sir-Tech/TalonSoft ST 2 [3294]
6 7^ 12 System Shock 2 {!} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 6 [3398]
7 5 10 Command And Conquer (Tiberian Sun) Electronic Arts AC/WG 3 [3417]
8 9^ 50 Half-Life Valve/Sierra SH 1 [3046]
9 10^ 5 Homeworld Relic/Sierra SI 9 [3479]
10 8 22 Might and Magic 7 (For Blood and Honor) {!} 3DO RP 2 [3287]
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11 11 83 Starcraft/Add-on {!} Blizzard WG 1 [2677]
12 12 14 Darkstone {!} Delphine/G.O.D. RP 10 [3378]
13 15^ 9 Nexus (The Kingdom Of The Winds) Nexon AD 13 [3420]
14 13 52 Railroad Tycoon 2/Add-on {!} PopTop/G.O.D. ST 5 [3008]
15 19^ 71 Final Fantasy 7 {!} SquareSoft/Eidos RP 7 [2811]
16 14 80 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!} 3DO RP 2 [2696]
17 18^ 19 Total Annihilation (Kingdoms) {!} Cavedog/GT AC/WG 7 [3342]
18 20^ 57 Caesar 3 (Build a Better Rome) {!} Sierra ST 5 [2936]
19 17 8 NHL 2000 {!} EA Sports SP 17 [3444]
20 23^ 53 Fallout 2 {!} Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [2995]
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21 16 12 Star Trek (Starfleet Command) Interplay WG 13 [3400]
22 26^ 34 RollerCoaster Tycoon/Add-ons Microprose ST 7 [3200]
23 22 19 Dungeon Keeper 2 Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 7 [3343]
24 30^ 13 Civilization 2 (Test Of Time) MicroProse ST 24 [3387]
25 24 34 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V.2.0 Interplay ST 17 [3211]
26 27^ 4 Disciples (Sacred Land) Strategy First ST 26 [3483]
27 21 50 Fifa 99 EA Sports SP 9 [3044]
28 25 17 Outcast Appeal/Infogrames AD 25 [3349]
29 32^ 5 Rainbox Six (Rogue Spear) Red Storm ST 29 [3458]
30 33^ 11 Discworld Noir Perfect/GT AD 30 [3397]
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31 29 33 EverQuest {!} Verant/989 Studios/Sony RP 18 [3206]
32 28 26 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 20 [3272]
33 36^ 48 Thief (The Dark Project) {!} Looking Glass/Eidos AC/AD 6 [3079]
34 35^ 31 Civilization (Call to Power) Activision ST 11 [3235]
35 41^ 6 Prince Of Persia 3D {!} Red Orb/Mindscape AC/AD 35 [3461]
36 38^ 21 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {!} Electronic Arts RA 14 [3323]
37 31 110 Total Annihilation Cavedog/GT WG 1 [2402]
38 37 25 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {!}LucasArts AD 29 [3282]
39 43^ 5 Driver Reflections/GT RA 39 [3477]
40 42^ 5 Freespace 2 Volition/Interplay AC 40 [3480]
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41 34 30 X-Wing Alliance LucasArts SI 9 [3249]
42 48^ 22 Aliens Vs. Predator Rebellion/Fox AC 14 [3280]
43 44^ 22 MechWarrior 3 {!} Zipper/MicroProse AC 9 [3311]
44 40 23 Midtown Madness Angel/Microsoft RA 22 [3288]
45 39 23 Star Trek (Birth of the Federation) MicroProse/Hasbro ST 20 [3296]
46 50^ 17 Hidden & Dangerous {!} Illusion/Take 2 AC/WG 28 [3364]
47 52^ 13 X (Beyond The Frontier) {!} EgoSoft/THQ AC 47 [3386]
48 47 11 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {!} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 25 [3408]
49 45 76 Unreal/Add-ons {!} Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH 2 [2753]
50 51^ 99 Quake 2/Add-on {!} Id/Activision SH 1 [2529]
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51 57^ 32 Imperialism 2 Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 18 [3223]
52 49 31 Championship Manager 3 {!} Eidos SP 14 [3248]
53 59^105 Ultima Online/Second Age {!} Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
54 46 20 ToCA 2 Touring Cars Codemasters RA 43 [3339]
55 60^ 10 Expendable Rage SH 55 [3348]
56 53 107 Age of Empires {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 3 [2424]
57 56 52 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters RA 26 [2989]
58 67^ 51 Carmageddon 2 {!} Stainless/SCi/Interplay RA 19 [3037]
59 68^ 86 Battlezone Activision WG 4 [2642]
60 54 18 Kingpin (Life of Crime) {!} Xatrix/Interplay SH 21 [3350]
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61 58 32 Superbike World Championship Virgin/EA Sports RA 48 [3194]
62 -* 1 Fifa 2000 EA Sports SP 62 [3532]
63 55 148 Diablo Blizzard RP 1 [2154]
64 66^ 3 Shadow Company (Left For Dead) UbiSoft AC 64 [3502]
65 63 4 Nascar Racing 3 Papyrus/Sierra RA 63 [3445]
66 61 9 Re-Volt Acclaim RA 52 [3409]
67 62 54 Grim Fandango {!} LucasArts/Activision AD 10 [2981]
68 64 52 Delta Force NovaLogic SI 31 [2996]
69 65 47 Falcon 4.0 {!} MicroProse SI 30 [3091]
70 75^ 8 Seven Kingdoms 2 (The Fryhtan Wars) {!} Enlight ST 70 [3438]
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71 70 48 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 33 [3053]
72 73^ 50 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) Ensemble/Microsoft ST 16 [3028]
73 79^ 63 Rainbow Six Red Storm AC/ST 7 [2883]
74 69 20 Heavy Gear 2 Activision AC/ST 30 [3335]
75 86^ 63 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising) SSG/Red Orb WG 10 [2882]
76 -* 1 Revenant Cinematix/Eidos AC/RP 76 [3542]
77 96^ 25 Grand Prix Legends Papyrus/Sierra Sports RA 55 [2935]
78 81^ 77 Galactic Civilizations Gold Stardock ST 25 [2738]
79 98^ 5 Legacy Of Kain (Soul ReaverChrystal Dynamics/Eidos AC/AD 79 [3450]
80 82^107 Gettysburg Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 15 [2430]
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81 71 28 Worms Armageddon {!} Team17/MicroProse PU/ST 39 [3265]
82 77 119 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!} Mythos/MicroProse ST 4 [2351]
83 83 90 Warlords 3/Add-on (Reign of Heroes) {!} SSG/Red Orb WG 12 [2359]
84 87^ 73 Descent (Freespace - The Great War) Interplay SH 9 [2782]
85 72 6 Shadow Man Iguana/Acclaim AC/AD 70 [3418]
86 74 154 Master of Orion 2 (Battle at Antares) MicroProse ST 3 [2095]
87 88^ 40 SimCity 3000 {!} Maxis/Electronic Arts ST 13 [3152]
88 80 155 Heroes of Might & Magic 2/add-on New World/3DO ST 2 [2091]
89 76 49 Heretic 2 Raven/Activision SH 13 [3067]
90 100^ 5 Pizza Syndicate Software 2000 ST 90 [3381]
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91 90 103 The Curse of Monkey Island {!} LucasArts AD 6 [2468]
92 84 20 Descent 3 {!} Outrage/Tantrum/Interplay SH 20 [3333]
93 85 50 Settlers 3 Blue Byte ST 15 [3051]
94 89 21 WCW Nitro THQ SP 66 [3080]
95 94 24 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) LucasArts RA 33 [3281]
96 -^ 1 Grand Theft Auto 2 {!} DMA/Rockstar/Take 2 RA 96 [3529]
97 97 13 Cricket World Cup 99 EA Sports SP 92 [3345]
98 91 41 Close Combat 3 (The Russian Front) {!} Microsoft WG 43 [3146]
99 92 2 Traitor's Gate Daydream/Zablac AD 92 [3482]
100 99 108 Dark Forces 2/Add-on (Jedi Knight) {!} LucasArts SH 6 [2413]
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Dropped Out:

78 1 Alien Crossfire {!} Firaxis/Electonic Arts ST 78 [3515]
93 153 Command & Conquer/Add-on (Red Alert) Westwood WG 1 [2101]
95 28 Lands of Lore 3 {!} Westwood/Electronic Arts RP 54 [3236]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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Runners Up Edition 358 - Week 45 - November 8, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 47^ 2 NBA Live 2000 EA Sports SP 1 [3541]
2 6^ 4 X-Com (First Alien Invasion) MicroProse ST 2 [3499]
3 3 4 Flight Simulator 2000 {!} Microsoft SI 1 [3495]
4 1 3 MechCommander Gold FASA/MicroProse AC/ST 1 [3513]
5 2 7 You Don't Know Jack Offline Berkeley/Sierra PU 2 [3464]
6 4 5 M25 Racer Infogrames RA 4 [3487]
7 8^ 5 Space Invaders Activision SH 6 [3486]
8 35^ 3 Akuma (Demon Spawn) JC Research RP 8 [3522]
9 42^ 2 Nocturne Terminal Reality/G.O.D. AC 9 [3536]
10 10 4 Might & Magic Millennium Ed. 3DO RP 10 [3497]
11 15^ 4 Expert Pool Visual Sciences/Psygnosis SP 11 [3498]
12 7 5 Panzer General 3D Assault {!} SSI/Mindscape WG 2 [3481]
13 20^ 6 Armored Fist 3 NovaLogic SI 13 [3478]
14 21^ 5 Carnivores 2 Action Forms/WizardWorks SH 14 [3484]
15 22^ 5 Professional Bull Rider Sierra SP 15 [3485]
16 23^ 4 Nascar Revolution SE EA Sports RA 16 [3496]
17 24^ 4 Links LS 2000 Access/Microsoft SP 17 [3500]
18 25^ 4 Tanktics DMA/Interplay ST 18 [3501]
19 26^ 4 Wargamer (Napoleon 1813) Empire WG 19 [3503]
20 27^ 4 Army Men (Toys In Space) 3DO AC/WG 20 [3504]
21 28^ 3 Demolition Racer Pitbull Syndicate/Infogrames RA 21 [3514]
22 29^ 3 USAF Jane's/Electronic Arts SI 22 [3516]
23 30^ 3 Amerzone Casterman/Microids/Ubi Soft AD 23 [3517]
24 31^ 3 Intense Import Drag Racing Bethesda RA 24 [3518]
25 32^ 3 Deer Hunt Challenge EA Sports SH 25 [3519]
26 33^ 3 Nations (WWII Fighter Command) Psygnosis SI 26 [3520]
27 34^ 3 Panzer Elite Wings/Psygnosis ST 27 [3521]
28 36^ 2 West Front (Elite Edition) Talon Soft WG 28 [3530]
29 37^ 2 Axis & Allies (Iron Blitz) Hasbro WG 29 [3531]
30 39^ 2 Pong Atari/Hasbro AR 30 [3533]
31 40^ 2 Nascar Legends Papyrus/Sierra RA 31 [3534]
32 41^ 2 Flanker 2.0 SSI/Mindscape SI 32 [3535]
33 43^ 2 Test Drive (Off-Road 3) Infogrames RA 33 [3537]
34 44^ 2 The Settlers 3 (Quest Of The Amazons) Blue Byte ST 34 [3538]
35 45^ 2 Inherent Evil Head Games/Activision AD 35 [3539]
36 46^ 2 Trick Style Criterion/Acclaim RA 36 [3540]
37 49^ 2 Rayman 2 (The Great Escape) UbiSoft PL 37 [3543]
38 50^ 2 Rally Championship 2000 Magnetic Fields/Europress RA 38 [3544]
39 -^ 1 Creatures 3 Mindscape ST 39 [3554]
40 -^ 1 Abomination Hothouse/Eidos AC 40 [3555]
41 -^ 1 NFL Blitz 2000 Midway SP 41 [3556]
42 -^ 1 Chessmaster 7000 Mindscape ST 42 [3557]
43 -^ 1 Harley-Davidson (Race Across America) WizardWorks RA 43 [3558]
44 -^ 1 Asheron's Call {!} Turbine/Microsoft RP 44 [3559]
45 -^ 1 Delta Force 2 NovaLogic SI 45 [3560]
46 -^ 1 Sim Theme Park Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 46 [3561]
47 -^ 1 NBA Basketball 2000 Fox Sports SP 47 [3562]
48 -^ 1 NHL Championship 2000 Fox Sports SP 48 [3563]
49 -^ 1 Omikron (The Nomad Soul) Quantic Dream/Eidos AD 49 [3564]
50 -^ 1 Thief Gold Looking Glass/Eidos AD 50 [3565]

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Note: The editorials published here, and the Smash titles announced throughout
the website, are personal expressions of the editors. Personal views and
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.|
| ^ : Climbing |--------------------------------------------------|
| * : 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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