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*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * Edition 356 ***

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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 226 - Week 43 - October 25, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 5 Unreal Tournament {D} Epic/GT SH 1 [3453]
2 2 21 Quake 3 Test {F} Id AC 1 [3307]
3 5^ 6 Homeworld {D} Relic/Sierra ST 3 [3439]
4 3 24 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {D} New World/3DO ST 2 [3263]
5 4 11 Mortyr {D} Mirage SH 4 [3377]
6 7^ 5 Grand Theft Auto 2 {D} Rockstar/Take 2 RA 6 [3466]
7 10^ 4 Age Of Wonders {D} Triumph/Epic ST 7 [3469]
8 6 35 Natuk {S} Tom Proudfoot RP 2 [3186]
9 9 43 Alpha Centauri {D} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3131]
10 11^ 27 MechWarrior 3 {D} Zipper/MicroProse AC 6 [3241]
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11 14^ 69 BattleCruiser 3000 AD {F} Derek Smart ST 2 [2608]
12 8 13 Star Trek (Star Fleet Command) {D} Interplay WG 3 [3356]
13 13 22 Nethergate {D} Spiderweb RP 9 [3306]
14 33* 2 Pharaoh {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 14 [3493]
15 12 111 Demise/Mordor 2 {D} VB Designs RP 1 [2329]
16 18^ 35 Worms Armageddon {D} Team 17 AC/PU 4 [3179]
17 15 20 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {D} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 2 [3313]
18 21^ 3 Disciples (Sacred Lands) {D} Strategy First ST 18 [3426]
19 17 13 Driver {D} Reflections/GT RA 13 [3286]
20 20 9 GP500 {D} Melbourne/Hasbro RA 15 [3406]
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21 19 10 FreeSpace 2 {D} Volition/Interplay SH 15 [3403]
22 16 59 Railroad Tycoon 2 {D} G.O.D. ST 1 [2905]
23 23 60 Jagged Alliance 2 {D} Sir-Tech ST 2 [2896]
24 -* 1 Asheron's Call {D} Turbine/Microsoft RP 24 [3505]
25 25 46 Descent 3 {D} Outrage/Interplay SH 1 [3089]
26 27^ 6 Septerra Core {D} Valkyrie/Monolith AD/RP 26 [3422]
27 22 22 Lords Of Magic (S.E.) {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 19 [3023]
28 26 10 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) {D} LucasArts RA 26 [3331]
29 32^ 2 Tanktics {D} Gremlin ST 29 [3232]
30 24 12 System Shock 2 {D} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 9 [3384]
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31 30 98 Space Empires 3 {S} Malfador ST 1 [2514]
32 37^ 2 Alien Crossfire {D} Firaxis ST 32 [3488]
33 31 59 Wing Commander (Secret Ops) Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI 2 [2903]
34 -^ 1 Wild Wild West {D} Southpeak AD 34 [3512]
35 40^ 75 Metal Knights 98 {D} KnightSoft ST 3 [2710]
36 28 2 Mankind {D} Vibes/Cryo ST 28 [3471]
37 35 29 Links LS 1999 {D} Access SP 2 [3148]
38 29 26 HardWar {D} Gremlin AC 15 [2884]
39 38 3 Darkstone {D} Delphine/G.O.D. RP 38 [3433]
40 36 13 X (Beyond the Frontier) {D} EgoSoft AC 15 [3240]
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Dropped Out:

34 60 Hopkins (FBI) {D} MP AC 2 [2881]
39 15 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 3 [3357]

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 356 - Week 43 - October 25, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 3^ 36 Alpha Centauri {!} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3168]
2 4^ 34 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {!} New World/3DO ST 1 [3184]
3 1 43 Baldur's Gate {!} Bioware/Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [3115]
4 2 21 Jagged Alliance 2 Sir-Tech/TalonSoft ST 2 [3294]
5 5 8 Command And Conquer (Tiberian Sun) Electronic Arts AC/WG 3 [3417]
6 6 10 System Shock 2 {!} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 6 [3398]
7 7 48 Half-Life Valve/Sierra SH 1 [3046]
8 8 20 Might and Magic 7 (For Blood and Honor) {!} 3DO RP 2 [3287]
9 11^ 3 Age Of Empires 2 {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 9 [3476]
10 9 81 Starcraft/Add-on {!} Blizzard WG 1 [2677]
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11 15^ 3 Homeworld Relic/Sierra SI 11 [3479]
12 10 12 Darkstone {!} Delphine/G.O.D. RP 10 [3378]
13 14^ 78 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!} 3DO RP 2 [2696]
14 12 69 Final Fantasy 7 {!} SquareSoft/Eidos RP 7 [2811]
15 21^ 7 Nexus (The Kingdom Of The Winds) Nexon AD 15 [3420]
16 13 10 Star Trek (Starfleet Command) Interplay WG 13 [3400]
17 23^ 50 Railroad Tycoon 2/Add-on {!} PopTop/G.O.D. ST 5 [3008]
18 17 17 Total Annihilation (Kingdoms) {!} Cavedog/GT AC/WG 7 [3342]
19 18 17 Dungeon Keeper 2 Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 7 [3343]
20 16 55 Caesar 3 (Build a Better Rome) {!} Sierra ST 5 [2936]
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21 25^ 6 NHL 2000 {!} EA Sports SP 21 [3444]
22 19 32 RollerCoaster Tycoon Microprose ST 7 [3200]
23 20 51 Fallout 2 {!} Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [2995]
24 24 48 Fifa 99 EA Sports SP 9 [3044]
25 31^ 32 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V.2.0 Interplay ST 17 [3211]
26 27^ 31 EverQuest {!} Verant/989 Studios/Sony RP 18 [3206]
27 29^108 Total Annihilation Cavedog/GT WG 1 [2402]
28 26 46 Thief (The Dark Project) {!} Looking Glass/Eidos AC/AD 6 [3079]
29 28 29 Civilization (Call to Power) Activision ST 11 [3235]
30 34^ 15 Outcast Appeal/Infogrames AD 30 [3349]
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31 22 19 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {!} Electronic Arts RA 14 [3323]
32 41^ 24 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 20 [3272]
33 33 28 X-Wing Alliance LucasArts SI 9 [3249]
34 35^ 9 Discworld Noir Perfect/GT AD 34 [3397]
35 39^ 21 Star Trek (Birth of the Federation) MicroProse/Hasbro ST 20 [3296]
36 32 74 Unreal/Add-ons {!} Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH 2 [2753]
37 37 23 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {!}LucasArts AD 29 [3282]
38 52* 2 Disciples (Sacred Land) Strategy First ST 38 [3483]
39 45^ 4 Prince Of Persia 3D {!} Red Orb/Mindscape AC/AD 39 [3461]
40 47^ 21 Midtown Madness Angel/Microsoft RA 22 [3288]
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41 42^ 11 Civilization 2 (Test Of Time) MicroProse ST 41 [3387]
42 30 9 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {!} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 25 [3408]
43 38 29 Championship Manager 3 {!} Eidos SP 14 [3248]
44 55^ 3 Rainbox Six (Rogue Spear) Red Storm ST 44 [3458]
45 36 20 MechWarrior 3 {!} Zipper/MicroProse AC 9 [3311]
46 44 15 Hidden & Dangerous {!} Illusion/Take 2 AC/WG 28 [3364]
47 46 18 ToCA 2 Touring Cars Codemasters RA 43 [3339]
48 48 20 Aliens Vs. Predator Rebellion/Fox AC 14 [3280]
49 50^ 97 Quake 2/Add-on {!} Id/Activision SH 1 [2529]
50 86* 3 Freespace 2 Volition/Interplay AC 50 [3480]
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51 40 16 Kingpin (Life of Crime) {!} Xatrix/Interplay SH 21 [3350]
52 53^ 11 X (Beyond The Frontier) {!} EgoSoft/THQ AC 50 [3386]
53 43 52 Grim Fandango {!} LucasArts/Activision AD 10 [2981]
54 63^ 3 Driver Reflections/GT RA 54 [3477]
55 54 105 Age of Empires {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 3 [2424]
56 49 146 Diablo Blizzard RP 1 [2154]
57 56 30 Superbike World Championship Virgin/EA Sports RA 48 [3194]
58 51 84 Battlezone Activision WG 4 [2642]
59 62^ 7 Re-Volt Acclaim RA 52 [3409]
60 57 46 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 33 [3053]
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61 72^ 50 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters RA 26 [2989]
62 69^103 Ultima Online/Second Age {!} Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
63 71^ 50 Delta Force NovaLogic SI 31 [2996]
64 60 49 Carmageddon 2 {!} Stainless/SCi/Interplay RA 19 [3037]
65 65 26 Worms Armageddon {!} Team17/MicroProse PU/ST 39 [3265]
66 77^ 2 Nascar Racing 3 Papyrus/Sierra RA 66 [3445]
67 78^ 45 Falcon 4.0 {!} MicroProse SI 30 [3091]
68 61 18 Heavy Gear 2 Activision AC/ST 30 [3335]
69 66 30 Imperialism 2 Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 18 [3223]
70 91* 4 Shadow Man Iguana/Acclaim AC/AD 70 [3418]
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71 64 61 Rainbow Six Red Storm AC/ST 7 [2883]
72 58 47 Heretic 2 Raven/Activision SH 13 [3067]
73 59 18 Descent 3 {!} Outrage/Tantrum/Interplay SH 20 [3333]
74 82^ 8 Expendable Rage SH 74 [3348]
75 -* 1 Shadow Company (Left For Dead) UbiSoft AC 75 [3502]
76 87^117 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!} Mythos/MicroProse ST 4 [2351]
77 68 105 Gettysburg Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 15 [2430]
78 75 6 Seven Kingdoms 2 (The Fryhtan Wars) {!} Enlight ST 75 [3438]
79 70 38 SimCity 3000 {!} Maxis/Electronic Arts ST 13 [3152]
80 74 75 Galactic Civilizations Gold Stardock ST 25 [2738]
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81 80 152 Master of Orion 2 (Battle at Antares) MicroProse ST 3 [2095]
82 88^153 Heroes of Might & Magic 2/add-on New World/3DO ST 2 [2091]
83 79 71 Descent (Freespace - The Great War) Interplay SH 9 [2782]
84 67 48 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) Ensemble/Microsoft ST 16 [3028]
85 73 88 Warlords 3/Add-on (Reign of Heroes) {!} SSG/Red Orb WG 12 [2359]
86 76 48 Settlers 3 Blue Byte ST 15 [3051]
87 81 39 Close Combat 3 (The Russian Front) {!} Microsoft WG 43 [3146]
88 93^ 61 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising) SSG/Red Orb WG 10 [2882]
89 83 23 Grand Prix Legends Papyrus/Sierra Sports RA 55 [2935]
90 99^ 19 WCW Nitro THQ SP 66 [3080]
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91 85 42 Starsiege (Tribes) Dynamix/Sierra AC/ST 33 [3116]
92 94^152 Command & Conquer/Add-on (Red Alert) Westwood WG 1 [2101]
93 95^ 27 Lands of Lore 3 {!} Westwood/Electronic Arts RP 54 [3236]
94 90 106 Dark Forces 2/Add-on (Jedi Knight) {!} LucasArts SH 6 [2413]
95 -^ 3 Legacy Of Kain (Soul ReaverChrystal Dynamics/Eidos AC/AD 79 [3450]
96 92 22 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) LucasArts RA 33 [3281]
97 84 101 The Curse of Monkey Island {!} LucasArts AD 6 [2468]
98 98 3 Pizza Syndicate Software 2000 ST 95 [3381]
99 97 3 NBA Inside Drive 2000 Microsoft SP 97 [3419]
100 89 26 Warzone 2100 Pumpkin/Eidos WG 26 [3220]
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Dropped Out:

96 5 Dark Ages Nexon RP 87 [3390]
100 55 NHL 99 EA Sports SP 20 [2925]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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Runners Up Edition 356 - Week 43 - October 25, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 22^ 2 Flight Simulator 2000 {!} Microsoft SI 1 [3495]
2 5^ 3 Traitor's Gate Daydream/Zablac AD 2 [3482]
3 -^ 1 MechCommander Gold FASA/MicroProse AC/ST 3 [3513]
4 8^ 6 Cutthroats (Terror On The High Seas) Eidos ST 4 [3451]
5 7^ 3 M25 Racer Infogrames RA 5 [3487]
6 2 3 Panzer General 3D Assault {!} SSI/Mindscape WG 2 [3481]
7 3 6 Flight Unlimited 3 Electonic Arts SI 3 [3446]
8 26^ 2 X-Com (First Alien Invasion) MicroProse ST 8 [3499]
9 4 5 You Don't Know Jack Offline Berkeley/Sierra PU 4 [3464]
10 6 3 Space Invaders Activision SH 6 [3486]
11 24^ 2 Might & Magic Millennium Ed. 3DO RP 11 [3497]
12 9 6 Star Wars Episode 1 (Pit Droids) LucasArts PU 8 [3447]
13 11 5 The Next Tetris Atari/Hasbro AR 11 [3462]
14 16^ 5 3D Ultra Cool Pool Sierra SP 14 [3459]
15 25^ 2 Expert Pool Visual Sciences/Psygnosis SP 15 [3498]
16 1 5 Pandora's Box Microsoft PU 1 [3465]
17 12 7 Intern. Cricket Captain 2 Empire SP 2 [3437]
18 13 8 Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 2 Wizard Works SH 13 [3429]
19 14 6 Arcade Legends 3D WizardWorks AR 14 [3448]
20 15 6 Deer Hunter 3 Sunstorm/WizardWorks SH 15 [3449]
21 17 5 Deer Avenger 2 Simon & Schuster SH 17 [3460]
22 18 5 K.O. Data Becker SP 18 [3463]
23 19 4 Armored Fist 3 NovaLogic SI 19 [3478]
24 20 3 Carnivores 2 Action Forms/WizardWorks SH 20 [3484]
25 21 3 Professional Bull Rider Sierra SP 21 [3485]
26 23 2 Nascar Revolution SE EA Sports RA 23 [3496]
27 27 2 Links LS 2000 Access/Microsoft SP 27 [3500]
28 28 2 Tanktics Gremlin/Interplay ST 28 [3501]
29 30^ 2 Wargamer (Napoleon 1813) Empire WG 29 [3503]
30 31^ 2 Army Men (Toys In Space) 3DO AC/WG 30 [3504]
31 -^ 1 Demolition Racer Infogrames RA 31 [3514]
32 -^ 1 Alien Crossfire {!} Firaxis/Electonic Arts ST 32 [3515]
33 -^ 1 USAF Jane's/Electronic Arts SI 33 [3516]
34 -^ 1 Amerzone Casterman/Microids/Ubi Soft AD 34 [3517]
35 -^ 1 Intense Import Drag Racing Bethesda RA 35 [3518]
36 -^ 1 Deer Hunt Challenge EA Sports SH 36 [3519]
37 -^ 1 Nations (WWII Fighter Command) Psygnosis SI 37 [3520]
38 -^ 1 Panzer Elite Wings/Psygnosis ST 38 [3521]
39 -^ 1 Akuma (Demon Spawn) JC Research RP 39 [3522]

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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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