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*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * Edition 348 ***

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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 218 - Week 35 - August 30, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 13 Quake 3 Test {F} Id AC 1 [3307]
2 3^ 35 Alpha Centauri {D} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3131]
3 2 16 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {D} New World/3DO ST 2 [3263]
4 4 61 BattleCruiser 3000 AD {F} Derek Smart ST 2 [2608]
5 9^ 8 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 3 [3357]
6 5 27 Natuk {S} Tom Proudfoot RP 2 [3186]
7 8^ 21 Links LS 1999 {D} Access SP 2 [3148]
8 6 19 MechWarrior 3 {D} Zipper/MicroProse AC 6 [3241]
9 7 5 Star Trek (Star Fleet Command) {D} Interplay WG 7 [3356]
10 15^103 Demise/Mordor 2 {D} VB Designs RP 1 [2329]
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11 11 27 Worms Armageddon {D} Team 17 AC/PU 4 [3179]
12 13^ 4 System Shock 2 {D} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 12 [3384]
13 10 51 Wing Commander (Secret Ops) Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI 2 [2903]
14 12 38 Descent 3 {D} Outrage/Interplay SH 1 [3089]
15 18^ 18 HardWar {D} Gremlin AC 15 [2884]
16 16 14 Nethergate {D} Spiderweb RP 9 [3306]
17 22^ 5 X (Beyond the Frontier) {D} EgoSoft AC 17 [3240]
18 17 43 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) {D} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 11 [2988]
19 14 12 Submarine Titans {D} Megamedia SI 3 [3320]
20 25^ 3 Mortyr {D} Mirage SH 20 [3377]
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21 30* 6 1945 (Operation Konrad) {D} Kamikaze WG 21 [3271]
22 21 51 Railroad Tycoon 2 {D} G.O.D. ST 1 [2905]
23 20 12 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {D} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 2 [3313]
24 24 90 Space Empires 3 {S} Malfador ST 1 [2514]
25 19 5 Seven Kingdoms 2 (The Fryhtan Wars) {D} Enlight ST 15 [3374]
26 28^ 13 Virtual Deep Sea Fishing {D} Interplay SP 14 [3187]
27 26 52 Jagged Alliance 2 {D} Sir-Tech ST 2 [2896]
28 27 14 Lords Of Magic (S.E.) {D} Impressions/Sierra ST 23 [3023]
29 23 67 Metal Knights 98 {D} KnightSoft ST 3 [2710]
30 36^ 2 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) {D} LucasArts RA 30 [3331]
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31 29 4 Braveheart {D} Red Lemon/Eidos WG 29 [3332]
32 33^ 5 Driver {D} GT RA 32 [3286]
33 40^ 2 FreeSpace 2 {D} Volition/Interplay SH 33 [3403]
34 -^ 1 GP500 {D} Melbourne/Hasbro RA 34 [3406]
35 38^ 2 Panzer General 3D Assault {D} SSI WG 35 [3367]
36 32 53 Hopkins (FBI) {D} MP AC 2 [2881]
37 31 12 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {D} Electronic Arts RA 14 [3321]
38 35 23 Half-Life {D} Valve/Sierra SH 13 [3182]
39 34 9 Slave Zero {D} Accolade AC 29 [3203]
40 37 3 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) {D}Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 37 [3111]
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Dropped Out:

39 1 Revenant {D} Eidos AC/RP 39 [3405]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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Runners Up Edition 218 - Week 35 - August 30, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 4^ 3 Cutthroats (Terror On The High Seas) {D} Eidos ST 1 [3407]
2 5^ 5 Shadow Man {D} Iguana/Acclaim AC/AD 2 [3382]
3 10^ 5 Force 21 {D} Red Storm WG 3 [3383]
4 11^ 5 Fleet Command {D} Jane's/Electronic Arts SI 4 [3385]
5 12^ 4 Cricket World Cup 99 {D} EA Sports SP 5 [3392]
6 13^ 4 Venom {D} Vital Engine ZL SH 6 [3393]
7 14^ 4 Battle Girl {D} Ultra-United/Feral AC 7 [3394]
8 15^ 4 Seed {D} Human SH 8 [3395]
9 16^ 4 Midtown Madness {D} Angel/Microsoft RA 9 [3396]
10 17^ 3 Abomination (The Nemesis Project) {D} Hothouse/Eidos AC 10 [3404]
11 18^ 2 NFL Fever 2000 {D} Microsoft SP 11 [3413]
12 19^ 2 Skout {D} Soft Enterprises AC 12 [3414]
13 20^ 2 B-Hunter {D} InterActiVision/Midas AC 13 [3415]
14 -^ 1 Madden NFL 2000 {D} EA Sports SP 14 [3421]
15 -^ 1 Septerra Core {D} Valkyrie/Monolith AD/RP 15 [3422]
16 -^ 1 Chix 'n' Gear Stix {D} Fiendish RA 16 [3423]
17 -^ 1 Black Moon Chronicles {D} Cryo AD 17 [3424]
18 -^ 1 Mig Alley {D} Rowan/Empire SI 18 [3425]
19 -^ 1 Disciples (Sacred Lands) {D} Strategy First ST 19 [3426]
20 -^ 1 BattleZone 2 {D} Pandemic/Activision WG 20 [3427]

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 348 - Week 35 - August 30, 1999
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 35 Baldur's Gate {!} Bioware/Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [3115]
2 2 28 Alpha Centauri {!} Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 1 [3168]
3 3 12 Might and Magic 7 (For Blood and Honor) {!} 3DO RP 2 [3287]
4 4 26 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {!} New World/3DO ST 1 [3184]
5 6^ 13 Jagged Alliance 2 Sir-Tech/TalonSoft ST 5 [3294]
6 5 40 Half-Life Valve/Sierra SH 1 [3046]
7 7 73 Starcraft/Add-on {!} Blizzard WG 1 [2677]
8 8 9 Dungeon Keeper 2 Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 7 [3343]
9 9 9 Total Annihilation (Kingdoms) {!} Cavedog/GT AC/WG 7 [3342]
10 36* 2 System Shock 2 {!} Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP 10 [3398]
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11 10 70 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!} 3DO RP 2 [2696]
12 11 12 MechWarrior 3 {!} Zipper/MicroProse AC 9 [3311]
13 14^ 40 Fifa 99 EA Sports SP 9 [3044]
14 15^ 24 RollerCoaster Tycoon Microprose ST 7 [3200]
15 25* 4 Darkstone {!} Delphine/G.O.D. RP 15 [3378]
16 12 61 Final Fantasy 7 {!} SquareSoft/Eidos RP 7 [2811]
17 13 66 Unreal/Add-ons {!} Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH 2 [2753]
18 17 11 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {!} Electronic Arts RA 14 [3323]
19 18 47 Caesar 3 (Build a Better Rome) {!} Sierra ST 5 [2936]
20 16 42 Railroad Tycoon 2/Add-on {!} PopTop/G.O.D. ST 5 [3008]
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21 19 100 Total Annihilation Cavedog/GT WG 1 [2402]
22 22 13 Midtown Madness Angel/Microsoft RA 22 [3288]
23 30^ 43 Fallout 2 {!} Black Isle/Interplay RP 1 [2995]
24 20 10 Descent 3 {!} Outrage/Tantrum/Interplay SH 20 [3333]
25 27^ 21 Championship Manager 3 {!} Eidos SP 14 [3248]
26 23 12 Aliens Vs. Predator Rebellion/Fox AC 14 [3280]
27 26 21 Civilization (Call to Power) Activision ST 11 [3235]
28 29^ 24 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V.2.0 Interplay ST 17 [3211]
29 28 8 Kingpin (Life of Crime) {!} Xatrix/Interplay SH 26 [3350]
30 21 38 Thief (The Dark Project) {!} Looking Glass/Eidos AC/AD 6 [3079]
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31 32^ 7 Outcast Appeal/Infogrames AD 30 [3349]
32 24 20 X-Wing Alliance LucasArts SI 9 [3249]
33 49* 7 Hidden & Dangerous {!} Illusion/Take 2 AC/WG 33 [3364]
34 33 15 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {!}LucasArts AD 29 [3282]
35 34 89 Quake 2/Add-on {!} Id/Activision SH 1 [2529]
36 31 23 EverQuest {!} Verant/989 Studios/Sony RP 18 [3206]
37 35 30 SimCity 3000 {!} Maxis/Electronic Arts ST 13 [3152]
38 37 97 Age of Empires {!} Ensemble/Microsoft ST 3 [2424]
39 44^ 76 Battlezone Activision WG 4 [2642]
40 40 40 Age of Empires (Rise of Rome) Ensemble/Microsoft ST 16 [3028]
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41 39 18 Worms Armageddon {!} Team17/MicroProse PU/ST 39 [3265]
42 51^ 41 Carmageddon 2 {!} Stainless/SCi/Interplay RA 19 [3037]
43 50^ 53 Rainbow Six Red Storm AC/ST 7 [2883]
44 38 10 Heavy Gear 2 Activision AC/ST 30 [3335]
45 41 39 Heretic 2 Raven/Activision SH 13 [3067]
46 42 16 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 20 [3272]
47 43 13 Star Trek (Birth of the Federation) MicroProse/Hasbro ST 20 [3296]
48 92* 2 Star Trek (Starfleet Command) Interplay WG 48 [3400]
49 47 34 Starsiege Tribes Dynamix/Sierra AC/ST 33 [3116]
50 52^ 3 X (Beyond The Frontier) {!} EgoSoft/THQ AC 50 [3386]
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51 64^ 53 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising) SSG/Red Orb WG 10 [2882]
52 48 48 NHL 99 EA Sports SP 20 [2925]
53 46 40 Settlers 3 Blue Byte ST 15 [3051]
54 45 44 Grim Fandango {!} LucasArts/Activision AD 10 [2981]
55 58^ 63 Descent (Freespace - The Great War) Interplay SH 9 [2782]
56 61^138 Diablo Blizzard RP 1 [2154]
57 54 10 ToCA 2 Touring Cars Codemasters RA 46 [3339]
58 60^ 18 Warzone 2100 Pumpkin/Eidos WG 26 [3220]
59 55 48 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {!} Electronic Arts RA 4 [2924]
60 57 14 Star Wars Episode 1 (Racer) LucasArts RA 33 [3281]
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61 63^109 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!} Mythos/MicroProse ST 4 [2351]
62 67^ 22 Imperialism 2 Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 18 [3223]
63 62 38 Warhammer 40,000 (Chaos Gate) Random/SSI/Mindscape ST 33 [3053]
64 65^ 22 Superbike World Championship Virgin/EA Sports RA 48 [3194]
65 68^ 3 Civilization 2 (Test Of Time) MicroProse ST 65 [3387]
66 59 42 Delta Force NovaLogic SI 31 [2996]
67 53 95 Ultima Online/Second Age {!} Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
68 56 67 Galactic Civilizations Gold Stardock ST 25 [2738]
69 66 15 Grand Prix Legends Papyrus/Sierra Sports RA 55 [2935]
70 72^ 98 Dark Forces 2/Add-on (Jedi Knight) {!} LucasArts SH 6 [2413]
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71 79^ 19 Lands of Lore 3 {!} Westwood/Electronic Arts RP 54 [3236]
72 -* 1 Drakan (Order Of The Flame) {!} Surreal/Psygnosis AC/AD 72 [3408]
73 70 34 Myth 2 (Soulblighter) {!} Bungie ST 17 [3127]
74 69 19 Gruntz Monolith PU 60 [3219]
75 76^145 Heroes of Might & Magic 2/add-on New World/3DO ST 2 [2091]
76 71 144 Master of Orion 2 (Battle at Antares) MicroProse ST 3 [2095]
77 87^ 35 Quest for Glory 5 (Dragonfire) SierraFX/Sierra RP 55 [3092]
78 89^ 20 High Heat Baseball 2000 Team .366/3DO SP 21 [3239]
79 74 11 WCW Nitro THQ SP 66 [3080]
80 75 93 The Curse of Monkey Island {!} LucasArts AD 6 [2468]
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81 78 37 Falcon 4.0 {!} MicroProse SI 30 [3091]
82 77 31 Close Combat 3 (The Russian Front) {!} Microsoft WG 43 [3146]
83 86^ 61 Commandos (Behind Enemy Lines) Eidos WG 7 [2810]
84 73 4 Official Formula 1 Racing Lankhor/Eidos RA 73 [3334]
85 83 10 Magic & Mayhem/Duel: The Mage Wars Mythos/Bethesda RP 67 [3130]
86 96^ 97 Gettysburg Firaxis/Electronic Arts ST 15 [2430]
87 81 19 Commandos (Beyond the Call of Duty) Eidos AC/WG 62 [3234]
88 98^ 70 Rage Of Mages/Allods Nival/Monolith RP 9 [2716]
89 88 144 Command & Conquer/Add-on (Red Alert) Westwood WG 1 [2101]
90 80 13 Sports Car GT Image Space/Electronic Arts RA 46 [3264]
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91 90 96 Panzer General 2 SSI/Mindscape WG 27 [2426]
92 -^ 4 Redline (Gang Warfare 2066) Beyond Games/Accolade AC 88 [3221]
93 82 42 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters RA 26 [2989]
94 91 11 Monaco Grand Prix 2 UbiSoft RA 89 [3305]
95 -^ 1 Discworld Noir Perfect/GT AD 95 [3397]
96 94 53 Vangers (One for the Road) Interactive Magic RA 30 [2869]
97 85 92 Blade Runner {!} Westwood/Virgin AD 16 [2479]
98 100^182 Civilization 2/Fantastic Worlds MicroProse ST 1 [1879]
99 99 8 Cricket World Cup 99 EA Sports SP 92 [3345]
100 97 3 Battle of Britain {!} TalonSoft SI 97 [3218]
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Dropped Out:

84 38 European Air War MicroProse/Hasbro SI 55 [3016]
93 84 I-War/Independence War Ocean ST 29 [2552]
95 160 Quake/add-on Id/GT SH 1 [1999]

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^ 4 Braveheart Red Lemon/Eidos WG 1 [3391]
2 11^ 8 Trophy Bass 3D Sierra SP 2 [3361]
3 9^ 4 Dark Ages Nexon RP 3 [3390]
4 5^ 5 Warhammer 40,000 (Rites Of War) SSI/Mindscape WG/RP 3 [3379]
5 6^ 8 Great Battles Collectors Ed. Interactive Magic WG 2 [3360]
6 23^ 2 Re-Volt Acclaim RA 6 [3409]
7 7 5 Pizza Syndicate Software 2000 ST 4 [3381]
8 4 4 Atari Arcade Hits Digital Eclipse/Hasbro AR 4 [3389]
9 8 4 Lego Racers Lego RA 8 [3388]
10 10 6 Fly! {!} Terminal Reality/G.O.D. SI 3 [3376]
11 12^ 8 Complete Chess Sierra ST 11 [3362]
12 13^ 8 Skydive! Gonzo/Electronic Arts SP 12 [3363]
13 14^ 7 Extreme Boards & Blades Silverfish/Head Games SP 13 [3370]
14 15^ 7 The Creed ZeroHour AC 14 [3371]
15 16^ 7 Pro 18 (World Tour Golf) {!} Intelligent/Psygnosis SP 15 [3372]
16 17^ 6 Rayman Forever UbiSoft PL 16 [3375]
17 18^ 5 Emergency Room 2 Legacy ST 17 [3380]
18 19^ 3 NFL Fever 2000 Microsoft SP 18 [3399]
19 20^ 3 Force 21 Redstorm WG 19 [3401]
20 21^ 3 Malkari Interactive Magic ST 20 [3402]
21 24^ 2 Gulf War (Operation Desert Hammer) 3DO AC 21 [3410]
22 25^ 2 Arcade Pool 2 Team 17/Hasbro SP 22 [3411]
23 26^ 2 Clans ComputerHouse/Strategy First AD 23 [3412]
24 -^ 1 Mob Rule Simon & Schuster AD 24 [3416]
25 -^ 1 Command And Conquer (TiberWestwood/Electronic Arts AC/WG 25 [3417]
26 -^ 1 Shadow Man Iguana/Acclaim AC/AD 26 [3418]
27 -^ 1 NBA Inside Drive 2000 Microsoft SP 27 [3419]
28 -^ 1 Nexus (The Kingdom Of The Winds) Nexon AD 28 [3420]

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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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