From: appelo@dutiag.tudelft.nl (C.J. Appelo)
Subject: *** TOP 100 * EDITION 4 *** (incl. overview January)
Organization: Delft University of Technology
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:39:04 GMT


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 The Net PC Games Top 100               Edition 4 - Week 4 - January 25, 1993
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 TW   LW  NW Title                              Developer/Publisher(s)   ID
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  1 (  1)  4 Civilization                                   MicroProse [1002]
  2 (  2)  4 Ultima Underworld                        Origin/Mindscape [1009]
  3 (  4)^ 4 Wolfenstein 3D                                  Id/Apogee [1013]
  4 (  3)  4 Ultima 7 (+ Forge of Virtue)             Origin/Mindscape [1001]
  5 (  5)  4 Wing Commander 2 (+ Sp. Oper.)           Origin/Mindscape [1007]
  6 (  6)  4 Links 386 Pro                              Access/US Gold [1006]
  7 (  7)  4 Monkey Island 2                         LucasArts/US Gold [1014]
  8 (  8)  4 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis            LucasArts/US Gold [1003]
  9 (  9)  4 Falcon 3.0 (+ operations)    Spectrum Holobyte/MicroProse [1005]
 10 ( 13)^ 4 Wing Commander 1 (+ Secret M.)           Origin/Mindscape [1026]
 11 ( 12)^ 4 King's Quest 6                                     Sierra [1015]
 12 ( 10)  4 A-train                     Maxis/Spectrum Holobyte/Ocean [1004]
 13 ( 11)  4 Darklands                                      MicroProse [1008]
 14 ( 14)  4 Out of this World (Another W.) Delphine/Interplay/US Gold [1012]
 15 ( 15)  4 Aces of the Pacific                        Dynamix/Sierra [1010]
 16 ( 16)  4 Hardball 3                                       Accolade [1011]
 17 ( 17)  4 Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes             Electronic Arts [1016]
 18 ( 18)  4 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary     Electronic Arts/Interplay [1017]
 19 ( 19)  4 Gateway                                   Legend/Accolade [1022]
 20 ( 20)  4 Quest for Glory 3                                  Sierra [1018]
 21 ( 22)^ 4 Gods                                      Renegade/Konami [1023]
 22 ( 38)* 3 Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant               Sir-tech/US Gold [1104]
 23 ( 21)  4 Laura Bow 2                                        Sierra [1019]
 24 ( 33)^ 4 Harpoon                       Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts [1058]
 25 ( 24)  4 Monkey Island 1                         LucasArts/US Gold [1027]
 26 ( 23)  4 Legend of Kyrandia                        Westwood/Virgin [1025]
 27 ( 25)  4 Dungeon Master                                  Psygnosis [1024]
 28 ( 26)  4 B-17 Flying Fortress                           MicroProse [1020]
 29 ( 28)  4 Push-over                                           Ocean [1030]
 30 ( 31)^ 4 Darkseed                         Cyberdreams/Mirage/Merit [1032]
 31 ( 27)  4 Crisis in the Kremlin      Electr. Arts/Spectrum Holobyte [1021]
 32 ( 30)  4 Gobliiins                     Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra [1034]
 33 ( 53)* 3 Star Control 2                                   Accolade [1116]
 34 ( 32)  4 Chessmaster 3000                                Mindscape [1029]
 35 ( 34)  4 Powermonger                               Electronic Arts [1036]
 36 ( 42)^ 4 Eye of the Beholder 2                         SSI/US Gold [1067]
 37 ( 56)* 3 Dune 2                                    Westwood/Virgin [1110]
 38 ( 29)  4 F-117A Stealth Fighter                         MicroProse [1028]
 39 ( 36)  4 Police Quest 3                                     Sierra [1039]
 40 ( 37)  4 Secret Weapons o.t. Luftwaffe           LucasArts/US Gold [1035]
 41 ( 39)  4 PGA Tour Golf                             Electronic Arts [1038]
 42 ( 35)  4 Martian Memorandum                            SSI/US Gold [1031]
 43 ( 50)^ 4 Red Baron                                  Dynamix/Sierra [1070]
 44 ( 81)* 2 Railroad Tycoon                                MicroProse [1121]
 45 ( 44)  4 Leisure Suit Larry 5                               Sierra [1042]
 46 ( 45)  4 Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2          Infocom/Activision [1045]
 47 ( 71)* 3 Comanche: Maximum Overkill                      Novalogic [1101]
 48 ( 47)  4 Gunship 2000 (+ missions)                      MicroProse [1047]
 49 ( 43)  4 Space Quest 4                                      Sierra [1041]
 50 ( 40)  4 Prophecy of the Shadow                        SSI/US Gold [1033]
 51 ( 80)* 2 World Circuit/F1 Grand Prix                    MicroProse [1123]
 52 ( 62)^ 4 SimCity                                       Maxis/Ocean [1079]
 53 ( 46)  4 Lure of the Temptress                   Revolution/Virgin [1046]
 54 ( 48)  4 Dark Queen of Krynn                           SSI/US Gold [1050]
 55 ( 41)  4 Sherlock Holmes Cons. Detect.              ICOM/Mindscape [1037]
 56 ( 54)  4 King's Quest 5                                     Sierra [1061]
 57 ( 55)  4 Siege                           Mindcraft/Electronic Arts [1063]
 58 ( 51)  4 Nova 9                                     Dynamix/Sierra [1051]
 59 ( 60)^ 4 Eye of the Beholder 1                         SSI/US Gold [1093]
 60 ( 65)^ 4 Dune                                          Cryo/Virgin [1075]
 61 (  -)* 1 Ultima Underworld 2                Origin/Electronic Arts [1127]
 62 ( 57)  4 Lord of the Rings 2                Interplay/Electr. Arts [1044]
 63 ( 75)^ 3 Alone in the Dark                              Infogrames [1105]
 64 ( 67)^ 3 F-15 Strike Eagle 3                            MicroProse [1103]
 65 ( 61)  4 Global Conquest                                MicroProse [1068]
 66 ( 90)^ 2 Conquered Kingdoms                                    QQP [1122]
 67 ( 52)  4 Heimdall                               Core Design/Virgin [1043]
 68 ( 49)  4 Jack Nicklaus Golf                               Accolade [1040]
 69 ( 70)^ 4 Conquest of the Longbow                            Sierra [1055]
 70 ( 74)^ 4 Lemmings (+ More Lemmings)                      Psygnosis [1095]
 71 ( 63)  4 Battle Isle                                           Ubi [1057]
 72 ( 91)^ 2 V for Victory                 Three-sixty/Electronic Arts [1114]
 73 ( 58)  4 Heart of China                             Dynamix/Sierra [1048]
 74 (  -)^ 1 The Incredible Machine                     Dynamix/Sierra [1128]
 75 ( 59)  4 Mantis X5700 Experim. Fighter          Paragon/MicroProse [1049]
 76 ( 78)^ 4 Perfect General (+ scenario's)                    QQP/Ubi [1098]
 77 ( 68)  4 Eternam                                        Infogrames [1066]
 78 ( 73)  4 Willy Beamish                              Dynamix/Sierra [1064]
 79 ( 72)  4 Grand Prix Unlimited                             Accolade [1056]
 80 ( 64)  4 Hook                                                Ocean [1052]
 81 ( 92)^ 2 Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen           New World/US Gold [1102]
 82 ( 88)^ 2 Spellcasting 301                          Legend/Accolade [1108]
 83 ( 66)  4 Jimmy White's Whirlw. Snooker                      Virgin [1053]
 84 (  -)^ 1 Commander Keen 4, 5, 6                          Id/Apogee [1129]
 85 ( 69)  4 Epic                                                Ocean [1054]
 86 ( 98)^ 2 Gobliins 2                    Coktel V./Digital I./Sierra [1107]
 87 ( 76)  4 Cruise for a Corpse                      Delphine/US Gold [1059]
 88 (  -)^ 1 VGA Planets                                  Tim Wisseman [1131]
 89 (  -)^ 1 The Summoning                                 SSI/US Gold [1117]
 90 (100)^ 4 Air Bucks                                     Impressions [1082]
 91 ( 89)  4 Loom                                    LucasArts/US Gold [1074]
 92 ( 79)  4 Heroes of the 357th                       Electronic Arts [1062]
 93 ( 99)^ 4 SimAnt                                        Maxis/Ocean [1080]
 94 ( 95)^ 4 SimEarth                                      Maxis/Ocean [1091]
 95 (  -)^ 1 The Lost Admiral                                      QQP [1126]
 96 ( 77)  4 Birds of Prey                             Electronic Arts [1060]
 97 (  -)^ 1 The Humans                                        US Gold [1112]
 98 ( 82)  4 NFL                                                Konami [1065]
 99 (  -)^ 1 Curse of Enchantia                            Core Design [1111]
100 ( 83)  4 Special Forces                                 MicroProse [1083]

    Dropped out:

    ( 84)  3 Elvira 2                              Horrorsoft/Accolade [1069]
    ( 85)  3 Hong Kong Mahjong Pro                     Electronic Arts [1071]
    ( 86)  3 Eco Quest: In Search of Cetus                    Accolade [1072]
    ( 87)  3 Realms                                             Virgin [1073]
    ( 93)  3 Planet's Edge                           New World/US Gold [1089]
    ( 94)  3 International Sports Challenge                     Empire [1076]
    ( 96)  3 KGB                                           Cryo/Virgin [1077]
    ( 97)  3 Utopia                                            Gremlin [1078]

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 The Net PC Games Tip 20                Edition 4 - Week 4 - January 25, 1993
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 TW   LW  NW Title                              Developer/Publisher(s)   ID
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  1 ( 10)  3 Spear of Destiny                                       Id [1124]
  2 (  3)  4 AV-8B Harrier Assault                              Domark [1106]
  3 ( 18)  2 Battles of Destiny                                    QQP [1132]
  4 (  5)  4 Rex Nebular                                    MicroProse [1115]
  5 (  6)  4 Terminator 2029                                  Bethesda [1113]
  6 (  7)  4 Scenario: Theatre of War      Three-sixty/Electronic Arts [1109]
  7 ( 16)  2 Stunt Island                                       Disney [1130]
  8 ( 11)  4 Amazon                                     Access/US Gold [1120]
  9 ( 12)  4 Legends of Valour                             SSI/US Gold [1118]
 10 ( 14)  4 A.T.A.C.                                       MicroProse [1119]
 11 ( 19)  2 Front Page Sports: Football                Dynamix/Sierra [1133]
 12 ( 20)  2 Quest for Glory 1                                  Sierra [1134]
 13 (  -)  1 Warlords                                              SSG [1135]
 14 (  -)  1 Conflict: Korea                                       SSI [1136]
 15 (  -)  1 Car and Driver                            Electronic Arts [1137]
 16 (  -)  1 SimLife                                       Maxis/Ocean [1138]
 17 (  -)  1 Jill of the Jungle                                   Epic [1139]
 18 (  -)  1 Pirates                                        MicroProse [1140]
 19 (  -)  1 Catacombs Abyss                                        Id [1141]
 20 (  -)  1 Empire: Wargame of the Century                  Interstel [1142]

    Welcome to the fourth edition of the Net PC Games Top 100. As this is
    the last edition of the month, we thought it was interesting to see
    which games are the ones most voted for in this first month of 1993.
    There were four editions of the Top 100 this month. Since the first
    (initial) edition was not compiled using votes, we had points
    available only from editions 2, 3 and 4 (this week).

    Most of the points were from this weeks edition. For one reason this
    is because the number of respondents around the world is growing
    rapidly (at about 30 new voters every week). The second reason is that
    votes are used for four weeks in a row, for people who don't send us
    new votes. Due to lack of time, we didn't weigh the votes from the
    three editions, so the influence of the editions is not balanced.
    However, we don't think this is a serious drawback.

    You will notice some differences between the regular Top 100 and this
    overview of the month. The main reason is that this list is compiled
    using only the votes sent by e-mail. For the compilation of the
    Top 100 additional data is used, like the traffic in the newsgroup,
    the history of the games in the chart and the lifetime of the games.
    See the documentation for more info on this subject.

    I will keep this short, because of the lengthy extra list. Next week
    you can expect some inside information on the software we designed for
    the Top 100. Detailed statistics concerning votes and voters will
    probably be ready the week after that.

    Please bother us with serious suggestions. We had a few and they are
    all considered. Funny questions are welcome too.

    And Keep Voting!

    Jurgen.

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  The Net PC Games Top 50            The Games Most Voted For - January 1993
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  TM  Title                              Developer/Publisher(s)   ID  Points
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   1  Civilization                                   MicroProse [1002] <498>
   2  Ultima Underworld                        Origin/Mindscape [1009] <225>
   3  Wolfenstein 3D                                  Id/Apogee [1013] <184>
   4  Wing Commander 2 (+ Sp. Oper.)           Origin/Mindscape [1007] <146>
   5  Ultima 7 (+ Forge of Virtue)             Origin/Mindscape [1001] <139>
   6  Wing Commander 1 (+ Secret M.)           Origin/Mindscape [1026] <111>
   7  Harpoon                       Three-Sixty/Electronic Arts [1058] < 90>
   8  Railroad Tycoon                                MicroProse [1121] < 90>
   9  Monkey Island 2                         LucasArts/US Gold [1014] < 87>
  10  Crusaders o.t. Dark Savant               Sir-tech/US Gold [1104] < 83>
  11  World Circuit/F1 Grand Prix                    MicroProse [1123] < 78>
  12  Comanche: Maximum Overkill                      Novalogic [1101] < 71>
  13  Star Control 2                                   Accolade [1116] < 71>
  14  Links 386 Pro                              Access/US Gold [1006] < 68>
  15  Eye of the Beholder 2                         SSI/US Gold [1067] < 66>
  16  Dune 2                                    Westwood/Virgin [1110] < 63>
  17  Conquered Kingdoms                                    QQP [1122] < 56>
  18  Red Baron                                  Dynamix/Sierra [1070] < 55>
  19  SimCity                                       Maxis/Ocean [1079] < 55>
  20  King's Quest 6                                     Sierra [1015] < 53>
  21  Out of this World (Another W.) Delphine/Interplay/US Gold [1012] < 51>
  22  Eye of the Beholder 1                         SSI/US Gold [1093] < 44>
  23  A-train                     Maxis/Spectrum Holobyte/Ocean [1004] < 43>
  24  Dune                                          Cryo/Virgin [1075] < 40>
  25  Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis            LucasArts/US Gold [1003] < 39>
  26  Alone in the Dark                              Infogrames [1105] < 39>
  27  F-15 Strike Eagle 3                            MicroProse [1103] < 38>
  28  Falcon 3.0 (+ operations)    Spectrum Holobyte/MicroProse [1005] < 38>
  29  Lemmings (+ More Lemmings)                      Psygnosis [1095] < 36>
  30  Siege                           Mindcraft/Electronic Arts [1063] < 35>
  31  Perfect General (+ scenario's)                    QQP/Ubi [1098] < 34>
  32  Darklands                                      MicroProse [1008] < 34>
  33  V for Victory                 Three-sixty/Electronic Arts [1114] < 34>
  34  The Incredible Machine                     Dynamix/Sierra [1128] < 32>
  35  Gods                                      Renegade/Konami [1023] < 29>
  36  Gateway                                   Legend/Accolade [1022] < 29>
  37  Aces of the Pacific                        Dynamix/Sierra [1010] < 28>
  38  Commander Keen 4, 5, 6                          Id/Apogee [1129] < 28>
  39  Monkey Island 1                         LucasArts/US Gold [1027] < 27>
  40  Global Conquest                                MicroProse [1068] < 25>
  41  The Lost Admiral                                      QQP [1126] < 24>
  42  Ultima Underworld 2                Origin/Electronic Arts [1127] < 24>
  43  Gunship 2000 (+ missions)                      MicroProse [1047] < 23>
  44  King's Quest 5                                     Sierra [1061] < 22>
  45  Spellcasting 301                          Legend/Accolade [1108] < 20>
  46  Lure of the Temptress                   Revolution/Virgin [1046] < 18>
  47  VGA Planets                                  Tim Wisseman [1131] < 18>
  48  Police Quest 3                                     Sierra [1039] < 17>
  49  Dungeon Master                                  Psygnosis [1024] < 17>
  50  Battles of Destiny                                    QQP [1132] < 16>

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