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To: AreWeThereYet who wrote (8188)10/12/1998 12:25:00 PM
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Thank you for the votes you've sent us, or the interest you've shown in the
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| Ninja (Shadow of Darkness) {P}{!} - Eidos AC |
| ...is this week's WCF Smash Video Game! (Video Game of the Week) |
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| (c) 1998 World Charts Foundation Issue 133 - Week 42 - October 12, 1998 |
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people vote for your favourites! See: worldcharts.com

The following Top 100 contains the most popular video games at this time.
The list includes games from all next generation video game consoles.
Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should buy it too.
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Internet Video Games Top 100 Edition 133 - Week 42 - October 12, 1998
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 38 Gran Turismo {P} Sony RA 1 [1716]
2 2 27 Tekken 3 {P}{!} Namco FI 1 [1770]
3 3 37 Resident Evil 2 {P}{!} Capcom AD 2 [1718]
4 6^ 24 Parasite Eve {P} Square/Electronic Arts RP 4 [1788]
5 5 5 Metal Gear Solid {P}{!} Konami AC 5 [1876]
6 4 91 Final Fantasy 7 {P} Square RP 1 [1175]
7 11^ 34 Grand Theft Auto {P}{!} DMA/BMG RA 7 [1731]
8 13^ 25 Vampire Savior {S}{!} Capcom FI 8 [1783]
9 8 53 Castlevania (Symphony of the Night) {P} Konami AC 6 [1628]
10 15^ 22 Panzer Dragoon Saga {S}{!} Sega RP 4 [1798]
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11 9 59 Goldeneye 007 {N} Rare/Nintendo AC 2 [1594]
12 7 29 Banjo Kazooie {N} Rare/Nintendo PL 2 [1566]
13 16^ 10 Phantasy Star Collection {S} Sega RP 7 [1851]
14 10 21 Breath of Fire 3 {P} Capcom RP 8 [1799]
15 21^ 20 Bust-a-Move 3 {S} Taito/Natsume ST 15 [1786]
16 23^ 46 Tomb Raider 2 {P}{!} Eidos AC/AD 4 [1674]
17 19^ 17 Quest 64 {N}{!} Imagineer/THQ RP 16 [1817]
18 22^ 53 Formula 1 (Championship Edition) {P}{!} Psygnosis RA 11 [1633]
19 -* 1 NHL 99 {P} EA Sports SP 19 [1899]
20 18 8 F-Zero X {N} Nintendo RA 18 [1861]
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21 37* 4 Spyro the Dragon {P}{!} Insomniac/Sony PL 21 [1881]
22 12 25 Sakura Taisen 2/Sakura Wars 2 {S} Red/Sega AD/RP 2 [1779]
23 27^ 5 Heart of Darkness {P} Amazing/Interplay PL 23 [1879]
24 17 32 Shining Force 3 {S} Sonic Team/Sega RP 11 [1739]
25 24 16 Wetrix {N} Zed Two/Ocean PU 23 [1819]
26 14 59 Sakura Wars/Sakura Taisen {S} Red/Sega AD/RP 2 [1595]
27 94* 4 Soukaigi {P} Yuke's/Square AC/RP 27 [1812]
28 35^ 67 Final Fantasy Tactics {P} Square RP/ST 4 [1555]
29 28 11 Mission: Impossible {N}{!} Infogrames/Ocean AC/AD 14 [1840]
30 33^ 42 Dracula-X (Night Symphony) {P} Konami PL 30 [1487]
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31 41^ 38 Ghost in the Shell {P}{!} Exact/THQ SH 27 [1689]
32 -* 1 Deadly Arts {N} Konami FI 32 [1907]
33 30 20 Elemental Gearbolt {P} Alfa/Working Designs SH 26 [1722]
34 20 3 Thunderforce 5 {P} Technosoft/Working Designs SH 20 [1878]
35 39^ 11 WWF War Zone {P}{!} Iguana/Accaim SP 21 [1847]
36 34 51 Super Robot War F {P}{S} Banpresto ST 30 [1552]
37 36 79 Wild Arms {P} Media Vision/Sony RP 5 [1409]
38 45^ 3 Devil Dice {P} THQ/Sony PU 38 [1846]
39 31 10 Azure Dreams {P} Konami RP 19 [1845]
40 51^ 23 Tenchu {P} Acquire/Activision AC 25 [1792]
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41 43^ 34 Bust-a-Move (Dance & Rhythm Action) {P} Enix PU 30 [1730]
42 47^ 7 Granstream Saga {P}{!} Shade/T-HQ RP 42 [1835]
43 48^ 25 1080' Snowboarding {N} Nintendo SP 11 [1760]
44 38 41 SaGa Frontier {P} Square RP 15 [1575]
45 81* 2 Future Cop L.A.P.D. 2100 {P} Electronic Arts SH 45 [1888]
46 44 19 House of the Dead {S} Tantalus/Sega AD/SH 44 [1787]
47 93* 3 Colin McRae Rally {P} Codemasters RA 47 [1875]
48 25 39 Hanagumi Taisen Columns/Sakura Columns {S} Sega PU 3 [1709]
49 32 30 Einhander {P}{!} Square SH 22 [1740]
50 29 7 Kartia (The World of Fate) {P}{!} Atlus RP 29 [1869]
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51 53^101 Suikoden/Genso Suikoden {P} Taito/Konami RP 7 [1181]
52 26 2 Int. Superstar Soccer Pro 98 {N} Konami SP 26 [1896]
53 40 5 Command & Conquer (Retaliation) {P} Westwood/Virgin WG 20 [1872]
54 68^ 24 Motorhead {P}{!} Digital Illusions/Gremlin RA 23 [1789]
55 55 59 Tokimeki Memorial {P} Konami ST 18 [1596]
56 63^ 37 Game Paradise {S} Jaleco SH 36 [1605]
57 72^ 15 Vigilante 8 {P} Luxoflux/Activision SH 29 [1815]
58 56 118 Nights (Into Dreams) {S} Sonic Team/Sega PL 1 [1228]
59 50 11 Pocket Fighters {P} Capcom FI 29 [1837]
60 46 62 Langrisser 4 {S} NCS/Masaya ST 20 [1582]
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61 77^ 14 Jersey Devil {P}{!} b'heivje(r)/MegaToon AD/PL 42 [1824]
62 49 72 Persona (Revelations) {P} Atlus RP 20 [1382]
63 57 18 World Cup 98 {N}{!} EA Sports SP 15 [1804]
64 58 14 Tactics Ogre {P}{S} Artdink/Quest/Atlus ST 58 [1386]
65 59 17 Diablo {P} Climax/Electronic Arts AC/RP 54 [1767]
66 82^ 6 Dracula-X {S} KCET/Konami PL 40 [1868]
67 65 50 NHL 98 {P}{!} EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 21 [1616]
68 52 55 Abe's Oddysee {P}{!} Oddworld/GT PL 4 [1610]
69 -* 1 Wild 9 {P}{!} Shiny/Interplay PL 69 [1898]
70 74^ 14 Bushido Blade 2 {P} Light Weight/Square FI 64 [1761]
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71 89^ 8 NCAA Football 99 {P} Tiburon/EA Sports SP 46 [1859]
72 -* 1 ReBoot (Countdown to Chaos) {P}{!} Electronic Arts SH 72 [1752]
73 60 38 San Francisco Rush {N} Atari/Midway/GT RA 18 [1671]
74 69 5 NFL Gameday 99 {P}{!} Red Line/989/Sony SP 66 [1874]
75 42 5 MLBPA (Bottom of the 9th '99) {P} Konami SP 16 [1852]
76 78^ 3 Timeshock Pinball {P} Empire AR 76 [1870]
77 -* 1 Gex (Enter the Gecko) {N} Crystal Dynamics/Midway PL 77 [1873]
78 85^ 5 WWF War Zone {N} Iguana/Acclaim SP 76 [1865]
79 54 21 World Cup 98 {P} EA Sports SP 19 [1796]
80 -* 1 The Fifth Element {P} Kalisto/Activision SH 80 [1904]
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81 -^ 20 Forsaken {P}{!} Acclaim SH 30 [1793]
82 99^ 24 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {P}{!} Electronic Arts RA 10 [1765]
83 62 21 Nascar 98 {P}{S} EA Sports/Electronic Arts RA 55 [1622]
84 90^102 Dragon Force {S} Working Designs RP 9 [1197]
85 76 3 Star Ocean (The Second Story) {P} Enix RP 76 [1890]
86 86 2 Kagero (Deception 2) {P} Tecmo ST 86 [1893]
87 61 39 Alundra {P}{!} Working Designs AC/AD 9 [1710]
88 75 19 Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey 98 {N} Ataris/Midway SP 70 [1692]
89 83 20 G Darius {P} Taito/THQ SH 68 [1785]
90 66 46 Diddy Kong Racing {N}{!} Rare/Nintendo RA 2 [1683]
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91 79 114 Tomb Raider {P}{S} Core Design/Eidos AC/AD 1 [1193]
92 84 15 Mortal Kombat 4 {N} Eurocom/Midway FI 60 [1811]
93 64 8 Rival Schools (United By Fate) {P} Capcom FI 25 [1856]
94 67 3 Nascar 99 {P} Stormfront/EA Sports RA 40 [1884]
95 73 31 Xenogears {P} Square RP 16 [1743]
96 87 42 Fifa (Road To World Cup 98) {P}{S} Electronic Arts SP 8 [1686]
97 91 40 Bomberman 64 {N} Hudson/Nintendo AC/PU 30 [1688]
98 80 87 Mario Kart {N} Nintendo RA 2 [1392]
99 -^ 1 NFL Blitz {P} Midway SP 99 [1880]
100 -^ 1 Rogue Trip {P} SingleTrac/GT RA100 [1909]
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Dropped Out:

70 4 TOCA (Touring Car Championship) {P} Codemasters/3DO RA 18 [1860]
71 46 Colony Wars {P} Psygnosis SH 4 [1660]
88 11 Pitfall 3D (Beyond the Jungle) {P} Activision PL 73 [1766]
92 117 Mario 64 {N} Nintendo PL 1 [1224]
95 24 Mischief Makers {N} Enix/Treasure PL 53 [1624]
96 11 Tales of Destiny {P} Namco RP 49 [1745]
97 26 Command & Conquer (Red Alert) {P}{!} Westwood WG 22 [1647]
98 24 Mystical Ninja {N}{!} Konami AC/RP 20 [1781]
100 86 Killer Instinct Gold {N} Rare/Nintendo FI 8 [1247]

The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart:
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Runners Up Edition 133 - Week 42 - October 12, 1998
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TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID
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1 1 5 Radiant Silvergun {S} ESP/Treasure SH 1 [1882]
2 12^ 4 The Lost World (S.E.) {P} DreamWorks/Electronic Arts AC 2 [1889]
3 2 5 NFL Blitz {N} Midway SP 2 [1883]
4 3 8 Three Lions {P} Z-Axis/Take 2 SP 3 [1867]
5 6^ 7 Madden NFL 99 {P} EA Sports SP 5 [1871]
6 7^ 6 Overblood 2 {P} Riverhill AD 6 [1877]
7 9^ 5 GT 64 (Championship Edition) {N} Infogrames RA 7 [1885]
8 10^ 4 Moto Racer 2 {P}{!} Electronic Arts RA 8 [1886]
9 11^ 4 C (The Contra Adventure) {P} Appaloosa/Konami SH 9 [1887]
10 13^ 3 Buck Bumble {P} Argonaut/UbiSoft SH 10 [1891]
11 14^ 3 Armored Core (Project Phantasma) {P} From/Ascii SH 11 [1892]
12 15^ 3 Dead Ball Zone {P} GT AC/SP 12 [1894]
13 16^ 3 The Unholy War {P}{!} Crystal Dynamics/Eidos ST 13 [1895]
14 17^ 2 Cruis'n World {P} Eurocom/Midway RA 14 [1897]
15 20^ 2 Trap Gunner {P} Racdym/Atlus ST 15 [1900]
16 21^ 2 Colony Wars (Vengeance) {P} Psygnosis SH 16 [1901]
17 22^ 2 O.D.T. (Or Die Trying) {P} FDI/Psygnosis AD 17 [1902]
18 23^ 2 Caesars Palace 2 {P} Interplay AR 18 [1903]
19 25^ 2 NHL FaceOff {P} 989/Sony SP 19 [1905]
20 26^ 2 Pool Hustler {P} Activision SP 20 [1906]
21 28^ 2 Activision Classics {P} Activision AR 21 [1908]
22 -^ 1 Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling {P} Adrenalin/THQ SP 22 [1910]
23 -^ 1 Duke Nukem (Time To Kill) {P} n-Space/GT SH 23 [1911]
24 -^ 1 Cruis'n World {N} Eurocom/Nintendo RA 24 [1912]
25 -^ 1 Destrega {P} Omega Force/Koei SI 25 [1913]
26 -^ 1 Test Drive 5 {P} Accolade RA 26 [1914]
27 -^ 1 Running Wild {P} 989/Sony PL 27 [1915]
28 -^ 1 NHL 99 {N} EA Sports SP 28 [1916]
29 -^ 1 S.C.A.R.S. {P} UbiSoft RA 29 [1917]
30 -^ 1 Dragonseeds {P} Jaleco RP 30 [1918]
31 -^ 1 Ninja (Shadow of Darkness) {P}{!} Eidos AC 31 [1919]

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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 Video Games Top 100 are made 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 rec.games.video.* newsgroups. |
| ^ : Climbing |--------------------------------------------------|
| * : Bullet | {P} Sony PlayStation| Send your votes like this: |
| AC : Action | {S} Sega Saturn | > 5 Dark Invader [1435] |
| AD : Adventure | {N} Nintendo 64 | > 4 Action Force2 [1322] |
| AR : Arcade | {!} Smash Video Game| > 5 Super Fighter [1502] |
| FI : Fighting | | > 2 Magic of Zuul 4 [] |
| IF : Interactive Fiction| | > 4 The Lost Tycoon [] |
| PL : Platform |--------------------------------------------------|
| PU : Puzzle | (c) 1998 all rights reserved | World Charts |
| RA : Racing | Distribution of these charts | Hoogstraat 125-H |
| RP : Role-Playing | is granted only by written | 3011 PL Rotterdam |
| SH : Shooter | permission. | The Netherlands |
| SI : Simulation |--------------------------------------------------|
| SP : Sports | videogames@worldcharts.nl |
| ST : Strategy | On the web: worldcharts.com |
| WG : Wargame | Supported by XS4ALL Internet Provider |
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