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To: JGreg who wrote (8886)	12/7/1998 12:00:00 PM
From: AreWeThereYet	Respond to of 14266

Thank you for the votes you've sent us, or the interest you've shown in the Internet Charts. We are proud to present you the new list of this week... PC Games Top 100 - Video Games Top 100 - Singles Top 100 - Albums Top 100 Movies Top 100 - Television Top 100 - Websites Top 100 - Homepages Top 100 Female Stars Top 100 - Male Stars Top 100 - all at worldcharts.com ============================================================================== \| Turok 2 (Seeds of Evil) {N}{!} - Iguana/Acclaim SH \| \| ...is this week's WCF Smash Video Game! (Video Game of the Week) \| ============================================================================== ============================================================================== \| * * * I N T E R N E T V I D E O G A M E S T O P 1 0 0 * * * \| \|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\| \| (c) 1998 World Charts Foundation Issue 141 - Week 50 - December 7, 1998 \| \|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\| \| This list is replied to email addresses from which we have received votes. \| \| Send mail with "unsubscribe" to videogames@worldcharts.nl if you don't \| \| want to receive any email from us. Send mail with "nolist" if you don't \| \| want the weekly lists. Send "nocall" if you don't want reminders. Send \| \| votes to videogames@worldcharts.nl and comments to info@worldcharts.nl. \| \| Send us mail with "send doc" in the subject header for info about voting. \| \| Send mail with "send videogames" in the header to receive the latest chart.\| \|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\| \| Send your votes to videogames@worldcharts.nl or use the voting form at \| \| worldcharts.nl and you get the next chart by email. \| \| Read worldcharts.com for info on voting via email. \| \| The format for every line with a vote is: points title [ ID ] \| \| You must include the ID number, and between brackets! It is not optional. \| \| Use [] or [0000] as the ID number for games not yet listed on the charts. \| \| You can allocate a maximum of 20 points, but not more than 5 for 1 game. \| \| An example can be found at the bottom of this list. Look at it first! \| ============================================================================== Support your favourite games! Use a button on your homepage, and make other 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. ============================================================================== Internet Video Games Top 100 Edition 141 - Week 50 - December 7, 1998 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 13 Metal Gear Solid {P}{!} Konami AC 1 [1876] 2 2 46 Gran Turismo {P} Sony RA 1 [1716] 3 3 7 Duke Nukem (Time To Kill) {P} n-Space/GT SH 3 [1911] 4 47* 2 Legend of Zelda (Ocarina of Time) {N}{!} Nintendo RP 4 [1967] 5 4 32 Parasite Eve {P} Square/Electronic Arts RP 3 [1788] 6 5 42 Grand Theft Auto {P}{!} DMA/BMG RA 5 [1731] 7 9^ 67 Goldeneye 007 {N} Rare/Nintendo AC 2 [1594] 8 8 10 Future Cop L.A.P.D. 2100 {P} Electronic Arts SH 8 [1888] 9 10^ 35 Tekken 3 {P}{!} Namco FI 1 [1770] 10 15^ 37 Banjo Kazooie {N} Rare/Nintendo PL 2 [1566] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 7 45 Resident Evil 2 {P}{!} Capcom AD 2 [1718] 12 11 38 Xenogears {P} Square RP 11 [1743] 13 18^ 33 Vampire Savior {S}{!} Capcom FI 5 [1783] 14 6 30 Panzer Dragoon Saga {S}{!} Sega RP 4 [1798] 15 14 99 Final Fantasy 7 {P} Square RP 1 [1175] 16 12 31 Tenchu {P} Acquire/Activision AC 9 [1792] 17 17 10 Kagero (Deception 2) {P} Tecmo ST 17 [1893] 18 -* 1 Fifa 99 {P} EA Sports SP 18 [1973] 19 13 9 Wild 9 {P}{!} Shiny/Interplay PL 10 [1898] 20 21^ 28 Bust-a-Move 3 {S} Taito/Natsume PU 10 [1786] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 19 19 Tales of Destiny {P} Namco RP 7 [1745] 22 22 5 WCW/NWO Revenge {N} Asmik/THQ SP 22 [1930] 23 16 4 Actua Tennis {P} Gremlin SP 16 [1929] 24 20 16 F-Zero X {N} Nintendo RA 18 [1861] 25 39* 2 Magical Tetris Challenge {N} Capcom PU 25 [1958] 26 23 29 Breath of Fire 3 {P} Capcom RP 8 [1799] 27 24 4 Moto Racer 2 {P}{!} Electronic Arts RA 22 [1886] 28 25 12 Spyro the Dragon {P}{!} Insomniac/Sony PL 17 [1881] 29 28 61 Formula 1 (Championship Edition) {P}{!} Psygnosis RA 11 [1633] 30 42* 4 Crash Bandicoot 3 (Warped!) {P}{!} Naughty Dog/Sony PL 30 [1938] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 29 13 WWF Warzone {N} Iguana/Acclaim SP 29 [1865] 32 26 54 Tomb Raider 2 {P}{!} Eidos AC/AD 4 [1674] 33 27 19 WWF Warzone {P}{!} Iguana/Acclaim SP 21 [1847] 34 43^ 18 Phantasy Star Collection {S} Sega RP 7 [1851] 35 31 8 Mega Man Legends {P} Capcom AD 31 [1820] 36 32 3 ESPN Pro Boarder {P} EA Sports SP 32 [1949] 37 30 40 Shining Force 3 {S} Sonic Team/Sega RP 11 [1739] 38 63* 2 Tomb Raider 3 {P}{!} Core/Eidos AC/AD 38 [1960] 39 61* 5 Colony Wars (Vengeance) {P} Psygnosis SH 39 [1901] 40 40 2 Buck Bumble {N} Argonaut/UbiSoft SH 40 [1963] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41 36 32 Need for Speed 3 (Hot Pursuit) {P}{!} Electronic Arts RA 10 [1765] 42 58* 3 Brave Fencer Musashi {P} Square AD 42 [1943] 43 33 9 NHL 99 {P} EA Sports SP 12 [1899] 44 51^ 11 Timeshock Pinball {P} Empire AR 44 [1870] 45 57^ 27 House of the Dead {S} Tantalus/Sega AD/SH 37 [1787] 46 37 28 Elemental Gearbolt {P} Alfa/Working Designs SH 26 [1722] 47 60^ 75 Final Fantasy Tactics {P} Square RP/ST 4 [1555] 48 38 61 Castlevania (Symphony of the Night) {P} Konami AC 6 [1628] 49 34 5 Small Soldiers {P} Dreamworks/Electronic Arts AC 25 [1935] 50 41 25 Quest 64 {N}{!} Imagineer/THQ RP 16 [1817] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 65^ 23 Duke Nukem (Total Meltdown) {P} Eurocom/GT SH 51 [1687] 52 66^ 2 Wipeout 64 {N} Psygnosis/Midway RA 52 [1941] 53 48 11 Devil Dice {P} Sony/THQ PU 32 [1846] 54 49 19 Grandia {S} GameArts/Sega RP 26 [1738] 55 45 33 1080' Snowboarding {N} Nintendo SP 11 [1760] 56 55 22 Bushido Blade 2 {P} Light Weight/Square FI 54 [1761] 57 44 9 Nascar 99 {P} Stormfront/EA Sports RA 40 [1884] 58 35 4 NBA Live 99 {P} EA Sports SP 30 [1936] 59 53 24 Wetrix {N} Zed Two/Ocean PU 23 [1819] 60 46 5 MediEvil {P}{!} Millennium/Sony AD 30 [1923] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61 56 25 Diablo {P} Climax/Electronic Arts AC/RP 49 [1767] 62 68^ 12 Soukaigi {P} Yuke's/Square AC/RP 22 [1812] 63 67^ 26 World Cup 98 {N}{!} EA Sports SP 15 [1804] 64 72^ 7 Star Ocean (The Second Story) {P} Enix RP 64 [1890] 65 81^ 89 Killer Instinct Gold {N} Rare/Nintendo FI 8 [1247] 66 82^ 5 Int. Superstar Soccer Pro 98 {N} Konami SP 26 [1896] 67 76^ 4 Body Harvest {N} DMA/Midway SH 67 [1928] 68 52 47 Bomberman 64 {N} Hudson/Nintendo AC/PU 30 [1688] 69 64 7 NHL 99 {N} EA Sports SP 26 [1916] 70 74^ 28 G Darius {P} Taito/THQ SH 68 [1785] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71 50 13 Rival Schools (United By Fate) {P} Capcom FI 25 [1856] 72 59 44 Alundra {P}{!} Working Designs AC/AD 9 [1710] 73 71 33 Sakura Taisen 2/Sakura Wars 2 {S} Red/Sega AD/RP 2 [1779] 74 62 32 Motorhead {P}{!} Digital Illusions/Gremlin/Fox RA 23 [1789] 75 -* 1 Rugrats {P} THQ AC/AD 75 [1975] 76 83^ 20 Jersey Devil {P}{!} b'heivje(r)/MegaToon AD/PL 42 [1824] 77 91^ 2 Rush 2 (Extreme Racing USA) {N} Atari/Midway RA 77 [1954] 78 84^ 6 Bust-a-Move 2 {N} Taito/Acclaim PU 78 [1803] 79 77 59 Super Robot War F {P}{S} Banpresto ST 30 [1552] 80 69 23 Vigilante 8 {P} Luxoflux/Activision SH 29 [1815] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 81 70 70 Langrisser 4 {S} NCS/Masaya ST 20 [1582] 82 54 9 ReBoot (Countdown to Chaos) {P}{!} Electronic Arts SH 9 [1752] 83 86^ 38 Einhander {P}{!} Square SH 22 [1740] 84 89^ 16 Road Rash 3D {P} Electronic Arts RA 19 [1818] 85 -^ 1 Fox Sports College Hoops '99 {N} Fox SP 85 [1962] 86 -^ 5 Three Lions {P} Z-Axis/Take 2 SP 86 [1867] 87 -^ 1 Top Gear Overdrive {N} Kemco RA 87 [1971] 88 78 14 Dracula-X {S} KCET/Konami PL 40 [1868] 89 80 123 Mario 64 {N} Nintendo PL 1 [1224] 90 88 3 X Games Pro Boarder {P} Radical SP 87 [1921] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 91 79 50 Dracula-X (Night Symphony) {P} Konami PL 29 [1487] 92 85 80 Persona (Revelations) {P} Atlus RP 20 [1382] 93 87 22 Tactics Ogre {P}{S} Artdink/Quest/Atlus ST 58 [1386] 94 93 20 Mortal Kombat 4 {P}{!} Eurocom/Midway FI 53 [1829] 95 99^ 67 Tokimeki Memorial {P} Konami ST 18 [1596] 96 100^109 Suikoden/Genso Suikoden {P} Taito/Konami RP 7 [1181] 97 73 4 NBA Live 99 {N} EA Sports SP 44 [1940] 98 96 10 Thunderforce 5 {P} Technosoft/Working Designs SH 20 [1878] 99 94 3 Brigandine {P} Hearty Robin/Atlus ST 77 [1948] 100 98 3 Madden NFL 99 {P} Tiburon/EA Sports SP 94 [1871] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dropped Out: 75 125 Nights (Into Dreams) {S} Sonic Team/Sega PL 1 [1228] 90 10 Colin McRae Rally {P} Codemasters RA 40 [1875] 92 66 Sakura Wars/Sakura Taisen {S} Red/Sega AD/RP 2 [1595] 95 6 C (The Contra Adventure) {P} Appaloosa/Konami SH 24 [1887] 97 18 Mission: Impossible {N}{!} Infogrames/Ocean AC/AD 14 [1840] The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: ============================================================================== Runners Up Edition 141 - Week 50 - December 7, 1998 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher Cat HI ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 3 Apocalypse {P} Neversoft/Activision SH 1 [1959] 2 6^ 6 Cool Boarders 3 {P}{!} Idol Minds/Sony SP 2 [1932] 3 2 4 Asteroids {P} Activision AR 1 [1947] 4 31^ 2 Oddworld (Abe's Exoddus) {P} Oddworld/GT PL 4 [1968] 5 35^ 2 Knockout Kings {P} EA Sports SP 5 [1972] 6 9^ 8 Team Losi RC Racer {P}{!} Gremlin/Fox RA 6 [1922] 7 10^ 6 NCAA Gamebreaker 99 {P} 989/Sony SP 7 [1931] 8 11^ 6 Test Drive (Off-Road 2) {P}Pitbull Syndicate/Accolade RA 8 [1933] 9 12^ 6 Rosco McQueen (Firefighter Extreme) {P} Psygnosis PL 9 [1934] 10 13^ 5 Glover {N} Interactive Studios/Hasbro PL 10 [1937] 11 14^ 5 Rally Cross 2 {P} Idol Minds/989 RA 11 [1939] 12 15^ 4 A Bug's Life {P} Travelers Tales/Sony PL 12 [1942] 13 16^ 4 Sentinel Returns Hookstone/Psygnosis PU 13 [1944] 14 17^ 4 Streak {P} SingleTrac/GT SP 14 [1945] 15 18^ 4 Psybadek {P}{!} Psygnosis SI 15 [1946] 16 19^ 4 Twisted Metal 3 {P} 989/Sony RA 16 [1950] 17 20^ 4 NFL Quarterback Club 99 {N} Iguana/Acclaim SP 17 [1951] 18 21^ 4 Twisted Edge Snowboarding {N} Boss Game/Midway SP 18 [1952] 19 22^ 4 Knife Edge (Nose Runner) {N} Kemco 19 [1953] 20 23^ 3 Nightmare Creatures {N} Kalisto/Activision AD 20 [1955] 21 24^ 3 Darkstalkers 3 {P} Capcom FI 21 [1956] 22 25^ 3 Assault (Retribution) {P} Candle Light/Midway SH 22 [1957] 23 26^ 3 Milo's Astro Lanes {N} Crave 23 [1961] 24 28^ 3 Backstreet Billiards {P} Ascii SP 24 [1964] 25 29^ 3 Extreme G 2 {N} Iguana/Acclaim RA 25 [1965] 26 30^ 3 Hardball 99 {P} Accolade SP 26 [1966] 27 32^ 2 Roll Away {P} Psygnosis AC/PU 27 [1969] 28 33^ 2 Bust a Groove {P} Sony PU 28 [1970] 29 37^ 2 Tiger Woods 99 (PGA Tour Golf) {P} EA Sports SP 29 [1974] 30 -^ 1 S.C.A.R.S. {N} UbiSoft RA 30 [1976] 31 -^ 1 Animaniacs (Ten Pin Alley 2) {P} American Softworks SP 31 [1977] 32 -^ 1 NBA Jam 99 {N} Acclaim SP 32 [1978] 33 -^ 1 Mr. Domino {P} Acclaim PU 33 [1979] 34 -^ 1 Eggs of Steel {P} Rhythm & Hues/Atlus PL 34 [1980] 35 -^ 1 Turok 2 (Seeds of Evil) {N}{!} Iguana/Acclaim SH 35 [1981] 36 -^ 1 XG2 {N} Probe/Acclaim SI 36 [1982] ============================================================================== 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. ============================================================================== \| 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 \| ==============================================================================