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The following Top 100 contains the best full price PC games in the world for 1996. The list includes commercial retail games and registered shareware games. Games released late in the year will have less votes.

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 Internet PC Games Charts: Commercial Top 100                     1996 Top 100
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 Pos Title                              Developer/Publisher(s) Cat  ID  Points
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  1  Command & Conquer/Covert Ops.             Westwood/Virgin WG [1729] 24263
  2  Civilization 2 {W}                             MicroProse ST [1879] 23415
  3  Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness             Blizzard WG [1817] 23112
  4  Duke Nukem 3D {reg}                     3D Realms/FormGen SH [1923] 11530
  5  Galactic Civilizations 2 {O}                     Stardock ST [1828]  9322
  6  Civilization/CivNet                            MicroProse ST [1002]  8784
  7  Doom 2: Hell on Earth                        Id/GT/Virgin SH [1502]  7681
  8  Quake {reg}                                         Id/GT SH [1999]  7481
  9  Wing Commander 4                Origin/Electronic Arts AC/SI [1867]  7084
 10  Master of Orion                         SimTex/MicroProse ST [1344]  7014
 11  Master of Magic                         SimTex/MicroProse ST [1501]  6583
 12  MechWarrior 2/add-ons: The Clans               Activision AC [1697]  6502
 13  Descent {reg}                          Parallax/Interplay SH [1565]  6324
 14  Descent 2                              Parallax/Interplay SH [1891]  6242
 15  Heroes of Might and Magic                       New World ST [1737]  5948
 16  Dark Forces                              LucasArts/Virgin SH [1585]  4574
 17  U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown             Mythos/MicroProse ST [1437]  4420
 18  Need for Speed                Distinctive/Electronic Arts RA [1738]  4276
 19  SimCity 2000                              Maxis/Mindscape ST [1399]  4260
 20  Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty             Westwood/Virgin ST [1110]  4207
 21  Stars! 2 {W} {reg}                           Star Crossed ST [1786]  4106
 22  Panzer General                              SSI/Mindscape WG [1522]  3904
 23  Steel Panthers                              SSI/Mindscape WG [1757]  3805
 24  Warcraft: Orcs and Humans              Blizzard/Interplay WG [1528]  3731
 25  Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O}             Stardock ST [1508]  3606
 26  Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within                 Sierra AD [1832]  3594
 27  X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep               Mythos/MicroProse ST [1600]  3574
 28  Colonization                                   MicroProse ST [1496]  3542
 29  Hexen: Beyond Heretic                         Raven/Id/GT SH [1775]  3517
 30  Fifa Soccer 96                  EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP [1787]  3473
 31  Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger            Origin AC/SI [1562]  3365
 32  World Circuit Racing/F1: Grand Prix 2          MicroProse RA [1857]  3337
 33  VGA Planets {reg}                            Tim Wisseman ST [1131]  3045
 34  Avarice: Preview {O}                         CSS/Stardock AD [1837]  2935
 35  Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg}                               Id SH [1386]  2879
 36  The Dig                                         LucasArts AD [1798]  2868
 37  Tie Fighter/add-on                    LucasArts/Virgin AC/SI [1473]  2738
 38  11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark         Trilobyte/Virgin AD [1809]  2715
 39  Worms/Reinforcements                     Team 17/Ocean AC/PU [1784]  2653
 40  Crusader: No Remorse               Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1741]  2627
 41  NHL Hockey '96                            Electronic Arts SP [1748]  2561
 42  Championship Manager 2                             Domark SP [1746]  2520
 43  Myst {W}                  Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD [1426]  2495
 44  Transport Tycoon/deluxe                        MicroProse ST [1521]  2429
 45  Star Emperor {O}                                 Stardock ST [1716]  2409
 46  Stonekeep                                       Interplay RP [1779]  2308
 47  Full Throttle                                   LucasArts AD [1612]  2271
 48  Command & Conquer: Red Alert              Westwood/Virgin WG [2101]  2245
 49  Capitalism                      Enlight/Interactive Magic ST [1806]  2228
 50  Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters               Accolade AC/ST [1116]  2222
 51  Betrayal at Krondor                        Dynamix/Sierra RP [1275]  2068
 52  Fantasy General                             SSI/Mindscape WG [1900]  1998
 53  Caesar 2                               Impressions/Sierra ST [1742]  1912
 54  The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall             Bethesda/Virgin RP [2032]  1839
 55  The Settlers 2/Die Siedler 2                    Blue Byte ST [1953]  1811
 56  Jagged Alliance                        Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST [1605]  1739
 57  Day of the Tentacle                     LucasArts/US Gold AD [1268]  1726
 58  Monopoly                                  Westwood/Virgin ST [1841]  1720
 59  System Shock          LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC [1438]  1692
 60  Ascendancy                           Logic Factory/Virgin ST [1753]  1608
 61  Phantasmagoria                                     Sierra AD [1712]  1581
 62  Chaos Overlords {W}                             New World ST [1937]  1502
 63  Anvil of Dawn                        DreamForge/New World RP [1819]  1495
 64  X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing         LucasArts/US Gold AC/SI [1169]  1458
 65  NBA Live 96                     EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP [1871]  1417
 66  Zork Nemesis                           Infocom/Activision AD [1906]  1409
 67  EF2000/TFX 2                                    DID/Ocean SI [1797]  1400
 68  Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares           MicroProse ST [2095]  1337
 69  Shivers {W}                                        Sierra AD [1791]  1334
 70  Rebel Assault 2: The Hidden Empire              LucasArts SH [1795]  1295
 71  Z                         Bitmap Brothers/Renegade/Virgin AC [2017]  1280
 72  Indycar Racing 2                           Papyrus/Sierra RA [1862]  1271
 73  Sam & Max Hit the Road                  LucasArts/US Gold AD [1379]  1268
 74  Ultima Underworld               Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP [1009]  1255
 75  Screamer                                  Graffiti/Virgin AC [1801]  1207
 76  Nascar Racing                              Papyrus/Virgin RA [1529]  1165
 77  Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}        Raven/Id AC [1566]  1159
 78  Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O}              Microlearn Nordic AC [1764]  1109
 79  Heroes of Might & Magic 2                       New World ST [2091]  1051
 80  Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg}                  Apogee SH [1564]  1050
 81  Conquest of the New World           Quicksilver/Interplay ST [1853]  1022
 82  Allied General {W}                          SSI/Mindscape ST [1829]  1008
 83  Under a Killing Moon                       Access/US Gold AD [1517]  1000
 84  Avarice: The Final Saga {O}                  CSS/Stardock AD [2061]   998
 85  Warlords 2/deluxe                                     SSG ST [1284]   997
 86  The Settlers/Serf City                      Blue Byte/SSI ST [1458]   995
 87  Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity            Spectrum Holobyte AD [1641]   989
 88  Advanced Civilization                         Avalon Hill ST [1803]   985
 89  NBA Live 95                        Hitmen/Electronic Arts SP [1602]   981
 90  Destruction Derby                   Reflections/Psygnosis RA [1788]   956
 91  Links LS                                           Access SP [1997]   946
 92  Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis            LucasArts/US Gold AD [1003]   916
 93  7th Guest                                Trilobyte/Virgin PU [1230]   862
 94  Terra Nova: Strike Force C.           LookingGlass/Virgin AC [1883]   859
 95  Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers                Sierra AD [1377]   857
 96  3D Ultra Pinball {W}                               Sierra AC [1754]   847
 97  Mortal Kombat 3                                 Midway/GT AC [1755]   846
 98  Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds              Bullfrog/EA AC [1739]   831
 99  Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games                    Sir-Tech ST [2031]   822
100  CFS Poker {O}                                  CFS Nevada ST [2022]   817
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