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Top 10: Overall 1. MS Flight Simulator 6.0*, by Microsoft 2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert*, by Virgin Interactive 3. Quake Shareware+, by ID Software 4. Myst, by Broderbund 5. Duke Nukem 3D+, by Formgen 6. Warcraft 2+, by Davidson 7. Madden Football 97+, by Electronic Arts 8. Quake+, by ID Software 9. MechWarrior 2+*, by Activision 10. Master of the Orion 2+, by Microprose -- Top 10: Win95-Only 1. MS Flight Simulator 6.0, by Microsoft 2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert, by Virgin Interactive 3. Monster Truck Madness, by Microsoft 4. US Navy Fighters 97, by Electronic Arts 5. Leisure Suit Larry 7, by Sierra On-Line 6. MS Arcade 2, by Microsoft 7. Heros of Might & Magic 2, by New World 8. 40 Best Win95 Games, by Softkey 9. Warcraft 2 Exp Pak, by Davidson 10. Return of Arcade, by Microsoft Ever since Windows 95 was released with all that hoopla in August 1995, Microsoft has been actively promoting the operating system as a games platform-after all, this was one of the few areas where Windows 3.1x stumbled. Almost two years down the road, however, it's had limited success at best. Many of the top-selling titles (left) are still created in the decade-old DOS. Copyright (c) 1997 CMP Media Inc.
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