(top 20 CD-ROMs, top 5 educational software packages for personal computers and Macintosh computers)

09/15/95
COPYRIGHT 1995 Entertainment Weekly Inc.

AIRPORT BOMB threats may frustrate conventional travelers, but armchair aces have found their own way to answer the call of the wild blue yonder: Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1. Landing at No. 3 in its CD-ROM debut, the sixth version of this veteran PC flight-simulation program enables would-be aviators to pilot four aircraft over cities, farmland, and world-famous landmarks, tackling challenges that range from fog to out-of-control spins. Back on safe ground, Sim lovers are catching up on the SimCity 2000 CD Collection before SimIsle's release this month. This time the build-it-yourself series heads for the rain forest and a body of exotic islands riddled with economic and ecological problems, not to mention demanding tourists.

TOP 20 CD-ROMS
LAST MONTH
1 MYST Broderbund Software, PC and Mac
2 DARK FORCES LucasArts, PC
3 MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 5.1 Microsoft, PC
4 PRINT SHOP DELUXE CD ENSEMBLE
Broderbund Software, PC
5 NASCAR RACING Virgin Interactive, PC
6 FULL THROTTLE LucasArts, PC
7 DOOM II id Software/GT Interactive, PC
8 DESCENT Interplay, PC
9 VIRTUAL POOL Interplay, PC
10 DISNEY'S ANIMATED STORYBOOK: THE LION KING Disney Interactive, PC
11 COREL GALLERY 2 Corel, PC
12 5 FT. 10 PAK SPECIAL EDITION Sirius Publishing, PC
13 TRICKS OF THE DOOM GURUS Sams Publishing, PC
14 FLIGHT UNLIMITED Looking Glass/Virgin Interactive, PC
15 LINKS PRO Access Software, PC and Mac
16 QUICKEN DELUXE Intuit, PC
17 SIMTOWER Maxis, PC
18 MICROSOFT ENCARTA Microsoft, PC and Mac
19 STREET ATLAS USA DeLorme Mapping, PC and Mac
20 SIMCITY 2000 CD COLLECTION Maxis, PC and Mac