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The Top 10 Best Selling PC Games from 1993 to 1998 (Computer Gaming World Issue 170) (slrpnk.net)
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[โ€“] Klear@piefed.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Crazy to think they made millions selling a demo of Doom. It sure was a phenomenon at the time.

It also puts Myst's performance into perspective, a puzzle game beating out Doom by that much is incredible.

[โ€“] Crescent@fedinsfw.app 2 points 2 days ago

That demo had the entire first episode in it though.