Episode 187: Nintendo Top 50 Part 1 – The Art of List Making and ONM’s Final Top 100
Part one of our three-part effort to create a Nintendo top 50 list is here! This episode explores the process of making list features when you’re working on a magazine or website, and the compromises and decisions that lead to the final result.
Then, in the second half of the episode, we revisit the top 100 first-party Nintendo games from the final issue of ONM back in 2014, where Matthew explains the choices made. This sets the stage for what comes next…
Look out for parts two and three across the next couple of weeks. Find the ONM top 100 discussed below.
| ONM’s Top 100 – 2014 | |
|---|---|
| 100 | Maboshi Arcade |
| 99 | The Last Story |
| 98 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles |
| 97 | Game Boy Camera |
| 96 | Pokemon Snap |
| 95 | Wii Sports Resort |
| 94 | Game and Watch Gallery Advance |
| 93 | Metroid Other M |
| 92 | Another Code: Two Memories |
| 91 | Kirby’s Epic Yarn |
| 90 | Hydroventure: Spin Cycle |
| 89 | Jam With The Band |
| 88 | Diddy Kong Racing |
| 87 | Fantasy Life |
| 86 | Beat the Beat Rhythm Paradise |
| 85 | Startropics |
| 84 | Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link |
| 83 | Kuru Kuru Kururin |
| 82 | Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes |
| 81 | Donkey Kong ‘94 |
| 80 | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures |
| 79 | Mario Picross |
| 78 | Tetris Attack |
| 77 | WarioWare DIY |
| 76 | Super Mario RPG |
| 75 | Mario Tennis |
| 74 | Drill Dozer |
| 73 | Super Mario Kart |
| 72 | Pullblox |
| 71 | Banjo Kazooie |
| 70 | Wii Sports |
| 69 | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages |
| 68 | WarioWare Twisted |
| 67 | Wario Land 4 |
| 66 | Blast Corps |
| 65 | Kirby Triple Deluxe |
| 64 | Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story |
| 63 | Pilotwings 64 |
| 62 | Super Mario 3D Land |
| 61 | Super Smash Bros Brawl |
| 60 | 1080 Snowboarding |
| 59 | Killer Instinct |
| 58 | Golden Sun: Dark Dawn |
| 57 | Last Window: The Secret of Cape West |
| 56 | Punch-Out!! |
| 55 | Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem |
| 54 | Donkey Kong Country |
| 53 | Wave Race 64 |
| 52 | Sin and Punishment |
| 51 | F-Zero X |
| 50 | Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan |
| 49 | Mario Kart: Double Dash |
| 48 | Chibi-Robo |
| 47 | The Wonderful 101 |
| 46 | Rhythm Tengoku |
| 45 | Professor Layton and the Lost Future |
| 44 | Mario Golf 64 |
| 43 | Donkey Kong Country Returns |
| 42 | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat |
| 41 | Luigi’s Mansion 2 |
| 40 | Donkey Kong |
| 39 | Super Mario Sunshine |
| 38 | Kid Icarus: Uprising |
| 37 | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga |
| 36 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |
| 35 | Pokemon Red and Blue |
| 34 | Pikmin 3 |
| 33 | Perfect Dark |
| 32 | Super Mario 3D World |
| 31 | Mario Kart 64 |
| 30 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds |
| 29 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| 28 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| 27 | Super Mario Bros |
| 26 | Lylat Wars |
| 25 | Earthbound |
| 24 | WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames! |
| 23 | The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening |
| 22 | Advance Wars |
| 21 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf |
| 20 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask |
| 19 | F-Zero GX |
| 18 | Xenoblade Chronicles |
| 17 | Fire Emblem: Awakening |
| 16 | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island |
| 15 | Tetris |
| 14 | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 13 | The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker |
| 12 | Metroid Prime |
| 11 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
| 10 | Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver |
| 9 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| 8 | GoldenEye 007 |
| 7 | Super Metroid |
| 6 | Super Mario 64 |
| 5 | Mario Kart 8 |
| 4 | Super Smash Bros Melee |
| 3 | Super Mario World |
| 1= | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| 1= | Super Mario Galaxy |