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Following the three-part Nintendo top 50, this month we turn towards the best third-party games that have landed on Nintendo platforms.

We forgot fucking Monkey Ball! The rest of the list is pretty good. Thanks for your support in making this XL episode happen, as always.

Infinite Space
MGS
Virtue's Last Reward
Little King's Story
Resident Evil 4
  ONM Top 100  
100 Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island  
99 Infinite Space  
98 Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale  
97 VVVVVV  
96 Rocket: Robot on Wheels  
95 Cybernator  
94 Rock Band 3  
93 ZombiU  
92 The House of the Dead: Overkill  
91 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin  
90 Boom Blox Bash Party  
89 Body Harvest  
88 Battletoads  
87 Bit.Trip Runner  
86 Radiant Historia  
85 Disney’s Aladdin (SNES)  
84 Ghost Squad  
83 Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails  
82 MadWorld  
81 Rune Factory: Frontier  
80 Cave Story  
79 Muramasa: The Demon Blade  
78 LostWinds  
77 Micro Machines  
76 Crimson Shroud  
75 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (GBA)  
74 Bubble Bobble (NES)  
73 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate  
72 Gunstar Future Heroes  
71 Skies of Arcadia Legends  
70 Final Fight 2  
69 Rayman 2: The Great Escape  
68 Mortal Kombat II  
67 SteamWorld Dig  
66 Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse  
65 Lego Marvel Super Heroes  
64 Super Bomberman  
63 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil  
62 Resident Evil: Revelations  
61 Trauma Team  
60 Etrian Odyssey  
59 Mega Man X  
58 The Legend of the Mystical Ninja  
57 World of Goo  
56 Tales of Symphonia  
55 Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles IV: Turtles in Time  
54 River City Ransom  
53 Bravely Default  
52 U.N. Squadron  
51 DuckTales  
50 Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag  
49 Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure  
48 Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes  
47 Beyond Good & Evil  
46 Dragon Quest VI  
45 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3  
44 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories  
43 No More Heroes  
42 Metal Gear Solid (2000)  
41 Bully: Scholarship Edition  
40 Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward  
39 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time  
38 Super Castlevania IV  
37 Ninja Cop  
36 Trauma Center: Under the Knife  
35 Final Fantasy IV  
34 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow  
33 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon  
32 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow  
31 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations  
30 Little King’s Story  
29 Mega Man 2  
28 Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon  
27 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars  
26 Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II  
25 SSX 3  
24 Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life  
23 Burnout 2: Point of Impact  
22 WWF No Mercy  
21 TimeSplitters 2  
20 Ōkami  
19 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader  
18 The World Ends with You  
17 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective  
16 Soulcalibur II  
15 Super Probotector: Alien Rebels  
14 Secret of Mana  
13 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate  
12 Final Fantasy VI  
11 Ikaruga  
10 Killer7  
9 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney  
8 International Superstar Soccer 64  
7 Resident Evil (2002)  
6 Rayman Legends  
5 Super Monkey Ball  
4 Viewtiful Joe  
3 Street Fighter II Turbo  
2 Chrono Trigger  
1 Resident Evil 4  
  Back Page Top 50
50 James Bond 007 (1998)
49 Blasphemous
48 Little King’s Story
47 Dredge
46 Tetris Effect: Connected
45 Shovel Knight
44 Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
43 Crimson Shroud
42 Rune Factory: Frontier
41 Signalis
40 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
39 The Room
38 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
37 The Case of the Golden Idol
36 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
35 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
34 Trauma Team
33 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
32 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
31 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
30 Cult of the Lamb
29 Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
28 Infinite Space
27 Radiant Historia
26 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
25 Metal Gear Solid (2000)
24 Sonic Mania
23 Balatro
22 Resident Evil (2002)
21 Conker’s Bad Fur Day
20 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
19 Ghost Squad
18 Final Fantasy VI
17 Astro Boy: Omega Factor
16 Into the Breach
15 No More Heroes
14 Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
13 Viewtiful Joe
12 Professor Layton and the Lost Future
11 The World Ends with You
10 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
9 Return of the Obra Dinn
8 Hades
7 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
6 Rayman Legends
5 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
4.5 Super Monkey Ball
4 Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward
3 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
2 Chrono Trigger
1 Resident Evil 4