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Nintendo Top 50 Part 1: The Art of List Making and ONM's Final Top 100
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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.
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