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Pikmin 1+2, Final Fantasy 16, Story of Seasons, MinnMax Summer Fun Time Jun 29, 2023

Show notes

Join us in welcoming our guest host, Kyle Hilliard! He is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kelsey Lewin to talk Pikmin 1, 2, and Bloom, the Game of Thrones issue with FF16, and some hard-hitting truths about the milk industry in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life. Featuring the soft launch of the MinnMax Summer Fun Time. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

You can find info on Kelsey's upcoming Animal Crossing book here: https://bossfightbooks.com/products/animal-crossing-by-kelsey-lewin

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: NATIONALDONUTDAY

rocketmoney.com/minnmax - Visit to try out Rocket Money

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:36 - Pikmin 1, 2, and Bloom

00:15:07 - FF16 and Game of Thrones

00:30:31 - Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - Who will Jeff marry?

00:49:33 - Sarah’s top next fest demos, starting with The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

00:53:45 - Wood & Weather

00:55:05 - In Stars and Time

00:57:30 - House Flipper 2

00:59:38 - House Flipper

01:00:48 - E3? Soft launch of the MinnMax Summer Fun Time

01:09:47 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:13:06 - Community questions

01:59:40 - Get a Load of This

Kyle's GALOT - https://twitter.com/gamegriffin/status/1560329370392317953?s=21&t=QWoBuzgB94WSTcoWtoGt2g

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mcdonalds-grimace-shake-tiktok-trend-rcna91637

Jeff's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/HyruleEngineering/comments/14kya17/the_sky_base_aka_the_backflipper_an_infinite/ Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mcdonalds-grimace-shake-tiktok-trend-rcna91637

Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/Af9M8llS9JA

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Watch our solo stream archives - bit.ly/3vRAQbi

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! patreon.com/minnmax

Cribbage - Maine Otatop

Fallout 76 - Jesse Wildrick

Minority Report: Everybody Runs - Derek Greenwood

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - ProcyonNumber6

Super Castlevania 4 - Roger Reichardt

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Gotcha Force - Joshua Ayers

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow - RobBobWill

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - Patrick Polk

Descent - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Jawarhello

Marvel's Midnight Suns - Clemens Zobel

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

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A Mario-Tastic Nintendo Direct, FFXVI and Game of Thrones, Diablo 4, Lies of P Jun 22, 2023

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! We are, for the first time, flying without the Ben wind beneath our wings. So if the podcast sounds a little different, that's why - we're still navigating the hosting and technical sides of this transition, and we appreciate your patience!

Host Kelsey Lewin is joined by Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jenna Stoeber to discuss June's sudden Nintendo Direct and the many Mario games that caught their eye, plus Mythforce and Headbangers Rhythm Royale. Jacob and Kelsey delve into the ways Final Fantasy XVI draws from Game of Thrones, while Jeff and Jenna languish praise on the Hellraiser vibes in Diablo 4.

And of course we tackle some challenging questions from the audience about cards and characters. As always, you say "jump" we say "how many times has humanity jumped through the span of time?"

You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

factormeals.com/minnmax50 - 50% of your first box with Promo Code: MINNMAX50

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: NATIONALDONUTDAY

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:49 - Intro

00:01:31 - Nintendo Direct for June 2023

00:03:37 - Wario Ware: Make It!

00:09:01 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

00:15:52 - Super Mario RPG

00:24:07 - Metal Gear Solid collection

00:28:36 - Mythforce

00:31:13 - Headbangers Rhythm Royale

00:34:07 - Diablo 4

00:43:18 - FF XVI and Game of Thrones

00:57:03 - Lies of P demo

01:05:29 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:10:42 - Community questions

01:38:27 - Get A Load Of This

Kelsey’s GALOT - https://twitter.com/picklesbaseball/status/1670350240766103552?s=20

Jenna's GALOT - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up-lib-e-the-japanese-art-of-decluttering-and-organizing-marie-kondo/16668398?ean=9781607747307

Jeff's GALOT - https://archive.org/details/usc-sound-effect-archive?tab=about

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlnieE-h6k8

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/mfrost11/status/1656046091891032082?s=20

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Cribbage - Maine Otatop

Fallout 76 - Jesse Wildrick

Minority Report: Everybody Runs - Derek Greenwood

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - ProcyonNumber6

Super Castlevania 4 - Roger Reichardt

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Gotcha Force - Joshua Ayers

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow - RobBobWill

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - Patrick Polk

Descent - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Jawarhello

Marvel's Midnight Suns - Clemens Zobel

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

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The Best Games We Played At Summer Game Fest Jun 15, 2023

Show notes

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Leo Vader unpack all of the highlights from a week in Los Angeles playing games while attending Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. They talk about the event itself and what they consider their game of the show. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

You can watch the video version here - https://youtube.com/live/Z6lyDD2mdvs

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

HelloFresh.com/minnmax16 - 16 free meals with Promo Code: MINNMAX16

Stamps.com - Promo Code: MINNMAX - 4 week trial

TryMiracle.com/MinnMax - Promo Code: MINNMAX

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: NATIONALDONUTDAY

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:45 - Attending Summer Game Fest 2023

00:32:21 - Foamstars

00:39:02 - Alan Wake 2

00:44:15 - Viewfinder

00:48:30 - Cocoon

00:53:47 - Throne and Liberty

01:00:50 - Final Fantasy XVI

01:05:58 - Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior

01:12:47 - Sonic Superstars

01:15:55 - Wayfinder

01:21:04 - Hauntii

01:25:00 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

01:26:56 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:34:34 - Community questions

02:09:29 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/22414/wheres-waldo-and-whos-wally

Janet's GALOT -https://www.tiktok.com/@cbssports/video/7244211337717402922?_r=1&_t=8dCCWlxkh0U&social_sharing=v4 Hanson's GALOT - https://healthygirlkitchen.com/lifestyle/so-is-breast-milk-vegan/

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/live/Z6lyDD2mdvs?feature=share&t=4980 Community GALOT - https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/13/americas/ecuador-woman-alive-in-coffin-scli-intl/index.html

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Cribbage - Maine Otatop

Fallout 76 - Jesse Wildrick

Minority Report: Everybody Runs - Derek Greenwood

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - ProcyonNumber6

Super Castlevania 4 - Roger Reichardt

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Gotcha Force - Joshua Ayers

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow - RobBobWill

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - Patrick Polk

Descent - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Jawarhello

Marvel's Midnight Suns - Clemens Zobel

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

Starfield, Xbox Showcase, Star Wars Outlaws Jun 12, 2023

Show notes

Welcome to this bonus episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard need to rave about all of the fun game reveals and news from Xbox and Ubisoft's summer press conferences. We talk about the Xbox Games Showcase highlights, including Starfield, Fable, Avowed, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and the remake of Persona 3 before unpacking the biggest takeaways from Ubisoft Forward like gameplay for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Star Wars: Outlaws, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. There will still be a regular episodes coming later in the week, so thanks for supporting us on Patreon and making all of this possible! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/2eq8BNQ_Mk0

Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: NATIONALDONUTDAY

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:15 - Xbox and Ubisoft showcase reviews

00:06:55 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

00:10:43 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

00:15:40 - Metaphor: ReFantazio

00:18:08 - Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica

00:22:10 - South of Midnight

00:26:39 - Fable

00:29:46 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

00:35:51 - Star Wars: Outlaws

00:45:16 - Starfield

00:55:58 - Avowed

00:58:10 - Clockwork Revolution

01:01:42 - 33 Immortals

01:03:11 - Summer Game Fest overall thoughts

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Cribbage - Maine Otatop

Fallout 76 - Jesse Wildrick

Minority Report: Everybody Runs - Derek Greenwood

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - ProcyonNumber6

Super Castlevania 4 - Roger Reichardt

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Gotcha Force - Joshua Ayers

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow - RobBobWill

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - Patrick Polk

Descent - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Jawarhello

Marvel's Midnight Suns - Clemens Zobel

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

Summer Game Fest's Biggest Reveals Jun 08, 2023

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode (recorded live on YouTube), Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and community manager Haley MacLean as we unpack all of the highlights and most exciting game reveals from Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2023. We each share our favorite three things from the show and then dive into that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer in a big way. We also talk about the new game from the creators of Chicory: A Colorful Tale called Beastieball and Planet Of Lana! Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtube.com/live/JWCxxH83Skg

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: NATIONALDONUTDAY

hellofresh.com/minnmax16 - 16 free meals with promo code: MINNMAX16

rocketmoney.com/minnmax

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:33 - Summer Game Fest review

00:08:47 - Immortals of Aveum

00:12:45 - Nicolas Cage in Dead by Daylight

00:17:04 - Sand Land

00:19:01 - The Lord Of The Rings: Return to Moria

00:22:26 - Alan Wake 2

00:27:02 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

00:30:00 - Sonic Superstars

00:33:01 - Twisted Metal

00:36:50 - Mortal Kombat 1

00:41:09 - John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

00:44:17 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

00:55:11 - Summer Game Fest vs. PlayStation Showcase

00:56:44 - Beastieball

00:59:50 - Planet of Lana

01:04:53 - Mr. Sun's Hatbox code giveaway

01:06:53 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:13:08 - Community questions

01:47:41 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gift-wrapping-five-oranges-has-outwitted-the-best-minds-in-mathematics-for-generations/

Haley's GALOT - https://www.indiatimes.com/amp/trending/wtf/lawyer-faces-court-hearing-for-using-chatgpt-at-work-604323.html

Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.avclub.com/hayao-miyazaki-how-do-you-live-no-promotion-1850507814

Community GALOT - https://www.pcgamesn.com/diablo-4/first-hardcore-100-death

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Cribbage - Maine Otatop

Fallout 76 - Jesse Wildrick

Minority Report: Everybody Runs - Derek Greenwood

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - ProcyonNumber6

Super Castlevania 4 - Roger Reichardt

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Gotcha Force - Joshua Ayers

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow - RobBobWill

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - Patrick Polk

Descent - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Jawarhello

Marvel's Midnight Suns - Clemens Zobel

Dark Cloud - Andres Silva

Street Fighter 6 Review, Sony's Multiplayer Future, Jason Oestreicher! Jun 01, 2023

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson and Leo Vader are joined by fighting game experts Suriel Vazquez and (Game Infomer and Giant Bomb alumn) Jason Oestreicher to unpack everything great about Street Fighter 6! Then Leo explains why he loves the new FPS called Friends vs. Friends and Jeff Marchiafava explains why he doesn't love LEGO 2K Drive. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version of the podcast here - https://youtu.be/dszgM7QFO6g

Check out Jason Oestreicher's Interactive Distractions podcast - https://linktr.ee/interactivedistractions

Check out Suriel Vazquez's YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/@aCleverCadaver

Here's Suriel's Tears of the Kingdom podcast - https://www.patreon.com/posts/every-week-im-in-82862706

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: NATIONALDONUTDAY

https://hellofresh.com/minnmax16 - 16 free meals with promo code: MINNMAX16

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:27 - Jason Oestreicher from Giant Bomb and Game Informer

00:09:37 - Street Fighter 6 review

00:41:48 - Friends vs Friends

00:45:55 - Summer Game Fest schedule/content

00:48:38- Jeff Marchiafava's personality

00:54:43 - LEGO 2K Drive

00:59:57 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:04:14 - Community questions

01:36:19 - Sony's live-service future

01:47:34 - More community questions

01:59:53 - Get A Load Of This

Suriel’s GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKq7y_rNEmI

JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEtCsNe1QnQ

Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/yWQC0sy-rPQ

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsUHZ8TZmHk

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Radiata Stories - Aaron Terrell

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Dark Cloud - Andres Silva

Warhawk - Steve B

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed - Joshua Ayers

Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble - Tokyo Game Life

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis - Patrick Polk

Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad? - RabidLime

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Malcolm Holliday

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - That’s Mildly Raven

Yakuza: Like A Dragon - Jesse Spencer

Assassin’s Creed Origins - Clemens Zobel

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - Jawarhello

Ico - STUDIO HOIHO

Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, Spider-Man 2, PlayStation's Big Reveals May 25, 2023

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, it's time to kick off 2023's "E3" season! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Jacob Geller to unpack all of the highlights for the big PlayStation Showcase. We talk about the first look at gameplay for Insomniac's Spider-Man 2, the surprising reveal of a Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, gameplay for Alan Wake 2, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version of the podcast here - https://youtu.be/MJwyTQXQfI0

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

TryMiracle.com/MINNMAX - 40% off with Promo Code: minnmax

FACTORMEALS.com/minnmax50 - 50% off with Promo Code: minnmax50

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MAYFLOWERS

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:01 - PlayStation highlights

00:06:09 - Revenant Hills

00:08:34 - Dragon's Dogma 2

00:10:57 - Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater

00:18:12 - Spider-Man 2

00:26:09 - Alan Wake 2

00:28:30 - The new PlayStation "handheld" Project Q

00:30:45 - Resident Evil 4 for PSVR2

00:35:52 - The Talos Principle 2

00:36:47 - Marathon

00:40:23 - Concord

00:42:21 - Fairgame$

00:45:40 - Foamstars

00:49:31 - Phantom Blade 0

00:50:38 - Sword of the Sea

00:52:20 - Assassin's Creed Mirage

00:53:07 - Unwinding with a life update

00:56:27 - KeyWe

00:59:44 - Saints Row

01:01:39 - Babbdi

01:05:17 - Strayed Lights

01:07:42 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

01:10:36 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:18:42 - Community questions

01:48:37 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://blacktransarchive.com/

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/X9jgEPp6WpQ

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.disneyplus.com/series/light-magic/3OtlwhtW6Z7E

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/23733515/amouranth-ai-chatbot-forever-voices-date-her-parasocial

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1661366033116954627

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Radiata Stories - Aaron Terrell

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Dark Cloud - Andres Silva

Warhawk - Steve B

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed - Joshua Ayers

Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble - Tokyo Game Life

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis - Patrick Polk

Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad? - RabidLime

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Malcolm Holliday

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - That’s Mildly Raven

Yakuza: Like A Dragon - Jesse Spencer

Assassin’s Creed Origins - Clemens Zobel

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - Jawarhello

Ico - STUDIO HOIHO

Why We Love Zelda, Humanity, And Mark MacDonald! May 18, 2023

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this special episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by community manager Haley MacLean, Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller to share our thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Hear more of our thoughts on The Deepest Dive for that game on YouTube and in the bonus podcast feed. Then we're joined by Mark MacDonald from Enhance Games to talk about his podcasting past with Sarah Podzorski and the new puzzle game from the creators of Tetris Effect called Humanity! After that we answer some wonderful questions submitted by the community. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version of the podcast here - https://youtu.be/UxlUuukcRlA

Follow Mark MacDonald on Twitter here - https://twitter.com/markmacd?lang=en

Listen to Mark and others on the 8-4 Play podcast! https://8-4.jp/blog/

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.stamps.com/minnmax - Promo Code: MINNMAX

HelloFresh.com/MinnMax 16 - 16 free meals with Promo Code: MINNMAX16

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MAYFLOWERS

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:18 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

00:26:13 - Enhance Games' Mark MacDonald

00:35:56 - Humanity review/interview

01:04:07 - After Us

01:07:12 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:13:37 - Community questions

01:42:54 - Get A Load Of This

Sarah’s GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/nicolas-cage-is-playing-himself-in-dead-by-daylight

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.carolinaabortionfund.org/

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1174771693/how-parking-explains-the-world Mark's GALOT -https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2023/05/watch-the-best-nfl-schedule-release-videos-you-mightve-missed-last-week.html

Janet Garcia's GALOT - https://kotaku.com/that-time-xbox-360s-uno-game-was-flooded-with-dick-pics-1757867387

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/1656357171058315264

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Radiata Stories - Aaron Terrell

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Dark Cloud - Andres Silva

Warhawk - Steve B

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed - Joshua Ayers

Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble - Tokyo Game Life

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis - Patrick Polk

Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad? - RabidLime

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Malcolm Holliday

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - That’s Mildly Raven

Yakuza: Like A Dragon - Jesse Spencer

Assassin’s Creed Origins - Clemens Zobel

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - Jawarhello

Ico - STUDIO HOIHO

Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Review, Hanson's Announcement, Jenna Stoeber May 11, 2023

Show notes

We have a big episode of The MinnMax Show podcast for you this week. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader are joined by video essayist (and former Polygon senior video producer) Jenna Stoeber to REVIEW The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on the Nintendo Switch. Then Hanson shares some news that will be impacting MinnMax's content this summer, we get Jected, then we applaud Apple Arcade for still going strong. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/ylFwmJ0H6NI

Check out Jenna Stoeber’s channel - https://www.youtube.com/@the_jennaRead

Kyle Hilliard's review for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom here - https://www.gameinformer.com/review/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/such-great-heights

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MAYFLOWERS

https://www.getsunday.com/minnmax - 50% off your first order

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:59 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom spoiler-free review

00:38:53 - Ben Hanson’s announcement

00:49:34 - Saints Row update

00:53:58 - Jected - Rivals

01:00:14 - Apple Arcade is good

01:09:50 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:13:48 - Community questions

02:09:44 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od_PmtmMDV0

Jenna's GALOT - https://mercurystardust.com/

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.spam.com/museum

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2JHChJpG_A

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/mfrost11/status/1656046091891032082?s=20

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Suikoden II - takeshikitano3

Radiata Stories - Aaron Terrell

Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry

Dark Cloud - Andres Silva

Warhawk - Steve B

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed - Joshua Ayers

Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble - Tokyo Game Life

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis - Patrick Polk

Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad? - RabidLime

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Malcolm Holliday

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - That’s Mildly Raven

Yakuza: Like A Dragon - Jesse Spencer

Assassin’s Creed Origins - Clemens Zobel

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - Jawarhello

Ico - STUDIO HOIHO

Redfall And A Bunch Of Other Games We Love May 04, 2023

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski to talk about the disappointing release of Arkane Studios' open-world vampire game Redfall before diving into some great games we've been playing like Cassette Beasts, Roots of Pacha, Bayonetta Origins, and Octopath Traveler 2. Kelsey also raves about the new DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 called Future Redeemed and how well it ties together the three RPGs from Monolith. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question!

We're sending Xbox codes to the first 210 new supporters (or folks who try a higher tier) on Patreon who jump in on May 4th or May 5th, help support independent games media! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/90NSpk13oYw

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MAYFLOWERS

HelloFresh.com/MinnMax16 - 16 free meals with Promo Code: MINNMAX16

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:17 - Win an Xbox game code by supporting us on Patreon

00:03:57 - Redfall early impressions

00:22:37 - Hi-Fi Rush and dealing with internet criticism

00:30:44 - Cassette Beasts

00:39:05 - Octopath Traveler 2

00:48:32 - Roots of Pacha