The MinnMax Show

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:29 - Community questions

01:08:01 - Disney Dreamlight Valley

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

01:14:52 - More community questions

02:01:40 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM's GALOT - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/13/jack-dorseys-first-tweet-nft-went-on-sale-for-48m-it-ended-with-a-top-bid-of-just-280/

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmQQYA1BWp0

Janet's GALOT - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207099#:~:text=To%20turn%20on%20Silence%20Unknown,in%20your%20recent%20calls%20list

Leo's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZcbnHV_TPw

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_yXrEX0vmM

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517268/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIEHEfCdv_8

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Matt - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Pepperoni4ever - Silent Hill 2

Patrick Polk - Super Puzzle Fighter II X For Matching Service

Fred Dinovo - Tetris Effect

Brett Hunter - Super Mario 64

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - The Incredible Machine

Andrew Vala - Final Fantasy XV

DominicCichocki - Life is Strange 2

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

Clemens Zobel - Assassin’s Creed

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia

Steve B - Jak II

ProcyonNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves

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Playdate, Steam Deck, And The Year Of Handheld Gaming Apr 21, 2022

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to review the new handheld from Panic called Playdate and Valve's Steam Deck. Then we go down the handheld rabbit hole and take a ton of community questions about the PSP, GameBoy coming to the Nintendo Switch rumors, 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 here - https://youtu.be/2oLE6HKVB1o

Here's a link to the game preservation Twitter thread mentioned - https://bit.ly/3OElvUP

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:27 - Playdate review

00:38:05 - Steam Deck review

00:47:46 - Analogue Pocket

00:51:44 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

00:54:50 - Community questions

02:10:06 - Get A Load Of This

Kelsey's GALOT - https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11

Janet's GALOT - https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/sleepytime-tea-and-little-known-religion-behind-it

Kyle's GALOT - https://twitter.com/heathercampbell/status/1498023231332118530?s=21

Community GALOT - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/skydance-new-media-lucasfilm-original-star-wars-game-1235131671/

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

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

Matt - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Pepperoni4ever - Silent Hill 2

Patrick Polk - Super Puzzle Fighter II X For Matching Service

Fred Dinovo - Tetris Effect

Brett Hunter - Super Mario 64

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - The Incredible Machine

Andrew Vala - Final Fantasy XV

DominicCichocki - Life is Strange 2

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

Clemens Zobel - Assassin’s Creed

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia

Steve B - Jak II

ProcyonNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves

The Greatest Games Of All Time (That Nobody Talks About) Apr 14, 2022

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Sarah Podzorski talk about the typical list of "The Greatest Games Of All Time" from outlets and offer suggestions for games that should be in the discussion and contention much more than they currently are. We also take suggestions from the community about what could and should be considered the GOAT. 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

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:25 - The arbitrary nature of "the greatest game of all time"

00:06:55 - Our picks for new contenders for The Greatest Game Of All Time

00:33:26 - Community suggestions for The Greatest Game Of All Time

00:39:26 - Weird West

00:43:43 - 2nd character spoiler for Weird West

00:44:47 - More Weird West

00:49:16 - Cosmonious High

00:53:24 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

00:55:59 - Community questions

01:47:16 - Get A Load Of This

Leo's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZGkxUTbDqw

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.siliconera.com/ffxiv-crystalline-conflict-season-1-rewards-revealed/

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.card-trick.com/greatest-card-magicians/the-great-cardini/

Jacob's GALOT - RRR the film and https://www.gamespot.com/articles/one-legendary-player-is-repeatedly-soloing-elden-ring-hardest-boss-on-behalf-of-their-fellow-tarnished/1100-6502487/

Community GALOT - https://www.fanbyte.com/news/how-one-advance-wars-fan-accidentally-played-the-remake-early/

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

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

Matt - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Pepperoni4ever - Silent Hill 2

Patrick Polk - Super Puzzle Fighter II X For Matching Service

Fred Dinovo - Tetris Effect

Brett Hunter - Super Mario 64

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - The Incredible Machine

Andrew Vala - Final Fantasy XV

DominicCichocki - Life is Strange 2

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

Clemens Zobel - Assassin’s Creed

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia

Steve B - Jak II

ProcyonNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Best New Indie Games, LEGO Star Wars, Returnal’s DLC Apr 07, 2022

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On today's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and MinnMax's official new Contributor Jacob Geller talk about Returnal's DLC, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and the wild ending to Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Then we unpack some recent indie games that need more attention in this era of Elden Ring, with Jacob Geller racing about a game called Norco. After that, Contributor Kelsey Lewin joins the show to help answer wonderful questions submitted by the community over on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Learn more about the Contributor role and the return of Ana Diaz in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKC0p7poxu4

Watch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/DbekaZfv590

You can check out Jacob Geller's new video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMkrrjKf5AE

Subscribe to Kelsey Lewin's game history podcast here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/video-game-history-hour/id1536393630

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:54 - Introducing MinnMax's Contributors

00:04:15 - Returnal: Ascension

00:11:10 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

00:24:35 - The best recent indie games

00:24:55 - Weird West

00:28:04 - Norco

00:35:50 - A Musical Story

00:40:46 - Patrick's Parabox

00:44:31 - Far: Changing Tides

00:48:39 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land apology tour

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

01:01:36 - Community questions

02:02:45 - Get A Load Of This

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/O_KVCFxnpj4

Kelsey's GALOT - https://twitter.com/darksoulstoilet/status/1511000061223837696?s=21&t=xT2DebZECdSQ5e6Yt2wkOg

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQn_p23VyYE

Community GALOT - https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/5/23011757/snk-corporation-mohammed-bin-salman-misk-foundation Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

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

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

Matt - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Pepperoni4ever - Silent Hill 2

Fred Dinovo - Tetris Effect

Brett Hunter - Super Mario 64

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - The Incredible Machine

Andrew Vala - Final Fantasy XV

DominicCichocki - Life is Strange 2

Andres Silva - Dark Cloud

Clemens Zobel - Assassin’s Creed

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia

Steve B - Jak II

PlayStation Plus Overhaul, BOTW 2 Update, Defending Kirby Mar 31, 2022

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava unpack PlayStation's reveal of the revamped PlayStation Plus and their time with Gearbox's Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Then Sarah Podzorski joins us to talk about Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Nintendo Switch, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and Ghostwire: Tokyo. 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/okv6YGO1v4s

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:53 - Announcing The Deepest Dive

00:04:38 - Unpacking the revamped PlayStation Plus

00:20:22 - Weird West

00:21:49 - Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

00:37:35 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

00:46:57 - Tunic

00:48:56 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

00:54:16 - Ghostwire: Tokyo

01:01:51 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel update

01:11:00 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:15:00 - Community questions

02:01:37 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM's GALOT - https://web3isgoinggreat.com/

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.wired.com/story/the-bizarre-dyson-zone-pollution-mask-doubles-as-headphones/

Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/wonderofscience/status/1506970360519962633?s=21&t=UMcfMVZTmVZEK45DEd0xNQ

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/rachmeetsworld/status/1508889875700850688

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

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

Zachary Pligge - Superman 64

Jesse Spencer - Yakuza Like A Dragon

Clemens Zobel - XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Jawarhello - Crash Team Racing

Miguel Medjai - Tetris Attack (Panel de Pon)

Ben Reeves - Panzer Dragoon Saga

PhillyYeetSteak - Minority Report: Everybody Runs

Kris - Banjo Kazooie

Thomas - Persona 5 Royal

Steve Bamdad - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

Jonathan - Strange Horticulture

DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time)

Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2

Christopher Walton - Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag

Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online

Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki

Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)

Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3

Ronn - Pokémon Emerald

IanTClark - Dying Light 2 Stay Human

ProcyonNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV

The Big GDC Episode Mar 24, 2022

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! This week's episode is quite different, since we're recording from the show floor at GDC 2022 with Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Fanbyte's Imran Khan! We talk about what it's like to be at a gaming convention again, debate how to cover the new Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy, unpack our time with the immersive sim Weird West, and talk about playing the new 4v1 game Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. Then we answer questions from the community submitted over on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/j2WSTqdfISo

Follow Imran Khan and his work here - https://twitter.com/imranzomg

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - GDC 2022 highlights

00:19:52- Big themes of GDC and the game industry

00:31:32 - Hogwarts' Legacy

00:37:23 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

00:40:59 - Community questions

00:48:44 - Weird West

00:52:45 - Ghostbuters: Spirits Unleashed

00:56:44 - More community questions

01:32:04 - Get A Load Of This

Imran's GALOT - https://twitter.com/lucyjamesgames/status/1506704189145042944?s=21

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2014/03/18/290236647/an-imaginary-town-becomes-real-then-not-true-story

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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

Zachary Pligge - Superman 64

Jesse Spencer - Yakuza Like A Dragon

Clemens Zobel - XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Jawarhello - Crash Team Racing

Miguel Medjai - Tetris Attack (Panel de Pon)

Ben Reeves - Panzer Dragoon Saga

PhillyYeetSteak - Minority Report: Everybody Runs

Kris - Banjo Kazooie

Thomas - Persona 5 Royal

Steve Bamdad - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

Jonathan - Strange Horticulture

DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time)

Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2

Christopher Walton - Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag

Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online

Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki

Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)

Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3

Ronn - Pokémon Emerald

IanTClark - Dying Light 2 Stay Human

ProcyonNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV

Tunic Review, Starfield, Square-Enix’s Chaos Mar 17, 2022

Show notes

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard talk about the fantastic new Zelda-inspired indie game Tunic, our first couple of hours with Ghostwire: Tokyo on the PlayStation 5, what we've learned about Starfield, and then we try to wrap our minds around Square-Enix's strategy with releases like Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. 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/2z8EaVAa3qs

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:57 - Tunic

00:17:35 - Ghostwire: Tokyo

00:25:36 - Starfield

00:32:44 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

00:41:56 - Chocobo GP

00:46:33 - Triangle Strategy

00:50:35 - What is happening at Square-Enix?

01:00:34 - Perfect Dark reboot shake-up

01:02:18 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:05:41 - Community questions

02:04:20 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM's GALOT - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/655270/washington-national-cathedral-darth-vader-gargoyle

Janet's GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/foryou?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7010219704279387397#/@homebrewking/video/7010219704279387397

Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/MartinNebelong/status/1501668730891292681?s=20&t=O8g-g5I-WwwqOj0innsO-A

Kyle's GALOT -https://twitter.com/insrtcoins/status/1501825359787933698?s=21

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/AdequateEmily/status/1503672681018843138

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

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

Zachary Pligge - Superman 64

Jesse Spencer - Yakuza Like A Dragon

Clemens Zobel - XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Jawarhello - Crash Team Racing

Miguel Medjai - Tetris Attack (Panel de Pon)

Ben Reeves - Panzer Dragoon Saga

PhillyYeetSteak - Minority Report: Everybody Runs

Kris - Banjo Kazooie

Thomas - Persona 5 Royal

Steve Bamdad - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

Jonathan - Strange Horticulture

DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time)

Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2

Christopher Walton - Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag

Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online

Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki

Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)

Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3

Ronn - Pokémon Emerald

IanTClark - Dying Light 2 Stay Human

ProcyonNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV

State Of Play, Elden Ring, Valve's New Portal Game Mar 10, 2022

Show notes

On this episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Sarah Podzorski, and Jeff Marchiafava break down the biggest news and weirdest reveal trailers from Sony's State of Play. We talk about Capcom's dino crisis game that isn't Dino Crisis, Square-Enix's new game reveals, and more. Then we talk about Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Nintendo Switch and the delightful new, short game from Valve called Aperture Desk Job. After that, the real fun begins with a big (spoiler free) gush-session for From Software's Elden Ring. Then Janet Garcia joins us to answer some wonderful questions from the community submitted over on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/s9m1Be657MM

Help support MinnMax's supporters!