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Apr 21, 2022 • 2h 21min

Playdate, Steam Deck, And The Year Of Handheld Gaming

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 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://shop.asmodee.com/azul-5-queen-s-garden-nm60090en https://www.iam8bit.com To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 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 Hanson's GALOT - https://archive.org/details/mario-anime-movie-4k-restoration/%5BFemboyFilms%5D+Super+Mario+Bros+-+The+Great+Mission+to+Rescue+Princess+Peach+%5B16mm+Restore+1080p+H264+FLAC%5D.mkv 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/ 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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
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Apr 14, 2022 • 1h 58min

The Greatest Games Of All Time (That Nobody Talks About)

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 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://shop.asmodee.com/azul-5-queen-s-garden-nm60090en https://www.iam8bit.com To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 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/ 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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
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Apr 7, 2022 • 2h 16min

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

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 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://shop.asmodee.com/azul-5-queen-s-garden-nm60090en https://www.iam8bit.com To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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
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Mar 31, 2022 • 2h 10min

PlayStation Plus Overhaul, BOTW 2 Update, Defending Kirby

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 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://shop.asmodee.com/voices-in-my-head-ug02 https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 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 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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
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Mar 24, 2022 • 0sec

The Big GDC Episode

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 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://shop.asmodee.com/voices-in-my-head-ug02 https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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
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Mar 17, 2022 • 2h 20min

Tunic Review, Starfield, Square-Enix’s Chaos

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! https://shop.asmodee.com/voices-in-my-head-ug02 https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 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 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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
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Mar 10, 2022 • 0sec

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

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! https://shop.asmodee.com/voices-in-my-head-ug02 https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - State of Play recap 00:02:27 - Exoprimal 00:05:09 - Forspoken 00:07:09 - Returnal: Ascension 00:08:30 - Valkyrie Elysium 00:10:43 - The Diofield Chronicle 00:13:37 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin 00:15:53 - The Cowabunga Collection 00:16:46 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land 00:21:00 - Aperture Desk Job 00:26:50 - Elden Ring 00:46:57 - Breath of the Wild comparisons with Elden Ring 01:03:05- Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:06:48 - Community questions 01:50:50 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://itch.io/b/1316/bundle-for-ukraine Sarah's GALOT - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdUeTjqs/?k=1 Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/zh9BxM6vBNI Janet's GALOT - https://tiredoldhack.com/2022/03/05/jumping-for-joy-pre-order-my-platformer-book-now/ Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU-MYe0SL9Q8 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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 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
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Mar 3, 2022 • 0sec

What’s So Special About Games?

On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined in the MinnMax studio by former Game Informer editors Jeff Cork, Joe Juba, and Ben Reeves! Ben Reeves just announced that he's leaving Game Informer after 15 years to become a narrative designer at Firaxis. In this episode we share way too many old stories from Game Informer and also talk about what compels us to play games in the first place. Why can't we stop playing Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West? We also share our review thoughts on Gran Turismo 7 on the PlayStation 5, Sony provided the code. 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/Eall7NfbPPc Here's a link to the Ben Reeves Smash Bros. tournament video - https://bit.ly/35D9rkt Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.zmangames.com/en/products/star-wars-jabbas-palace/ https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com https://www.divergecoffee.com/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:47 - Ben Reeves on leaving Game Informer for Firaxis 00:14:12 - Why do former Game Informer editors stay friends? 00:25:15 - Why do we play games? 00:36:50 - Gran Turismo 7 00:40:25 - More Ben Reeves memories 00:52:22 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 00:59:07 - Community questions 02:15:23 - Get A Load Of This Jeff Cork’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-LqVe2PArM Joe Juba’s GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/cqtq1r/the_chemical_elements_that_turn_cheese_into_a/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0339SUMLZg Ben Reeves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOrN97Eo3Yw Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/pattinsonphotos/status/1497699240880979968?s=20&t=ZYQhIDuBfq8XEw7P7utjnA 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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 Bob Buel - Windjammers 2 PureBredNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves Ronn - Pokémon Emerald Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki Christopher Walton - Lost Plant: Extreme Condition Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time) Steve B - Jak 2 PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online Jonathan - Smite Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3 IanTClark - Dying Light 2 Stay Human DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2 Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
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Feb 24, 2022 • 2h 18min

Elden Ring And Wrestling With A Masterpiece

On this week's podcast, Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by our old friend Suriel Vazquez and YouTube essayist Jacob Geller to unpack From Software's new masterpiece Elden Ring. Our review discussion does is spoiler-free and the gameplay footage is from the technical test. Suriel also talks about Capcom's exciting announcements of Street Fighter 6 and Capcom Fighting Collection. Then Leo Vader joins the show to help answer community questions submitted on Patreon! Help support the show and submit a question of your own over on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version right here - https://youtu.be/8cUdlfoajRM Check our Jacob Geller's YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeTfBygNb1TahcNpZyELO8g Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.zmangames.com/en/products/star-wars-jabbas-palace/ https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com https://www.divergecoffee.com/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:28 - Will Horizon Forbidden West be overlooked? 00:05:44 - Elden Ring 00:58:00 - Street Fighter 6 01:02:09 - Capcom Fighting Collection 01:09:09 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:14:32 - Community questions 02:09:53 - Get A Load Of This Leo's GALOT - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57724779 Jacob's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/s3y1ql/a_bird_imitating_a_human_voice/ Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/TheHorrorMaster/status/1494873397938900992?s=20&t=sj0jD0iMWZ34FNRbfDyERg Kyle's GALOT - https://twitter.com/killer7_tom/status/1491400129273679874 Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1496443202953523204 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 Bob Buel - Windjammers 2 PureBredNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves Ronn - Pokémon Emerald Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki Christopher Walton - Lost Plant: Extreme Condition Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time) Steve B - Jak 2 PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online Jonathan - Smite Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3 IanTClark - Dying Light 2 Stay Human DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2 Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
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Feb 17, 2022 • 1h 47min

Does Horizon Forbidden West Live Up To The Hype?

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about the big, exciting, new game from Guerrilla Games called Horizon Forbidden West on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Our copies of the game were provided by PlayStation. Then Kyle Hilliard talks about playing the campaign for Crossfire X from Remedy and Supraland Six Inches Under. Then Sarah Podzorski joins the show to answer great questions submitted by the community. Help support the show over on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version right here - https://youtu.be/q80zKAFDcFQ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:20 - Horizon Forbidden West 00:37:36 - Remedy's Crossfire X 00:41:24 - Supraland Six Inches Under 00:45:33- Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 00:49:40 - Community questions 01:37:44 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O5lESQi3RI Sarah's GALOT - https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdB9a8JK/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnYCSwt2Js Kyle's GALOT - https://www.tootsie.com/candy/sugar-daddy/sugar-daddy Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1493276366170734593 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 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow 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 Bob Buel - Windjammers 2 PureBredNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves Ronn - Pokémon Emerald Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki Christopher Walton - Lost Plant: Extreme Condition Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time) Steve B - Jak 2 PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online Jonathan - Smite Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3 IanTClark - Dying Light 2 Stay Human DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2 Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

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