The MinnMax Show

Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Zelda expert Rebecca Stone (@forestminish) to help unpack the new HD version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. We talk about the game's development, divisive launch, and how Nintendo's improvements to the Switch version may change its reputation. Then we're joined by Janet Garcia and Leo Vader to 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! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming https://www.iam8bit.com Hello Hyrule Podcast - ](https://t.co/tCDKGP2pUz?amp=1)[https://spoti.fi/2VjReTZ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:11 - Skyward Sword's original release 00:17:53 - Our thoughts on Skyward Sword HD 00:46:28 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 00:47:40 - Thanking iam8bit 00:48:57 - Community questions 01:36:35 - Get A Load Of This Rebecca's GALOT - https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Iwata-Wisdom-Nintendos-Legendary/dp/197472154X  Janet's GALOT - https://hypebeast.com/2021/7/drake-rents-dodger-stadium-private-dinner-date-info  Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/its_whitney/status/1414061599007117315?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7PAETdpCs  Leo's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ZxsZ3B1fE Community GALOT - https://t.co/0NGglwhhDT Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Please 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 Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Join the Thank You Crew over on Patreon to add your name to this list! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Hello Hyrule Podcast Iam8bit Fixture S1 Mirko Arico-Torreno BeatenDownBrian Zachary Pligge Andrew Uerkwitz Jawarhello mark seliga Prettygoodprinting.com Conner McCabe Ludwig Roque John Higby Best of the Rest Podcast Andrew vala Logan Krause SpiralInYourEyes Drew Waranis Clint Farley Spider_Dan Purebrednumber6 Starkiller Steve Bamdad SlyckNic Preetham Yarlagadda

Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava try to wrap their minds about the big announcement of the Nintendo Switch OLED and how it is definitely not the long-rumored Switch Pro. Then we share our full impressions of Mario Golf: Super Rush and Ubisoft's confirmation of Assassin's Creed Infinity, their attempt to turn the series into a living world. After that, we're honored to be joined by the designer of Chicory: A Colorful Tale Greg Lobanov to talk about the Zelda-esque game's big launch and what it means for his future. 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! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming https://www.iam8bit.com Hello Hyrule Podcast - https://spoti.fi/2VjReTZ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:30 - The podcast rundown 00:04:21 - Nintendo Switch OLED 00:18:23 - Mario Golf: Super Rush 00:26:40 - Assassin's Creed Infinity 00:40:44 - Takelings House Party VR 00:44:21 - Chicory's designer Greg Lobanov 01:14:38 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:15:52 - Thanking iam8bit 01:16:53 - Community questions 01:45:31 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://gizmodo.com/zuck-wishes-america-a-happy-birthday-in-the-most-cursed-1847229046 Leo's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/oeftjc/i_am_the_one_who_hacks_now_hopefully_i_can_find/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.todaysfamilymagazine.com/2021/01/18/343230/who-has-the-world-s-most-valuable-autograph- Janet's GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@graymckinley/video/6981872796381056262?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgo[…]utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&_r=1 Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1412145835228340225?s=20 Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Please 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 Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Join the Thank You Crew over on Patreon to add your name to this list! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Hello Hyrule Podcast Iam8bit Mirko Arico-Torreno BeatenDownBrian Zachary Pligge Andrew Uerkwitz Jawarhello mark seliga Prettygoodprinting.com Conner McCabe Ludwig Roque John Higby Chris Logan Andrew vala Logan Krause SpiralInYourEyes Drew Waranis Clint Farley Spider_Dan Purebrednumber6 Starkiller Steve Bamdad SlyckNic Preetham Yarlagadda

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez talk about Scarlet Nexus and Mario Golf: Super Rush before going back in time and celebrating the best games on the GameBoy Advance. We each run down our three favorite games on the system and talk about Metroid Fusion, Minish Cap, Advance Wars, Golden Sun, 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 Help support MinnMax's supporters! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming https://www.iam8bit.com/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:14 - Scarlet Nexus 00:12:04 - Mario Golf: Super Rush 00:15:52 - GameBoy Advance history 00:21:58 - Wario Land 4 00:24:36 - Final Fantasy V 00:28:12 - Golden Sun 00:33:48 - Rhythm Tengoku 00:37:13 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 00:39:39 - Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones 00:43:35 - The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap 00:46:08 - Kuru Kuru Kururin 00:48:16 - Metroid Fusion 00:51:04 - Advance Wars 00:55:18 - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! 01:00:36 - Honorable Mentions 01:11:45 - Get A Load Of This - Part 1 01:12:20 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:15:28 - Thanking iam8bit 01:17:00 - Community questions 02:06:22 - Get A Load Of This - Part 2 Leo's GALOT - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-children-sent-through-mail-180959372/ Janet's GALOT - https://twitter.com/weareangelcity/status/1410252174274166784 Suriel's GALOT - https://gamehistory.org/video-game-history-hour/ Hanson's GALOT -  https://twitter.com/waxpancake/status/1228563391804928000 Kyle's GALOT - https://twitter.com/bobwulff/status/1370042833608994817?s=21 Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1177711990111899649?s=20 Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please 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 Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow   Thanks to the Thank You Crew at the $50 tier on Patreon! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Alex Payne Fixture Gaming Iam8bit Best of the Rest Podcast Call Me By Your Game Podcast Mirko Arico-Torreno Reel AF TV Zachary Pligge mark seliga BeatenDownBrian Ludwig Roque Jawarhello PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew Uerkwitz Andrew Vala John Higby Yarrow Richard Smuts Clint Farley SpiralInYourEyes Preetham Yarlagadda Starkiller Spider_Dan Purebrednumber6 SlyckNic Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez finally review Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on the PlayStation 5. After that, JeffM unpacks Nintendo's Game Builder Garage and Suriel Vazquez shares his glowing thoughts on Guilty Gear Strive. Then we're joined by former Game Informer reviews editor Joe Juba to talk about Yuffie's DLC in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Leo Vader talks about his skateboarding adventures in Olli Olli World. 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! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:27 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 00:21:03 - Game Builder Garage 00:31:15 - Guilty Gear Strive 00:44:01 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade INTERmission DLC 00:58:17 - Joe Juba's E3 2021 01:01:13 - Olli Olli World 01:04:53 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:07:39 - Thanking iam8bit 01:08:59 - Community questions 02:04:55 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://www.npr.org/2021/06/20/1008559802/tens-of-thousands-sign-petition-to-stop-jeff-bezos- from-returning-to-earth Joe's GALOT - https://www.avclub.com/romania-asked-peter-falk-to-help-prevent-an-uprising-af-1847093587 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/vertigo-video-game-alfred-hitchcock-teaser-1234642946/  Leo's GALOT - https://harpers.org/archive/2021/06/tiktok-house-collab-house-the-anxiety-of-influencers/ Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/YIp9bEV2-GI

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava celebrate the best and weirdest things from E3 2021 with the first ever MinnMax E3 Awards! We talk more about Metroid Dread, Elden Ring, Geoff Keighley's excitement, and a whole lot more. Then we're joined by Sarah Podzorski to 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! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:02 - The Best Of E3 2021 00:05:15 - Biggest Surprise 00:13:54 - Favorite Moment 00:21:29 - Weirdest Thing 00:31:38 - Missing In Action 00:40:37 - The Most Over-Shown Game 00:44:07 - Best Under-The-Radar Game 00:49:22 - Most Anticipated Game (Other Than Zelda) 00:57:40 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:00:05 - Thanking iam8bit 01:01:24 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale 01:04:09 - Community questions 02:00:49 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/OxGsU8oIWjY Janet's GALOT - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdMLobr9/ Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/selmaleh/status/1403393709383688193?s=20 Sarah's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest Community GALOT - https://www.fanbyte.com/trending/i-hope-breath-of-the-wild-2-still-has-weapon-durability/ Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Alex Payne Fixture Gaming Iam8bit Best of the Rest Podcast Call Me By Your Game Podcast Mirko Arico-Torreno Reel AF TV Zachary Pligge mark seliga BeatenDownBrian Ludwig Roque Jawarhello PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew Uerkwitz Andrew Vala John Higby Yarrow Richard Smuts Clint Farley SpiralInYourEyes Preetham Yarlagadda Starkiller Spider_Dan Purebrednumber6 SlyckNic Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez unpack and discuss the highlights from the big Nintendo Direct during E3 2021. We talk about the announcement of a new 2D Metroid called Metroid Dread, WarioWare on the Nintendo Switch, and of course the new trailer for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - Nintendo Direct general reactions 00:03:10 - Advance Wars: 1+2 Reboot Camp 00:07:50 - Metroid Dread 00:22:09 - Kazuya in Super Smash Bros. 00:26:02 - WarioWare: Get It Together 00:32:39 - Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope 00:34:38 - Skyward Sword HD/Zelda Game and Watch 00:37:09 - The Sequel to Breath of the Wild's New Trailer Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please 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 Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Alex Payne Fixture Gaming Iam8bit Best of the Rest Podcast Call Me By Your Game Podcast Mirko Arico-Torreno Reel AF TV Zachary Pligge mark seliga BeatenDownBrian Ludwig Roque Jawarhello PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew Uerkwitz Andrew Vala John Higby Yarrow Richard Smuts Clint Farley SpiralInYourEyes Preetham Yarlagadda Starkiller Spider_Dan Purebrednumber6 SlyckNic Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli

In this bonus episode for E3 2021, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez talk about the biggest highlights from Xbox, Bethesda, Square-Enix, and Ubisoft during their big press conferences. We talk about everything we know about Starfield, Arkane's new co-op game Redfall, Halo Infinite, and a whole lot more. You can watch the video version right here since it was live - https://youtu.be/mCDhB_wMa9A To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - Redfall 00:10:30 - Somervillle 00:14:00 - Starfield 00:22:30 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins 00:27:20 - Halo Infinite 00:33:00 - Battlefield 2042 00:35:50 - Babylon’s Fall 00:41:20 - Guardians of the Galaxy 00:45:30 - Replaced 00:48:00 - Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 00:49:22 - Riders Republic 00:50:20 - Avtar: Frontiers Of Pandora   Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please 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 Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow   Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Alex Payne Fixture Gaming Iam8bit Best of the Rest Podcast Call Me By Your Game Podcast Mirko Arico-Torreno Reel AF TV Zachary Pligge mark seliga BeatenDownBrian Ludwig Roque Jawarhello PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew Uerkwitz Andrew Vala John Higby Yarrow Richard Smuts Clint Farley SpiralInYourEyes Preetham Yarlagadda Starkiller Spider_Dan Purebrednumber6 SlyckNic Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava unpack the biggest news and highlights from Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. We talk about the big reveal of gameplay for From Software's Elden Ring, Hideo Kojima's perplexing trailer for Death Stranding: Director's Cut, and more. Before that, we also share quick impressions of Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on the PlayStation 5 and talk about Battlefield 2042. 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! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:55 - The Deepest Dive on Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's INTERmission 00:04:55 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart  00:06:58 - Battlefield 2042 00:11:34 - Summer Game Fest highlights 00:12:13 - Elden Ring 00:25:13 - Metal Slug Tactics 00:27:44 - Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands 00:30:00 - Death Stranding: Director's Cut 00:36:20 - Jurassic World Evolution 2 00:38:30 - Planet of Lana 00:40:30 - Chicory 00:43:00 - Day of the Devs highlights 00:50:00 - Playdate 00:56:25 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 00:59:13 - Thanking iam8bit 01:00:30 - Community questions 01:40:01 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/dPrYVmYkL5w Suriel's GALOT - https://www.patreon.com/nextlander Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ise_Grand_Shrine#Rebuilding_the_Shrine Janet's GALOT - https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/new-balance-shoezie/ Community GALOT - https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-grand-dames-the-internets-grandma-gamer-squad/ Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Alex Payne Fixture Gaming Iam8bit Best of the Rest Podcast Call Me By Your Game Podcast Mirko Arico-Torreno Reel AF TV Zachary Pligge mark seliga BeatenDownBrian Ludwig Roque Jawarhello PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew Uerkwitz Andrew Vala John Higby Yarrow Richard Smuts Clint Farley SpiralInYourEyes Preetham Yarlagadda Starkiller Spider_Dan Purebrednumber6 SlyckNic Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava run down the schedule for E3 2021 and share their biggest predictions about the Breath of the Wild sequel, Halo Infinite, Elden Ring, and more. Leo Vader then joins us to talk about Far Cry 6's gameplay. 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! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming rainmaker.gg/minnmax To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:21 - E3 hype check 00:05:38 - E3 stream calendar 00:15:02 - Square-Enix's E3 2021 00:17:25 - PlayStation news/delays 00:22:06 - E3 predictions 00:53:05 - Community predictions 00:56:35 - MinnMax's E3 content plans 00:58:35 - Far Cry 6 01:07:19 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:09:53 - Thanking iam8bit 01:11:11 - Community questions 01:54:00 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/1400074728249909248?s=20 Leo's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyVkuLUdSn4 Hanson's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/penns-sunday-school/id504257078 Janet's GALOT - https://barbie.mattel.com/shop/en-us/ba/star-wars-barbie-dolls?icid=home_body-1_bspot_star-wars-barbie-dolls_p2#facet:&productBe[…]contentPageSize:& Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c50QwjgELAw Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please 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 Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Fixture Gaming Call Me By Your Game Podcast Iam8bit Rainmaker.gg Mirko Arico-Torreno Zachary Pligge BeatenDownBrian Andrew Uerkwitz Jawarhello Reel AF TV mark seliga Ludwig Roque PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew vala Yarrow SpiralInYourEyes Richard Smuts Clint Farley Spider_Dan Preetham Yarlagadda Clayton Myers Starkiller Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli SlyckNic

Welcome to a bonus episode of The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, and special guest Jeff Grubb (@JeffGrubb) talk Sony's big gameplay reveal for Horizon Forbidden West on the PlayStation 5, Dying Light 2 from Techland, and the general onslaught of pre-E3 news. Check out the benefits of supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Help support MinnMax's supporters! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming rainmaker.gg/minnmax To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:06 - The pre-E3 news bonanza 00:08:00 - Horizon Forbidden West gameplay reveal 00:24:00 - God of War: Ragnarok 00:26:40 - Microsoft and Bethesda's press conference 00:23:00 - Sonic Central 00:32:30 - Dying Light 2: Stay Human 00:38:55 - Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate**** Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please 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 Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow   Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Fixture Gaming Call Me By Your Game Podcast Iam8bit Rainmaker.gg Mirko Arico-Torreno Zachary Pligge BeatenDownBrian Andrew Uerkwitz Jawarhello Reel AF TV mark seliga Ludwig Roque PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew vala Yarrow SpiralInYourEyes Richard Smuts Clint Farley Spider_Dan Preetham Yarlagadda Clayton Myers Starkiller Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli SlyckNic