MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller unpack their favorite overall software of all time - sharing favorite likes AIM, LimeWire, ICQ, Eyewitness, and more. We also talk about returning to Elden Ring to prepare for the upcoming DLC, the Nintendo Indie World announcements, the delightful challenges of The Sims 1, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon and award the iam8bit question of the week! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of the podcast here - https://youtu.be/Vzbdl4WIGfg Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SHOWERPOWER Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/MINNMAX to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold. To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:02 - The Big MinnMax community meetup 00:06:15 - Our favorite software of all time 00:36:34 - Revisiting Elden Ring 00:44:31 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase 00:44:47 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 00:45:44 - Yars Rising 00:46:50 - Europa and SteamWorld Heist 2 00:48:22 - The Sims 1 00:57:20 - Children of the Sun 01:02:15 - Pokémon Radical Red 01:09:01 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom 01:13:04 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:17:00 - Community questions 02:01:08 - Get A Load Of This? Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 One Piece Pirate Warriors Four - Joshua Ayers Berserk Boy - Malcolm Holliday War of the Monsters - Michael Berry Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition - PrettyGoodPrinting.com Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Kyle Silva This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Michael Huber, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft, the surprisingly great game reveals at the Triple-i Initiative Showcase like The Rogue Prince Of Persia, and returning to games we bounced off of previously like Respawn's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Monolith's Middle-earth: Shadow of War! 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/k4oEtNNhk4k Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with promo code: SHOWERPOWER https://www.liquid-iv.com - Use promo code MinnMax for 20% off Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/MINNMAX to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/minnmax. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:17 - Star Wars Outlaws 00:16:33 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 00:28:18 - Triple-i Initiative Showcase Highlights 00:28:48 - Slay the Spire 00:30:18 - The Rogue Prince of Persia 00:35:33 - Konami's Castlevania and Contra DLC 00:36:34 - Dinolords 00:37:57 - Streets of Rogue 2 00:40:24 - Undermine 2 00:41:33 - Palworld Arena 00:43:14 - Cat's Quest 3 00:47:02 - More indie highlights 00:48:16 - Botany Manor 00:54:20 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War 01:13:00 - Fallout TV Show review 01:25:05 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:34:41 - Community questions 02:25:38 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://runescape.fandom.com/wiki/Falador_Massacre Janet's GALOT - https://patrickklepek.substack.com/p/super-nintendo-world-review Hanson's GALOT - https://vesterheim.org/ Huber's GALOT - https://www.gameinformer.com/legacyreviews Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/UQuIVsNzqDk?si=d5ivQz1vPPTCXNP2 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 One Piece Pirate Warriors Four - Joshua Ayers Berserk Boy - Malcolm Holliday War of the Monsters - Michael Berry Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition - PrettyGoodPrinting.com Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Kyle Silva This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader share their darkest gaming confessions... things get interesting. Then we talk about the demo for Stellar Blade on the PlayStation 5, Pepper Grinder from Devolver Digital, and the overlooked gem Bramble: The Mountain King. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community (including a big one about Ken Levine's Judas) 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 this episode here - https://youtu.be/eJHweZsLY Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SHOWERPOWER https://www.squarespace.com/MINNMAX to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MINNMAX To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:08 - Our gaming confessions 00:09:35 - Very light Final Fantasy VII Rebirth spoilers 00:12:09 - Back to gaming confessions 00:38:10 - Nier: Automata Spoilers 00:40:32 - More gaming confessions 00:46:07 - Stellar Blade 00:56:49 - Pepper Grinder 01:01:09 - DrillDozer 01:02:56 - Bramble: The Mountain King 01:05:51 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:10:48 - Community questions 01:22:32 - Ken Levine's Judas 01:29:20 - More community questions 02:03:39 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx635p4tSfo Jacob's GALOT - https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/2024/03/06/flowers-yet-bloom-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J3cVrl0uqg Kyle's GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@bigmoneyplayers/video/7352646244109536554r=1&t=8lCjSzA92n0 Community GALOT - https://fxtwitter.com/hblodget/status/1774083464540672067 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 One Piece Pirate Warriors Four - Joshua Ayers Berserk Boy - Malcolm Holliday War of the Monsters - Michael Berry Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition - PrettyGoodPrinting.com Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Kyle Silva This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this week's packed episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Haley MacLean to unpack exciting games on the horizon that you should keep on your radar. Then we talk all about the new Overwatch-like Marvel Rivals, Stardew Valley's big 1.6 update, Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime, Wildmender, and whether the South Park: Snow Day game is as bad as reviews are saying. We also check back in on Pacific Drive. Then former cohort Ana Diaz joins us to answer some wonderful questions submitted over on Patreon by the community! You can directly support the show here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/GeDT0ADQ3Go By the way, you can now subscribe directly to Game Informer and get a physical magazine all year for only $19.91. Help prove that GameStop should support them by getting a subscription here - https://subscription.gameinformer.com/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: THINMINTS Start the Good Habit at https://tryfum.com/MINNMAX to save 10% off the Journey Pack today. To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:38 - Streets of Rogue 2 00:04:52 - Sonzai 00:08:17 - darkwebSTREAMER 00:10:38 - Echoes of the Plum Grove 00:13:28 - Crow Country 00:14:55 - On Your Tale 00:17:46 - Jackbox Games 00:20:28 - Marvel Rivals 00:28:35 - Stardew Valley 00:32:06 - Dragon's Dogma 2 00:37:41 - Princess Peach: Showtime! 00:43:15 - Wildmender 00:48:16 - Pacific Drive 00:53:38 - South Park: Snow Day! 01:07:49 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:13:36 - Community questions 02:02:41 - Get A Load Of This Ana’s GALOT - https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/fidel-castro-invent-euro-step/afca27ce7d773463e57a8fc6 Jenna's GALOT - https://mercurystardust.com/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVWy2vUykY Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7pQSxVsE_c Community GALOT - https://subscription.gameinformer.com/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Microsoft Flight Simulator - hypeperformancegroup.com Twisted - Michael Berry Balatro - Joshua Ayers Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - Malcolm Holliday Skies of Arcadia - Joel Hulseman Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Luck be a Landlord- TrampolineTales Helldivers 2 - Patrick Polk QWOP - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and new temporary cohort Michael Huber from Easy Allies share their full thoughts on Capcom's excellent open-world RPG Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime on the Nintendo Switch, Rise of the Ronin on PS5, 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 MinnMax Show here - https://youtube.com/live/orYxyIvIKxg Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: THINMINTS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:16 - Welcoming Michael Huber 00:04:45 - GDC 2024 00:07:16 - World of Goo 2 00:08:53 - Dragon's Dogma 2 00:39:58 - Princess Peach: Showtime! 00:46:31 - Rise of the Ronin 01:01:06 - Death of a Wish 01:07:06 - Bore Blasters 01:09:57 - Jacob Geller's book How A Game Lives 01:19:37 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:22:49 - Community questions 02:02:02 - Get A Load Of This Huber’s GALOT - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/gambling-story Jacob's GALOT - https://x.com/dvdfu/status/1770514293663899795?s=20 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpvhpsjevxg Kyle's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/18ja20h/pepsi_vs_coke_ants_preference/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb Community GALOT - https://www.livescience.com/disappearing-moon-caused-by-forgotten-volcano.html Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Microsoft Flight Simulator - hypeperformancegroup.com Twisted - Michael Berry Balatro - Joshua Ayers Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - Malcolm Holliday Skies of Arcadia - Joel Hulseman Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Luck be a Landlord- TrampolineTales Helldivers 2 - Patrick Polk QWOP - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Unicorn Overlord from Vanillaware, get JeffM's take on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, dust off our Playdates for Mars After Midnight, go back in time and celebrate another interactive documentary with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and then we talk about the impact of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama's impact on the game industry. 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 - https://youtu.be/koZn-XoasjY Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: THINMINTS Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/minnmax. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Break the bad habit at https://tryfum.com/MINNMAX to save 10% off the Journey Pack today. To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:48 - Unicorn Overlord 00:15:53 - Final Fantasy VII Remake vs. Rebirth 00:35:03 - Mars After Midnight 00:43:23 - Miyamoto's small projects 00:49:21 - Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story 01:04:19 - Remembering Akira Toriyama 01:18:03 - Star Wars: Dark Forces 01:25:59 - Contra: Operation Galuga 01:31:55 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:38:00 - Community questions 02:13:42 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/stardew-valley-players-finally-learn-the-truth-eric-barone-confirms-that-for-the-past-8-years-left-to-right-harvesting-has-been-100ms-faster-than-right-to-left-harvesting/ Kelsey's GALOT - https://x.com/captpan6/status/1766194533698568634?s=46&t=wlHcJFH6Wov4aCAEAJX5Qw Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDKHFT_ltRQ Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3kl5msnmtev27 Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/SmcsediT3hs?si=OeElaK9KgWfANzEn Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Microsoft Flight Simulator - hypeperformancegroup.com Twisted - Michael Berry Balatro - Joshua Ayers Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - Malcolm Holliday Skies of Arcadia - Joel Hulseman Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Luck be a Landlord- TrampolineTales Helldivers 2 - Patrick Polk QWOP - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and former cohort Suriel Vazquez! We kick things off by talking about the big reveal of Merchants of Rosewall, the game Suriel is writing over at Big Blue Sky Games. Then we unpack highlights from the Xbox Partner Preview, revisit Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in a spoiler-free conversation, rave about Astro Duel 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 here - https://youtu.be/0zww9qnNlrM Wishlist Suriel's game Merchants of Rosewall on Steam here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616800/Merchants_of_Rosewall/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: THINMINTS https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50 - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:54 - Suriel Vazquez on writing Merchants of Rosewall 00:12:44 - Xbox Partner Preview 00:14:57 - The Alters 00:21:09 - Sleight of Hand 00:24:48 - Monster Jam Showdown 00:26:05 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess 00:31:11 - Creatures of Ava 00:34:10 - STALKER: Legends of the Zone Trilogy 00:36:17 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 00:58:34 - No Rest For The Wicked 01:05:12 - Astro Duel 2 01:08:59 - Laika: Aged Through Blood 01:12:35 - Atuel 01:16:25 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:20:58 - Community questions 02:04:27 - Get A Load Of This Jacob’s GALOT - https://www.inverse.com/gaming/balatro-poker-gambling-addiction-design-roguelike-rec Suriel's GALOT - https://john-lay.itch.io/zeldas-adventure Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mind_Forever_Voyaging Janet's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2113850/Spirit_City_Lofi_Sessions/ Community GALOT - https://www.eurogamer.net/timesplitters-next-cancelled-gameplay-footage-appears-online Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Microsoft Flight Simulator - hypeperformancegroup.com Twisted - Michael Berry Balatro - Joshua Ayers Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - Malcolm Holliday Skies of Arcadia - Joel Hulseman Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Luck be a Landlord- TrampolineTales Helldivers 2 - Patrick Polk QWOP - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this week's episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about Pacific Drive, Penny's Big Breakaway, and somehow rave even more about Balatro. Oh, we also squeeze in some Age of Empires talk before Sarah Podzorski joins the show to talk about Bandle Tale and League of Legends. Then Blake Hester jumps in to talk about being laid off from Game Informer and his current thoughts on the game industry landscape. 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 Follow MinnMaxShow on Instagram and win a code for Balatro - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/3ZgA90nBEzU Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: LEAPFROGYEAR To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:10 - Pacific Drive 00:17:48 - Balatro 00:31:02 - Penny's Big Breakaway 00:43:41 - Age of Mythology Retold 00:52:41 - Pokémon Presents 00:56:59 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A 01:04:03 - Bandle Tale 01:12:24 - Blake Hester on being let go from Game Informer 01:23:31 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon 01:31:42 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 01:33:44 - Polaroid Pete 01:38:07 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:40:17 - Community questions 01:56:45 - Layoffs and the state of the game industry 02:05:54 - More community questions 02:28:09 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/2N8kqc-bf9o?si=CZ08569xpGAMueZP&t=352 Blake's GALOT - https://open.spotify.com/track/5oSnYy4EijgEEEDO9MPDq4?si=5b5b5b1c3f9042bb Sarah's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F9v3pulgh42451.png%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D92ae2c8c1c3c2d0149b35cbd5e35df532d5d7b1e Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/roadtrip/comments/ash5v0/my_cows_car_game/ Haley's GALOT - https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-plc-inside-informati[…]res-full-rights-to-the-control-franchise-from-505-games/ Community GALOT - https://x.com/wario64/status/1762846646176555261 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Mario Paint - Beau Bakken Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Point Blank 2 - Michael Berry Tomba! - BacklogBusters Starfield - Maniac Dead Or Alive 6 - Malcolm Holliday Wizard Of Wor - Jessica-Star Super Smash Bros. Melee - TheWholeHamDamily Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Borderlands 3 - Joshua Ayers Cookie Clicker - RabidLime Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Detroit: Become Human - The Sleepy MailMan Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Patrick Polk Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Cthulhu Saves the World: Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!) - PrettyGoodPrinting.com Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Jawarhello This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! This is a big one, as Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to finally talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. This is a 100% spoiler-free review of Square-Enix's new RPG. Then we unpack everything wild about the reveal trailer for Elden Ring's expansion Shadow of the Erdtree and all of the highlights from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. Then Leo Vader and Jeff Marchiafava join the show to rave about the poker-based deck-building roguelike called Balatro before we jump into wonderful community questions submitted on Patreon. Support MinnMax directly by unlocking a benefit on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of The MinnMax Show here - https://youtu.be/uuRmvhpPhKo Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: LEAPFROGYEAR https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50 - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:25 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review (Spoiler-Free) 00:56:57 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree 01:05:50 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Highlights 01:16:42 - Balatro 01:30:52 - Helldivers 2 01:35:11 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:39:01 - Community questions 02:30:40 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://projectko.org/ProjectKOEnd.html Janet's GALOT - https://youtu.be/qWAagS_MANg?si=do1UgCbZfcmruxhR Hanson's GALOT - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sagamore-commodore-colonel-ceremonial-title-honorary Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/1do5A3AFexU?si=LrzuNTzV30TH6UCC JeffM's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilical_cord Community GALOT - https://ytks.app/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Mario Paint - Beau Bakken Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Point Blank 2 - Michael Berry Tomba! - BacklogBusters Starfield - Maniac Dead Or Alive 6 - Malcolm Holliday Wizard Of Wor - Jessica-Star Super Smash Bros. Melee - TheWholeHamDamily Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Borderlands 3 - Joshua Ayers Cookie Clicker - RabidLime Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Detroit: Become Human - The Sleepy MailMan Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Patrick Polk Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Cthulhu Saves the World: Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!) - PrettyGoodPrinting.com Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Jawarhello This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia recap and debate Microsoft's Official Xbox podcast that addressed the rumors that Xbox was going third-party and abandoning exclusives forever and they talk about what it means for the future of the platform. Then we gush over Sony's Helldivers 2 and why it succeeds as a co-op game before talking about Foamstars and Helskate. After that, Kelsey Lewin, Charles Harte, and Elise Favis join the show to finally talk about Persona 3 Reload and a ton of other stuff like Mario vs. Donkey Kong and the Apple Vision Pro. 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 Follow Elise Favis here - https://twitter.com/elisefavis Follow Charles Harte here - https://twitter.com/chuckduck365 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.stamps.com - Promo Code: MINNMAX https://www.tryfum.com/MinnMax - Promo Code: MINNMAX https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: LEAPFROGYEAR To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:23 - Win an Xbox code 00:03:24 - The Deepest Dive on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 00:04:44 - Xbox's "Business Update" 00:25:25 - Helldivers 2 00:37:49 - Foamstars 00:43:48 - Helskate 00:48:12 - Welcoming Charles and Elise 00:54:15 - Persona 3 Reload 01:16:44 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth 01:20:43 - Mario vs. Donkey Kong 01:28:08 - Game Informer's Perfect 10s 01:30:20 - Apple Vision Pro 01:40:10 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:45:34 - Community questions 02:38:48 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7N8tyjAxPM Elise's GALOT - https://www.bryantlakebowl.com/theater/weird-stuff-only-2-t734z-8fl8h-cppmt-brrz6-hzx8b Hanson's GALOT - https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books/products/its-not-all-fun-games-hardcover Charles' GALOT - https://thevets.com/blog/orange-cats/#:~:text=Orange%20cats%20aren't%20rare,it%20will%20probably%20be%20male. Kelsey's GALOT - https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231121-23191/#:~:text=Satoru%20Iguchi%2C%20member%20of%20the,has%20always%20appealed%20to%20him. Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/knoebel.bsky.social/post/3klczwew3222v Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Mario Paint - Beau Bakken Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Point Blank 2 - Michael Berry Tomba! - BacklogBusters Starfield - Maniac Dead Or Alive 6 - Malcolm Holliday Wizard Of Wor - Jessica-Star Super Smash Bros. Melee - TheWholeHamDamily Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Borderlands 3 - Joshua Ayers Cookie Clicker - RabidLime Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Detroit: Become Human - The Sleepy MailMan Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Patrick Polk Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Cthulhu Saves the World: Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!) - PrettyGoodPrinting.com Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Jawarhello This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's big episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava listen back to their incredibly accurate predictions from 2023 before lobbing bold, new predictions for the game industry in 2024. We carve out time to ensure we correctly guess the name for the follow-up to the Nintendo Switch. Then we talk about playing the demo for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and beyond at a press event and what we think about Square-Enix's middle chapter for the remake trilogy before diving into our thoughts on Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League from Rocksteady Games. Oh, and we talk about the hit, new survival game Enshrouded, check back in on Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and review the new documentary on the making of The Last Of Us Part 2. 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 and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/3FHyhEVPA8Q Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: LEAPFROGYEAR To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:03 - Checking in on our predictions for 2023 00:15:44 - Our predictions for 2024 00:38:23 - Studios "Ready To Pop" 00:41:25 - Rapid-fire predictions for 2024 00:48:26 - Guessing the Nintendo Switch 2's name 00:55:57 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 01:26:04 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 01:48:39 - Enshrouded 01:58:59 - Palworld 02:00:44 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth 02:07:33 - Grounded II: The Making Of The Last Of Us Part 2 02:24:11 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 02:27:09 - Community questions 03:17:11 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666510/Rustys_Retirement/ JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/gIl_TqFJNO8?si=7lF509z6HZLcWW_p Hanson's GALOT - https://sites.libsyn.com/108587/goldeneye-banjo-kazooie-and-more-with-composer-grant-kirkhope Kyle's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/NonPoliticalTwitter/comments/18jhmvt/is_it_the_same_article/? utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/3v6y2pY1pZ0?si=edEQ1A9BQ6VamiMn Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Mario Paint - Beau Bakken Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Point Blank 2 - Michael Berry Tomba! - BacklogBusters Starfield - Maniac Dead Or Alive 6 - Malcolm Holliday Wizard Of Wor - Jessica-Star Super Smash Bros. Melee - TheWholeHamDamily Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Borderlands 3 - Joshua Ayers Cookie Clicker - RabidLime Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva Detroit: Become Human - The Sleepy MailMan Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Patrick Polk Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Cthulhu Saves the World: Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!) - PrettyGoodPrinting.com Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Jawarhello This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Janet Garcia unpack the highlights from Sony's big State of Play where they showed new trailers for Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Rise of the Ronin, Silent Hill 2, Metro in VR, and a ton more. Then we're joined by the founder of Double Fine Tim Schafer to talk about Day of the Devs and 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 - https://youtu.be/M8mv2ly7z5U Support Day of the Devs as a nonprofit event and get some great games/goodies! https://www.dayofthedevs.com/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.HelloFresh.com/minnmaxfree https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: LEAPFROGYEAR To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:50 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 00:07:55 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 00:13:09 - Sony's State of Play 00:13:55 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach 00:26:33 - Metal Gear's spiritual successor on the PlayStation 6 00:30:38 - Silent Hill: The Short Message 00:32:15 - Stellar Blade 00:36:24 - Judas 00:38:57 - Metro Awakening VR 00:40:57 - Until Dawn on PS5 and PC 00:42:29 - Rise Of Ronin 00:46:38 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 00:50:28 - Tim Schafer on Day of the Devs 00:55:06 - Community questions 01:39:36 - Get A Load Of This Jacob’s GALOT - https://filmmakermagazine.com/124994-film-look-35mm-holdovers-emulation/ Janet's GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@metmuseum/video/7312616929229868330?_r=1&_t=8jVRw0YuqKM&social_sharing=1 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.npr.org/2024/01/16/1197961744/fresh-air-draft-01-16-2024 Tim Schafer's GALOT - https://theweek.com/music/1008001/5-heady-facts-about-late-monkees-singer-songwriter-michael-nesmith Community GALOT - https://vxtwitter.com/jtimsuggs/status/1750588944570552699?s=20 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Super Smash Bros. Melee - thewholehamdamily Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry Freedom Fighter - RabidLime Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Hell’s Kitchen - Jake Standley Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Time Travel Adventures - Bezlo Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Gravity Circuit - Malcolm Holliday Dark Cloud - Andres Silva Lost Magic - Pretty Good Printing Child Of Light - Jessica-Star Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - Patrick Polk This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and special guest Michael Huber from Easy Allies (who is hosting Monday's episode of Trivia Tower) to talk about Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PlayStation 5 (codes provided by Sony), and the wild phenomenon of Palworld on Steam and Xbox. 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/Zb4yafOBo7U Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: AULDGAMESYNE https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmaxfree - Promo Code: MINNMAXFREE To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:23 - Michael Huber hosting Trivia Tower 00:06:23 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth review 00:45:42 - The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered 01:02:14 - Palworld 01:19:59 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:23:58 - Community questions 02:08:31 - Get A Load Of This Jacob's GALOT - https://x.com/Viewtiful_O/status/1748168451015721456?s=20 Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFt-jJp7bkI Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-7PSmYYHF0 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/comments/19aq3gg/indiana_jones_and_the_west_side_story/ Michael's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=doom+sucks Community GALOT - https://vxtwitter.com/sonicpower1970/status/1749805508515799172 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Super Smash Bros. Melee - thewholehamdamily Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry Freedom Fighter - RabidLime Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Hell’s Kitchen - Jake Standley Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Time Travel Adventures - Bezlo Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Gravity Circuit - Malcolm Holliday Dark Cloud - Andres Silva Lost Magic - Pretty Good Printing Child Of Light - Jessica-Star Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - Patrick Polk This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Haley MacLean unpack the best moments and highlights from Microsoft's Developer Direct for January of 2024. They talk about the new gameplay shown for Obsidian's Avowed, the release date for Hellblade II, and the extended first real look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Then they share their full thoughts on Ubisoft's excellent 2D Metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. 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/M_YDtsl0ZSk Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50 - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50 https://www.tryfum.com/minnmax - 10% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: AULDGAMESYNE To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:13 - Microsoft Developer Direct overall thoughts 00:07:18 - Avowed 00:16:16 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II 00:19:44 - Visions of Mana 00:21:48 - Ara: History Untold 00:26:19 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 00:40:52 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 00:59:22 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:05:07 - Community questions 01:54:51 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2xCQT0BUcw Janet's GALOT - https://q-lessgame.com/ Hanson's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-4-play/id393557569 Haley's GALOT - https://medium.com/@GizmohMan/alan-wake-joins-dead-by-daylight-a-canon-collaboration-and-gameplay-details-a296cc524c99 Community GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/modder-turns-mortal-kombat-1-into-gruesome-adults-only-dreamworks-vs-pixar-blood-bath Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Super Smash Bros. Melee - thewholehamdamily Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry Freedom Fighter - RabidLime Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Hell’s Kitchen - Jake Standley Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Time Travel Adventures - Bezlo Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Gravity Circuit - Malcolm Holliday Dark Cloud - Andres Silva Lost Magic - Pretty Good Printing Child Of Light - Jessica-Star Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - Patrick Polk This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On the first episode for 2024, Ben Hanson (currently remote from Puerto Rico) is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader to talk about the surprising games we all played over holiday the break. We dive into the timelessness of Chrono Trigger, Leo gushes more about The Finals, and Sarah explains why House Flipper 2 is better than the first. Oh, also Kyle talks about catching up on the great games of 2023 by playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Final Fantasy XVI. We also run down the "objective" list of the best games from 2023 by reading off the MinnMax community's Two Tens, or technically their Top 20 list that's been hive-minded from nearly 500 voters. 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 Here's everybody's individual lists for The Top 10 Games of 2023! https://www.patreon.com/posts/everybodys-top-95235938 You can watch and share the video version of this podcast here - https://youtu.be/2dUrbSW5eys Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: AULDGAMESYNE To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:18 - The Modern Warfare 3 Burger King 00:03:45 - The Two Tens in retrospect 00:14:38 - The most under-appreciated games of 2023 00:17:42 - The MinnMax community's objective Two Tens list 00:30:00 - The holiday break 00:37:15 - Chrono Trigger 00:46:40 - House Flipper 2 00:51:20 - The Finals 00:55:35 - Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon 01:07:47 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:10:56 - Community Questions 01:21:35 - Jacob Geller on Metal Gear Solid 01:25:55 - Community Questions 01:27:14 - Batman: Arkham Knight vs Suicide Squad 01:37:00 - Community Questions 02:04:31 - Get A Load Of This The Jigglypuff video you're looking for - https://youtu.be/CaxL9XbJyVs?si=8KfKq5dXS1iK9PTH Jacob’s GALOT - https://vimeo.com/900680873 Leo's GALOT - https://medium.com/@Urzashottub Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/FBcwt3QlY_8?si=EJFpS031JnTyvmYH Sarah's GALOT - https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/bellwether-for-the-future-st-pauls-all-women-city-council/ Kyle's GALOT - https://twitter.com/catsuka/status/1742573850829689001?s=42&t=NQuiqRa_BGRV8b-BEm-aYw Community GALOT - https://x.com/DeMickyD/status/1742592433253138575?s=20 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Slay the Princess - Julie Wilcox Golf With Your Friends - RabidLime Puzzle & Dragons - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Starkiller Into The Breach - Malcolm Holliday Dragon Quest VII: Journey Of The Cursed King - Clemens Zobel God Hand - Patrick Polk Tetris Plus - Jawarhello Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - Jessica-Star Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 StreetPass - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This is it. It's time for the grand finale for MinnMax's Game of the Year debate, which we call The Two Tens. Ben Hanson is joined by Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Sarah Podzorski to finalize the correct order for the 20 best games of 2023. Will Baldur's Gate 3 defeat Alan Wake 2? Should The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom be MinnMax's Game of the Year? How much can one person's passion carry a game up the list? Tune in to find out. Thanks for supporting MinnMax on Patreon and making this whole thing possible. Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/dqyn0aIvBCU You can unlock our 35-minute post-show "Pissy Zone" bonus discussion by supporting MinnMax at the $10 tier on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmaxfree - Promo Code: MINNMAXFREE https://www.notion.com/minnmax https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MORESLEIGHBELLS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:13 - Honorable Mentions from Jenna Stoeber and Kyle Bosman 00:07:48 - The Top 10 vs. The Bottom 10 01:18:49 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:23:58 - Ordering The Two Tens 01:37:54 - Spoilers: Xenoblade Chroncicles 3: Future Redeemed DLC 01:41:55 - Ordering The Two Tens 03:10:47 - Spoilers: Alan Wake 2's New Game Plus Ending 03:13:37 - The Grand Finale of Our GOTY Debate Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Slay the Princess - Julie Wilcox Golf With Your Friends - RabidLime Puzzle & Dragons - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Starkiller Into The Breach - Malcolm Holliday Dragon Quest VII: Journey Of The Cursed King - Clemens Zobel God Hand - Patrick Polk Tetris Plus - Jawarhello Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - Jessica-Star Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 StreetPass - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome to the start of The Two Tens: MinnMax's big Game of the Year debate! Ben Hanson is joined by Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Sarah Podzorski to lock down the greatest games of 2023. We start out by building the full list and then start cutting it down to The Two Tens, otherwise known as the Top 20 games of 2023. We'll be back next week with the grand finale! If you enjoy this episode, please tell a friend or help share it online! Unlock the full Game of the Year debate early (including the bonus "Pissy Zone" discussion) by supporting MinnMax at the $10 Backstage Pass tier. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/2-mkPiZIEEE Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MORESLEIGHBELLS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:57 - Building the list of great games from 2023 01:47:56 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:49:43 - Cutting the list down to The Two Tens 02:20:30 - Spoilers: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood 02:22:16 - Cutting the list down to The Two Tens 02:32:05 - Spoilers: A Space For The Unbound 02:33:14 - Cutting the list down to The Two Tens Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Slay the Princess - Julie Wilcox Golf With Your Friends - RabidLime Puzzle & Dragons - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Starkiller Into The Breach - Malcolm Holliday Dragon Quest VII: Journey Of The Cursed King - Clemens Zobel God Hand - Patrick Polk Tetris Plus - Jawarhello Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - Jessica-Star Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 StreetPass - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this big episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Sarah Podzorski to celebrate the year of gaming in 2023. We nominate, debate, and finalize winners for the categories of Best Thing, Dumbest Thing, Biggest News, The Game We All Agree Is Probably Good But We Didn't Play, Best Character, Best Moment, and The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time... for 2023. If you enjoy this episode, please tell a friend or help share it online! MinnMax's Game of the Year debates will continue for the next two weeks, as we build out and chop down a list of our favorite games this year. You can watch our debates early by joining the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon and unlocking the unedited version of the full discussions right now. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/DqJzkE0dIlI Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmaxfree - Promo Code: MINNMAXFREE https://www.rocketmoney.com/minnmax https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MORESLEIGHBELLS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:07 - Best Thing 00:37:43 - Dumbest Thing 01:05:46 - Spoilers: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 01:11:12 - Dumbest Thing 01:13:33 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:17:58 - Biggest News 01:45:30 - The Game We All Agree Is Probably Good But We Didn't Play 01:59:31 - Best Character 02:09:35 - Spoilers - El Paso, Elsewhere 02:10:28 - Best Character 02:14:22 - Spoilers - Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon 02:15:26 - Best Character 02:36:12 - Best Moment 02:42:14 - Spoilers - Utility Room 02:43:03 - Spoilers: Pineapple on Pizza 02:45:04 - Spoilers: Sea of Stars 02:47:29 - Best Moment 02:49:42 - Spoilers: Starfield 02:52:13 - Best Moment 02:55:12 - Spoilers: Alan Wake 2 03:03:48 - Spoilers: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name 03:07:40 - Spoilers: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 03:10:16 - Spoilers: Lies Of P 03:11:34 - Best Moment 03:12:25 - Spoilers: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 03:20:47 - Spoilers: Baldur's Gate 3 03:23:55 - Spoilers: Final Fantasy XVI 03:25:41 - Best Moment 03:39:13 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2023) 03:58:03 - Spoilers: The Last Of Us on HBO 04:01:47 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2023) 04:04:05 - Spoilers: Succession 04:06:24 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2023) 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 Slay the Princess - Julie Wilcox Golf With Your Friends - RabidLime Puzzle & Dragons - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Starkiller Into The Breach - Malcolm Holliday Dragon Quest VII: Journey Of The Cursed King - Clemens Zobel God Hand - Patrick Polk Tetris Plus - Jawarhello Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - Jessica-Star Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 StreetPass - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller to share our final thoughts on new games in 2023 by talking about God of War's new roguelike DLC, why JeffM rage-quite Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, falling in love with LEGO Fortnite, and more. Oh, and Janet talks about visiting Ubisoft to play three hours of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown! Then we're joined by a generous donor during our Give To The Max charity stream named Haley De Boom to answer community questions that you all submitted on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/OY3nU9L6LRI Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.factormeals.com - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50 https://www.notion.com/minnmax https://www.stamps.com - Promo Code: MINNMAX https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MORESLEIGHBELLS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:47 - God of War Ragnarok Vallhalla 00:14:45 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 00:31:21 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 00:41:44 - Blasphemous 2 00:47:35 - Steam Deck OLED 00:48:53 - LEGO Fortnite 00:56:25 - Fortnite Festival 01:04:39 - Super Crazy Rhythm Castle 01:11:16 - A Highland Song 01:18:54 - Resident Evil 4 VR on PSVR2 01:24:23 - Chants of Sennarr 01:30:15 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:36:42 - Welcoming Haley De Boom 01:40:43 - Community questions 02:39:09 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@fmsmith319/video/7310686716799569182 JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d03iP8lybYs Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1cjKda9GxI Haley's GALOT - https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-a-netflix-engagement-report Community GALOT - https://mymodernmet.com/gladys-ingle-wing-walker/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Slay the Princess - Julie Wilcox Golf With Your Friends - RabidLime Puzzle & Dragons - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Starkiller Into The Breach - Malcolm Holliday Dragon Quest VII: Journey Of The Cursed King - Clemens Zobel God Hand - Patrick Polk Tetris Plus - Jawarhello Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - Jessica-Star Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 StreetPass - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and the former editor-in-chief of Easy Allies Brandon Jones to break down the big reveal of GTA 6 from Rockstar Games and all of our favorite announcements from Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards. 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 Check out Brandon Jones' book Whirly World here - https://www.amazon.com/Whirly-World-Brandon-Jones/dp/B0CKGV6T7N You can watch and share the video version of The MinnMax Show here - https://youtube.com/live/OHjkmrAL__o Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MORESLEIGHBELLS https://hellofresh.com/minnmax free - Promo Code: MINNMAXFREE To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:53 - Brandon Jones and his new book Whirly World! 00:05:22 - Give To The Max charity stream recap 00:08:22 - Reviewing The Game Awards 2023 00:21:02 - Monster Hunter Wilds 00:24:31 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II 00:27:51 - Arkane's Blade 00:32:28 - Jurassic Park: Survival 00:36:55 - Big Walk 00:39:18 - World of Goo 2 00:40:41 - Thrasher 00:42:22 - God of War Ragnarok Valhalla 00:45:37 - Light No Fire 00:51:27 - Vision Of Mana 00:52:49 - Final Fantasy XVI DlC 00:53:59 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 00:58:00 - Hideo Kojima's OD 01:05:18 - SEGA's remakes 01:07:01 - Day of the Devs announcements 01:08:04 - Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story 01:11:30 - Giveaway!!! Star Ocean: The Second Story R Collectors Edition 01:12:21 - GTA 6 reveal trailer 01:24:36 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:28:01 - Community questions 01:58:02 - Get A Load Of This Brandon’s GALOT - https://www.patreon.com/EasyAllies Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCSeISYcoyI Hanson's GALOT - https://www.designer-notes.com/ Jacob's GALOT - https://x.com/EasyAllies/status/1732981445206122746?s=20 Community GALOT - https://vxtwitter.com/coryschmitz/status/1731741953304191229?s=46&t=AOO3Cq-hA8uoaKqfcjiHbA Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives 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 Slay the Princess - Julie Wilcox Golf With Your Friends - RabidLime Puzzle & Dragons - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Starkiller Into The Breach - Malcolm Holliday Dragon Quest VII: Journey Of The Cursed King - Clemens Zobel God Hand - Patrick Polk Tetris Plus - Jawarhello Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - Jawarhello Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 StreetPass - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.