The MinnMax Show MinnMax

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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