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https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock the early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and support independent games coverage directly on Patreon. MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava unleash thoughts on Capcom's new moon-focused IP called Pragmata, explain why Minos is worth checking out, and weigh the pros and cons of Super Meat Boy 3D. Then we're joined by Sarah Podzorski and Haley MacLean as we revisit The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and get cozy with Hozy. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtube.com/live/BsCyu-fjokk Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: FIREFLOWERS https://www.discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa! To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:58 - Spain trip recap 00:08:27 - Pragmata 00:39:17 - DiscoverPoco.com 00:41:03 - Super Meat Boy 3D 00:53:07 - Minos 01:03:23 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 01:25:21 - Hozy 01:33:13 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:35:18 - Community questions 02:40:32 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5szlYirTdI Sarah's GALOT - https://kotaku.com/northernlion-supercruise-streamer-twitch-canceled-why-2000688303 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/11/30/244995264/spains-been-in-the-wrong-time-zone-for-seven-decades Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzF87PFGnw Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/GcYKfoI2TKM?si=3z0v7j5XVxAMNNum *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard share their thoughts on new game releases like the admirable but flawed Samson: A Tyndalston Story, the impressive musical-JRPG People of Note, Monster Hunter Stories 3 on the Nintendo Switch 2, and more. Then Kyle Hilliard talks about returning to play Star Fox Adventures and Star Fox Assault on the GameCube as we discuss the best path forward for our favorite Nintendo pilot. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/1hqvyRjUUpY RSVP for the MinnMax community meetup in Valencia, Spain on April 14th - https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-minnmaxs-in-154630175 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.buyraycon.com/minnmax - Get 15% off the Raycon Everyday Earbuds Classics[]( This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Steam code for Skate Story if you support MinnMax at the $5 tier before Monday, April 6th. New or returning supporters welcome. We'll update this description if we run out of codes. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by former MinnMax Guest Cohort Alanah Pearce as she launches her own production company called Charred Pictures that focuses on adapting video games to TV and movies in a way that's friendlier to independent developers. We then attempt to build a list of 25 essential games for gamers to play to fully understand the scope of the medium... but with a poisonous twist. Let us know in the comments what you would have included on the list. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/EayqMZeiQhQ Win tickets to the NierR concert by following MinnMaxShow on Instagram and leaving a comment here with your city of choice - https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjtYg6kU3S/?img_index=1 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa https://www.mintmobile.com/minnmax - Premium wireless starting at $15/month https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: FIREFLOWERS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:55 - Alanah Pearce's new production company: Charred Pictures 00:13:03 - Valencia, Spain community meetup - April 14th 00:14:19 - Get a Steam code for Skate Story 00:15:27 - 25 Games Everybody Should Play 00:33:35 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa 00:35:19 - 25 Games Everybody Should Play 01:24:19 - Mint Mobile 01:25:40 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:27:42 - Community questions 02:06:20 - Get A Load Of This Jacob's GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/baby-steps-fans-think-the-game-might-secretly-be-a-fan-made-uncharted-5 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/artful-amoeba/plants-like-people-succumb-to-anesthesia-video/ Kyle's GALOT - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/travis-howe-a379251_a-long-while-back-a-team-was-assem[…]m=member_desktop\&rcm=ACoAADJ9j9QBNlHh0pyisRzsKpGCWpcUG2u0Wlc Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop\&v=PtHrkZgn-mU Links to other things mentioned in the episode... Watch Ben on CBS and FOX morning shows in Minneapolis - https://youtu.be/ZRjDfRUSfFM Alanah's Charred Pictures - https://www.charredpictures.com/ https://gameinformer.com/subscribe Ezra Klein podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYrgLn7pWp8 Win NieR concert tickets on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjtYg6kU3S/?img_index=1 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We'll DM you a Steam code for the great new game Perfect Tides: Station to Station if you support MinnMax at any tier on Patreon (or upgrade your tier) before Monday, March 30th. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the messy, open-world glory of Crimson Desert and rave about the new arcade racing game Screamer. Then Haley MacLean joins the show to share spoiler-free thoughts on wrapping up Pokopia and Ben longs for the multiplayer of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Fox Hunt. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/LrBqTAm6BCU Here are links to things mentioned in this episode... FREE WEEK - Bonus Pod - https://youtu.be/dQXGVM4H56Q FREE WEEK - The Backstage Pass version of this episode with pre and post show Part 1 - https://youtube.com/live/t_Rp-_Z-Zzc Part 2 - https://youtube.com/live/Y7X_QEr2AoQ Great gaming t-shirts - https://www.outfitarcade.com/collections Haley's 2026 Publishing Agreement Market Report - https://indiegamepublishing.com/ Haley's talk on Publishing Agreements 101 - https://bit.ly/haleypublishing101 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: GREENGREENS https://www.buyracon.com/minnmax - Get 20% off https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals and a FREE zwilling knife To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:10 - Valencia Community Meetup 00:04:32 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station Steam code giveaway 00:05:13 - Crimson Desert 00:36:35 - Screamer 00:47:14 - Raycon Everyday Earbuds Classic 00:49:00 - Hitman Freelancer 00:50:38 - Pokémon Pokopia 01:02:57 - Hello Fresh 01:05:00 - Metal Gear Solid Delta: Fox Hunt 01:11:39 - Epic Lays Off 1,000 People 01:14:58 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:16:21 - Community questions 02:01:01 - Get A Load Of This JeffMs GALOT - https://youtu.be/-Gq1P2aaDqM Haley's GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/itchytasty Hanson's GALOT - https://www.kanopy.com/ Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/MST3K/comments/1rz1w3a/found_at_last/?utm_source=share\&utm_medium=mweb3x\&utm_name=mweb3xcss\&utm_term=1\&utm_content=share_button Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock the ad-free and early version of this podcast and support it directly on Patreon MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Janet Garcia are joined by legendary game writer Erik Wolpaw (Portal, Portal 2, Psychonauts, Half-Life: Alyx) to celebrate the release of Mega Crit's Slay the Spire II and explain how it's the incredible sequel to one of the greatest games ever made. Then we talk about Janet and Jacob's trip to the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, follow up on Mewgenics, revisit The Division II, and share some final (spoiler-free) thoughts on Resident Evil Requiem. After that, we answer your community questions including NVIDIA's divisive reveal of DLSS 5 technology and its impact on Grace's face and dive into why Wolpaw can't stop thinking about moving Valve to Duluth, Minnesota. You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/Zi0kGNknkPE Here's the Slay the Spire II streamer Erik mentioned - https://www.youtube.com/baalorlord Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: GREENGREENS https://www.discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa https://www.mintmobile.com/minnmax - 3 months of wirelss for $15 per month To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:38 - Slay the Spire II 00:47:09 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa 00:49:03 - GDC 2026 01:09:33 - Wolpaw on why AI can't write games 01:26:47- Mint Mobile 01:28:34 - Mewgenics 01:40:46 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2 01:43:48 - Resident Evil Requiem final thoughts 01:48:13 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:49:37 - Community questions 02:15:26 - DLSS 5 discussion 02:29:44 - More community questions 02:57:29 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/manton.bsky.social/post/3mgqaogbisk25 Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfrzDKrhEc Erik's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2K9ccMREOI Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/eAgK1QaBOOs?si=5Yg4O_-Y9osNwBiP Janet's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/DVcXK7nj4Fs/ Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99dZFAazL6Q Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. __ Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow #minnmax #minnmaxshow #gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock an early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Haley MacLean gather to celebrate the unbelievably fun Pokémon Pokopia on the Nintendo Switch 2. We also talk about the glowing reviews for the cRPG Esoteric Ebb, share early impressions of Slay the Spire 2 in early access, Kelsey talks about her preview trip to play Big Walk at Panic, Sarah can't stop playing Valve's Deadlock, and unpack the big reveal for XBOX's Project Helix from its new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma and what it means for the future of AI in games. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/ltYKj9YaeMI Learn more about the XBOX BDS boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: GREENGREENS https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off 1st order with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - Pokémon Pokopia 00:26:42 - Resident Evil Requiem 00:28:50 - Esoteric Ebb 00:36:00 - Slay the Spire 2 00:40:17 - Big Walk 00:53:23 - Factor Meals 00:55:09 - XBOX's Project Helix and AI 01:39:01 - Deadlock 01:47:01 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse 01:54:10 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:56:05 - Community questions 02:41:41 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/team-usa-baseball-manager-mark-derosa-misspoke-italy-upset/ JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/HRUrZpglxhk?si=89LYmYL6RFxbxnW_ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@genxistentialcrisis/video/7064343746510425391 Sarah's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Homesteading/comments/1rizhen/when_daffodils_bloom_in_the_woods_a_hidden_sign/ Community GALOT - https://wikigacha.com/?lang=EN Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock the early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and more by supporting us directly on Patreon. MinnMax's guest host Haley MacLean is joined by Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard to share first impressions on Bungie's Marathon and how it compares to Arc Raiders in the extraction genre. We talk about Highguard being taken offline and the thrills of Pokémon Winds and Waves before Leo Vader regales us with torrid love affair with Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PC and Kyle Hilliard regales us with his tepid like affair with Scott Pilgrim EX. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/9iH6YFQj_Uc Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: GREENGREENS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:55 - Marathon 00:18:48 - Highguard shutting down 00:33:55 - Pokémon reveals 00:36:20 - Pokémon Winds and Waves 00:46:14 - Reanimal 01:00:54 - Scott Pilgrim EX 01:13:03 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales 01:25:20 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:29:36 - Community questions 02:04:01 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mW9QL9uNcA Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/TTjGDkDI49I?si=9mw_aQ8Gw0uSJOJr Haley's GALOT - https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/pokemon-center-confirms-anniversary-pikachu-plush-restocks Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxFzCBiBEL0 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

MinnMax's Haley MacLean, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about Capcom's latest triumph with Resident Evil Requiem. Then Kelsey regales us with tales of PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse and JeffM sits us down to talk about Insider Trading. After that, it's all hands on deck with unpacking the most exciting demos from Steam Next Fest like Replaced and Denshattack. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/B97x3ubEac8 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT https://huel.com/minnmax - 15% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - 10 free meals and a zwilling knife on your third box To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:06 - Resident Evil Requiem 00:34:19 - Hello Fresh 00:37:31 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse 00:47:19 - Insider Trading 01:03:42 - Huel 01:06:42 - Steam Next Fest's best demos 01:07:13 - Croak 01:13:03 - Replaced 01:16:13 - Titanium Court 01:24:27 - Wax Heads 01:29:05 - Bobls 01:32:31 - Denshattack 01:37:04 - Payroll 01:40:22 - Australia Did It 01:43:24 - The Eternal Life of Goldman 01:49:23 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:43:39 - Community questions 02:22:10 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7034724/2026/02/10/olympics-figure-skating-music-copyright/ JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IXNUM4FMqNs Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@dogsandwolves Kyle's GALOT - http://gameinformer.com/subscribe Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock the early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and other benefits by directly supporting independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janeet Garcia unpack the surprising release of a 2D God of War prequel called Sons of Sparta before Kyle regales us with the painful wonder of the Virtual Boy. Then we rundown our favorite reveals and games from the big State of Play revealing the roadmap for the PlayStation 5, we show some bloody love to Crisol: Theater of Idols, and JeffM takes us to the whimsical world of Mario Tennis Fever. Oh, we also gush about Windblown from the creators of Dead Cells! 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/7gJm6NerlBI Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT mintmobile.com/minn - New customers get unlimited premium for $15 per month Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with the exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with the code MINNMAX at huel.com/minnmax - New Customers Only To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:34 - Mewgenics 00:04:29 - God of War: Sons of Sparta 00:25:39 - Virtual Boy 00:37:37 - Huel 00:39:54 - State of Play Highlights 00:40:37 - Saros 00:42:24 - Kena: Scars of Kosmora 00:44:50 - Crimson Moon 00:45:21 - John Wick 00:49:44 - Yakoh: Shinobi Ops 00:51:24 - Project Windless 00:55:19 - Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse 00:58:37 - Control Resonant 00:59:30 - Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 01:01:27 - Darwin’s Paradox 01:04:09 - Silent Hill: Townfall 01:05:10 - Crisol: Theater of Idols 01:12:01 - Mint Mobile 01:14:14 - Mario Tennis Fever 01:19:36 - Windblown 01:27:42 - Tomb of the Bloodletter 01:34:47 - Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams 01:39:31 - Thanking iam8bit 01:39:40 - Community Questions 02:22:35 - Get A Load Of This 02:29:37 - God of War Trilogy Remake JeffMs GALOT - https://youtu.be/MX66Xds9104?si=b0FCcyrLL15xvJVl\&t=397 Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/c8lWa15-8h4?si=33VftKx6CVV0pqbY Jacob's Shadows of the Damned article - https://plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-05-01-Shadows-of-the-Damned Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi Janet's GALOT - https://margins.app Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/rpgfan.bsky.social/post/3mf4nrxnzjk2x Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We'll DM you a Steam code for Consume Me if you join MinnMax at the $5 tier before Monday, 2/16/26. New supporters only. We'll update this description and post on social if we run out of our 200 codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava unpack the wild, new game from Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture called Romeo Is A Dead Man. Then Janet Garcia joins the show and we debate the direction of one of PlayStation's biggest brands with the reveal of the co-op game Horizon Hunters Gathering from Guerrilla Games. Janet shares her review for Reanimal from Tarsier Studios, the developers of Little Nightmares 1 and 2, JeffM talks about Mewgenics on Steam from the team behind Binding of Isaac, and we introduce you to a Picross roguelike with CiniCross. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/jeIENl4s-eI Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50 - 50% off with promo code MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:07 - Announcing The Deepest Dive 00:04:11 - Romeo Is A Dead Man 00:22:23 - Factor Meals 00:24:23 - Horizon Hunters Gathering 00:50:34 - Reanimal 00:55:42 - Mewgenics 01:04:59 - CiniCross 01:11:38 - Super Bomberman Collection 01:20:35 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:22:50 - Community questions 02:02:12 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plleJ0Zv0Ww Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWO1-WE4oNw Janet's GALOT - https://gonintendo.com/contents/57500-chicory-a-colorful-tale-arranged-album-in-the-works Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbwYttZYiY Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWO1-WE4oNw Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/5R3IhSQlnbw?si=CMseYnscgoqe9ISR Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We'll DM you on Patreon with a Steam code for the fantastic game Sektori if you support MinnMax at the $2 tier before Monday, February 9th. This is for NEW supporters only, not returning or upgrading. 200 Steam codes available, we'll update this description if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Jeremy Parish (who you might know from Retronauts or 1UP back in the day) as we each share picks of some of the weirdest Nintendo games of all time. From Hudson's take on Donkey Kong to Doshin the Giant, we cover the full history of Nintendo here. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/RxlxyPWGsOo Check out Jeremy Parish's YouTube series here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIttXi0WgLXHI1poCk0D6g Subscribe to Retronauts here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retronauts/id672857593 Donate to our ICE Out charity drive to help protect the people of Minneapolis - http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - Introducing Jeremy Parish 00:09:56 - Get a Steam code for Sektori 00:11:14 - Nintendo's weirdest games 00:13:08 - Mario Artist 00:18:50 - Doshin the Giant 00:20:18 - Looksley's Line Up 00:22:06 - Link n Launch 00:22:56 - Rusty's Real Deal Baseball 00:25:09 - Nintendo e-Reader 00:30:22 - Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! 00:31:43 - Captain Rainbow 00:32:38 - Famicom Modem 00:36:44 - BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets 00:39:02 - Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda 00:41:15 - Super Mario Bros. Special 00:42:35 - Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū 00:44:19 - Super Mario Land 00:45:27 - Odama 00:47:12 - Pikmin 00:48:16 - Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club 00:49:26 - Kiki Trick 00:50:31 - Nester's Funky Bowling 00:53:26 - Labo VR 00:56:27 - Space Invaders on GameBoy 00:58:48 - Community Picks 01:01:44 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:03:42 - Community questions 01:41:24 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey’s GALOT - https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lorde-donates-six-figures-minnesota-immigrant-funds-ice-out-1236172115/ Jeremy's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5oB82sUMVc Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RTOd4DEeUc Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nco5nsb7hhhpieybh4knj4vh/post/3mdbd7eatdc26?ref_src=embed Community GALOT - https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Donate here for Giant Bomb and MinnMax's ICE Out charity stream this Friday at 5pm Central on Twitch and YouTube - http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller rave about the new mountain-climbing game Cairn before diving into Cyberpunk 2077 and the history of reevaluating games years after they released. After that we have a fun discussion about whether Playground's Fable launching later this year can compare to the original game, defend Highguard, and JeffM gets weird talking about trading babies. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Please share what's happening in Minneapolis, watch this video Ben cut together - https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY Watch and share the video version of The MinnMax Show - https://youtu.be/dDR0BaW7LRk Learn more about the BDS Xbox boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.huel.com/minnmax20 - 20% off your first order: MINNMAX20 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:47 - Cairn 00:24:02 - Huel 00:25:57 - Cyberpunk 2077 00:35:10 - Gaming's biggest reevaluations 01:15:06 - Fable (2004) 01:20:27 - Fable (2026) 01:28:07 - Highguard 01:36:10 - Perfect Tides 01:39:59 - Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator 01:47:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com 01:51:10 - Community questions 02:29:40 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w Jacob's GALOT - https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/train-dreams-release-date-cast-plot-news Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/e21xqc/til_that_sega_is_short_for_service_games/ JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY Community GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtcZWwKqyo Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. __ Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow #minnmax #minnmaxshow #gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We'll DM you a Steam code for Sword of the Sea if you support MinnMax at the $5 tier on Patreon before Monday, January 26th! New supporters only. We'll post on Instagram and Bluesky if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller share picks for their most-anticipated games of 2026 in this big episode of The MinnMax Show! From big games like GTA VI and Resident Evil Requiem to smaller, more promising games on the horizon like Orbitals and Ontos. Then we talk about the new release of the autobiographical adventure game Perfect Tides: Station to Station. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/zOuZDL5Zulc Support Minneapolis and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota here - https://www.givemn.org/story/26b49f Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.turtlebeach.com/- 10% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://mintmobile.com/minnmax - Plans start at $15 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Support the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota 00:03:46 - Most Anticipated Games of 2026 00:05:08 - Saros 00:07:26 - Denshattack! 00:08:51 - Screamer 00:11:12 - Slay The Spire II 00:13:16 - Rhythm Heaven Groove 00:16:18 - GTA VI 00:19:59 - Orbitals 00:24:05 - Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast From The Past! 00:25:28 - 500 CALIBER CONTRACTZ 00:27:27 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 00:30:00 - Dinolords 00:33:01 - The StarCraft Third-Person game 00:34:40 - Project Robot 00:35:29 - Ontos 00:38:13 - Resident Evil Requiem 00:43:12 - Stranger Than Heaven 00:45:21 - Control: Resonant 00:47:11 - Big Walk 00:49:27 - Over The Hill 00:50:58 - Duskbloods 00:53:54 - PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 00:57:40 - Reanimal 00:59:05 - Pragmata 01:05:07 - Turtle Beach 01:06:52 - Alanah Pearce's big mysterious game tease 01:07:19 - Virtue and a Sledgehammer 01:08:19 - Pokémon Pokopia 01:10:16 - Anticipated games of 2026 rapid-fire 01:14:18 - Mint Mobile 01:16:12 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station 01:29:12 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:32:40 - Community questions 02:10:36 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/gamestop-says-its-shut-down-a-nintendo-switch-2-trade-in-exploit-that-worked-as-an-infinite-money-glitch Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4oED1q-R5Q Hanson's GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMa5xbjL3BU Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7M8H99x7Y Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/jamesgunn.bsky.social/post/3mcv75iahus2p Tune in and donate during Leo Vader's charity stream this Saturday! http://youtube.com/leovader http://youtube.com/leovader Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. __ Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock an early and ad-free version of The MinnMax Show by supporting us at the $5 tier on Patreon! MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard gather together for the 5th year in a row to check in on their predictions from the previous year AND accurately predict every big game and enormous piece of gaming news from 2026. Then we talk about the approchable roguelike deck builder called Dogpile before Triple Click's Maddy Myers joins us to talk about launching her new gaming site called Mothership! 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/0WPCuhxHjX0 Check out Maddy's new site Mothership here, launching fully on January 26th - https://www.mothership.blog/board-the-mothership/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off- Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF - 50% off your first order To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Checking in on our 2025 Predictions 00:22:23 - Factor Meals 00:23:53 - 2026 Predictions 00:49:45 - Rapid-Fire 2026 Predictions 01:15:28 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:16:27 - Maddy Myers on her new site Mothership 01:22:12 - Community questions 02:16:54 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eric-adams-promoted-memecoin-crashes-160110674.html Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggle_dance Janet''s GALOT - https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/6890891/Super-Impulse-Worlds-Smallest-Bananagra[…]DQmcD0wJm49b3I1ZFJUY2pmdmY5QTJYc3h5Q2ExZyZ0PUFBQUFBR2xuNTFr Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/CxwrCRdqZb8 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow #minnmax #minnmaxshow #gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller share the community's ranking of the best games from 2025 before launching into discussions on some impactful games that they missed from the year before like Many Nights A Whisper, Wednesdays, Fulcrum Defender, and Rhythm Doctor. Kelsey also talks about her ongoing journey with the great, new RPG Octopath Traveler 0. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/Bs_l0AXC0lk Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.huel.com/MINNMAX20 - 20% off with code MINNMAX20 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:02 - Apply to be MinnMax's production assistant - [email protected] 00:03:36 - MinnMax community's Two Tens 00:13:02 - Baby Steps 00:24:24 - Hello Fresh 00:26:29 - Octopath Traveler 0 00:33:41 - Many Nights A Whisper 00:43:01 - Fulcrum Defender 00:45:58 - Huel 00:48:28 - Avatar: From The Ashes 00:59:44 - Terminator 2D No Fate 01:05:24 - Rhythm Doctor 01:15:00 - Wednesdays 01:26:05 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:27:09 - Community questions 02:04:13 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/dUkLYOPRYH4 Jacob's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grand-designs-with-jacob-geller/id1812045307?i=1000741324567 Hanson's GALOT -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dk_PQt-bdo Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45-rI25B6jk Community GALOT -https://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/1pq37px/et_interplanetary_mission_is_a_ps1_game_noted_for/ __ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. __ Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.