Win Donkey Kong Bananza, Xenoblade Chronicles X, or Squeakross! Subscribe to The MinnMax Show and review us on Apple Podcasts (including your social media handle), we're randomly choosing three winners on Monday, July 28th. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnmax-show/id1484599827
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman pile in to unpack our thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2. Then we talk about Shadow Labyrinth, the new dark and atmospheric Pac-Man metroidvania from Bandai Namco and how to keep arcade franchises around in 2025. After that, we talk about the great new game that's Scrabble meets Balatro called Word Play from Mark Brown at Game Maker's Toolkit! 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
Come out to MinnMax's summer community meetup on Saturday, August 9th in Minneapolis at Utepils Brewing from 12-5. https://www.patreon.com/posts/let-us-know-if-134417101
Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/aCGkkkbn6xI
Help support MinnMax's supporters!
https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: WORLDUFODAY
https://hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals with a free item for life
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:37 - Rumor Meister Tease
00:02:43 - Win a Nintendo game!
00:04:46 - Donkey Kong Bananza
00:48:17 - Hello Fresh
00:50:46 - Shadow Labyrinth
01:07:07 - Word Play
01:24:02 - Pokémon Presents
01:26:14 - Pokémon Friends
01:31:08 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:33:28 - Community questions
02:19:18 - Get A Load Of This
02:25:20 - Rumor Meister Message #4
Janet’s GALOT - https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-12/ice-raids-deported-los-angeles-cats-and-dogs-left-behind
Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/kRqxyqjpOHs?si=Hm30DZiQR4KuzWNv
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUTZ0fY1y0c
JeffM's GALOT - http://neal.fun
Bosman's GALOT - https://us.mentos.com/products/mentos-mints-with-vitamins
Community GALOT - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWI-UVkD_-M
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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2:32:40
Debating The Top 5 3D Platformers Of All Time
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman debate the 5 greatest 3D platformers of all time. Which five games will we let into the club? Will any of them be hit by a poison shuriken? As we prepare to dive into Donkey Kong Bananza on the Nintendo Switch 2, we look back on the classics like Super Mario 64, Astro Bot, and Jak and Daxter. 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/UslodLQ92-I
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:51 - Donkey Kong Bananza
00:11:41 - Top 5 3D Platformers Of All Time
00:14:19 - Super Mario 64
00:25:07 - Super Mario Galaxy
00:29:43 - Hello Fresh
00:31:38 - Astro Bot
00:40:48 - Banjo-Kazooie
00:45:40 - Ruffy and the Riverside
00:47:18 - Jak and Daxter
00:51:51 - It Takes Two
00:57:16 - Super Mario Odyssey
01:05:26 - Sonic Adventure
01:09:46 - Wix
01:11:37 - Super Mario 3D Land
01:15:34 - Super Mario 3D World
01:18:32 - A Hat In Time
01:20:23 - Spyro the Dragon
01:22:47 - Sly Cooper
01:26:37 - Debating The Top 5 3D Platformers
01:30:02 - Super Mario Sunshine
01:35:04 - Ape Escape
01:37:57 - Finalizing the list
01:42:24 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:44:13 - Community questions
02:24:23 - Get A Load Of This
02:31:06 - The Rumor Meister
Bosman’s GALOT - https://www.lays.com/products/lays-all-dressed-potato-chips
Janet's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/HydroHomies/
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/24/ask-a-sotan-does-minnesota-really-have-more-shoreline-than-florida
Kyle's GALOT - https://songexploder.net/goo-goo-dolls
Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfh7-8Bdlc
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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2:38:10
The Game Of The Summer 2025: On The Beach
Get a PS5 code for the great game Despelote if you support MinnMax on Patreon (or upgrade your tier) before Monday, July 14th. We have 50 PS5 codes, North America only. We'll post on all social channels if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Sarah Podzorski, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman share their picks for the game of the summer. Is it Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2? Death Stranding 2: On The Beach? Tamagotchi Plaza for some reason? Kelsey makes the case for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. 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/LgrQH_ijKJ4
Come to MinnMax's summer community meetup on Saturday, August 9th from 12-5 at Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis! https://www.patreon.com/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-129701152
Subscribe to MinnMax's Stream Archives YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives
Help support MinnMax's supporters!
https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: WORLDUFODAY
https://factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off plus free shipping on your 1st box Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF
Get an MSI Motherboard, Rematch and $120 in Steam codes - https://msi.gm/SD95248C
Level up your game and get 10% off @TurtleBeach with code MINNMAX at turtlebeach.com/MINNMAX #turtlebeachpod
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:31 - Get a PS5 code for Despelote
00:04:32 - Game of the Summer 2025
00:05:17 - Mario Kart World
00:08:04 - Tamagotchi Plaza
00:16:54 - Elden Ring Nightreign
00:19:35 - Factor Meals
00:21:31 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
00:35:36 - Community picks for game of the summer
00:36:26 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
00:48:02 - Umamusume: Pretty Derby
01:00:19 - Turtle Beach
01:02:27 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 and Volfied
01:07:45 - GrimGrimoire OnceMore
01:19:26 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:21:23 - Community questions
02:12:00 - Get A Load Of This
02:19:27 - The Rumor Meister
02:22:50 - Plugs
Bosman’s GALOT - https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/Betsumon
Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI_-15spElT/?igsh=ODR5em5pa3I0eW04
Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/jenmsft.bsky.social/post/3ltfxpxewrs2o
Sarah's GALOT - https://share.google/hUHGEnfwhpsLptMVI
Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/NAKjCvZCTj0?si=yDxoK5NYznnTZKG-
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
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Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq
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https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Steam code for the excellent Despelote if you support MinnMax on Patreon at any tier before July 7th, 2025. 200 Steam codes available, we'll post on social media if we run out.
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Haley MacLean are joined by MinnMax's guest cohort for the month of July: Kyle Bosman! We run through every game confirmed for a 2025 release and load our six-shooters for a deadly duel to see who gets to claim which game. We also talk about Microsoft's brutal layoffs and studio closures in the community questions. There is a BDS boycott of Microsoft happening that you can learn more about here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
Here's Game Informer's 2025 release list! https://www.gameinformer.com/2025
Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/s2QQ7uSXy64
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:56 - Get a Steam code for the excellent Despelote
00:08:21 - Six-shooter duel rules
00:12:47 - July releases
00:34:11 - August releases
00:46:49 - MSI
00:48:21 - September releases
01:12:27 - October releases
01:45:22 - 2025 TBD releases
02:17:13 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
02:18:51 - Community questions
02:59:46 - Get A Load Of This
03:07:10 - The Rumor Meister: Message 1
03:09:51 - Conclusion
Janet’s GALOT - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063740252270
Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/z4CIpzrDx0M?si=gGnBPoPP87nqyIjp
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.dga.org/Craft/Podcast
Kyle Bosman's GALOT - https://www.naturevalley.com/products/honey-vanilla-wafer-bar
Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPF8GgmWW6c
Community GALOT - https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/i-might-never-finish-this-game-so-im-releasing-the-demo-after-9-years-a-short-hike-dev-soft-cancels-paper-mario-inspired-rpg-but-lets-players-try-a-build/
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
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Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq
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3:12:06
Death Stranding 2 Review, Peak, 300th Episode!
https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Support MinnMax on Patreon to keep The MinnMax Show going for another 300 episodes and to unlock the early and ad-free version of the show!
We've hit 300 episodes of The MinnMax Show and cannot thank you enough for sharing the show! MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Haley MacLean to unpack our spoiler-free thoughts on Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2 (codes provided by PlayStation). Then Jacob Geller raves about the DLC called Lies of P: Overture before Sarah Podzorski joins the festivities to talk about the delightful thrills of co-op mountain climbing in Peak and Ben and Kyle survive even longer on the beach with Konami's new Survival Kids game. 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/SIAIutXvDis
Help support MinnMax's supporters!
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:41 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
00:43:27 - Hello Fresh
00:45:19 - Lies of P: Overture
00:54:00 - Peak
01:03:30 - Wix
01:05:17 - Survival Kids
01:16:22 - Dead Letter Dept.
01:27:49 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:29:56 - Community questions
02:12:35 - Get A Load Of This
Haley’s GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@bekyamonlive/video/7517019458846690593
Jacob's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1ldrhwq/breaking_mount_lewotobi_lakilaki_in_indonesia_has/
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mission-impossible-final-reckoning-spoiler-secrets-christopher-mcquarrie-interview/
Kyle's GALOT - https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/06/25/steven-universe-creator-rebecca-sugars-invader-zim-fan-art-appeared-in-a-2002-issue-of
Sarah's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vXdxJA_5sg
Community GALOT - https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/sega-leaked-6-years-of-sales-numbers-for-sonic-persona-smt-like-a-dragon-and-total-war.3829/
Other links mentioned...
https://www.gameinformer.com/subscribe
https://filmot.com
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
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Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
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Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq
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Released every Thursday, The MinnMax Show features former Game Informer employees and beyond talking about the week's most exciting games or game industry news before reading feedback from the Patreon community found at patreon.com/minnmax.
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