The MinnMax Show

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Sarah Podzorski, and Janet Garcia talk about the most exciting games they've been playing recently - which includes a hands-on preview event for 007 First Light from the creators of Hitman! They also talk about Moves of the Diamond Hand, Eternal Love, Double Fine's new multiplayer game Kiln, and 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:06 - MinnMax's future

00:06:16 - Get a Steam code for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

00:07:37 - 007 First Light hands-on preview

00:25:00 - Snap & Grab

00:29:48 - Support some new indie games!

00:38:00 - Pocahontas County, Iowa

00:40:06 - Double Fine's Kiln

00:50:36 - Moves of the Diamond Hand

00:57:26 - inKONBINI One Store. Many Stories

01:10:17 - Love Eternal

01:18:52 - Zach Cregger's Resident Evil

01:27:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:29:43 - Community questions

01:46:09 - Final Fantasy XVI: Evercold

01:52:07 - More community questions

02:11:53 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tksJbDi38tQ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3707400/OnTogether_Virtual_CoWorking/

Janet's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2113850/Spirit_City_Lofi_Sessions/?curator_clanid=40742940\&gad_source=1\&gad_campaignid=23519058958\&gbraid=0AAAAAqD7is1wBcA9QqC2n-lIUt18E7foj\&gclid=CjwKCAjw-8vPBhBbEiwAoA39WrfLrsWVzGB7DcoMPcF--DVQRTQXGRoHuttZRVbVPUbKo-tH8Rd3BBoCgGwQAvD_BwE

Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-contained_breathing_apparatus

Sarahs GALOT - https://kotaku.com/love-and-deepspace-game-mobile-gacha-china-sex-scenes-stick-figures-lingering-lust-2000692004

Community GALOT - https://futurism.com/future-society/prego-pivots-pasta-sauce-microphone

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This week on The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava rave about Housemarque's new action roguelikes for PlayStation called Saros and discuss how the game compares to Returnal. This is a spoiler-free discussion and codes were provided by PlayStation. Then we talk about the excellent Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors and share the first hands-on preview impressions for Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Then Haley MacLean and special guest Deven McClure join the show to unpack Nintendo's strangest game in years: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream and the IGF grand prize winning release of Titanium Court. 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

Follow Deven's work or contact her with freelance opportunities here - www.devenmcclure.com

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:05 - Saros

00:26:12 - Hello Fresh

00:28:10 - Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

00:40:44 - Virtue and a Sledgehammer

00:48:15 - Welcome Deven McClure/celebrities and red carpet events

00:55:52- Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

01:13:15 - Square

01:15:12 - Titanium Court

01:25:44 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:28:31 - Community questions

02:10:29 - Get A Load Of This

Haley’s GALOT - https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-are-scientology-runs-and-why-is-gen-z-so-obsessed-with-them/

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/best-free-restaurant-bread-america/686582/

Hanson's GALOT - https://archive.org/details/pixars-scrapped-be-fri-movie-storyboard

Deven's GALOT - https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Bodies-Life-Death-Middle/dp/1324002166

JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dwagg5wYY4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ubYGdMCQTA

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IviltVZb9OA

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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

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https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: FIREFLOWERS

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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.*

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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

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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

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Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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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

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

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