The MinnMax Show
The MinnMax Show

The MinnMax Show

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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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Marathon, Next-Gen Pokémon, Spider-Man: Miles Morales Rules
MAR 5, 2026
Marathon, Next-Gen Pokémon, Spider-Man: Miles Morales Rules
<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a> - Unlock the early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and more by supporting us directly on Patreon.</p> <p>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! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Watch and share the video version - <a href="https://youtu.be/9iH6YFQj_Uc" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/9iH6YFQj_Uc</a></p> <p>Help support MinnMax's supporters!</p> <p><a href="https://www.iam8bit.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com</a> - 10% off with Promo Code: GREENGREENS</p> <p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... </p> <p>00:00:00 - Intro</p> <p>00:02:55 - Marathon</p> <p>00:18:48 - Highguard shutting down</p> <p>00:33:55 - Pokémon reveals</p> <p>00:36:20 - Pokémon Winds and Waves</p> <p>00:46:14 - Reanimal</p> <p>01:00:54 - Scott Pilgrim EX</p> <p>01:13:03 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales</p> <p>01:25:20 - Thanking iam8bit - <a href="https://www.iam8bit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com/</a></p> <p>01:29:36 - Community questions</p> <p>02:04:01 - Get A Load Of This</p> <p>Leo’s GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mW9QL9uNcA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mW9QL9uNcA</a></p> <p>Jacob's GALOT - <a href="https://youtu.be/TTjGDkDI49I?si=9mw_aQ8Gw0uSJOJr" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/TTjGDkDI49I?si=9mw_aQ8Gw0uSJOJr</a></p> <p>Haley's GALOT - <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/pokemon-center-confirms-anniversary-pikachu-plush-restocks" rel="nofollow">https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/pokemon-center-confirms-anniversary-pikachu-plush-restocks</a></p> <p>Community GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxFzCBiBEL0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxFzCBiBEL0</a></p> <p>Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.</p> <p>Support us on Patreon - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - <a href="https://youtube.com/minnmax/join" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/minnmax/join</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitch - <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our solo stream channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives</a></p> <p>Buy MinnMax merch here - <a href="https://minnmax.com/merch" rel="nofollow">https://minnmax.com/merch</a></p> <p>Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/<a href="http://minnmax.com" rel="nofollow">minnmax.com</a></p> <p>Go behind the scenes on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>
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133 MIN
Resident Evil Requiem, Best Indie Demos, Paranormasight
FEB 26, 2026
Resident Evil Requiem, Best Indie Demos, Paranormasight
<p>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! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Watch and share the video version here - <a href="https://youtu.be/B97x3ubEac8" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/B97x3ubEac8</a></p> <p>Help support MinnMax's supporters!</p> <p><a href="https://www.iam8bit.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com</a> - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT</p> <p><a href="https://huel.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://huel.com/minnmax</a> - 15% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX</p> <p><a href="https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm</a> - 10 free meals and a zwilling knife on your third box</p> <p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... </p> <p>00:00:00 - Intro</p> <p>00:02:06 - Resident Evil Requiem</p> <p>00:34:19 - Hello Fresh</p> <p>00:37:31 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse</p> <p>00:47:19 - Insider Trading</p> <p>01:03:42 - Huel</p> <p>01:06:42 - Steam Next Fest's best demos</p> <p>01:07:13 - Croak</p> <p>01:13:03 - Replaced</p> <p>01:16:13 - Titanium Court</p> <p>01:24:27 - Wax Heads</p> <p>01:29:05 - Bobls</p> <p>01:32:31 - Denshattack</p> <p>01:37:04 - Payroll</p> <p>01:40:22 - Australia Did It</p> <p>01:43:24 - The Eternal Life of Goldman</p> <p>01:49:23 - Thanking iam8bit - <a href="https://www.iam8bit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com/</a></p> <p>01:43:39 - Community questions</p> <p>02:22:10 - Get A Load Of This</p> <p>Janet’s GALOT - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7034724/2026/02/10/olympics-figure-skating-music-copyright/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7034724/2026/02/10/olympics-figure-skating-music-copyright/</a></p> <p>JeffM's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IXNUM4FMqNs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IXNUM4FMqNs</a></p> <p>Haley's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dogsandwolves" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@dogsandwolves</a></p> <p>Kyle's GALOT - <a href="http://gameinformer.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">http://gameinformer.com/subscribe</a></p> <p>Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.</p> <p>Support us on Patreon - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - <a href="https://youtube.com/minnmax/join" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/minnmax/join</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitch - <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our solo stream channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives</a></p> <p>Buy MinnMax merch here - <a href="https://minnmax.com/merch" rel="nofollow">https://minnmax.com/merch</a></p> <p>Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/<a href="http://minnmax.com" rel="nofollow">minnmax.com</a></p> <p>Go behind the scenes on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>
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151 MIN
State Of Play Highlights, God Of War, Castlevania Reveal
FEB 19, 2026
State Of Play Highlights, God Of War, Castlevania Reveal
<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a> - Unlock the early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and other benefits by directly supporting independent games media</p> <p>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! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Watch and share the video version - <a href="https://youtu.be/7gJm6NerlBI" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/7gJm6NerlBI</a></p> <p>Help support MinnMax's supporters!</p> <p><a href="https://www.iam8bit.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com</a> - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT</p> <p><a href="http://mintmobile.com/minn" rel="nofollow">mintmobile.com/minn</a> - New customers get unlimited premium for $15 per month</p> <p>Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with the exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with the code MINNMAX at <a href="http://huel.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">huel.com/minnmax</a> - New Customers Only</p> <p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...</p> <p>00:00:00 - Intro</p> <p>00:02:34 - Mewgenics</p> <p>00:04:29 - God of War: Sons of Sparta</p> <p>00:25:39 - Virtual Boy</p> <p>00:37:37 - Huel</p> <p>00:39:54 - State of Play Highlights</p> <p>00:40:37 - Saros</p> <p>00:42:24 - Kena: Scars of Kosmora</p> <p>00:44:50 - Crimson Moon</p> <p>00:45:21 - John Wick</p> <p>00:49:44 - Yakoh: Shinobi Ops</p> <p>00:51:24 - Project Windless</p> <p>00:55:19 - Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse</p> <p>00:58:37 - Control Resonant</p> <p>00:59:30 - Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2</p> <p>01:01:27 - Darwin’s Paradox</p> <p>01:04:09 - Silent Hill: Townfall</p> <p>01:05:10 - Crisol: Theater of Idols</p> <p>01:12:01 - Mint Mobile</p> <p>01:14:14 - Mario Tennis Fever</p> <p>01:19:36 - Windblown</p> <p>01:27:42 - Tomb of the Bloodletter</p> <p>01:34:47 - Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams</p> <p>01:39:31 - Thanking iam8bit</p> <p>01:39:40 - Community Questions</p> <p>02:22:35 - Get A Load Of This</p> <p>02:29:37 - God of War Trilogy Remake</p> <p>JeffMs GALOT - <a href="https://youtu.be/MX66Xds9104?si=b0FCcyrLL15xvJVl" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/MX66Xds9104?si=b0FCcyrLL15xvJVl</a>\&amp;t=397</p> <p>Jacob's GALOT - <a href="https://youtu.be/c8lWa15-8h4?si=33VftKx6CVV0pqbY" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/c8lWa15-8h4?si=33VftKx6CVV0pqbY</a></p> <p>Jacob's Shadows of the Damned article - <a href="https://plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-05-01-Shadows-of-the-Damned" rel="nofollow">https://plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-05-01-Shadows-of-the-Damned</a></p> <p>Hanson's GALOT - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi</a></p> <p>Janet's GALOT - https://margins.app</p> <p>Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/rpgfan.bsky.social/post/3mf4nrxnzjk2x</p> <p>Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.</p> <p>Support us on Patreon -<a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - <a href="https://youtube.com/minnmax/join" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/minnmax/join</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitch -<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our solo stream channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives</a></p> <p>Buy MinnMax merch here -<a href="https://minnmax.com/merch" rel="nofollow">https://minnmax.com/merch</a></p> <p>Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/<a href="http://minnmax.com" rel="nofollow">minnmax.com</a></p> <p>Go behind the scenes on Instagram -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>
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151 MIN
Nintendo's Weirdest Games Of All Time
FEB 5, 2026
Nintendo's Weirdest Games Of All Time
<p>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. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>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! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Watch and share the video version here - <a href="https://youtu.be/RxlxyPWGsOo" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/RxlxyPWGsOo</a></p> <p>Check out Jeremy Parish's YouTube series here - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIttXi0WgLXHI1poCk0D6g" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIttXi0WgLXHI1poCk0D6g</a></p> <p>Subscribe to Retronauts here - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retronauts/id672857593" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retronauts/id672857593</a></p> <p>Donate to our ICE Out charity drive to help protect the people of Minneapolis - <a href="http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis</a></p> <p>Help support MinnMax's supporters!</p> <p><a href="https://www.iam8bit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com</a> - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT</p> <p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...</p> <p>00:00:00 - Intro</p> <p>00:03:00 - Introducing Jeremy Parish</p> <p>00:09:56 - Get a Steam code for Sektori</p> <p>00:11:14 - Nintendo's weirdest games</p> <p>00:13:08 - Mario Artist</p> <p>00:18:50 - Doshin the Giant</p> <p>00:20:18 - Looksley's Line Up</p> <p>00:22:06 - Link n Launch</p> <p>00:22:56 - Rusty's Real Deal Baseball</p> <p>00:25:09 - Nintendo e-Reader</p> <p>00:30:22 - Grill-Off with Ultra Hand!</p> <p>00:31:43 - Captain Rainbow</p> <p>00:32:38 - Famicom Modem</p> <p>00:36:44 - BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets</p> <p>00:39:02 - Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda</p> <p>00:41:15 - Super Mario Bros. Special</p> <p>00:42:35 - Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū</p> <p>00:44:19 - Super Mario Land</p> <p>00:45:27 - Odama</p> <p>00:47:12 - Pikmin</p> <p>00:48:16 - Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club</p> <p>00:49:26 - Kiki Trick</p> <p>00:50:31 - Nester's Funky Bowling</p> <p>00:53:26 - Labo VR</p> <p>00:56:27 - Space Invaders on GameBoy</p> <p>00:58:48 - Community Picks</p> <p>01:01:44 - Thanking iam8bit - <a href="https://www.iam8bit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com/</a></p> <p>01:03:42 - Community questions</p> <p>01:41:24 - Get A Load Of This</p> <p>Kelsey’s GALOT - <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lorde-donates-six-figures-minnesota-immigrant-funds-ice-out-1236172115/" rel="nofollow">https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lorde-donates-six-figures-minnesota-immigrant-funds-ice-out-1236172115/</a></p> <p>Jeremy's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5oB82sUMVc" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5oB82sUMVc</a></p> <p>Hanson's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RTOd4DEeUc" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RTOd4DEeUc</a></p> <p>Kyle's GALOT - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nco5nsb7hhhpieybh4knj4vh/post/3mdbd7eatdc26?ref_src=embed" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nco5nsb7hhhpieybh4knj4vh/post/3mdbd7eatdc26?ref_src=embed</a></p> <p>Community GALOT - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community</a></p> <p><em>Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.</em></p> <p>Support us on Patreon -<a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - <a href="https://youtube.com/minnmax/join" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/minnmax/join</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitch -<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our solo stream channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives</a></p> <p>Buy MinnMax merch here -<a href="https://minnmax.com/merch" rel="nofollow">https://minnmax.com/merch</a></p> <p>Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/<a href="http://minnmax.com" rel="nofollow">minnmax.com</a></p> <p>Go behind the scenes on Instagram -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>
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109 MIN