The MinnMax Show

Horizon Hunters Gathering, Reanimal, Romeo Is A Dead Man

<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>

<p>Donate here for Giant Bomb and MinnMax's ICE Out charity stream this Friday at 5pm Central on Twitch and YouTube - <a href="http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis</a></p> <p>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! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p> <p>Please share what's happening in Minneapolis, watch this video Ben cut together - <a href="https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY</a></p> <p>Watch and share the video version of The MinnMax Show - <a href="https://youtu.be/dDR0BaW7LRk" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/dDR0BaW7LRk</a></p> <p>Learn more about the BDS Xbox boycott here - <a href="https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox" rel="nofollow">https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox</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: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS</p> <p><a href="https://www.huel.com/minnmax20" rel="nofollow">https://www.huel.com/minnmax20</a> - 20% off your first order: MINNMAX20</p> <p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...</p> <p>00:00:00 - Intro</p> <p>00:03:47 - Cairn</p> <p>00:24:02 - Huel</p> <p>00:25:57 - Cyberpunk 2077</p> <p>00:35:10 - Gaming's biggest reevaluations</p> <p>01:15:06 - Fable (2004)</p> <p>01:20:27 - Fable (2026)</p> <p>01:28:07 - Highguard</p> <p>01:36:10 - Perfect Tides</p> <p>01:39:59 - Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator</p> <p>01:47:16 - Thanking iam8bit - <a href="https://www.iam8bit.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com</a></p> <p>01:51:10 - Community questions</p> <p>02:29:40 - Get A Load Of This</p> <p>Haley’s GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w</a></p> <p>Jacob's GALOT - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/train-dreams-release-date-cast-plot-news" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/train-dreams-release-date-cast-plot-news</a></p> <p>Hanson's GALOT - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/e21xqc/til_that_sega_is_short_for_service_games/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/e21xqc/til_that_sega_is_short_for_service_games/</a></p> <p>JeffM's GALOT - <a href="https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY</a></p> <p>Community GALOT -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtcZWwKqyo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtcZWwKqyo</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtcZWwKqyo" rel="nofollow"></a></p> <p><em>Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.</em></p> <p>__</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><a href="https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow" rel="nofollow"></a></p> <p>#minnmax #minnmaxshow #gameinformer</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

<p>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. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax</a></p> <p>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! <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/zOuZDL5Zulc" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/zOuZDL5Zulc</a></p> <p>Support Minneapolis and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota here - <a href="https://www.givemn.org/story/26b49f" rel="nofollow">https://www.givemn.org/story/26b49f</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: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS</p> <p><a href="https://www.turtlebeach.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.turtlebeach.com/</a>- 10% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX</p> <p><a href="https://mintmobile.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://mintmobile.com/minnmax</a> - Plans start at $15</p> <p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... </p> <p>00:00:00 - Intro</p> <p>00:02:16 - Support the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota</p> <p>00:03:46 - Most Anticipated Games of 2026</p> <p>00:05:08 - Saros</p> <p>00:07:26 - Denshattack!</p> <p>00:08:51 - Screamer</p> <p>00:11:12 - Slay The Spire II</p> <p>00:13:16 - Rhythm Heaven Groove</p> <p>00:16:18 - GTA VI</p> <p>00:19:59 - Orbitals</p> <p>00:24:05 - Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast From The Past!</p> <p>00:25:28 - 500 CALIBER CONTRACTZ</p> <p>00:27:27 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave</p> <p>00:30:00 - Dinolords</p> <p>00:33:01 - The StarCraft Third-Person game</p> <p>00:34:40 - Project Robot</p> <p>00:35:29 - Ontos</p> <p>00:38:13 - Resident Evil Requiem</p> <p>00:43:12 - Stranger Than Heaven</p> <p>00:45:21 - Control: Resonant</p> <p>00:47:11 - Big Walk</p> <p>00:49:27 - Over The Hill</p> <p>00:50:58 - Duskbloods</p> <p>00:53:54 - PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant</p> <p>00:57:40 - Reanimal</p> <p>00:59:05 - Pragmata</p> <p>01:05:07 - Turtle Beach</p> <p>01:06:52 - Alanah Pearce's big mysterious game tease</p> <p>01:07:19 - Virtue and a Sledgehammer</p> <p>01:08:19 - Pokémon Pokopia</p> <p>01:10:16 - Anticipated games of 2026 rapid-fire</p> <p>01:14:18 - Mint Mobile</p> <p>01:16:12 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station</p> <p>01:29:12 - Thanking iam8bit - <a href="https://www.iam8bit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com/</a></p> <p>01:32:40 - Community questions</p> <p>02:10:36 - Get A Load Of This</p> <p>Kelsey's GALOT - <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/gamestop-says-its-shut-down-a-nintendo-switch-2-trade-in-exploit-that-worked-as-an-infinite-money-glitch" rel="nofollow">https://www.ign.com/articles/gamestop-says-its-shut-down-a-nintendo-switch-2-trade-in-exploit-that-worked-as-an-infinite-money-glitch</a></p> <p>Jacob's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4oED1q-R5Q" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4oED1q-R5Q</a></p> <p>Hanson's GALOT -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMa5xbjL3BU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMa5xbjL3BU</a></p> <p>Kyle's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7M8H99x7Y" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7M8H99x7Y</a></p> <p>Community GALOT - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jamesgunn.bsky.social/post/3mcv75iahus2p" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/jamesgunn.bsky.social/post/3mcv75iahus2p</a></p> <p>Tune in and donate during Leo Vader's charity stream this Saturday! <a href="http://youtube.com/leovader" rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/leovader</a></p> <p><a href="http://youtube.com/leovader" rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/leovader</a></p> <p><em>Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.</em></p> <p>__</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>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a> - Unlock an early and ad-free version of The MinnMax Show by supporting us at the $5 tier on Patreon!</p> <p>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! <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/0WPCuhxHjX0" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/0WPCuhxHjX0</a></p> <p>Check out Maddy's new site Mothership here, launching fully on January 26th - https://www.mothership.blog/board-the-mothership/</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: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS</p> <p><a href="https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off" rel="nofollow">https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off</a>- Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF - 50% off your first order</p> <p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  </p> <p>00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Checking in on our 2025 Predictions </p> <p>00:22:23 - Factor Meals </p> <p>00:23:53 - 2026 Predictions </p> <p>00:49:45 - Rapid-Fire 2026 Predictions </p> <p>01:15:28 - Thanking iam8bit - <a href="https://www.iam8bit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com/</a> </p> <p>01:16:27 - Maddy Myers on her new site Mothership </p> <p>01:22:12 - Community questions </p> <p>02:16:54 - Get A Load Of This</p> <p>JeffM's GALOT - <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eric-adams-promoted-memecoin-crashes-160110674.html" rel="nofollow">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eric-adams-promoted-memecoin-crashes-160110674.html</a></p> <p>Hanson's GALOT - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggle_dance" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggle_dance</a></p> <p>Janet''s GALOT - <a href="https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/6890891/Super-Impulse-Worlds-Smallest-Bananagra" rel="nofollow">https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/6890891/Super-Impulse-Worlds-Smallest-Bananagra</a>[…]DQmcD0wJm49b3I1ZFJUY2pmdmY5QTJYc3h5Q2ExZyZ0PUFBQUFBR2xuNTFr </p> <p>Community GALOT - <a href="https://youtu.be/CxwrCRdqZb8" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/CxwrCRdqZb8</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>#minnmax</p> <p>#minnmaxshow</p> <p>#gameinformer</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>