The MinnMax Show

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Leo Vader convene to unofficially kick off MinnMax's Game of the Year debate for 2026 by letting folks know the games they need more people to play. What's on your list of must-players before GOTY season begins? Then we descend into Metroidvania season with early thoughts on Konami's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Well Dweller, Silver Pines, and Echo Weaver. JeffM and Ben also talk about the open-world off-world driving game called Over The Hill. 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

00:03:58 - Give To The Max Charity Stream on 11/6/26

00:07:24 - Leo and the haunted cabin

00:11:59 - GOTY Debate Prologue

00:12:29 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

00:14:26 - GOTY Debate Prologue

00:16:06 - Blood Dungeon

00:17:53 - Cairn

00:21:15 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

00:22:48 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse

00:26:12 - Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

00:30:27 - The Blood of Dawnwalker

00:31:15 - Esoteric Ebb

00:33:08 - The Incident at Galley House

00:34:20 - The Mermaid Mask

00:35:52 - Dogpile

00:38:30 - Titanium Court

00:41:38 - Moldrise

00:42:31 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station

00:47:04 - Deadlock

00:48:44 - Welcome to Elderfield

00:49:30 - Orbitals

00:51:12 - Normal Golf Game

00:52:32 - Star Fox and Ocarina of Time

00:55:25 - Phonopolis

00:55:36 - Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

00:57:33 - Star Wars: Zero Company

00:58:03 - Pokemon Pokopia

00:58:40 - Debating incremental games

01:00:35 - 007 First Light

01:01:37 - Gears of War: E-Day

01:03:22 - Saros

01:04:34 - Control Resonant

01:07:26 - Creature Kitchen

01:09:16 - Factor Meals Ad

01:11:32 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

01:19:56 - Well Dweller

01:23:04 - Silver Pines

01:24:58 - Echo Weaver

01:32:43 - Alienware Ad

01:34:15 - Over The Hill

01:36:28 - Beat Weaver

01:45:34 - KikOff Ad

01:47:01 - Thanking iam8bit

01:48:03 - Community questions

02:22:40 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYMbF7VH350

Janet's GALOT - https://www.timeshifter.com/

Ben's GALOT - https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755

Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/tobyfox.undertale.com/post/3mvnweyco7223

Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/comments/b3kw6t/ben_affleck_loses_at_starcraft_too_according_to/

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski start the show on a serious note: We've unanimously decided that Jacob Geller won't be involved with MinnMax moving forward. We understand his actions have caused a lot of pain and we try our best to answer the most common questions you all have about the situation and how MinnMax is moving forward.

You can read Jacob Geller's statement here - https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgeller.com/post/3mwtmr4ccas22

After that, the main show begins as we talk about the unlikely hit game on Steam Dressmaker, rave about Star Wars: Galactic Racer and its wild improvements on the beloved Star Wars Episode I: Racer. Sarah has sunk 200 wonderful hours into Valve's technically unannounced third-person MOBA Deadlock and Haley is sinking her teeth into The Blood of Dawnwalker. After that, we answer some fun and thoughtful questions from the community. As you can imagine, this was a challenging episode to record and we appreciate your patience and support as we enter a new era of MinnMax together. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week.

FYI - Due to the intense discussion at the top of the show, it was our choice to demonetize this episode and to remove all ads.

Watch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/rF3x6Iurjfw

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:09 - FAQs on the Jacob Geller decision

00:08:36 - The Show Begins

00:10:47 - Dressmaker

00:27:15 - Star Wars: Galactic Racer

00:49:53 - Valve's Deadlock

01:02:27 - Arkheron

01:05:16 - The Blood of Dawnwalker

01:20:15 - Rumbleverse

01:23:25 - Woodo

01:27:35 - Love Eternal

01:31:41 - Community Questions

02:15:26 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://hitmanguesser.com/

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/sega-community-relations-director-speaks-out-after-sonic-discord-goes-wild

Ben's GALOT - https://archive.org/details/tippett-archive

Haley's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/1wx651n/i_finished_my_valentine_diorama/

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dk3QHIu3Ow

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We'll DM you a Steam code for Jackbox Party Pack 9 if you support MinnMax at even the $2 tier on Patreon, or if you're a current supporter upgrading to the Backstage Pass tier. Offer ends on Monday, September 28th. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia share their evolving thoughts on Remedy's Control Resonant before a review discussion on Silent Hill: Townfall. Then we're joined by JJ Bersch, the researcher from the cohort-favorite podcast Blank Check to join Kelsey Lewin and Jeff Marchiafava in unpacking Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on the Nintendo Switch 2. Then we take a freaky turn to JeffM-town USA as we wind back the clock to the early years of the Rogue genre through the lens of Dragon Quest and the Baby Steps of golf 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

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:49 - Control Resonant

00:11:21 - Get a Jackbox Party Pack 9 code

00:12:10 - Silent Hill: Townfall

00:29:10 - Welcome JJ Bersch from Blank Check

00:33:07 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

00:53:17 - Star Wars Zero Company

00:56:22 - Hungry Root Ad

00:58:34 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword

01:10:42 - Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD

01:24:48 - Normal Golf Game

01:31:36 - Thanking iam8bit

01:32:56 - Community questions

02:23:13 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BeMOJ6EhDw

Jacob's GALOT - https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-when-i-blow-this-whistle-a-swimming-pool-appears

Ben's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rydp5C5QsPQ

Kelsey's GALOT - https://aftermath.site/football-shirt-kit-video-game-sponsors-sponsorship/

JJ's GALOT - https://www.vulture.com/movies-league/

Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/rb36KAQXIqw?is=c2ElSVbGJTViYCih

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava share their early thoughts on Remedy's Control Resonant before venturing into the year 2030 and talking about PlayStation dropping Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear follow-up Physint and Blizzard announcing a new take on StarCraft as an open-world shooter. Then we descend back into the Marvel mines as Jeff and Janet weigh in on Insomniac's Wolverine and the reaction to the reviews online. 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

Learn more about The Deepest Dive on Control Resonant - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/get-ready-for-on-169799000

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:34 - Control Resonant

00:26:45 - Brooklyn Bedding

00:28:43 - Xbox picks up Hideo Kojima's Physint

00:45:34 - Diablo V and BlizzCon 2026 announcements

00:46:25 - Starcraft

00:55:22 - Factor Meals

00:57:37 - The reaction to Marvel's Wolverine

01:31:16 - Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder

01:35:08 - Order Automatica

01:39:14 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:40:46 - Community questions

02:21:19 - Get A Load Of This

Janet’s GALOT - https://pixelframe.design/metroid-ravenous-logo-and-font-generator/

JeffM's GALOT - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/protube-block-ads-on-video/id6748081431

Ben's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/MinnMax/s/PNhNmYeXJC

Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/sfbdim.bsky.social/post/3mnffjjpwnk2f

Community GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/tsukamoto

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller share highlights from the Nintendo Directs this week including the reveal of Metroid Ravenous and gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Then we unleash our thoughts on Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac on the PlayStation 5 in a spoiler-free review discussion. Codes were provided by PlayStation, as they prefer we point out. Then Ben talks about playing Final Fantasy VII Revelation at PAX West and Haley sings the praises of Soverign Tower. 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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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:12 - Get Double Fine codes

00:07:05 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake

00:20:48 - Nintendo Direct highlights

00:21:00 - Onyx: The Dark Grip

00:22:02 - Krby and the World Beyond

00:24:46 - Metroid Ravenous

00:30:11 - Factor meals

00:31:53 - Marvel's Wolverine

01:07:01 - Proton VPN

01:08:07 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation preview

01:30:51 - Sovereign Tower

01:36:42 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:38:43 - Community questions

02:25:54 - Get A Load Of This

Haley’s GALOT - https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/totally-stunned-struggling-ns-libraries-react-to-heated-rivalry-authors-300k-donation/

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=960fwN8nCpE

Ben's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendroclimatology

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/yLt-CyqzYtM?si=2dazi7NzDDhz7l6r

Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/ELD-f3sCKDc?si=1ANQlBGVWkHl-9sG

*Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.*

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