Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the MinnMax Council and even call-in to the show on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month.
2021-08-02 18:02:12 +0000 UTC View Post
You all did a great job the first time around, so it's time to submit your comment for the second half of Dead Space for The Deepest Dive! This upcoming discussion covers everything from Chapter 7-the ending.
Submit a comment below and please get specific. Don't write a long review, please keep your one comment to around the length of a tweet. We want to get t...
2021-08-02 16:20:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at Noon Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave your question here and we’ll answer it on the stream.
Thanks for your support, everybody!
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2021-08-02 14:43:14 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! We have a special episode for you this week, with Suriel Vazquez, Leo Vader, and Ben Hanson being joined for an in-person studio recording with Dan Ryckert! We run down our favorite game franchises and where we'd take the next entry. Then we answer some wonderful questions from the community!
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by YouTube essayist Jacob Geller (@yacobg42), ButWhyTho's Kate Sanchez (@OhMyMithrandir), and former Visceral producer Zach Mumbach (@zachulon) to create the best, most thorough discussion about 2008's Dead Space on the internet! In this huge community game club, we're reading comments from Patreon supporters and dissecting everything great about the ...
2021-07-28 19:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Suriel Vazquez, and special guest Dan Ryckert. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
- Pokémon Unite
<... 2021-07-27 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn this bonus podcast, Ben Hanson is joined by Emily Reese to NOT talk about video game music. Instead, we talk about tips for improving the way you speak into microphones. This could apply for podcasting, streaming, YouTube videos, or anything. Emily shares things she's learned from a 16-year career in radio. You can hear more from Emily Reese on the game music episodes of The MinnMax Show podcast or her own podcasts Level with E...
2021-07-27 16:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch! 2021-07-26 18:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to submit your comment on the first half of Dead Space for The Deepest Dive! The first discussion covers everything up through the completion of Chapter 6, please don't spoil anything beyond that for newcomers.
Submit a comment below and please get specific. Don't write a long review, please keep your one comment to around the length of a tweet 2021-07-26 18:19:57 +0000 UTC View Post
You know him as the man behind the iconic Halo theme and much more – Marty O’Donnell is coming to CrossFade! Now’s the time to ask that burning music question or share that earworm you’ve got in your head! Leave ‘em in the comments on this post by the end of the day Tuesday.
Marty’s influences as a composer are pretty diverse, so it’s only natural that he picked a dense album like Octopus by Gentle Giant. Only prog real ones know this stuff, and i...
2021-07-26 15:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostHello everybody! On the last Sunday of every month, we let community members at the $20 MinnMax Council tier call in and podcast with us about whatever they want. For this month's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Suriel Vazquez in the new MinnMax studio to answer community questions about who we expect to see as the final character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the ending of Berserk, ranking the Final Fantasy games, and we also play a lot of fun trivia.
We'd love to have you join the M...
2021-07-26 14:16:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody! We'd love to hear your voice, so please call in this Sunday at 7pm Central to podcast with Suriel Vazquez and Ben Hanson about whatever you want. The floor is yours. We'll be taking all calls from the MinnMax Council channel in the Discord.
We hope to hear you on the show!
2021-07-24 22:09:13 +0000 UTC View Post
As our continuing thank you to everybody who spread the word about MinnMax and let us hit 2,500 Patreon supporters, Ben Hanson, Ronnie, and Jeff Marchiafava recorded a full commentary track for the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. We talk about Rohan, Gollum, why Helm's Deep is so great, and the necessity of an audience in Idaho. Also, heads up, I didn't bleep out th...
2021-07-23 16:02:45 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the biggest news from EA Play 2021 like the Dead Space remake reveal and the new Portal mode for Battlefield 2042. We also talk about the excellent new indie game Death's Door and Leo regales us with his Survivor-esque adventures in Roblox. 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 ...
2021-07-22 22:11:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Get ready for The Deepest Dive on Visceral's Dead Space from 2008! We want you to join our big community game club by playing the first six chapters (roughly 5 hours) of the original game and submitting a comment on Patreon this Monday, July 26th.
For The Deepest Dive on Dead Space, Ben Hanson will be joined by MinnMax's Kyle Hilliard, 2021-07-22 16:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard unpack all of their thoughts on Space Jam: A New Legacy in this spoilercast discussion. We talk about the absurd amount of Warner Bros. IP in the film, the use of the Looney Tunes, LeBron James' acting, and a whole lot more.
You can watch the video version right here - https://youtu.be/zJLmbGG6HxM
Follow us on Twitch - 2021-07-21 20:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Every week we let Patreon supporters at the Backstage Pass tier vote to determine what we create for New Show Plus. This week, a new show called "Bonus Podcast" won so we decided to put it in the podcast feed for you!
So in this loose discussion, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia talk about their experience with dating apps, debate the right level of success for people and outlets, and then unpack our recent time with Peggle 2 and Resident Evil Village. You can vote for us ...
2021-07-21 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostProgramming note: We're delaying this week's podcast until after our reaction stream for EA Play on Thursday. After that, we're recording the commentary track for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers on Thursday at 6:30pm Central and you can watch us live at the Backstage Pass and correct our Tolkien knowledge. Then we're sliding MinnMax Plays on Thursday to Friday afternoon instead so we can reveal MinnMax's studio with an in-person stream with Suriel Vazquez!
This we...
2021-07-20 19:39:41 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch! 2021-07-19 18:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! This week on MinnMax Council, we largely talk about what it's like to try to map out the future of MinnMax's content. We also talk about the future of Marvel and a whole bunch of other stuff. Just a reminder, you can join the MinnMax Council and call in this Sunday at 7pm Central to podcast with us! Let us know if you have any questions about how it works.
Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon a...
2021-07-19 18:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at Noon Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave your question here and we’ll answer it on the stream.
Thanks for your support, everybody!
2021-07-19 14:13:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! How are you? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks to you all, we hit our recent channel points goal on Twitch and we'll be streaming Super Mario Party tonight (Friday) at 5pm Central! So give us a follow over on Twitch and watch the epic showdown between JeffM, Suriel, Sarah Podzorski, and Janet Garcia. You can gamble channel points on the winner...
MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard share their reactions to the big announcement of Valve's Steam Deck , formerly known as the Steam Pal. Gave Newell is seemingly going up against the Nintendo Switch in the handheld space, as you can now take your full Steam library (and more) on the go with this device launching in Holiday 2021.
You can watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/U0vRm9qBdhI
Follow us on...
2021-07-15 18:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by MinnMax's entertainment compatriots Bryan Vore and Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund for a big spoilercast covering Loki's season finale. We talk about the twists, turns, and reveals along the way and what it all means for the future of the MCU.
Watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/cKh0ZxR...
2021-07-14 23:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Zelda expert Rebecca Stone (@forestminish) to help unpack the new HD version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. We talk about the game's development, divisive launch, and how Nintendo's improvements to the Switch version may change its reputation. Then we're joined by Janet Garcia and Leo Vader to help answer questions from the ...
2021-07-14 20:34:24 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and special guest Rebecca Stone from Twinfinite. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on ...
2021-07-13 19:05:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Get ready for tonight's episode of Trivia Tower, with special guest co-host Imran Khan from Fanbyte! The competition starts at 7pm Central tonight (Monday, July 12th), so jump in the MinnMax Discord and look on the left-hand side to find a channel called "1st Floor." That's where the competition begins. You'll be watching the YouTube stream from this po...
2021-07-12 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to your support, we recently hit our goal of 2,500 Patreon supporters. As a thank you, we're creating full commentary tracks for the extended editions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In this first installment (recorded in the new MinnMax studio!), Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Best Friend Ronnie watch The Fellowship of the Ring and talk about Peter Jackson, our favorite Tolkien memories, and th...
2021-07-12 19:02:54 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch! 2021-07-12 18:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the MinnMax Council and even call-in to the show on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month.
2021-07-12 18:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post