Hey folks, it's Leo coming at you Patreon-style. It's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday at 12 PM Central for The Great GOTY Hunt! I'm trying just two strong options this week, because I always feel like the vote is split between the three indies versus the one AAA. So I'm curious if these end up closer in the polls. Let me know in the comments if you are mad!
2020-09-14 19:00:17 +0000 UTC
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Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all! This week we're joined by the great Jeff Marchiafava to answer questions!
If you want to join the MinnMax Council and even call-in to MinnFAQs on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month.
2020-09-14 18:10:04 +0000 UTC
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We here at MinnMax are happy to announce that we're taking The Deepest Dive into Super Mario 64! With the release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars on the Nintendo Switch on September 18th, now's a great time to have the best, most thorough conversation about Super Mario 64 on the internet. If you don't want to buy the Switch version (which is totally understandable), you can always play the original 64 version or previous releases on the Virtual Console for $9.99.
For the first discussion ai...
2020-09-14 16:06:01 +0000 UTC
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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!
2020-09-14 13:38:35 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode we're joined by the host of MinnMax music podcast recently renamed CrossFade (click here to subscribe) Matt Helgeson to talk about playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remake 1+2. Then Leo Vader, Ben Hanson, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Ana Diaz and Suriel Vazquez to talk about a ton of great games and news and...
2020-09-09 23:09:39 +0000 UTC
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This week on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Ana Diaz. 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...
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
- The Xbox Series S
...
2020-09-08 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, it's Leo coming at you Patreon-style. It's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday at 12 PM Central for The Great GOTY Hunt!
The Sims 4 Star Wars™: Journey To Batuu - MinnMax's streaming channel is gonna turn into "Sim" city if we get to play this hot new DLC! Early reports of this package are that it "adds no meaningful...
2020-09-07 19:00:55 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody! We've decided to change the name of our music podcast MinnTrax, it's now called CrossFade but can be found in the same feed. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minntrax/id1501267072
On this Friday's episode, the guest is music expert Emily Reese and we'll be reviewing Kate Bush...
2020-09-07 18:15:10 +0000 UTC
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Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon. 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 MinnFAQs on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month.
2020-09-07 17:59:51 +0000 UTC
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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!
2020-09-07 14:22:36 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ana Diaz is joined by Verge's tech reporter Makena Kelly (@kellymakena) to talk about how campaigns are using games like Animal Crossing and platforms like Twitch to their advantage in the 2020 election season.
Check out the video version here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2lVKHHGjn4
T...
2020-09-04 23:01:00 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Kyle Hilliard, Suriel Vazquez, Ben Hanson, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about the second DLC for Control called AWE by Remedy Entertainment and how it connects to the world of Alan Wake and even teases Alan Wake 2.
You can watch the video version right here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm5Ekxbcd-M
Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $5...
2020-09-04 20:16:00 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork take calls from the MinnMax Council Patreon tier in the Discord and set new personal goals to achieve in September. We talk about the community's Bloodborne-inspired workout routine, developing your own mech game, and (of course) House Hunters.
Here's a link to the video version - 2020-09-04 16:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody! At 7pm Central we're going live with a new episode of BetterQuest, our new call-in show about getting better with our former co-worker Jeff Cork. We'd love to hear your voice on the show, you can jump up to the $20 tier (even just for a month) to unlock the stream! Each month we're setting goals for ourselves and we encourage the community to create ones f...
2020-09-03 23:29:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody! At 7pm Central we're going live with a new episode of BetterQuest, our new call-in show about getting better with our former co-worker Jeff Cork. Each month we're setting goals for ourselves and we encourage the community to create ones for themselves as well, we'll be taking calls from the MinnMax Council Discord channel and talking about the goal you're setting for yourself and reporting on August's goals as well. Then we can check back in at the start of next month!
Th...
2020-09-03 23:24:29 +0000 UTC
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Step one of solving a crime: establish a timeline.
Big thanks to everyone at the Backstage Pass tier who hung out while I put this together, and made amazing music suggestions that took it to the next level.
Enjoy before it goes public tomorrow!
2020-09-03 22:51:07 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! The first one from the new studio! On this week's show, Ben Hanson is joined by Suriel Vazquez, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about The Avengers, The Last Campfire, and the silence from Microsoft and Sony about the next generation.
Also, just a note that the Patreon benefits and Wall of Heroes will rotate once all payments on Patreon go through. So about a week into the new month.
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the tim...
2020-09-02 22:38:24 +0000 UTC
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This week on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez. 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...
- The Avengers
- The Last Campfire
- B...
2020-09-01 18:31:00 +0000 UTC
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In this interview with Ben Hanson, science journalist Sarah Scoles (author of They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers) talks about the wave of discussion surrounding UFOs based on everything from articles in the New York Times to interviews on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. There's a lot of noise to sort through, but what do we know for sure? Check out the interview for her thoughts on popular figures like Commander Fravor, Bob Lazar, Harry Reid, Luis Elazando, and much m...
2020-09-01 16:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, it's Leo coming at you Patreon-style. It's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday at 12 PM Central for The Great GOTY Hunt!
Marvel’s Avengers - Move over DC’s Avengers, Marvel’s Avengers are flying/jumping/climbing onto consoles on Tuesday. We could check out the 1.0 release and get into the discussion of this surprisingl...
2020-08-31 20:54:07 +0000 UTC
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Hi everybody! Things are messy and chaotic and I'm still in the early stages of both moving in to the new house AND setting up the new MinnMax studio/s, but I was more than happy to take time to answer questions from $20 supporters! We talk about it in the show, but yes we are still planning on recording an episode of BetterQuest on Thursday evening. So get your new personal goals ready!
Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Counci...
2020-08-31 18:09:16 +0000 UTC
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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!
https://www.youtu...
2020-08-31 14:27:12 +0000 UTC
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This week on The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by special guest Marcus Stewart to talk about Activision's reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and unpack the wave of DC news.
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:34 - Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
00:19:49 - DC Fandome
00:24:46 - Gotham Knights
00:40:22 - DC focusing on creators
00:43:54 -...
2020-08-26 21:05:04 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and special guest Wade Wojcik continue their gigantic community-fueled game club discussion of Bungie's 2001 classic Halo: Combat Evolved called The Deepest Dive by unpacking the game's multiplayer. This final discussion focuses on the game's wonderfully goofy multiplayer. We talk about the legacy of Blood Gulch, custom modes, the...
2020-08-26 16:16:01 +0000 UTC
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This week on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and Marcus Stewart. 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...
- Gotham Knights
- Suicide Squad: Kill the ...
2020-08-25 19:00:04 +0000 UTC
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As part of The Celebration of Tony Hawk, MinnMax's Leo Vader is joined by THUG superfan and friend of the show Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad) to definitively rank every Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game from Activision.
Here's a link if you prefer to watch...
2020-08-25 18:15:01 +0000 UTC
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On this Friday's episode of our music podcast MinnTrax, we're wrapping up The Celebration of Tony Hawk with a special episode focusing on the game series' soundtracks. We'll be joined by friend of the show and superfan Blake Hester AND the producer of the Tony Hawk series from Neversoft Ralph D'Amato!
Specifically we're going to focus on the soundtracks to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2.
Please leave a question or discussion topic below (they all don't have to inv...
2020-08-24 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, it's Leo coming at you Patreon-style. It's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday at 12 PM Central for The Great GOTY Hunt! This week's options are a little unconventional...
Skate - We could skate.
2020-08-24 19:29:44 +0000 UTC
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Hi everybody! Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all! Normally the last Sunday of every month we have the call-in special, where everybody at that tier can call in and ask us anything they want or just talk about a game they've been playing and enjoying. Since we'll be relocating the studio, we slide the call-in episode up a week.
So we hope you enjoy t...
2020-08-24 18:15:19 +0000 UTC
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We here at MinnMax love Tony Hawk, and with the remake of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 on the horizon we wanted to kick off a week-long celebration of the entire series. A lot of this content will be on our Twitch channel, so please give us a follow there. 2020-08-24 16:21:23 +0000 UTC
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