The MinnMax Show

We'll DM you a Steam code for Hauntii if you support MinnMax at any tier or upgrade your tier before 9/22/25! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and Leo Vader along with special guest Brendon Bigley from Into The Aether and Wavelengths share early impressions of Borderlands 4 and how the action compares to the new roguelite FPS Void/Breaker. Then we run through our favorite moments from the Nintendo Direct on Friday, including the reveal of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the Super Mario Galaxy movie, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's release date. Then we return to Hollow Knight: Silksong to share our final thoughts on the game's scope and ambition... without spoiling key moments or fights. We also talk about the generous demo for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and the history of Falcom's incredibly long-running series. 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 Watch and share the video version of this episode - https://youtu.be/B-XEE8_2MAs Follow Brendon Bigley's work here... https://wavelengths.online/about https://intothecast.online/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - 10 free meals + a free item for life To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:41 - Get a Steam code for Hauntii 00:07:31 - Borderlands 4 00:31:18 - Hello Fresh 00:33:22 - Void/Breaker 00:46:22 - Nintendo Direct Highlights 01:12:07 - Best Switch 2 Grip 01:17:13 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 01:40:02 - Sky the Scraper 01:45:27 - Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 01:53:54 - Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar 02:01:01 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 02:02:39 - Community questions 02:36:32 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.benq.com/en-us/knowledge-center/knowledge/ps-remote-play-steam-deck.html Jacob's GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/overthinking Hanson's GALOT - https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Interview:Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_May_3rd_2005_(Kondo) Brendon's GALOT - https://www.ayaneo.com/article/890 Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social/post/3lysratc6xc2g Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava run through their current personal Game of the Year pick (and some runner-ups) before shifting over to the horizon and speculating about which upcoming 2025 game could claim the top spot? Then we talk about The Rogue Prince of Persia and why Evil Empire's follow-up to their work on Dead Cells isn't making a bigger splash. 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 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/a-4M3oBgA7M Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - Our Game of the Year (at this point) 00:02:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 00:04:22 - Blue Prince 00:06:59 - Despelote 00:09:05 - Aotenjo: Infinite Hands 00:10:14 - Merge Maestro 00:10:42 - The Roottrees Are Dead 00:11:36 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:23:33 - Donkey Kong Bananza 00:26:53 - Keep Driving 00:28:48 - What can dethrone GOTY? Ghost of Yōtei, Mixtape, Lumines Arise? 00:39:11 - The Rogue Prince of Persia 01:00:26 - Cronos: The New Dawn 01:10:33 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:12:18 - Community questions 01:48:29 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/ JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4zLcKsCiA Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x/post/3lyftys4rhk2u?ref_src=embed Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.com/post/3lxqln2a4rs26 Community GALOT - https://www.spirithalloween.com/product/haunted-halloween-86-spirit-edition/280859.uts Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We'll DM you a Steam code for the great game Spilled if you support MinnMax on Patreon or upgrade your tier before Monday, September 8th. We'll post on Discord, Bluesky, and Instagram if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and returning champion Suriel Vazquez share their early review of one of the most-anticipated games of all time: Hollow Knight: Silksong. Then we rave about SEGA's revival with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and explain why Lumines Arise is lodged in our soul. After that the party begins with Haley MacLean, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader joining the show to talk about a couple of great sim games with dark twists: Discounty and Grimshire. Then Leo explains why IO Interactive's 007 First Light is living up to his wildest Hitman fantasies and 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 Watch and share The MinnMax Show - https://youtu.be/ZyNWsjMMjZI Follow Suriel Vazquez on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/suriel.bsky.social Check out the cheaper version of Jacob's book How A Game Lives here - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-a-game-lives-jacob-geller?variant=44008639135778 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES https://www.FactorMeals.com/MinnMax50off - 50% off your first box with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Get a Steam code for Spilled! (and YouTube Analytics) 00:06:52 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:39:17 - Factor Meals 00:41:12 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 00:56:06 - Lumines Arise 01:03:39 - Cronos: The New Dawn 01:07:19 - Jacob's book How A Game Lives 01:09:01 - Recent embarrassments 01:11:43 - Discounty 01:24:21 - Grimshire 01:36:38 - 007 First Light 01:48:16 - Apotris 01:55:40:49 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:58:20 - Community questions 02:40:01 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://brandonhare.itch.io/bluejeweled Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hYpNTNfrLE Hanson's GALOT - https://alifewellwasted.com/ Sarah's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlDfVTl5pmI JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtHPFvQ1Puw Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/joneshowdareyou.bsky.social/post/3lxuxfroljk2r Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by the founder and studio director of Camouflaj Ryan Payton to unpack Konami's series revival with Metal Gear Solid Delta. Payton talks about his experience working inside of Kojima Productions on Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as an assistant producer and how that informs his perspective on the remake. Then Ana Diaz and Janet Garcia join the show to talk about some of the biggest games they played at Gamescom 2025 in Germany, like Resident Evil Requiem and Pokémon Legends: Z-A. 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 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/hvEfijvy7Qc Follow Ana Diaz on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/pokachee.bsky.social Learn more about Ryan Payton and Camouflaj's work here - https://www.camouflaj.com/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:23 - Ryan Payton's work with Metal Gear Solid series 00:08:37 - Metal Gear Solid Delta 00:48:31 - Gamescom Recap 00:56:16 - Resident Evil Requiem 01:01:19 - Phantom Blade Zero 01:07:31 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword 01:11:45 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A 01:18:07 - Denshattack! 01:21:50 - Green Again 01:24:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:24:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com 01:26:32 - Community questions 02:04:30 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46073335/luka-doncic-overwatch-2-stadium-season-18-cowboy-lakers Jacob's GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/immortality-standard Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZBhyFThbAs Ana's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean/videos Community GALOT - https://walzr.com/IMG_0001 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow minnmax minnmaxshow gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We're now out of Steam codes for Sunderfolk, but you can still directly support MinnMax on Patreon to unlock other benefits! MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller unpack the best moments and biggest reveals from Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live before unpacking the unusual tone and situation behind Masahiro Sakurai's Nintendo Direct on Kirby Air Riders. Then we celebrate some great new games like Sword of the Sea, Öoo, and Wheel World. Oh, and we talk about Drag X Drive on the Nintendo Switch 2! 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 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/SNWu70Jfk0w Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:38 - Announcing The Deepest Dive 00:06:20 - Get a Steam code for Sunderfolk 00:07:39 - Gamescom Opening Night Live Recap 00:18:45 - Bubsy 4D 00:23:01 - Denshattack! 00:24:30 - Road Kings 00:28:52 - PVKK Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 00:32:12 - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight 00:35:03 - Unbeatable 00:38:37 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Legacy of the Forge DLC 00:40:01 - Resident Evil Requiem 00:42:36 - Hello Fresh 00:44:19 - Kirby Air Riders 00:58:00 - Drag X Drive 01:07:27 - Öoo 01:14:01 - Sword of the Sea 01:27:47 - Wheel World 01:35:31 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:37:43 - Community questions 02:11:24 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://www.bigwinboard.com/divina-commedia-i-nove-cerchi-playn-go-slot-review/ Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofJeopardy/videos Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/mdP9q0Dy80Y?si=IY3AxcUIM_wGdTb9 Kyle's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comedy-bang-bang-the-podcast/id316045799?i=1000719456800 Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/StreetFighter/comments/1mviqdx/what_are_you_standing_up_for_moment_at_ewc_spoiler/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by Michael Huber from Easy Allies to walk through our full review thoughts on Mafia: The Old Country from 2K and Hangar 13, Battlefield 6's successful open beta, JeffM's new Balatro-like obsession with Merge Maestro, and more! 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 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/ytSlHZkNiuo Follow Michael Huber and Easy Allies here - https://www.youtube.com/c/easyallies Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:14 - Mafia: The Old Country 00:30:34 - Battlefield 6 00:42:54 - Merge Maestro 00:51:17 - Drop Duchy 00:54:14 -Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game 01:02:50 - Is This Seat Taken 01:09:50 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:12:52 - Community Questions 01:56:06 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://futurism.com/chatgpt-mental-health-crises Huber's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQ94x2TPOI Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-grazing_fireball Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0N1w5koxHE Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSOievYWhBU Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We'll DM you a Steam code for Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 from Strange Scaffold if you support MinnMax on Patreon before 8/11/25, you can also upgrade your tier to get the game. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, and Jacob Geller assemble for the first time together in the MinnMax Studio! We talk about the emotional simplicity of the new game called And Roger, the 2D action thrills of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, and the similarities to Dead Space in Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn. 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 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/G0EfoHbJ6DY Learn more about MinnMax's community meetup here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/let-us-know-if-134417101 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD Click this link https://bit.ly/43Xi1F8 to start your free trial with Wix https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off plus free shipping on your first box with promo code MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:17 - Get a Steam code for Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 00:08:12 - And Roger 00:17:04 - Factor Meals 00:19:01 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound 00:29:19 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 00:32:34 - Cronos: The New Dawn 00:41:41 - Wix 00:42:59 - Time Flies 00:46:59 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 00:49:29 - Community questions 01:42:40 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey’s GALOT - https://apnews.com/article/mlb-female-umpire-jen-pawol-000cf10d7d458329e89d4fa83f8cefcc Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/U7CxdrKUMU4?si=eynrfWaJn4wSskM_ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/the-naked-gun-76337 Community GALOT - https://afireinside.net/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Get a Steam code for Lumines Remastered (overwhelmingly positive reviews) by supporting MinnMax at even the $2 tier on Patreon before 8/4/25. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman unpack the biggest Nintendo Switch 2 reveals from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Ben talks about playing Battlefield 6's multiplayer, and Leo talks about Wildgate from Dreamhaven! 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 You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtube.com/live/4TXs5bmGm24 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: WORLDUFODAY To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:53 - Get a Steam code for Lumines Remastered 00:04:33 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Highlights 00:31:09 - Bosman's final thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza 00:37:47 - Battlefield 6 preview 01:02:48 - The Drifter 01:09:17 - Wildgate 01:17:58 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:23:10 - Community questions 02:06:59 - Get A Load Of This 02:21:12 - Rumor Meister's final message Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@gameinformer/videos Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9y8NHCzvJk&t=1740s https://www.reddit.com/r/halifax/comments/1mbk4qx/halifax_in_anime/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/world/earthquake-tsunami-russia-japan-hawaii Kyle's GALOT -https://youtu.be/ob1NDGlWbTM Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo?si=c_fs755XajpOSnMl Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Win Donkey Kong Bananza, Xenoblade Chronicles X, or Squeakross! Subscribe to The MinnMax Show and review us on Apple Podcasts (including your social media handle), we're randomly choosing three winners on Monday, July 28th. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnmax-show/id1484599827 MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman pile in to unpack our thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2. Then we talk about Shadow Labyrinth, the new dark and atmospheric Pac-Man metroidvania from Bandai Namco and how to keep arcade franchises around in 2025. After that, we talk about the great new game that's Scrabble meets Balatro called Word Play from Mark Brown at Game Maker's Toolkit! 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 Come out to MinnMax's summer community meetup on Saturday, August 9th in Minneapolis at Utepils Brewing from 12-5. https://www.patreon.com/posts/let-us-know-if-134417101 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/aCGkkkbn6xI Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: WORLDUFODAY https://hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals with a free item for life To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:37 - Rumor Meister Tease 00:02:43 - Win a Nintendo game! 00:04:46 - Donkey Kong Bananza 00:48:17 - Hello Fresh 00:50:46 - Shadow Labyrinth 01:07:07 - Word Play 01:24:02 - Pokémon Presents 01:26:14 - Pokémon Friends 01:31:08 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:33:28 - Community questions 02:19:18 - Get A Load Of This 02:25:20 - Rumor Meister Message #4 Janet’s GALOT - https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-12/ice-raids-deported-los-angeles-cats-and-dogs-left-behind Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/kRqxyqjpOHs?si=Hm30DZiQR4KuzWNv Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUTZ0fY1y0c JeffM's GALOT - http://neal.fun Bosman's GALOT - https://us.mentos.com/products/mentos-mints-with-vitamins Community GALOT - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWI-UVkD_-M Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman debate the 5 greatest 3D platformers of all time. Which five games will we let into the club? Will any of them be hit by a poison shuriken? As we prepare to dive into Donkey Kong Bananza on the Nintendo Switch 2, we look back on the classics like Super Mario 64, Astro Bot, and Jak and Daxter. 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 Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/UslodLQ92-I Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: WORLDUFODAY https://www.wix.com/ hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:51 - Donkey Kong Bananza 00:11:41 - Top 5 3D Platformers Of All Time 00:14:19 - Super Mario 64 00:25:07 - Super Mario Galaxy 00:29:43 - Hello Fresh 00:31:38 - Astro Bot 00:40:48 - Banjo-Kazooie 00:45:40 - Ruffy and the Riverside 00:47:18 - Jak and Daxter 00:51:51 - It Takes Two 00:57:16 - Super Mario Odyssey 01:05:26 - Sonic Adventure 01:09:46 - Wix 01:11:37 - Super Mario 3D Land 01:15:34 - Super Mario 3D World 01:18:32 - A Hat In Time 01:20:23 - Spyro the Dragon 01:22:47 - Sly Cooper 01:26:37 - Debating The Top 5 3D Platformers 01:30:02 - Super Mario Sunshine 01:35:04 - Ape Escape 01:37:57 - Finalizing the list 01:42:24 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:44:13 - Community questions 02:24:23 - Get A Load Of This 02:31:06 - The Rumor Meister Bosman’s GALOT - https://www.lays.com/products/lays-all-dressed-potato-chips Janet's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/HydroHomies/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/24/ask-a-sotan-does-minnesota-really-have-more-shoreline-than-florida Kyle's GALOT - https://songexploder.net/goo-goo-dolls Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfh7-8Bdlc Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.