The MinnMax Show

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski each share their 5 most anticipated games of 2022. We talk about God of War: Ragnarok, Kirby on the Switch, try to predict the reception to Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and set the scene for our hype with From Software's Elden Ring. Then Leo Vader joins us as 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:18 - What could be 2022's "Cyberpunk 2077"

00:06:59 - Sonic Frontiers

00:10:36 - Elden Ring

00:13:46 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

00:18:49 - Sea of Stars

00:20:28 - Trek to Yomi

00:21:43 - God of War: Ragnarok

00:29:19 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus

00:34:09 - Little Witch in the Woods

00:37:03 - Gotham Knights

00:40:55 - Dragon Ball: The Breakers

00:44:48 - Yokai Inn

00:46:56 - Forspoken

00:52:33 - The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

00:58:13 - Stray

01:02:41 - Horizon Forbidden West

01:08:10 - All other big 2022 games

01:15:00 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:18:52 - Community questions

02:04:09 - Get A Load Of This

Leo's GALOT -  https://www.reddit.com/r/RedDeadOnline/comments/p1z8b9/my_guy_blinked_while_his_photo_was_taken_in_the/

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/22878594/attack-on-titan-call-of-duty-warzone-vanguard-midseason-update

Hanson's GALOT - https://8-4.jp/blog/?lang=en 

Kyle's GALOT - https://twitter.com/ultimashadowx/status/1478963456707641345?s=21

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/ShujaUH/status/1479821836321918978

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Ted Ryser

Divergecoffee.com

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Zachary Pligge

Ludwig Roque

Andrew Uerkwitz

Drew Waranis

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

John Higby

The Lord of the Rings Card Game

MisterNomer

Jawarhello

Ronn

Steve Bamdad

Clemens Zobel

Purebrednumber6

Starkiller

Spider_Dan

Preetham Yarlagadda

GeneralNadine99

Kris

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader are joined by former cohort Suriel Vazquez to share our top 10 games of 2021, talk about PlayStation VR2, and then run down the community's objective list of the best games of 2021. Then we're joined by Janet Garcia to 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:57 - Suriel's reaction to The Two Tens

00:07:27 - The best VR games

00:15:35 - PlayStation VR2

00:20:41 - Analogue Pocket

00:24:26 - Ben Hanson's Top 10 Games of 2021

00:25:57 - Sarah Podzorski's Top 10 Games of 2021

00:28:34 - Leo Vader's Top 10 Games of 2021

00:30:09 - Suriel Vazquez's Top 10 Games of 2021

00:41:47 - Honorable mentions

00:48:43 - The MinnMax community's Top 20 Games of 2021

00:56:29 - Janet Garcia's Top 10 Games of 2021

00:58:12 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:01:24 - Community questions

01:48:33 - Get A Load Of This

Janet's GALOT -  https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/04/xbox-opi-nail-polish-collection-spring-2022/

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/22867081/final-fantasy-7-remake-modder-mods-square-enix-mcdonalds

Hanson's GALOT -  https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/ezc8es/todayss_wtf_fact_billie_eilishs_mom_played_samara/

Leo's GALOT - https://thecatisinthebox.com/blogs/kitty-contemplations/why-does-my-cat-try-to-cover-or-bury-her-food

Community GALOT - https://mobile.twitter.com/WhiteHat94/status/1478146028671021058

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Ted Ryser

Divergecoffee.com

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Zachary Pligge

Ludwig Roque

Andrew Uerkwitz

Drew Waranis

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

John Higby

The Lord of the Rings Card Game

MisterNomer

Jawarhello

Ronn

Steve Bamdad

Clemens Zobel

Purebrednumber6

Starkiller

Spider_Dan

Preetham Yarlagadda

GeneralNadine99

Kris

Welcome to the final episode of The MinnMax Show for 2021! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski battle it out to rank and lock down the greatest games of the year for our list of The Two Tens. We talk about Returnal, Deathloop, Rider's Republic, Life is Strange: True Colors, and a whole lot more. On the next episode, we'll let the community in the Discord vote to determine their collective Top 10 for the year. If you've enjoyed our Game of the Year content here at MinnMax, any help sharing the show online or with a friend is appreciated! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:02 - Our biggest regrets so far

00:06:01 - Ranking the best games of the year

00:20:35 - Unpacking Spoilers Start

00:24:57 - Unpacking Spoilers End

00:33:44 - Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Spoilers Start

00:37:21 - Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Spoilers End

00:39:44 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale Light Gameplay Spoilers Start

00:45:43 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale Light Gameplay Spoilers End

00:49:28 - It Takes Two Spoilers Start

00:56:39 - It Takes Two Spoilers End

01:12:23 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:15:04 - Finalizing The Two Tens

01:29:54 - Before Your Eyes Spoilers Start

01:33:34 - Before Your Eyes Spoilers End

01:47:23 - Returnal Spoilers Start

01:50:27 - Returnal Spoilers End

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Patrick Polk

Another Eden’s Chrono Cross Crossover

Andrew Uerkwitz

Opposwitch on Xbox

Shakes TRUE KING MUSIC

Kris

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Divergecoffee.com

Zachary Pligge

Ludwig Roque

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Jawarhello

MisterNomer

John Higby

Drew Waranis

Steve Bamdad

Clemens Zobel

Purebrednumber6

Starkiller

Spider_Dan

SpiralInYourEyes

Preetham Yarlagadda

GeneralNadine99

Ronn

It's time to build the list of our favorite games of 2021! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski create a list of Game of the Year contenders before they start whittling it down to The Two Tens. We debate Psychonauts 2, Death's Door, The Forgotten City, Bravely Default 2, and a whole lot more on this episode. We'll be back next week with a new episode to rank and finalize the list. Unlock early access to the final discussion by supporting MinnMax on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:52 - Building the list

01:17:24 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:19:49 - Narrowing down the Two Tens

01:31:47 - Inscryption Spoilers Start

01:35:00 - Inscryption Spoilers End

02:27:38 - The Forgotten City Spoilers Start

02:38:37 - The Forgotten City Spoilers End

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Patrick Polk

Another Eden’s Chrono Cross Crossover

Andrew Uerkwitz

Opposwitch on Xbox

Shakes TRUE KING MUSIC

Kris

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Divergecoffee.com

Zachary Pligge

Ludwig Roque

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Jawarhello

MisterNomer

John Higby

Drew Waranis

Steve Bamdad

Clemens Zobel

Purebrednumber6

Starkiller

Spider_Dan

SpiralInYourEyes

Preetham Yarlagadda

GeneralNadine99

Ronn

Welcome to The MinnMax Awards for 2021! On this episode, we're celebrating the best from gaming this year by nominating and debating the winners for a handful of special categories like best moment, best character, biggest news, and more. We have a full crew on this episode, with Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski. We hope you enjoy the discussion, for the next two episodes we'll be debating the best games of the year by creating a list of the "Two Tens". Be sure to check out the timestamps below if you want to avoid spoilers during these discussions. Also, here's a link to the Horsey song - https://bit.ly/3E1hNht

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:57 - Best Thing

00:39:32 - Dumbest Thing

00:50:30 - Light Resident Evil Village Moment Spoiler Begins

00:51:14 - Light Resident Evil Village Moment Spoiler Ends

01:20:18 - Biggest News

01:42:28 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:45:06 - The Game We All Agree Is Probably Good But We Didn’t Play

01:57:56 - Best Character

02:19:15 - Returnal Spoilers Begin

02:21:55 - Returnal Spoilers End

02:24:08 - Best Moment

02:25:47 - Metroid Dread Spoilers Begin

02:29:34 - Metroid Dread Spoilers End

02:29:34 - Resident Evil Village Spoilers Begin

02:35:42 - Resident Evil Village Spoilers End

02:35:54 - Life is Strange: True Colors Spoilers Begin

02:38:53 - Life is Strange: True Colors Spoilers End

02:38:53 - Guardians of the Galaxy Spoilers Begin

02:41:08 - Guardians of the Galaxy Spoilers End

02:41:08 - Before Your Eyes Spoilers Begin

02:45:45 - Before Your Eyes Spoilers End

02:45:45 - Outer Wilds - Echoes of the Eye Spoilers Begin

02:49:37 - Outer Wilds - Echoes of the Eye Spoilers End

02:49:37 - Cyberpunk 2077 Spoilers Begin

02:55:17 - Cyberpunk 2077 Spoilers End

02:55:59 - Olija Spoilers Start

02:56:57 - Olija Spoilers End

03:03:14 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2021)

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Patrick Polk

Another Eden’s Chrono Cross Crossover

Andrew Uerkwitz

Opposwitch on Xbox

Shakes TRUE KING MUSIC

Kris

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Divergecoffee.com

Zachary Pligge

Ludwig Roque

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Jawarhello

MisterNomer

John Higby

Drew Waranis

Steve Bamdad

Clemens Zobel

Purebrednumber6

Starkiller

Spider_Dan

SpiralInYourEyes

Preetham Yarlagadda

GeneralNadine99

Ronn

In this live episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski are joined by Bryan Vore to break down the biggest reveals from The Game Awards. We highlight the biggest games shown off during Geoff Keighley's event, like a Wonder Woman game from Monolith, a new Elden Ring trailer, Sonic Frontiers, The Matrix Awakens tech demo, and a whole lot more. Then we talk about Halo Infinite's campaign and Sarah's time with Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker before answering wonderful questions from the community and award the iam8bit question of the week!

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00:00:00 - Intro 

00:03:27 - Grading The Game Awards 

00:11:00 - Star Wars: Eclipse 

00:15:45 - Sonic Frontiers 

00:20:00 - Activision and the game industries inherent problems 

00:26:20 - Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga 

00:28:00 - Nightingale 

00:29:55 - Wonder Woman

00:36:00 - Suicide Squad 

00:39:00 - Dune: Spice Wars 

00:40:40 - Arc Raiders 

00:42:20 - The Game Awards' Game of the Year 

00:49:00 - The Matrix Awakens 

01:00:10 - Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker 

01:11:00 - Halo Infinite 

01:20:43 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 

01:23:51 - Community questions 

02:00:30 - Get A Load Of This 

Leo's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zG7nsywe9E 

Hanson's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-4-blood-composer-martin-stig-andersen/id1313004515?i=1000542686578 

Community GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-report-battle-soul-work-culture-harassment-crunch

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Patrick Polk

Another Eden’s Chrono Cross Crossover

Andrew Uerkwitz

Opposwitch on Xbox

Shakes TRUE KING MUSIC

Kris

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Divergecoffee.com

Zachary Pligge

Ludwig Roque

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Jawarhello

MisterNomer

John Higby

Drew Waranis

Steve Bamdad

Clemens Zobel

Purebrednumber6

Starkiller

Spider_Dan

SpiralInYourEyes

Preetham Yarlagadda

GeneralNadine99

Ronn

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Jacob Geller are joined by the master of music (and host of Level with Emily) Emily Reese to break down our favorite game music tracks from 2021. I'm sure we all missed some great games and music, so feel free to leave any biggies in the comments for other folks to find. Then we talk about Solar Ash and Exo One before answering 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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Check out our guest's work here!

Emily Reese's podcast - https://www.levelwithemily.com/

Jacob Geller's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/jacobgeller

Kelsey Lewin's Video Game History Foundation drive - gamehistory.org/2021fundraiser

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:19 - Level with Emily's Half-Life: Alyx podcast

00:04:24 - The best game music of 2021

00:06:31 - Mega Man X Dive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ20iMba0-c

00:09:23 - Twelve Minutes - https://youtu.be/rwKkroWaI1g

00:13:51 - Forza Horizon 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY7ex_4y_Qs

00:18:02 - Halo Infinite - https://youtu.be/IDaCfMKNlXc?t=1381

00:23:19 - Unpacking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnqqO3aZC9s 

00:25:42 - The Artful Escape - https://youtu.be/xHTDGp_MZ0Q?t=335

00:30:13 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mh5zHr_Sg&list=PLsHVdpXZRVOe97dTxNYOdKEkTY_YWJnuB&index=9 and https://youtu.be/qJqB_x5AQLM?t=40

00:32:51 - Twelve Minutes - https://youtu.be/H9zTDKu9UiM?t=2697

00:35:46 - Narita Boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u62-hQaf7ss

00:39:04 - Sable - https://youtu.be/ej5-CHAGr34

00:43:55 - Cyber Shadow - https://youtu.be/sI8OT_GTBGQ

00:45:55 - Psychonauts 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOeTH9lwchg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqSrhCY8TXc

00:51:53 - Half-Life: Alyx - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rRAaUa_VAQ

00:55:34 - Community suggestions

Jordan Brown - Timberborn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw-5_dUu3uE

Lewis K - Deltatune Chapter 2 - https://youtu.be/B_RiMVupDCY

Nick from Atlanta - Persona 5 Strikers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezqqRrPoC9M

Doreen Cleyre - Final Fantasy VII Intergrade Intermission - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ioTqXJIQc

DarkFishDays - Stonefly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3TqRiDLenk

Tactical Dreamer - NEO: The World Ends with Wtih You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACvoeqllrZo

DominicCichocki - Nier: Replicant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjuNBPA4TIY

00:59:02 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

01:00:56 - Kid A Mnesia Exhibition

01:05:11 - Aerial Knight's Never Yield - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttL9zgcFyWo&list=PLuX1dXf1Zu0nNyNtuzUkpKNqmWXCJQrH2

01:06:39 - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iObKtuGwqiE

01:09:24 - Solar Ash

01:17:11 - Exo One

01:21:29 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:23:36 - Thanking iam8bit

01:25:00 - Community questions

01:57:01 - Get A Load Of This

Emily's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLE38KQuyjM 

Jacob Geller's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar 

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/mel-brooks-writes-it-all-down

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.picklemans.com/news/why-sandwiches-taste-better.php

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/RLSideswipe/status/1465446286841331715?t=bONEKDySxFRdS0TgvX87pw&s=19

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Andrew Uerkwitz

Opposwitch on Xbox

Kris

Shakes True King Music

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Ludwig Roque

Zachary Pligge

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Jawarhello

Mirko Arico-Torreno

Mark Seliga

John Higby

Call Me By Your Game Podcast

Drew Waranis

Dan Villone

Starkiller

Ted Ryser

Clemens Zobel

Steve Bamdad

PureBredNumber6

Spider_Dan

Preetham Yarlagadda

SpiralInYourEyes

GeneralNadine99

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode. Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard share their picks for some overlooked great games from 2021 and also talk about the news that Harmonix is now owned by Epic Games. Then we're joined by previous guests Nikole Zivalich (previously on the Weekend Confirmed podcast) and O'Dell Harmon Jr (former Game Informer intern) to talk about Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Riot Games' big multimedia expansion with League of Legends. 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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And O'Dell here - https://twitter.com/ODellHarmonJr

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:44 - Our favorite old games this year

00:07:02 - 2021's most underappreciated games

00:08:21 - FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch

00:10:06 - Unpacking

00:13:17 - Olija

00:14:49 - They Always Run

00:16:19 - Narita Boy

00:17:53 - Toem

00:20:23 - Genesis Noir

00:22:25 - Into The Radius VR

00:25:32 - Little Nightmares 2

00:27:43 - Gas Station Simulator

00:29:36 - Before Your Eyes

00:31:52 - Riders Republic

00:34:37 - Epic buys Harmonix

00:40:03 - O'Dell and Nikole intros!

00:43:26 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

01:00:17 - Arcane and Riot Games' multimedia push for League of Legends

01:08:33 - Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

01:13:44 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:15:44 - Thanking iam8bit

01:16:40 - Community questions

01:50:29 - Get A Load Of This

O'Dell's GALOT - https://interestingengineering.com/little-giant-broke-electric-land-speed-record-353-mph

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.resetera.com/threads/tim-schaefer-and-the-art-of-the-brutal-subtweet.516267/

Nikole's GALOT - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cassowaries-were-raised-by-humans-18000-years-ago-180978784/

Community GALOT - https://www.engadget.com/amazon-studios-is-close-to-a-deal-to-develop-a-mass-effect-series-110558040.html

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GeneralNadine99

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! We have a big episode for you and we hope you enjoy it. First off, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia talk about their gaming backlog for 2021 and try to lock down which games they're finishing off before our Game of the Year debates. We also talk about the reveal of the nominees for Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards and why folks feel Returnal was robbed. Then we're joined by BetterQuest co-host Jeff Cork to dissect everything that went wrong with the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy remaster and former Game Informer video editor Wade Wojcik joins us to rave about Halo Infinite's multiplayer shadow drop. Then we're joined by Sarah Podzorski to 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:32 - Community Kickoff

00:08:04 - Our gaming backlog for 2021

00:27:03 - The Game Awards' nominees

00:34:47 - Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition with Jeff Cork

01:03:42 - Halo Infinite with Wade Wojcik

01:16:46 - Dragon Ball: The Breakers

01:19:24 - Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier

01:26:01 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:28:26 - Thanking iam8bit

01:29:26 - Community questions

02:05:42 - Get A Load Of This

Janet's GALOT - https://www.nba.com/news/staples-center-to-be-renamed-crypto-com-arena-beginning-december-25

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/naruto-x-fortnite-is-finally-here

Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/johntv/status/1460807202466254855?s=20

Wade's GALOT - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/russia-just-blew-up-a-satellite-heres-why-that-spells-trouble-for-spaceflight

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1461016323278852096

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Drew Waranis

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Ted Ryser

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GeneralNadine99

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this week's episode, Kyle Hilliard talks about his time playing FromSoftware's Elden Ring and Sarah Podzorski and Janet Garcia unpack the big Animal Crossing update. We also review Jurassic World Evolution 2 and break down the chaos Janet is bringing to her park. Then we're joined by a generous donor from our Extra Life stream Matt Winter to 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch the video version of the podcast here - https://youtu.be/fGc6xzqNHkQ

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:33 - Community Kickoff

00:08:14 - Elden Ring

00:26:52 - Animal Crossing's Happy Home Paradise

00:40:01 - Jurassic World Evolution 2

00:53:46 - Forza Horizon 5

00:57:03 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:00:07 - Thanking iam8bit

01:01:35 - Community questions

01:49:58 - Get A Load Of This

Sarah's GALOT - https://twitter.com/sarahpodz/status/1457557736707661828?s=20

Matt's GALOT - https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/888577/Home-Alone-Buzz-girlfriend-man

Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1455994482411855874?s=20

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.netflix.com/title/70213237

Community GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/22772131/unpacking-gamecube-retro-gaming-indie-game-pass

Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow

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Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Join the Thank You Crew over on Patreon to add your name to this list! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Divergecoffee.com

Andrew Uerkwitz

Opposwitch on Xbox

Kris

Shakes True King Music

Fixture Gaming’s Fixture S1

Iam8bit

Ludwig Roque

Zachary Pligge

Andrew Vala

BeatenDownBrian

PrettyGoodPrinting.com

Jawarhello

Mirko Arico-Torreno

Mark Seliga

John Higby

Call Me By Your Game Podcast

Drew Waranis

Dan Villone

Starkiller

Ted Ryser

Clemens Zobel

Steve Bamdad

PureBredNumber6

Spider_Dan

Preetham Yarlagadda

SpiralInYourEyes

GeneralNadine99