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Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast (Patreon)

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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, and Leo Vader. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out the great prize below for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 8am Central on Wednesday.

On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...

People of Note

Samson

Monster Hunter Stories 3

Mr. Sleepy Man

Star Fox Adventures/Assault

Everybody at the Backstage Pass tier can watch us record the show live on Wednesday at 1pm Central, with an exclusive pre and post show. The unedited archive will be available to view after the fact. You could do us a favor by subscribing to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, telling a friend, leaving a review, and subscribing to our YouTube channel!

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You can also find the Conker's Bad Fur Day vinyl for sale in iam8bit’s online store, and you can use the promo code FIREFLOWERS for 10% off everything under $100. Psst… please don’t post that promo code anywhere else on the internet. It’s a MinnMax-exclusive thing. https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/all

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Neal McMahon

Hey MinnMax, Do you think Nintendo could eventually introduce a higher premium tier of Nintendo Switch Online that includes DS and 3DS games? I’d absolutely dive back into that library—there are so many great titles that are tough to find or revisit these days. Plus, while I love the 3DS, it’s a bit clunky by today’s standards, and those games would feel incredible on a Switch 2.

Spader

There’s been a lot of videogames becoming boardgames lately. And even some going the reverse, Boardgame to videogame. What’s a game you’d love to see, videogame to Boardgame or Boardgame to videogame?

Thom Blackburn

What are you favorite peripheral controllers? I love the stinky board foot pedal

Neal McMahon

As of April 2026, do you play more Steam Deck or Switch 2?

Stevelution

Hey MinnMax. I enjoy seeing the voting for NewShow+ every week and how unpredictable they can be in terms of popularity. And it got me thinking. What are each of your own favourite New Show Plus’? It doesn’t necessarily have to be one you recorded yourself.

Catpurrnicus

My partner and I once had these Salted Caramel Oreos that were a limited batch that we loved, but it hasn't been made again. Do you have a white whale of treats/food?

RynaGoGo

With all this Mario 2 talk because of the new Mario movie I’ve been thinking. Do you all eat turnips? How many turnips have you even had in your lives? What do they even taste like? Do you turn up for turnips?

Memory Card

It's been a year since the BDS Movement called for a consumer boycott of Xbox. I wanted to ask your thoughts on it, in terms of effectiveness and overall.

AJ

You know how different school subjects have an assigned color in your head? Math is red, language arts is green etc. what video game genre has what color most associated to it?

Nathan Ryer

Hey MinnMax! What is the best game featuring poop?

mapleviolet

in honor of people of note, what do you think is the worst pun that has been in the name of the game

Antonino Laberdee

Hello! What game illicited the most intense emotional reaction from you? I'm not asking for spoilers per se. Moreso, is there a game or moment that completely emotionally resonated with you in an transformative way even temporarily? Some of us need to feel something! Love the show, love you all, except Ben, because he respectfully asks not to be loved.

MakeItUnclear

What's the stupidest game from the last 2 console generations that would be considered the greatest of all time if it was released in the PS1/N64 era or before? Assume modern graphics/gameplay/production as part of the equation (never mind thay there'd be no way to play it).

Blazingscourge

When was the last time you used a music recognition service (like Shazam) to find a name of a song and what song was it?

Erik Petrovich

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is coming out in just over a week and, with several restarts, I've already put about 20 hours into the demo. Of the dozens of miis I've created so far, my favorite trio has been Howard Hamlin, Lalo Salamanca, and Mike Ehrmantraut. My dream for full release? To make Howard Hamlin and Lalo Salamanca fall in love. So my question is, what *completely* impossible fantasy ships will you be trying to force when TD:LTD launches?

Christian Hall

Hey MinnMax, so excited y’all are talking about Mr Sleepy Man! This game rules and deserves more attention! I saw Indie.io is releasing a game pass-like subscription, focusing exclusively on indies. What is y’all’s take on this? Will a smaller scale and tighter pool of games make this subscription model work? Do you think it will help more indies get the attention they deserve? I feel like game pass has increasingly proven to be unsuccessful, so I’m not 100% convinced an indie spinoff of it will do much better, but what are your thoughts?

whitemex

What song has the best use of Na's? My personal favorite is that one song from Fergully

Ariel in Seattle

Kelsey, any progress getting back into your childhood Neopets account? What social / browser games did the rest of you play growing up?

J.Vaso

I'd like to fill a massive void left in last week's 25 games you need to play list which egregiously left out Sonic the Hedgehog, one of gaming's most important icons! So here's the new 25 games you must play list: 1. Sonic Adventure 2. Sonic Adventure 2 3. Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 5. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 6. Sonic Heroes 7. Sonic Unleashed 8. Sonic CD 9. Sonic Riders 10. Shadow the Hedgehog 11. Sonic Generations 12. Sonic Forces 13. Shadow Generations 14. Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) 15. Sonic Frontiers 16. Sonic Colours 17. Sonic Free Riders 18. Sonic Advanced 18. Sonic Rush 19. Sonic Mania 20. Sonic R 21. Sonic Racing Crosswords 22. Sonic Rivals 23. Sonic Racing Transformed 24. Sonic and the Black Knight 25. Super Smash Brothers Ultimate

Cashewual

Which of these 2 genres do you think has a better chance to make a comeback this year: Rhythm games or city builder/tycoon games? Love you and all that you do.

Victor Pham

Why are some people in games media so defensive of the Mario Galaxy movie getting bad reviews from movie critics?

L Stockler

Hey gang! What older portable gaming device would you recommend getting for a kid of 7-8 years old? Gba? Ds? 3ds? Psp?

Marc S

Hey Maxers! As your careers as streaming personalities have progressed, how have you learned to manage your anxiety while streaming? With Twitch raids as an example, I can't imagine the feeling of goofing around with your friends and suddenly realizing that someone you respect just sent over a few hundred people to watch. You all do so well, but it must be a mind F trying to maintain the same fun atmosphere while a bunch of people you don't know are suddenly judging whether you're funny or not.

Travis in Fargo

The only series I’ve ever rewatched are Arrested Development and Gilmore Girls. What shows have you rewatched, and what does that say about you as a person?

Swansonge

There will be a time when you pick up your child for the last time. There will also be a time where you pick up a childhood gaming console for the last time. Do you think this has already happened for you? Do you remember the last game you played on a console from your childhood?

Sergio

Hello, Minnmax! Have you ever positively or negatively changed your mind about a game despite not feeling differently about what you originally liked or disliked about it?

Stefan Möller

What emotion have you learned to deal with better through a game?

Gabe Honeycutt

Hey MinnMax, I was skeptical of the Switch 2 Joycons' mouse controls when they were revealed since I wasn't sure how comfortable or useful they would be, but Pokemon Pokopia has made me a believer with its implementation, which got me wondering: what console or controller "gimmick" has pleasantly surprised you the most?

Vilis

T-Minus 10, Cohorts. 10 Days, to be precise. 240 hours. That's how long the Artemis 2 crew is going to take to accomplish a new milestone in mankind (yes yes, plus years of planning and training, shush shush) 10 DAYS!! Be honest! Given both were equally viable to you, would you rather spend 10 days flying around the moon with 3 co-workers with basically no privacy, or 10 days playing your favorite game or latest obsession with no interruptions?

resnet

Hi MinnMax! I miss the day of games with skateboarding and graffiti as their central themes and mechanics. Were any of you skaters and graffiti artists in real life?

Alpaca chino

Hi Minn Max! What games are important to you in a personal kind of way? I played a ton of Heroes of Might and Magic III with my now girlfriend for 21 years when we met, which probably makes it the game of most personal importamce to me. Cheers!

Kraven Morcome

Hey MinnMax, Have any of you seen the TikTok account husk, who messes with AI to show how unreliable it is? For example he asks it to time his mile run and then says he finished the mile after 5 seconds. The AI says he ran for over 10 minutes and argues with him when he tries to tell the AI it is incorrect. Why are we creating language models that openly lie and gaslight about their capabilities?

GoomPatrol

Hey Maxers! What animal do you think you could take in a fight? You both get prep time.

Patrick G

What would the Super Mario Galaxy Movie the Game look like?

Patrick Polk

Greetings Decaying Presidents Heads Fans, In May 2024, when you conducted the Town Showdown to decide where to do a meetup, you discussed the decaying Presidents Heads in Williamsburg, Virginia. I had never heard of them before that but ever since that discussion I have wanted to go, and last weekend I finally made it happen. I took my family to Williamsburg for my daughters' spring break, allegedly to see historic sites, but in actuality to see the heads. Some pictures are shared below. Since the heads are on private property (an industrial recycling facility), you have to buy tickets to seldom-offered photography tours in order to see them. It takes some planning to check them out, but it's definitely worth it! Thanks for discussing this weird thing two years ago! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19gzldqB3EN0G4EmdSQTsOLsiFJ3TyG31

Travis in Fargo

What’s the “Garden State” of video games?

Robert Draa

I was discussing a movie with my mom the other day and it dawned on me just how differently she and I engage with movies. This woman watches more movies than I do but can't name more than 3 or 4 actors and you can absolutely forget anything like directors or writers. Do you know any video game fans like this? People who like and play lots of games but are somehow completely unplugged from the entire scene?

Jason Wojnar

My little cousins are absolutely obsessed with the Killers songs “Bones”. They can sing it word for word from memory and when we all listen to music together that’s the only song and music video they want to hear. This has been going on for well over a year. What was a weird thing you were obsessed with as a kid or something one of your kid relative is obsessed with.

Fancygraham

Is it in a multiplayer shooter’s best interests to purposefully have a gun or character that is broken and then nerf it later? Like how Bastion was insanely overpowered in Overwatch’s early days. That way, people can have those “I was there” moments.

Machine Gun Keeley

Hey MinnMax crew, Was there ever an interview or podcast guest the cohort had instant chemistry with and thought they would be a good long term addition? For the purposes of this question we'll exclude Into the Aether, Blank Check, Easy Allies, and Fire Escape. Keep up the good work.

Frostphorus

With the steam machine and project helix, PC gaming is getting closer to the living room than ever. But what will happen to couch co-op? Do you think local co-op will become more prevalent on PC, or will it continue to die off? What are some of your favorite couch coop games on PC?

Zorlok_theDefiler

Hey Minnmax! When you are playing an rpg or any DnD-adjacent game, do you have a character class you always gravitate towards? Which types of real-life personalities are drawn to the different standard character archetypes, like what kind of person fits a rogue, mage, barbarian, necromancer, etc? Do you think there is a strong correlation between the type of person that identifies with each of the standard classes?

Tess

Hey MinnMax! Why do people always preface the word minigame with the word "WarioWare-Style." Almost every time the minigame is absolutely nothing like WarioWare (where you need to figure out and complete the goal in 5ish seconds). Is this just like an instinctual language thing or has no one actually played WarioWare?

Jacob B

Hey all! Monster Hunter Stories, Pokemon Pokopia... What'll be the next great video game franchise spinoff? What's your dream genre shift for a franchise?

Alex Swaim

Hello my para social best friends! Between Marathon and Project Hail Mary, it's been a big year for Tau Ceti! Maybe the biggest pop culture moment for any star other than our own! What's your favorite star or star system? What is your favorite piece of media that takes place in that star system?

Sky Fellowship

In honour of Conker's BFD, my question is, has a video game ever helped you explain something to someone? This way sound weird but as a Mackem, trying to explain what a Mackem is to people outside of the U.K is difficult. But also difficult is explaining Brummies, Scousers etc.... For example a Mackem is someone from Sunderland, Brummie Birmingham and Scouser Liverpool. Conker is the first game that helped me explain what I was talking about when I brought up Scousers to some American friends, I would ask if they'd played Conker and if so, point to the Beetles in the game (Which obviously was a reference to Englands most famous Scousers, The Beatles) and say those were Scousers, that's a Scouser accent.

Dustin Davis

What's the worst thing you've done to a toy? I was never "Sid in Toy Story level", but I would cut stuffed animals' hair and entomb action figures in clay.

Travis in Fargo

Not work-related, what’s the best thing video games have done for you?

Daniel

What's the least valuable game in your collection? Everyone loves to tout the most rare or expensive video game they own, but what's the game in your collection that you prize for its personal meaning to you but has no monetary or little cultural value? Anyone got a mint in box copy of Black & White for PC or Family Feud on the NES that won't fund their retirement but will bring them immense joy forever???

Jeeo Banogy

Hello Hello MinnMaxers! Surprised to see the topic of Star Fox! It got me wondering, what would a Breath-of-the-Wild gameplay shakeup look for the series? Would traveling around a map look more like No Man's Sky? Could you expand the Star Fox organization, a lá Metal Gear V? Or would Fox McCloud have a galavanting adventure through a single planet again? Space is the limit, so what would/wouldn't you want to see?

Elz

Hello MinnesotaMaximum, In StarFox Assault, the beloved friends and acquaintances of Fox McCloud are turned into living space weapons by a race of polygonal parasites and forced to kill against their will. Which member of the cohort would make the best sort of space monster?

KayBree

Hello! What is your favorite opening to a tv show that you refuse to skip?

Nate

It was brought up in the Mario Galaxy max spoilers about whether you could get a full movie or series of animated Star Fox, but have any of you ever seen or heard of the web series "A Fox in Space"? It only rarely posts an episode (2 in the last decade) but they are are extremely well done and compelling. When I think about what kind of writing and world building I'd want in a Star Fox show, that's the one I think of.

McGreevy

Hey cohorts, what are you up to later?

Brian Lyness

Hey crew, With the rise in AAA studios, solo devs & indie studios coming through from different parts of the world (like Brazil, South Korea, China & India) do you think we'll get to a point were there are so many superb games that when looking from outlet to outlet we could see completely different GOTY lists with less overlap than ever before? Thanks Brian

Luca Alberti

Hello folks! Is the prospect of an Ocarina of Time remake enticing to you? Would you prefer to see a faithful remake or one that expands Hyrule and blends in some more modern elements?

Graham Jones

Listening to this week's interview with the GoldenEye devs had me thinking about making games with big/existing IP versus new IP. Do you think it is harder to make the best game possible with big IP because there is too much risk adverse behavior from the IP owners or does this vary by IP? Conversely, is there more freedom in new IP to take big swings without there being repercussions?

mikeygee

Hello MinnMax! When was the last time you looked at your old yearbooks from middle/high school? Would you say you your interest are pretty similar to the person you were then?

Random Oil Man

In reference to Samson: A Tyndalston Story - what are some other terrible video game titles?

bizkiut (Nick S.)

With our current political and world news, how do you all stay informed while not spiraling?

Travis in Fargo

Once a year, maybe on 4/20, can we get a totally uncut, unfiltered - unrated! - episode of MinnMax where all the swear words and taboo topics are allowed? Please?! You can call it MaXXmaX - rated triple X for maximum, adults-only content.

Cody A

Hey what's the best concert you have ever been to? And second question, how do you find new music?

God's Garage

Computer Loving Cohorts, what would your last meal consist of? It should include at least one appetizer, entreee, side, drink, and dessert, but may consist of more. Could be a dish from your childhood or a local restaurant you love. Anything really!

Chris Pelley

If you completely ignore the music or game and go strictly off your own taste, what's your favorite album/game cover art?

Jeorin

What is the most unusual subject you've done a presentation on? In college I did one on Conker's Bad Fur Day, showing off the singing poop, Dracula, and WWII scenes to a class full of people. Weird and fun.

Chandler

Hi A long time ago one of the new show plus options was for Leo to show mods for metal gear solid V. Can he just talk about that a bit?Are there any mods he found that breathe new life into the game? It's such a fun game. I think if it were set up the right way it could be fun forever, like Hitman freelancer. Thank you for your time and welcome back to earth Leo

Joe W

Do you think a character's voice in a game not sounding the way we want or expect detracts from our enjoyment of it? Like how much of people's enjoyment of that Indiana Jones game was because Troy Baker sounded so much like Harrison Ford? If Indy looked like Harrison Ford, but he didn't sound like him, would it have mattered? If Wolverine in the new game coming out sounded like Hugh Jackman, would it make it any better?

SlyCut

Hello all, PlayStation is taking applications for people to join The Playerbase. Winners will be scanned into PlayStation Studios games, among other game specific things. The first game is Gran Turismo 7. The interesting thing is the criteria for winning. C&P below... Is The Playerbase cool? There will be multiple rounds. In the first round, judging will be based on a combination of skill-based criteria found in your written submission and account history, including: (i) the originality of your written submission, (ii) your written submission's relevance to the theme of passionate PlayStation Studios fandom, (iii) your written submission's demonstration of your personal connection to PlayStation Studios fandom, (iv) your demonstrated engagement with the PlayStation brand, as evidenced by ownership of PlayStation products, subscriptions, games played, hours played, etc., and (v)  your demonstrated engagement with Polyphony Digital, as evidenced by ownership of games from those studios, hours played, number and type of game trophies obtained, etc. In the second round, criteria will be judged on a combination of skill-based criteria found in an interview, including (a) how much your interview expresses an authentic love for PlayStation and details your personal history with the brand, (b) how much your interview expresses an authentic love for GT7, (c) how much your interview includes shareable and entertaining content, while demonstrating that your story is suitably interesting to make further compelling content, (d) how much your interview confirms you represent the PlayStation community, and (e) how much your interview meets the conduct expected of someone representing PlayStation and affiliated games.

CrabPalace

What's a time you experienced pure fear? For me it was today.

Michael Nickley

Howdy folks, If you were a Smash Bros. fighter, what would be your taunt? How about the other cohorts?

Jack Seage

Ahoy hoy, everybody! If it were entirely up to you, what POV would you want to live your life in? Would you stick with first-person? Go for a more actiony feeling over the shoulder? Get a better view of your surroundings with top down?

thejjuan1

Hello Minnmax crew. A big update just happened with OpenCritic. Early Access games won’t have a number score on them, until they come out. Even if review outlets give a score to an early access game. Apparently Slay the Spire 2 was the cause for discussion around early access and if it should have a score next to it. They are now considered as “work in progress” as the Opencritic score. Personally I always think these games should not be considered for scores or game of the year lists. Just for the fact it is not fully out. I know the Minnmax crew feels differently but apparently I’m not alone on this issue. If Opencritic did this change.

Jacob Mazanowski

Do you prefer a free form, do whatever you feel like in the moment vacation or a vacation for a specific activity or thing?

Shane G

Space question. What hypothetical astronomical fantasies do you find yourselves thinking about. e.g. What would it be like to live on a moon and have a gorgeous gas giant fill your sky, what would that mean for the day/night cycle? Are all moons stuck facing one way like ours? Also is it always effectively daytime if there's a gas giant in the sky reflecting light onto you. What would it be like living in a multi-star system, if you orbit around or between two or more stars I guess you'd have different kinds of daytime, weird. To be clear I don't want knowledgeable Science facts, just wonder and speculation.

PJZ64

The live-action Legend of Zelda movie will obviously be very different from Illumination's Mario movies... but what if it weren't? What obscure character from early franchise history would you be most excited to see? What's the most ridiculous cameo character you think has a chance of actually appearing? And are there any characters from beyond the franchise who could be cool to include, instead of just cringey? (Much like a certain Scottish space fox in the Galaxy Movie)

CptCobblePot

Hey Minnmax crew, is connecting flight anxiety a Midwestern thing? Last Thursday I had a couple from a Minneapolis suburb guilt me out of my aisle seat two hours before landing because they ‘might miss their connection,’ then stood up 30 minutes out to hold their luggage out of the overhead bin, did the full ‘excuse us we have a connecting’ to the entire cabin when we landed. I caught up to them 20 minutes later standing calmly in the boarding line at their gate. Genuinely the kindest people I sat next to for five hours, and then briefly a completely different species.

Xavier Perez

Hey crew, simple question. What’s the objectively best game you actively disliked? Not just something you bounced off of or wasn’t your style, but actually disliked when playing.

Victor Hensley

Howdy MinnMax! A couple of weeks ago, much to the dismay of Kelsey, some of the cohorts were asked to name a single active MLB player…and they proceeded to fail miserably. However, here’s your chance to even the score! If you had the opportunity to ask Kelsey to name one thing in any category of your choosing, what would you pick to try and stump her?

Cody Ficker

Do you think Tetris blocks would fit down the toilet?

SenttheProphet

Artemis 2 has made a historic trip around the moon MinnMax has been recruited for Artemis 3 to complete the lunar landing - who of the crew (total of 4) is making a successful landing? Who would try to leave the ship the fastest?

Marty Cawley

I’ve been enjoying dabbling in Marathon, and it got me to thinking about Bungie, games as a service, and the way the industry handles these games. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Bungie is currently split between two live service games, Destiny and Marathon. Do you ever think Bungie/Sony/anyone in today’s industry would let a successful GaS end naturally, as in reach the end of the story, take the servers offline as the “end” of the game/narrative/universe? And then focus their attention on a new game? Or, are they doomed to support these games indefinitely until the player base dries up? What’s the end game here? Especially for something like Destiny that seemed to put such an emphasis on its narrative over the years. Is there an example as an MMO or GaS that has come to a peaceful end before that I’m not aware of?

Josh Lamm

What Disney character would you pull straight from the movies and put into a Pokémon game? I'd put Jason Alexander's gargoyle pig from Hunchback, personally.

KiwiTheGoo

Hey MinnMaxers,What's your favorite game that you

KiwiTheGoo

Hey MinnMaxers, what's your favorite game that you'll never play/beat again? Does this say anything about whether it should be a favorite? Mines Vagrant Story, those end game box puzzles are too much

Thorn23

Hey MM (also simultaneously in honour of the final season of The Boys!!), simple Q - What’s the longest you’ve been stuck on a single level or boss? Keep the good vibes comin = D - T-23 🐨

Clayton Dexter

With games like dragon quest builders, monster hunter stories, or Pokémon pokopia what other game franchises could you see working with a new genre? Is Dark Souls life sim an option? Resident Evil RTS?