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Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast (Patreon)

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A big thank you to everybody who competed in last night's episode of Trivia Tower - it was a really fun episode. Catch up on it here - https://youtube.com/live/eCX0Huly5So

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard. 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...

Splatoon Raiders

Silent Hill Townfall

Pathogenic

The Incident At Galley House

Steam Machine

Palworld

Everybody at the Backstage Pass tier can watch us record the show live on Wednesday at 2pm 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 Super Hexagon vinyl for sale in iam8bit’s online store, and you can use the promo code SUMMERDAZE 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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Travis in Fargo

If you could get any podcast episode from all of human history pressed to vinyl and presented in beautiful packaging, complete with thoughtfully written liner notes with interviews and candid photos, what would you choose?

Dan from Canada

Are escalators meant to be walked up or you standing still on those and enjoying the ride ?

Jacob Mazanowski

Is there a cohort that you have no mid ground when it comes to opinion? You either completely agree, or completely disagree

Travis in Fargo

Coming up with the beginning or ending of a story can be the easiest part, but it’s really hard to nail a middle. What video game, hands down, has the best goddamn middle?

Arturo Perez

Hi Minnmax! I have three days to myself at home, could you make a list of six 3 to 4 hour games I could play? Thank yooooou and keep up the good work!

Hayden Scott-Baron

Have you ever lost a digital account you found precious? I recently had my 19 year old Playstation account and purchases stolen by hackers, despite having 2FA enabled, and Sony support won’t help me recover it.

sandeezy

How many instances of the word “woke” do you think were inserted into GTA 6’s latest rewrite? my money is on no less than 10.

Catpurrnicus

Jacob, on Bonus Pod, the companion to the MinnMax show, Ben couldn't remember the name of a game, he initially went with Detective Nazi. Which game do you think he was talking about?

Travis in Fargo

What’s your relationship with margarine? Mine’s hashtag “complicated.”

Lucas S

Hi MinnMax, Since we are talking about the steam machine, what is your favorite cubed shaped thing? We’ll also except things that are best experienced in the shape of a cube

Fancygraham

What is the best colour (not flavour) for a drink?

Greg Varney

Are there any artists that you desperately want to like and feel like you should like but you still don’t? I really want to like Prince. I try every single year to get into his music but every year he eludes me.

Linktrev

Hey MinnMax Friends, If you could get a behind the scenes look at what any game studio is currently developing, which studio would you pick?

John Richards

At the risk of sounding like a total prude… is anyone else disheartened (or at least slightly embarrassed) that the GTA franchise - which is built on the gamification of crime and general depravity - has become the universal standard for our hobby? I understand that this question and perspective may be slightly hypocritical, most games are violent and can certainly have crude streaks, but it seems the sustained popularity of GTA over the past few decades has made the general public far more aware of selling drugs and killing hookers than almost any other action or activity in video games. Am I nuts?

Random Oil Man

When was the last time a sentence made you rethink everything? Mine was when I heard someone say: "fishtanks are submarines for fish"

JG

Hey CLCs, I remember a couple of years ago there was a wave of devs saying that they would rather you pirate their game than buy a gray-market key for it. However, in the age of BDS and other vile corporations, do you guys think it is ok to buy gray market keys? I recently did it to play Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations. I really wanted to see what Id was cooking but didn’t want Microsoft to get any money from me. What are your thoughts?

Antonino Laberdee

Hey minnmax, betterquest adjacent question. What do you all do to avoid doom scrolling? I've noticed when I pick up my phone I instantly go to reddit, or Instagram, or another social media and I scroll before I even realize it. It feels really gross. I know Ben has talked about setting timers on apps to prevent it, but I am wondering what you all do instead, if anything?

Tommy Carver-Chaplin

Hey gamers. What would be the perfect needle drop for a game that otherwise uses an original score?

Hector

Hey gang 🫡, with July ending and is there a summer activity you must do before summer ends? For me it would be floating the River and Camping is a must. Thanks!

Sky Fellowship

As I always do long questions, I'll ask a short one this time. Am I the only person who does the Slurms McKenzie "a whimmy wham wham wazzle" (Futurama) to the Donkey Kong Country theme?

Juniper Cain

Hi all! I’ve been reading reality show discussions lately, and the idea of producers giving a good edit to winners because they want the audience to root for them, or a bad edit to people they want to villainise. Do you have any memorable times you feel like you got a ‘good edit’ in your career, or even a particularly bad one?

Neal McMahon

Hey MinnMax, Has anyone on the team seen The Odyssey yet? My friends and I were lucky enough to pre-order tickets weeks ago for the 70mm IMAX showing, and oh my goodness… it might be one of the best movies I’ve ever seen and, without a doubt, the best theater experience I’ve ever had. I’m actually going back with my wife in a couple of weeks, since those were the only tickets I could get, and I cannot wait to see it again. But seriously, I absolutely loved this movie. What are the team’s thoughts? Can we get a Backspoil on The Odyssey?

quilatoo

Have you ever fixed or modded a game console or controller? I fixed a right JoyCon recently and it might have unlocked something in me. With rising hardware costs it feels like a good skill to learn.

SlyCut

Hello all, I'm currently on vacation in Nags Head, North Carolina, sitting on the beach playing Forestrike (thank you, Leo) and I was wondering what your favorite beach activities are? Also, what's the perfect beach game?

PhillyYeetSteak

What game do ou feel like best encapsulates Minnmax's values of games, friends, and getting better?

Vilis

Question for the Cohorts: does the case of Palworld set a positive or negative precedent? They have pretty blatantly made it seem like the game is Pokémon critters in a Non-Pokemon world, and doing non-Pokemon things. However not too long ago there was a Chinese studio putting out "Light of Motiram" and everyone cried foul due to it's similarities to Horizon Zero Dawn. Is there a delineating line between these two things clearly marketing themselves on looking similar to something else?

Jordan Seefeldt

Hey MinnMax, Back in 2007, I rented Condemned: Criminal Origins, played the first 3 levels, and returned the game. This year, a friend reminded me of the game, so I bought it and started over. I'm close to finishing, and I realized I'll have a 19 year gap from when I first played it to when I actually finish. What's the longest gap you've had between starting a game and finishing it?

Thom Blackburn

What is the state of educational games? Are your kids (or niblings, or friends' kids) playing any and which ones? Thom Blackburn

Ryan Koliba

Resubmitting from last week: If video games had a museum of iconic, non-weapon items what single object are you putting in the main display case?

SuperThisWay

What’s the cereal without milk of video games or mechanics?

Daniel May

Hi MinnMax, thanks to a week-ish long theatrical release, I got to watch Hadestown this week! What is something you would give a similar theatrical release that is specifically not a movie?

Richard Hayes

Asha Sharma reaches out and agrees to stream one game from start to finish on behalf of MinnMax. What game do you have her play? (PS: Microsoft does not get Final Cut on the resulting video)

Best Start Believing in Gay Stories, You're in one

Hey MinnMax, Have any of you experienced 4DX theaters or have any interest in doing so? I won't lie, seeing videos of people getting blasted by water and thrown to the ground during the odyssey look so stupidly silly that I want to try it. But the closest theater is 2.5 hours away and I can't justify hiring a sitter for 9 hours to watch one movie. Is there specific movie that would tip the scale for you?

Neil Brown

Do you think you've jumped more in a video game vs shot a bullet from a gun?

RynaGoGo

Howdy MinnMax! What food are you totally burnt out on? I used to work at Jersey Mikes in college and even 20 years later I really don’t want a cold sandwich ever again.

Rene Nunez

Who's the guiltiest of ordering takeout instead of cooking? Shout out to Brian Shea for his mad skills in the kitchen.

Oliver Smith

Has anyone ever introduced a game or series to someone only for them to get way more into it than you? Back in 2018 I gave my PS3 with Persona 5 to my partner and it became a huge part of her life.

Shoes

JeffM, what board games have you been playing lately? Anything exiting hit the table recently?

aaaChandler

How do you guys feel about multiplayer only games? Whenever I see an announcement for a multiplayer game I can't help but think they might have wasted a ton of time and money to create something that will be unplayable after a year. I know single player games aren't guaranteed to be a success either but at least as the player I don't have to worry about it being taken offline. I'll probably buy keeper in a steam sale one day. Do you think anyone is buying kiln? Does everyone feel this way?

Travis in Fargo

What would be a more devastating word to remove from pop music for all time: “Baby”or “Tonight”?

Jon

Do you have any games that you think about regularly despite not having played them? I've never played the game Mad Rat Dead and couldn't tell you anything about it, but because of how the title rolls off the tongue it will just pop into my head sometimes.

BEEFCAKE

Let's do a little thought experiment. Hypothetically Nintendo has given one of the following Studios a blank check and 5 years to create a Mario game. On The Game Informer scale of 1 - 10 rate the game they potentially make. Sony santa Monica Gamemill Gears for breakfast Creative Business Unit I Wayforward Insomniac Double fine Ubisoft Montreal Studio MDHR Drinkbox Capcom Team Cherry (only 5 years?!)

BEEFCAKE

I was thinking of asking a similar question. Which episode of the Minnmax show would you press into a vinyl

Patrick G

This is your reminder to check out the Nintendo Music App and listen to the Free Roam Mario Kart World tracks. They're all remixes of classic games and themes done in a jazzy or Bossa nova beat. It's really cool to hear DK, Wario Ware, Yoshi Island, Wii songs, Flipnote studio, every Mario, etc. Almost 7 hours of music and counting

Fossil Arcade

Whats your favourite clothing item that you currently own?

Jump On Everything

If aliens came to earth and you had to show them one videogame to convince them not to destroy the human race, which would you choose?

Kevin

What do you think is your favorite game of all time that wouldn't be on another cohort's top 100? Assuming at least a few others have played the game before, not something only you have played.

Travis in Fargo

I think you’d press a greatest hits of Ben and JeffM yelling at each other 😂. JeffM getting feisty is one of my favorite things ever.

Travis in Fargo

Hearing Ben drop f-bombs on the Bombcast is delightful! It’s like having your Christian friend over for a sleepover and hearing them swear and tell dirty jokes.

resident eva

Been on a real roguelike kick lately and after playing a ton of Forestrike I'm here to pitch you guys a Groundhog Day tie-in rogue game where you play the same day over and over, memorizing events to prove your powers to people. In between runs you also get to upgrade skills like humility and restraint. It's been 33 years since the film came out but I'm sure with just a few emails we could get Mr. Murray on board sell us his likeness.

Alex Peters

Hi all! Has Ben ever told you about the time he cracked a raw egg on his pants in the middle of a restaurant? I am almost positive I have seen a video of this. Ben if this is a false memory, I'm sorry. Smooches. Alex from PEI

Jeff D

Howdy, About every ~6 months on Kinda Funny podcasts, Greg Miller phones up Jack Quaid who proceeds to do a Vegeta impression for 5 min while answering questions about how Hollywood works. Who do you wish you had on speed dial that you pull into podcasts/youtube videos/game streams or your life to be an expert on a topic? Also what Dragon Ball character impression do you hope they do when picking up the phone.

Mukor

It’s time for the newest spin on everyone’s favourite game! Six-Shooter Duel: One More Bullet: Also Now It’s A Time-Travelling Gun. The rules are simple. Each of the cohorts has one bullet to spend. But oh no! Your guns have transported you back to 2011. Six-shooter rules apply: if you shoot the game, you can play it and the others can’t. If you don’t shoot the game, you can’t ever have played it. Even if you already did, that game is gone from your memory and you can never replay it again. The games are: Minecraft Batman: Arkham City The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Marvel vs Capcom 3 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Bulletstorm The Binding of Isaac Bastion Dark Souls Portal 2

Luca Alberti

Hello MM crew. At the time of writing Splatoon Raiders' Metacritic User score is at 9.3, making it the 7th highest of all time, tied with the likes of MGS3 and Silent Hill 2. The game has reviewed okay but I haven't heard a single regular gamer complain about it. Is this yet another Dark Horse for 2026?

SenttheProphet

I am absolutely cannot believe that Xbox did not include Halo's original multiplayer with Halo Campaign revolved. With Xbox going through such woes - imagine how immense the reception would have been, this whole summer could have been a halo summer with multiplayer c coming back. I am baffled by their decision making

Felix davin

With the ecological unadequation of manufacturing new consoles and also their blistering clucking prices that make them luxurious villas, should Will Wright start a wide petition of sticking to hardware for the next 15 years ? And just make games for all platforms, current and past, refining knowledge and craft ? Right ? Bises et bonne journée

Swansonge

Hey MinnMax, I’m about to make a big life change and move to Japan literally this weekend to teach English. I have a 10 hour flight ahead of me on Saturday so I’ve been thinking a lot about how to pass the time on the plane. Do you over or under pack entertainment for a flight? What’s your usual rotation activities for a long flight?

Charlie F.

Last week Travis in Fargo asked what GTA VI's popcorn bucket would look like if they made them. Well that got me thinking what a popcorn bucket for other popular games and game series would look? Here's what I've come up with so far. I'm also trying to ignore any franchises or games that may have had a popcorn bucket released for it due to another media release of some kind (Sorry Mario and every Marvel property) Expedition 33: Gustav's Arm Hollow Knight: The Knights Head Stardew Valley: Chest Fallout: Power Armor Helmet Zelda: The Hylian Shield Fortnite: Llama Final Fantasy: Chocobo Portal: Portal Gun Halo: Master Chief Helmet I could probably keep going but I'm curious to hear what the cohorts can come up with or other ideas if I missed the mark on my own list.

CrabPalace

Which cohort are you most jealous of?

Best Start Believing in Gay Stories, You're in one

Warn support that you will be contacting the better business bureau if they do not escalate it and then proceed to do so. It is not a guaranteed success but it sometimes lights a fire under them.

Mahmoud Hakim

Hey MinnMax, I find it interesting from your last episode when Lucy James and yall discussed problems in discoverability of indie games. It’s incredibly interesting to me, especially considering there’s no shortage of creators who produce content in the form of reels, shorts, TikToks, videos etc. about interesting indie games. How do you reconcile the clear issues of discoverability with this new and popular wave of creators?

Jeff Britton

In honor of The Incident at Galley House, what kind of house would you least like to have an incident in, and what's the incident you're most worried about there?

Andrew

Is there language that you think would be fun to use from other fields of review? E.g. the top notes were balatro and vampire survivors, the middle note was pokemon and the tail note was Barbie: Horse trails

KayBree

Hello! If you had to freaky friday switch with one member of minnmax for one week, who would it be?

RhymesWithLate

Hello MinnMax Forgive me if this question has been answered extensively previously, but I mostly haven’t seen it talked about. How do you decide what to rate a video game? I always see Kyle giving games 8.25 and 8.75 out of 10s. What separates an 8.25 from an 8 or an 8.5? And how precise is too precise for rating things?

Steven Rizzo

Hello Minnmax, With the recent release of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced I got to thinking: Would you rather live as the romanticized version of a Cowboy, Medieval Knight, or Pirate and why?

giuliano

Hey MinnMax! What is your favorite US city to visit? I’m from Chicago and my fav US city so far has been Boston. Something about the bay and the history.

Bob Buel

What was the best part of a place you used to live?

Kaizoku Risu

I have always loved the aesthetic of Splatoon but fell off of playing the games due to the competitive multiplayer nature. I am really enjoying Splatoon Raiders though! Are there any game franchises where you prefer the spinoff entries more than the mainline games?

mantaguy

Hi MinnMax! The website Does It Play recently announced an economic and gameplay blackout period of Playstation from 8/23 to 8/30 where participants turn off their consoles and log off. https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/angry-playstation-fans-propose-ps5-blackout-in-protest-of-sonys-disc-decision Will any of you be participating in it? I know the answer for most of you is likely no, due to work-related reasons; but I'd appreciate it if you spread the word about this to as many people as possible.

gybones

I’m going on a trip to Chicago soon (partly for the Pokemon fossil exhibit at the Field Museum, super excited). Can I have your top recommendations on where to eat? Thanks a bunch

Toke F.

What's the furthest you have ever tossed something?

Eugene Ahka

Hi Minnmax friends! With a lot of hardware prices skyrocketing, is the Playstation Portal potentially the best way to play PS6 games when it launches? I'm assuming that PS6 games will stream perfectly fine for those individuals subscribing at the appropriate level. If this is true how many of you would prefer this over spending $700+ for the new console?

Brian Lyness

Hey crew, If you could pick only one of these games to get released in the next 5 years which one would you go for? Bully 2 The Getaway 3 A new Chronicles of Riddick game A new Deus Ex game An Eternal Darkness sequel Thanks!

WavingWorld

Hey MinnMax! "Abolish Everything" is an excellent show on Nebula and Youtube where participants give a comedic presentation about something, usually something mundane or absurd, that they think should be abolished. Examples include responding to the question "what's up?" with "Not much," and "doctors being hot." So, my question is: what would you like to abolish? I would abolish the phrase "in this video" on all videos on every platform forever. I've already selected to watch the video. Do you think I *don't* know what the video is about? Ridiculous. Abolish it!

Eli McVey

As a follow up to last weeks would you rather question: It would take a 50% free throw shooter, on average, 2,046 shots to hit 10 in a row. At 1 shot every 8 seconds that would take about 4.5 hours

downwithfun

Hey MinnMax, recently I watched Disclosure Day and thought it was a very “okay grandpa let’s get you to bed” experience. However, there was a genuinely compelling performance at the eleventh hour that I won’t go into details on for spoiler reasons (you definitely know the one if you’ve seen the movie). So my question is: what is an unexpected and perhaps under appreciated moment that saved a game from being a total disaster for you?

Azza G

hey minimax, so let's pretend they've invented an MMO that you can play in your dreams while you're asleep. Would you sign up or do you value your sleep? and let's just say the MMO is like GOTY contender 🤷‍♂️

Craig Brown

Hey MinnMax crew. What makes for a good community question?

p9xm

hey MinnMax! last week I completed a weeklong camping and hiking trip in Yellowstone, a bucket list place for me, and I can't wait to go back one day! Where's a bucket list place for you to visit, & what's the first thing you're doing when you get there?

James B

In honor of the loudest Imax experience of my life, what is the siren song of new show+ (or minnmax pods in general)? That which you most want but can’t have, and/or that which you already had but lost?

Jack Seage

I've just finished watching Dragonball and DBZ for the first time by watching along with a good friend who has loved the series since childhood! It was a delight getting to see it through his eyes - the hype for his favorite arcs and characters, additional context like how Toriyama felt about certain elements, and even getting to see some popular fan-works! In honor of the Friends part of "Games, Friends, and Getting Better", what's something you will always have a soft spot for because a passionate friend introduced it to you?

WUMBOL0GY

The release of the next gen consoles is at least a couple years out, but there's bound to be a lot of justifiable animosity towards it for a variety of reasons and it has me worried. Since at least some members of both the gaming community as a whole and this one are bound to get a unit out of habit, occupation, or genuine enthusiasm, I'm curious how you all think we should react as a community. Should we condemn those that support it? Just the ones doing it wholeheartedly? Avoid blame entirely since most of it is towards the manufacturers? Supporting their bad business practices and pricing isn't totally avoidable across the board, but it's bound to come up in conversation regardless.

Malcolm Holliday

Hey MinnMax! If you had to draw a video game character from memory right now, who do you think you'd nail spot on? Would be cool if y'all did a quick doodle right now 👀👀👀

Shoop Delawoop

Adding onto this, how long of a gap makes you switch from jumping back into a playthrough to simply restarting from scratch? And how does the type of game impact that? I’ve jumped in and out of Elden Ring after multiple months-long gaps, but after two weeks away from Outer Wilds, I feel like I need to just start over instead of trying to remember where I left off.

PancakeTime

What games have the best second playthroughs? Not talking roguelikes or other games designed around short replayable runs, but a single campaign that is extra satisfying to revisit after you've beaten it, whether for narrative, mechanical, or any other reasons. My vote is for Unsighted, a metroidvania where every character has a timer counting down to their death, and all the tricks and shortcuts you found in your first run give you the tools to clear it the second time fast enough to save everyone

FinalSin

Hey all, if God came down and gave you the option to reset your life, from age 16 , would you ?and would you still make the same choices ? Cause everyone says , oh if only I could go back in time and change this or that. Yea but what if one different choice, and poof you no longer have your partner or kids? The butterfly effect,Do you risk it, Just to see what the new ending is, if not, why do you do it in games?

Fancygraham

Would you rather have to take a bite of your least favourite food once a week or get shaved head to toe once a year?

YouTube’s Quiz Fall

Hello. Now that we're rounding the bend of summer, it's time to reflect. Do you have any gaming traditions linked to summer, similar to how some play spooky games around Halloween? Or just core gaming memories, perhaps from childhood, associated with this season? For me, my birthday is in the summer, so I remember one year, such as beating Streets of Rage in one afternoon, then trying to return it to the store (silly me, and they wouldn't accept it), and another year installing a CD drive in my PC so I could play The 7th Guest.

Marquis J Gaston

Hey Ben and the MinnMax gang, but esp Kyle Long time listener, finally typing something up. I've been chewing on this since the last GTA VI trailer and I can't shake the feeling that everyone's giving Rockstar a complete pass on the actual systems of the game. All the discourse is about budget, graphics, and how many police cars can spawn on screen—but where's the pressure for the minute-to-minute gameplay to actually be new and or engaging? maybe you actually have you running a drug business or something. We've had a decade of other games iterating on the open-world crime formula in ways that GTA V largely ignored. Sleeping Dogs made melee combat feel kinetic and meaningful instead of just a precursor to a gunfight, you also had face system which wasn't binary like most games Not to mention every aspect of combat is way more impressive. Cyberpunk, for all its launch sins, actually tried to give you build-defining RPG choices that changed how you approach encounters. Watch Dogs 2 (specifically the seamless hacking and drone traversal) made the sandbox feel like a puzzle instead of a shooting gallery. Saints Row 2 and 3 leaned into chaos in a way that made the world feel reactive. And don't even get me started on Chinatown Wars—that drug minigame alone had more systemic risk/reward than most of GTA V's side content. But the biggest omission in these conversations has to be Mafia 3. Say what you will about its repetitive mission structure, but that territory control system? Choosing which underboss (Vito, Cassandra, or Burke) gets which district, and watching your perks evolve based on who you favor—that was genuine strategic weight. Picking Burke gives you car delivery perks, Cassandra hooks up the gun van with better hardware, and Vito unlocks heavier ordinance. It actually made you feel like a criminal general building an empire, not just a puppet running errands for a safehouse. Why don't you popa squat and think about this, I'd personally rather have a more polished version of five, with rockstars version of some of these systems. Anyway, that's my two cents. Keep up the great work, and don't let this sneak bayou, Ben. Cheers, Low Ki Quis (low key (mar)quis

LlorchDurden

Hello JeffM and crew I do know it won't but hear me out on this one, What if GTA VI flopped? like it's great but a week later everyone is like "so now what?"

McGreevy

In case they don't answer this here is a variety of short games, vaguely from least to most horror, most of them lean horror which is pretty common for short games: a short hike, öoo, the drifter, grunn, Umurangi Generation, arctic eggs, creature kitchen, crow country, mouthwashing, moldrise, mole.

Jordan Holmdahl

I'm close personal friends/a former coworker of the folks who made the MN state fair ranch dressing beer. They know. By all means keep mocking them, it's objectively funny, but also every state fair beer is made under duress.

AnAttackCorgi

Howdy MinnMax! Everyone on the panel is frequent flier miles around the world. Part of the gig! When outside of US/Canada, did you notice any surprising ways these countries’ cultures influenced their own game design?

pork bun powered

Hi MinnMax! What's the equivalent of "oh you have to watch that in IMAX" for games? As in, you can technically play that another way, but you're doing that a game a disservice if you do so? What's the "half-watching the movie on the airplane" equivalent?

Josh LaBaw

Hello hello, Simple question. "How to play good light gun game in 2026?" Seriously, I miss the arcade accuracy of Area 51 at home.

Myles Alexander

Hey MinnMax, When was the last time you played a game that introduced a truly novel or unexplained mechanic that forced you to consider the game from outside your typical "gamer" mindset? I recently played Lucid Blocks (a Minecraft/LSD: Dream Emulator type beat) and still don't understand several core mechanics even 4-5 hours in. The entire game exists in some sleep paralysis dream logic and it was refreshing to play something that seemed to speak an entirely alien form of "game language".

Duderado

Any tips for sitting through an entire movie without wanting to take a break or check my phone?

Cody A

What's the best summer dessert?

Tortolia

Based on Lucy's comments last week about forgetting about the passing of Queen Elizabeth: What's the most unusual way you found out about the death of someone famous?

thejjuan1

Hello minnmax. You probably saw the layoffs happening at Double Fine. 23 people out of the 90 that work there. It’s very sad and it’s hard to see Double Fine make it in the next 5 years. First of all it’s Microsoft's fault at mismanaging these studios they owned. They are to blame for this. But I want to say something controversial. Is this Tim Schaefer's fault as well? Is this a leadership problem? Tim Schaefer is the heart and soul of that studio, but it feels like he’s the reason why they are in this mess in the first place. It’s been proven time and again he has been ineffective at keeping projects within scope and being on time/budget. Within the last 8 years they have been with Xbox. And only released 3 games. Two of them in the last year. It just feels like it’s writing on the wall for this studio.

Travis in Fargo

Oh man, I love it! Bonus disc: The Pissy Zone (on piss yellow vinyl 😆).

Jacob Mazanowski

Hades, Slay the Spire, Returnal… Really any rogue like, but not sure if that counts Sifu’s middle levels are also amazing!

Travis in Fargo

True: if a rogue like, or any run based game, screws up the “middle” that’s a huge failure! I started Sifu a couple weeks ago, but realized I wasn’t emotionally/psychologically ready for it. 😆

Jacob Mazanowski

Sloclap, Fromsoft, next mainline Final Fantasy Game studio, Acid Nerve,