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Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast (Patreon)

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Hello everybody! Reminder that this Friday from 2pm Central-1am Central we'll be streaming a big charity stream from the MinnMax Studio with special guests Kelsey Lewin AND Janet Garcia! Both are coming to Minneapolis. You can check out the full auction schedule and game codes we're giving away to donors here - https://bit.ly/nicecity26

By the way, you can watch Sarah and Haley play through Resident Evil 5's DLC here - https://youtu.be/e1ZW0GDL4lw

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Haley De Boom. 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...

  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

  • Phantom Blade Zero

  • Tales of Eternia

  • Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Everybody at the Backstage Pass tier can watch us record the show live on Wednesday at 12pm 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 Monument Valley vinyl for sale in iam8bit’s online store, and you can use the promo code WINTERSWARMTH 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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Mike R.

Hey MinnMax! Can you hire Haley De Boom full time, Pleeeaaase :)

Neal McMahon

Hey MinnMax! I was thinking about time travel the other day. If you went back 20 or 30 years with all the knowledge you have today, would you actually be able to do anything with it? Like, could you pull a Back to the Future Part II and make a fortune betting on sports? Would you know to invest in Tesla or get in early on something like Fortnite? I guess my bigger question is, how much of what we know about the future would actually be useful in making money? Would you even remember enough specific details to take advantage of it?

Neal McMahon

Dearest MinnMax, When you talk about a game’s length, do you go by the in-game clock or your actual playtime? For example, if a game says 60 hours but the PS5 says 100, which do you count? And if you play from 12–5 but take a few bathroom/short breaks, do you count the full 5 hours or subtract the downtime? Personally, I count the entire time I’m sitting there with the game on. How do you guys track it?

Travis in Fargo

What’s the best fully analogue game that requires no items or implements of any kind that you can play with just two people sitting next to each other on a bus?

AJ

What’s up Minnmax! Have we seen all the video game mechanics there will ever be? Is there possibility for new novel mechanics, or will there only ever be iterations until the inevitable heat death of the universe?

Travis in Fargo

If you were a lazy or hungover high school teacher, what modern movie would you like to show your class? You know, something with high entertainment value, family-friendly enough, with at least a modicum of educational content.

Vilis

Y'all, what's the wildest salsa you've ever had? I once had an Ancient Egypt themed salsa that was part hummus. I mostly bought it for the jar, but it wasn't bad!

kajmo

Hey MinnMax, What's the best thing you have put out into the world?

Dan Adam

Do you have any personal gaming habits you wish you could improve? For example, whenever a new game in a series is coming out, I will replay other games in the series leading up to the release of the new game. By the time it finally comes out, I've burnt myself out and am not even interested in playing it anymore. I've done this for pretty much every Pokemon game since X & Y. and yet I never learn. I had to actively hold myself back from replaying the original Ocarina of Time in anticipation of the remake.

Nathan Klainer

Hello Ben and cohorts! Is there any game genre where you only like one game within it even if you’ve tried other games in genre?

Jeeo Banogy

Hey Minnmaxers! Some good swords getting talked about this week! What do you think is the coolest sword in videogames right now? Is that different from the nicest looking sword?

Neil Brown

Howdy MinnMax! What's your usual method when it comes to finishing a book? I find that when I get towards the last 100ish pages I decide to blitz through the rest, counting down the pages until I'm done. Though I've found when I do so I don't really retain all of what happens, and feel fatigued by the end.

Zachery Lee Anderson

Hey MinnMax! So Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel? Good name? Bad Name? Screw Microsoft? What are your thoughts?

SuperThisWay

Hey MinnMax! When’s the last time you had a honest to goodness sleepover? Feel free to discuss the definition too

Travis in Fargo

Do you re-read books? Or are they a one-and-done ordeal?

sandeezy

question i stole from a voicemail dumptruck episode: do you think your washer and dryer are siblings, a couple, or just coworkers?

Charles Davis

Betterquest related: I quit my miserable job as a complaint handler for an insurance company so that I could pursue a career aligned with my passions and far more purpose - becoming a middle school Computing teacher! I hope to inspire some of the next generation of game developers. With that in mind, what lessons do you think this next generation should learn from the recent state of the industry? Charles from Brighton (UK)

JessHawk

But who's your favorite character in Melee?... No not Super Smash Bros Melee, Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee!?!?

Stay At Home Gamer

Do you ever get into a gaming rut? Maybe not cause it’s your job to play games but recently been in a rut and hoping Ocarina of Time gets me out of it!

Elz

Hello MinnMax, Which videogame character had the best Halloween costume this year? Cheers!

Fancygraham

When you’re retired and under no professional obligation to do so, do you think you’d want five-to-ten questions to think about and pick your favourite out of the bunch every week?

BEEFCAKE

If you wrote a book, what kind of book would you write?

CANAS1AN

Hey Civicly engaged cool people, What's the perfect Covid game that came out after Covid? My choice is Big Walk.

Nathan Ryer

Hey MinnMax! What classic game needs still needs a remake or remaster? I’ll throw a vote in for Jade Empire.

Seabass

Hi MinnMax! If all video game characters were in an election, who would be running (President and VP) and which ticket would win? Kratos/Nathan Drake? Aloy/Samus? Mario/Luigi? Thanks!

Mervyn Jones

Happy November! I always feel a lot of pressure around the holidays and my birthday specifically to be a good "participant," either trying overly hard to host a memorable get-together, or to be outwardly festive and optimistic to match the cheerful tone. This always stresses me out, and even if I have fun *during* a celebration the comedown makes me depressed afterwards. As a result, I started celebrating on off days or skipping altogether. Does anybody else have this problem, and have you found yourselves changing how you celebrate/set your expectations for special days, especially as you get older and maybe feel obligated to make a holiday fun for kids in your life, but don't want it to feel like too much?

Wajora

Hey Minnmax! In the Legend of Zelda Direct, Miyamato said the movie "Is to become an artistic work worthy of the Legend of Zelda series". Do you believe him?

Drake Heinhorst

Hey MinnMax, What is going to make more money through their first weekend, GTA 6 or Avengers Doomsday? I don't believe we have any pre sale data for GTA but Avengers has already sold over $125M in tickets with 7 weeks of pre sales left. For context, avengers is expected to make $1.3B at least which is 13M copies of the GTA 6 ultimate version.

landsealion

Would you rather never finish a game again or never NOT finish a game again?

Alpaca chino

Hi gang! What gaming moment has raised your heart rate the most? For me, its being among the last top ten in PUBG and winning! A close runner up was the horde missions in Days Gone. Something about hundreds of zombies chasing you felt straight out of a nightmare to me. Whats yours?

Phelix Diaz

Why is it that generally we can embrace new games, new movies/tv, but when it comes to music we often stop being open to explore new artists and stick with what we are nostalgic for in our younger days?

Galexzzz

With the release of the Ocarina of Time remake, it feels like we’re in the golden age of video game remakes. Previously games were limited by technological limitations, but with the advancements made in the modern age these have now been fully realized to their true intended vision. However with the ever growing advances in technology, do you think we’ll continue to see video game remakes until the end of time? What is the future of video game remakes? Will Ocarina of Time be remade (again!) in 20 years?

Travis in Fargo

What late night host would survive the longest and prevail in the Thunderdome?

Trebor Treebeard

Dear MinnMax, if you were asked to take a one-way trip to Mars to help start a colony there, would you go? Would it depend on whether you could bring all your favorite video games, books, and other media?

SlyCut

Hello all, Ben, have you gone back to Welcome Tour to check out the new content? Where they added the VRR slider demo while docked?

Lanthian

Hey Minnmax! If you were all superheros like Batman, what would you be sure to have in your Utility Belt?

Chris Pelley

First time trying a Zelda game outside of dabbling in BotW/TotK. Any simple tip or word of advice that'll help keep momentum without resorting to guides?

Aging_Poorly

Complete this sentence about The Ocarina of Time Remake in a way that makes it the MOST true: "The fact that this remake is likely to be the second best selling game of the year and one of the most highly rated … 1) ... is a credit to how wonderfully this game was designed in the 90s." OR 2) ... should embarrass the rest of the modern games industry."

J.Vaso

Hello there minnmax! What is something you absolutely refuse to cheap out on?

Kyle Silva

Happy belated Pikmin Day! Where are your thoughts at for Nintendo deciding November 1st should be the celebration of Pikmin, because 3 of them standing upright looks like 1’s? Justified? Forced? A hint for alot more to come for the series? Tell me what to think!

Michael Christoffel

Am I nuts for putting up Christmas decorations on November 1st?

Joe Dean

Patrick Stewart passed away last week, and with Kyle on the podcast I was hoping he and maybe some others could talk about what some of his performances (like Picard) or humane work meant to you. For me, he was the quintessential positive masculine role model.

Josh LaBaw

I think PS3 was custom Architecture. Now everything is basically an x86 PC. Will Sony or Nintendo ever have the bravery to build custom architecture again?

Jump On Everything

Hey Minnmax! What's the worst game with the best trailer? (Or vice versa)

Robert Draa

Leo, do you have any tips for motivating yourself to do your homework? Not chores, exactly. Chores I'm fine with because those things are actively in my way, but things that are way less urgent and aren't even on a specific timeline but would none-the-less improve your life.

Sergio

Hello Minnmax! Aside from Perfect Tides, I think this year has been weak for narratives in games. Why is good writing so rare compared to the other crafts like music or art design, which we are never bereft of?

Nate Voris

After the recent Creepy pasta PewPewBang i'd love to hear everyone else's delivery of "I don't want to die!!!" Thanks!

mantaguy

Howdy MinnMax and Haley! I'm sure you've all heard about the term doorstop novel. Which games would you classify as doorstop games? (Don't you dare say Fortune's Weave.)

Shoes

What are the most out-of-place multiplayer modes ever tacked onto single-player games, and was there one you genuinely enjoyed?

Joey Crundwell

Hola MinnMax! Will GTA ever come to Fortnite? Obviously Rockstar doesn’t need the marketing, but they do seem eager to make as much money as possible with this launch, so would they refuse a giant stack of cash from Epic to bring GTA characters from across the series to the Fortnite roster?

Kevin

Do you think the 210gb download size of GTA6 is in honor of the 2 Ns in Minnesota?

Cath

Hey Haley! Can you tell us which company has the crasiest nda? I heart LucasArt is intense but is there other company?

Fossil Arcade

You're never beating the parasocial accusations after hiring two former fans named haley. No question lol

Random Oil Man

With Give to the Max coming up - what is one MinnMax pun that you're fairly sure you'll never use?

Tess

Hello MinnMax! What video games has the best title? With or without the context of the game, whichever makes it better. My vote is probably Virtue's Last Reward.

SlyCut

Hello all, Why is Waluigi not called Wuigi? Am I the only one that likes Wuigi more?

SenttheProphet

In the south of midnight interview, I felt a competing narrative emerging At the same time of mass layoffs in the gaming industry, we are also discussing the benefits of smaller teams for game development. Aren’t these two connected? Pushing for smaller teams will lead to a smaller job market overall. These big monolith projects provided a lot of employment, and with AI etc, it will be a shrinkage of available jobs

Jack Seage

Since Daylight Savings Time just ended, what is the greatest game that takes an hour or less to play? Alternatively, what do you feel is the single greatest hour in all of gaming?

Luis Pérez

Hey! Although it's not out at the time of posting my question, it seems that reviews of Ocarina of Time are declaring it to be a really faithful remake. An interview with the development team seems to indicate that senior staff wanted to deviate more from the original, but the younger members went into a more traditional direction, respecting the source material. This is (slightly) what happened with FF7 Rebirth, deviating less from the source material compared to Remake - are younger developers too respectful of classics?

Freddy Fro

Could you help me explain the dangers of gambling and the concepts of probability to my 8 year old nephew? In the new season, Fortnite introduced a special reward called the Pirate Token that spawns from in-game chests and is extremely rare (chances are rumored to be 1 out of 700,000). If you find it, you’ll be able to claim almost everything from the item shop for free over the course of 14 days. Please explain the dangers to me too because I really want to find it too. I DEFINITELY don’t have a problem.

Mahmoud Hakim

Hey Minnmax! I just saw a clip of Quinns from People Make Games and Brennan Lee Mulligan from Dropout discussing the horrible game design of a show like the traitors, which makes me think: What do you think is the best example of “game design” outside of video games?

Jarell Pryor

Hey folks, do any of you folks do specific preparation for your body & mind for a marathon stream? (Change sleep schedule, practice speaking for long stretches, etc)

Parker Aden

Howdy crew! How early do you all decorate for Christmas? What’s the earliest you decorate for any holiday? What’s the earliest that should be allowed? Which cohort member would be the designated one to host the MinnMax Christmas party, and which special guests would be invited?

MCShroomish

Hi MinnMax! In Fortune's Weave, each character has the opportunity to connect with the game's omniscient savior, Eshmel, by participating in prolonged sessions of Bird Time. Cohorts, what would it personally take for you to be convinced that a bird has chosen you for a higher calling? For bonus points, how would you convince your MinnMax colleagues that this bird's legit?

Steve G

Which do you think is more recognizable worldwide - a pokeball or a lightsaber?

Eguskino

I'm curious. I know the GTA VI release is being touted as the biggest entertainment release of all time, but for me it just doesn't hit that hard, because I'm not a huge GTA/Rockstar fan. For the MinnMax crew, where do you stack up on the scale of: this is the biggest release for you personally in your lifetime to this game means nothing to you, and everything in between?

Graham Jones

Is control resonant a 'next gen' game? It seems like between the movement, effects and amount it taxes my console makes it feel like it is something that couldnt run on older consoles... What other games would you give the Next Gen tag to?

thejjuan1

Hello Minnmax! Why Ocarina of Time remake and not Grand Theft Auto 6 for the next deepest dive? You know the biggest game on the planet? If it’s the length that scares you. The Minnmax crew will never beat the allegations of hating long games. Justice for Fire Emblem and Kelsey!

Shane G

Helldivers 2 got review-bombed on steam again recently, I believe this time for adding some anti-cheat stuff that unintentionally messed up some community mods. My question is, how do you generally feel about "review-bombing?" I feel conflicted, I try to recognize that there have been times when such a massive and clear backlash from a community has gotten results, and maybe there is no other way for their voices to really be heard, but I also feel like its a bad look. It comes off as whiny and entitled, especially when the backlash isn't rooted in something very serious. I imagine it's irritating from the dev's perspective, walking on eggshells not to cross any lines or upset the angry mob of dedicated fans that will hurt the game they love if it does something they don't like.

Brandon H

Thank you for your heartfelt endorsement of Galactic Racer. I was going to pass on it until I listened to the podcast and I'm SO HAPPY you changed my mind. It's my game of the year. I feel like a kid again. It's pure video game joy.

giuliano

Hey MinnMax! What’s your favorite board game?

Leif Dion

Minn to the Maxers! With the release of OOT Remake I decided to give the Ship of Harkinian decomp project whirl, only to find out its been "Vibe coded" for years. Im at a moral dilemma with this seeing as I despise AI slop and all the negatives that come with AI, yet I'd love to mess with modding the original OOT and tinker with it, so should I just swallow my hatred and try it out? Thanks! Looking forward to the charity stream!

milk toast

Hi gang, what is each of your's favourite book? I realized that I listened to hundreds of hours of MinnMax content and still don't know this very important information. Mine is "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac.

Thom Blackburn

What is your favorite drinkable liquid in a video game? Why do all other games need to serve this liquid?

MrBump

What up? So we have metriodvanias as a genre right? What if we changed all genres to the early defining games? Like a mariobandicoot? or a haloeye? What genres could be defined in the same way? Thanks, I understand we aren't friends but I think you are all cool anyway.

SlickJames

Hey Minnmax, where would you rank Zelda Ocarina of Time in the Zelda franchise? Personally it’s pretty low for me. I like Link to the Past, BotW, Wind Waker, Link’s Awakening and TotK better. It’s #6 on my list.

Kazumi

A question specifically for Ben. What other game or franchise would you like to see get the Making of Karateka or Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection treatment?

Travis in Fargo

What’s your ideal day off, when you have no obligations and nothing you need to accomplish?

Dill Pickles

Howdy Minnmax! How do you decide what is or isn’t worth “The Grind” when playing a game? Keep up the good work y'all!

Swansonge

Hi MinnMax, it seems like this Fall there are so many great games releasing as the release date of GTA 6 fast approaches. I find myself having decision paralysis and not wanting to start a new game, worried I won’t be able to finish it in the coming weeks. Ocarina or Time, Queen’s Domain, Phantom Blade Zero, and Galactic Racer have all piqued my interest, but I’m worried I won’t be able to give them the time they deserve. Do you have any advice for tackling this decision paralysis?

Dill Pickles

Howdy Minnmax! You have just been handed the reigns to a hypothetical AA dev team for 3 years. They have ~40 talented devs, all eager to take your suggestions and run with them. What would your very own dream game look like? IP laws be damned. (Sorry Haley)

Blazingscourge

Hey MinnMax, Xbox just announced a 1 of 1 Limited Edition Xbox Series X that is made in a Crocodile body. What animals would you transform a PS5 and Switch 2 into?

James Medd

Hey MinnMax. I realised this evening that I've had one of my plants for over a decade. It's seen so many significant changes in my life and I guess it's responsible cumulatively for a significant portion of the oxygen I've breathed in at this point. Do any of you have a significant plant in your life?

Devin Atlee-Nutts

Howdy y'all. Is the lightsaber swoosh the most iconic sound effect in media?

gybones

What part of the eye do you designate as the apple in the phrase “apple of my eye”? I always imagined it being the sparkle or glint, some friend said pupil, and one said the corners of your eye. Can you settle this

Alon Zwick

We all know about doing a 180 on an opinion, but what about the other degrees? Have you ever done a 360 (thought you were wrong for a second but realized you were still right), 720 (360+180) or the rare 90 (realizing you don't actually care about this topic).

Antonino Laberdee

Hi Minnmax! What is Minnmax? As a day one subscriber, who absorbs as much of your content as possible, I often find myself stumbling when I am recommending Minnmax. Not because it isn't great, but because it' hits so many notes. Obviously, you are "a place about games, friends, and getting better" But what does that mean? How do you give the elevator pitch?

Waytogo_Wes

Hello Midmax? Ben, how do you feel that Instagram captures your voice captions as Midmax instead of MinnMax?!

Jon

What is the weirdest thing you insist on keeping in the fridge and why?

Waytogo_Wes

Hi Cohorts! Why do you think more, big triple A studios are not having smaller teams or developers work on little projects with their properties while they work on the bigger ones? Something like the recent God of War Sons of Sparta was a 2d game to hold fans over. I'm imaging that all this time waiting for Fallout 5, Bethesda could have had a team working on an isometric fallout experience. It would go back to the franchise roots and I imagine would take less resources. Thoughts?

Max Malavenda

Hello Cohort! Ben, I really enjoyed the David Sears interview and was pleasantly surprised at how candid he was. It seems rare for figures who have been in the gaming industry for a whole to speak so openly about how they feel about the state of the industry and their careers, and I feel like often you get people to open up like this in the interviews. My question is how! Do you have a certain approach to making them feel comfortable enough to open up more? Is the state of the industry so bad people are just less precious with stories? Is this interview format just self-selecting for people who are already open to being candid? Thank you!

Max Malavenda

Point taken, but counterpoint; he's a luigi that says Wah

PhatJ

So the recent KindaFunny Top 100 got me thinking of my own top 10, and since 2001 Halo CE has been my #1 game. That has changed a couple of weeks ago to Final Fantasy X. The reason for this comes down to Halo CE represented who I was growing up, but FFX represented who I am now. My question is, has your #1 game always defined you or has that changed over the years.

TekWriter

Hello MinnMax! I am about 115 hours into Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave which means I past all all four paths in chapter 1 and halfway through chapter 2. I have always been a big fan of Fire Emblem and am still loving it! With the announcement of 4 new paths coming in the DLC, effectively doubling the size of the game, I am already planning my next marathon play through. Do not bother sending help, I am too far gone. My question is for the JRPG and other long-game lovers. What game have you sunk the most hours and still want more content? The Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC (RIP Bioware) is another favorite because that is a great love letter to the characters of the series.

Lamb Dance

Real answer is it’s a play on words in Japanese. Walui / Warui means bad, so his name is literally “Bad Luigi”

SlyCut

Get a load of this...

ennui_enthusiast

What movie in your watchlist have you been consciously putting off seeing for the longest time? Ever feel like you're just struggling to catch up all the time?

LlorchDurden

Crew! Since Kyle is on. I bought earlier in the week Metroid Other M to finish it before Ravenous and it's not great BUT! Idk why Samus talks like The Narrator in Fight Club, nor why she goes into one long monologue followed by another one long monologue but the gameplay is SOLID. Samus move-set is so slick, the dodge is fun, the scan is cool (not Prime's but cool). The game needs more buttons and the camera isn't your friend but it's not that far from being really good. A lot of ideas didn't work here but they did on the next games. Kyle, is Other M Metroid's version of Skyward Sword?

Jason Wojnar

What’s a movie or artist you were ahead of the curb on? Most of the artists and movies I like aren’t even on the curb to begin with (but Criterion is finally releasing their first Ukrainian movie soon so I was ahead of the curb on that) but my brother was showing us all the Speed Racer movie after being the one person who saw it in theaters during its original run and it seems to have officially become a cult classic.

Elizabeth M.

if you could have one physical ability that a video game character can perform, what would you pick? no meta abilities like cheat codes or save states, think double jumping or morph balling!

David Edgar

Hey Minnmax, Unfortunately I need to add another game to your GOTY watch playlist. Queen's Domain is potentially a new classic.

Piet van Rosmalen

De Boom and Vader are very cool last names in English, but in Dutch it “just” means “the tree” and “father”. Which probably is where your names originate from (?). Still cool last names tho! Cheers from Holland. Carry on, son of Hans!

Darwin

If people started submitting musical remixes with clips from your podcasts (ala Doughboys), would you play them on the show? Save a bunch and listen to them for a New Show Plus?

PancakeTime

Hi MinnMax I was looking through the Deepest Dive playlist on the YouTube channel recently and realised Ben has spent a colossal amount of time talking about the whole FF7 remake project online, before you even get to mentions in the main podcast and elsewhere. That made me wonder, what single game do you each think you've spent the most time talking about over the course of your life?

Jordan Watson

Hey MinnMax, Simple question: why was there not a HALEY//WIN show for Halloween? Missed show/joke opportunity?

Brandon

Hi MinnMax! I recently visited one of the Seattle Pink Gorilla stores all the way from Texas, and enjoyed the atmosphere and sense of community I saw, and I felt a little sad knowing such a cool place would be pretty far away once I got home. It made me wonder, how do you all engage with your local communities around these nerdy games we enjoy so much?

Darwin

Hey MinnMax! If the cohorts had to form 3 bands, who would play what and what the genre(s) be?

Lilly S

Santa Monica studio just announced a delay of God of War Lafey from February to May of next year, with so many games already scheduled to come out next year - does a delay like this provide more breathing room between games?

Lilly S

I support this!