Good day! Thanks for supporting MinnMax! At Noon Central today, Ben Hanson will be going live answering your questions in the chat about MinnMax or anything under the sun. If you aren't able to join us live, leave a question or comment in the chat below or in the MinnFAQs Discord channel. Also, o...
2020-02-17 16:28:14 +0000 UTC View PostHere at MinnMax we're dedicated to converting your support into as much direct joy as possible for the community. Every Monday we stream a Q&A for supporters at the $20 tier and then release it in the exclusive audio feed on Tuesday morning. It's a nice place to talk about the past, present, ...
2020-02-15 17:51:14 +0000 UTC View PostBecause it's a very special day and we love you, here's a new episode of The Twilight Highlight Zone podcast with our lovable pal Jeff Cork! Back in 2013, Jeff Cork and Ben Hanson started a podcast where they reviewed every single episode of the classic Rod Serling series The Twilight Zone. Since...
2020-02-14 18:13:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Tonight at 8pm Central we're back with another tabletop stream and will be playing Concept. It's like Pictionary, but instead of drawing you're moving little pieces around to different... concepts. Look, I know it sounds confusing but the point is that we need your help! Please jump in the chat a...
2020-02-13 22:56:58 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Ashley Glassel AKA Midnite and Devin Robinson AKA TTinyy to talk about the Minnesota Rokkr Call of Duty eSports team, their favorite games, and more. Then we're joined by Jeff Marchiafava and Jack Gardne...
2020-02-13 05:04:11 +0000 UTC View PostWe've done it, we've reached the end. In the grand finale of The Deepest Dive on Chrono Trigger, we cover everything in the beloved RPG from the Kingdom of Zeal up through the multiple endings. Our deepest thanks to everybody that played along with us and submitted amazing insight and fun comment...
2020-02-12 16:06:50 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Kyle Hilliard, and Jack Gardner from Extra Life fame. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below!
2020-02-11 22:13:52 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday, we stream an exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters of MinnMax and then every Tuesday we release it for the $5 supporters! On this week's stream, we talk about food explosions, New Orleans, the future of MinnMax, and a whole lot more. If you enjoy the show and would like to join us or...
2020-02-11 14:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings lovely supporters! This is an interest week for game releases, we'll technically have early access to the campaign for Dreams from Media Molecule... and then there are some other funky options as well. Let us know what you'd like to see us stream on Tuesday at 1pm Central!
We'll s...
2020-02-10 20:32:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe time has come, we're at the End of Time, you're out of time! Now's your chance to leave a comment with your specific thoughts on Chrono Trigger's third and final section, from the Kingdom of Zeal up through the multiple endings. As always, the more specific your comment is th...
2020-02-10 17:46:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody! At noon Central, Ben Hanson will be going live answer any question you throw his way about MinnMax's present, future, or the past! Let's do all three. If you can't make the stream, leave a comment here and we'll answer it on the air!
Hey, do you remember Portal 2? Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard talk to Lunchhouse Software's Tristan Halcomb to learn his remarkable story of how developing a game named Punt led to visiting Valve and then being given access to Portal 2's source code AND allowed to create YouTube videos showing off ...
2020-02-07 16:16:08 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! Here's a big, fun, new episode of The MinnMax Show podcast for you all! We're proud to be joined by newcomer Ana Diaz ( @AnaLikesPikachu ) as we break down our five favorite SNES games of all time an...
2020-02-06 02:31:27 +0000 UTC View PostHello hello! Now’s your chance to make The MinnMax Show better by submitting a question, comment, trivia game, or anything at all! There’s a solid chance we’ll read it on the show this week, and we’re shaking things up a bit this week. This week’s show will have a special retro theme, a...
2020-02-04 15:28:15 +0000 UTC View PostHello MinnMax supporters! We've got another delightfully funky week of games for you to choose from. We'll be streaming your choice a little later than usual, with the streams kicking off at 6pm Central. I look forward to seeing your choice, let's all have a good time!
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2020-02-03 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody! We have a fun show today looking back at the road to the reveal of the PlayStation 4 and what it might teach us about the PlayStation 5. Then we talk about new games we've been playing!
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
2:50 - The Pla...
2020-01-30 02:17:53 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay, but here's the exciting middle section of The Deepest Dive on Chrono Trigger! In this discussion, we cover everything in the game from the End of Time to reaching the Kingdom of Zeal. We don't spoil anything beyond that... except for a couple of helpful treasure chest tips. O...
2020-01-30 00:15:07 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, we'll have myself (Ben Hanson), Jeff Marchiafava, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez talking about all sorts of nonsense... and then the community comes in and makes the show better. Leave a comment below with a piece of feedback, question, or an...
2020-01-28 20:39:38 +0000 UTC View PostOn Sunday we streamed our first ever call-in version of MinnFAQs and were blown away by the wonderful MinnMax community stepping up and calling in to have some fun and ask some questions. We talk about David Jaffe, video reviews, and a whole lot more. If you want to jump on a the mic for a future...
2020-01-28 13:59:59 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week we let you choose what we're streaming in our never-ending quest to find the game of the year. Well, I guess it does technically end when 2020 ends...
Do some research if you need to on the games below and let us know what you'd like us to stream at 1pm Central on Tuesday!
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2020-01-27 20:51:11 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings time-travelers, please leave your specific thoughts on the middle section of Chrono Trigger as a comment below. The upcoming discussion covers everything in the game from the End of Time until you reach Enhasa in the Kingdom of Zeal. Please don't spoil anything beyond t...
2020-01-27 15:53:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're trying something different and making MinnFAQs a live call-in show for $20 supporters. If you support us at this tier, jump in the private MinnFAQs Discord channel at 6pm Central. Have a question or topic ready to go and Jeff Marchiafava and I will have a nice chat wi...
2020-01-26 20:26:00 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to a fun bonus discussion! Ben Hanson talks to his old co-worker Adam Biessener about his time as the PC editor at Game Informer, visiting Infinity Ward for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, reviewing Half-Life 2 at Valve, and traveling to Warsaw and visiting CD Projekt RED for the big reve...
2020-01-24 21:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostOur deepest thanks to everybody that's playing Chrono Trigger with us for The Deepest Dive, we hope you enjoyed the first discussion. Next week we're tackling the next chunk of the game up until you reach the Kingdom of Zeal, stop when you see the floating islands and the town called Enha...
2020-01-24 15:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! Sorry for the delay, but we were held to a small embargo tied in with our first developer guest on the podcast: Rex Crowle from Knights and Bikes, LittleBigPlanet, and Tearaway acclaim! For the first section of the podcast, we talk about CyberConnect 2's Dr...
2020-01-23 17:01:47 +0000 UTC View PostWe're officially kicking off The Deepest Dive on Squaresoft's 1995 classic RPG Chrono Trigger. Join Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez as they break down everything in the game up until the End of Time. We don't spoil anything after. Thank you all so much for your ama...
2020-01-22 14:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostHelp make this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast better by submitting a great insight, comment, or question below! On this week's episode we have Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and it looks like we'll have a special guest appearance by developer Rex Crowle who worked on...
2020-01-21 22:23:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! On this week's MinnFAQs, Ben Hanson answers a ton of community questions about Super Smash Bros. DLC, the pros and cons of streaming new games, and Leo Vader. If you'd like to join us on the next episode of MinnFAQs, please consider supporting us at the $20 tier and we'll feature yo...
2020-01-21 14:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time, everybody. Hopefully you've been playing Chrono Trigger along with us, and now we're looking for your specific thoughts on the game up until you reach the End of Time after the future section! Please don't spoil anything that comes after that. So leave a comment below with anything tha...
2020-01-20 19:39:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe new games are here! The new games are here! Let's kick off 2020 for real this week by playing one of the biggest releases so far... albeit one is a Switch port from the Wii U and the other has been in early access for a while. Let us know what you want to see on tomorrow's stream!
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2020-01-20 19:18:05 +0000 UTC View Post