On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Emily Reese from the Level with Emily podcast! It's our favorite episode of the year, we're celebrating the very best game music around as we each share our three favorite tracks and also take a ton of great musical recommendations from you in the MinnMax community. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:10 - Emily Reese from Level With Emily
00:04:03 - Give To The Max Charity Stream This Saturday
00:07:28 - Our favorite game music from 2023
00:08:05 - Baldur’s Gate 3
00:11:10 - Alan Wake 2
00:15:58 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
00:17:54 - Octopath Traveler 2
00:19:43 - Tchia
00:23:55 - Humanity
00:26:33 - A Space For The Unbound
00:28:25 - Final Fantasy XVI
00:32:51 - Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
00:34:13 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
00:37:02 - Goodbye Volcano High
00:39:55 - Sea of Stars
00:43:51 - Tren
00:46:30 - Like A Dragon Gaiden
00:47:30 - Super Mario RPG
00:49:17 - Venba
00:51:27 - Street Fighter 6
00:52:52 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
00:56:01 - Forspoken
00:57:55 - Dead Island 2
00:58:55 - Bayonetta Origins
00:59:45 - Pizza Tower
01:01:28 - Splatoon 3’s season update
01:03:17 - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
01:03:46 - Bombrush Cyberfunk
01:04:59 - Starfield
01:06:05 - Hi-Fi Rush
01:07:33 - Jusant
01:08:29 - The Last Spell
01:10:25 - Lamplighter’s League
01:12:18 - Pikmin 4
01:13:00 - Otxo
01:14:46 - El Paso, Elsewhere
01:16:07 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
01:17:58 - Thanking MinnMax’s biggest supporters
01:24:23 - Community Questions
01:51:30 - Get A Load Of This
Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/nWm_OhIKms8?si=Sfw5lZAZi7oK-6jy
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.cbr.com/scooby-doos-previous-origin-story-was-weirdly-cosmic-and-controversial/
Kyle's GALOT - https://www.twitch.tv/winningsequence
Emily’s GALOT - https://today.duke.edu/2023/11/your-eyes-talk-your-ears-scientists-know-what-theyre-saying
Community GALOT - https://fxtwitter.com/GIBiz/status/1729144088468078730
Here's a list of our music tracks from the episode...
Tren - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ftQtAFPok&list=PLRW80bBvVD3WBxGdvztOe5WNqpl79DgLm
Final Fantasy XVI - https://youtu.be/okE5HXtHNiA?si=P2pXfYoTW3ptwjT4
https://youtu.be/RizOE1GWtlA?si=7ikjvteH_jS6jnvO
Octopath Traveler 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDkRKueCM3k
Hi-Fi Rush - https://youtu.be/eG2ShFZasC0?si=KvUnE2m3I8llAu2f
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqicn--vQA8
Tchia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H61jxW95oeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjI9EPrxvaM
https://youtu.be/Byg-WKrZa1g?si=2a1ZR-rDm6g67Z7n
Lamplighter's League - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7eNU_6Sg44
Alan Wake 2 - https://youtu.be/Q1H4LNC3KlA?si=OMnV8uZtDA3TyliC
https://youtu.be/-80qg1314eg?si=vu6_VE3dDdsDgZvO
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLsGMz1RCfw
Baldur's Gate 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSVRtM1x9wQ
Goodbye Volcano High - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na-g7yJIJPg
Sea of Stars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHVxD_2Vf70
A Space For The Unbound - https://www.youtube.com/wat