The MinnMax Show - Donkey Kong Bananza, Pac-Man's Dark Fate, Word Play

Listen to this episode from MinnMax Exclusive Audio on Spotify. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman pile in to unpack our thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2. Then we talk about Shadow Labyrinth, the new dark and atmospheric Pac-Man metroidvania from Bandai Namco and how to keep arcade franchises around in 2025. After that, we talk about the great new game that's Scrabble meets Balatro called Word Play from Mark Brown at Game Maker's Toolkit! After that, we answer your questions submitted here on Patreon!Help support MinnMax's supporters!https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: WORLDUFODAYhttps://hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals with a free item for lifeTo jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:37 - Rumor Meister Tease00:02:43 - Win a Nintendo game!00:04:46 - Donkey Kong Bananza00:48:17 - Hello Fresh00:50:46 - Shadow Labyrinth01:07:07 - Word Play01:24:02 - Pokémon Presents01:26:14 - Pokémon Friends01:31:08 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/01:33:28 - Community questions02:19:18 - Get A Load Of This02:25:20 - Rumor Meister Message #4Janet’s GALOT - https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-12/ice-raids-deported-los-angeles-cats-and-dogs-left-behindJacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/kRqxyqjpOHs?si=Hm30DZiQR4KuzWNvHanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUTZ0fY1y0cJeffM's GALOT - http://neal.funBosman's GALOT - https://us.mentos.com/products/mentos-mints-with-vitaminsCommunity GALOT - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWI-UVkD_-MDisclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmaxSupport MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/joinFollow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshowSubscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmaxSubscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchivesCatch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eqBuy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merchFollow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.comGo behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow#minnmax#minnmaxshow#gameinformer