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May 22, 2025 136 mins

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava share some hidden gems from the first half of 2025 by talking about games like Starvaders and Shotgun Cop Man. Then we talk about the surprising tactics based based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a destruction-focused delivery game from Konami! 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 submitting 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

00:02:45 - Spirit Swap: Lo-Fi Beats To Match-3 To

00:04:17 - Starvaders

00:11:10 - LOK Digital

00:16:33 - Spilled!

00:19:11 - Maze Mice

00:24:02 - Faceminer

00:32:22 - Shotgun Cop Man

00:34:17 - Starless Abyss

00:37:03 - Skin Deep and Promise Mascot Agency

00:38:23 - Moves of the Diamond Hand

00:42:52 - Dawnfolk

00:50:26 - Factor Meals

00:52:32 - Deliver At All Costs

01:02:45 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown

01:10:21 - Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker

01:14:59 - Blades of Fire

01:20:17 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:20:53 - Community questions

02:00:48 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://youtube.com/shorts/iC9Zlt7PbGI?si=UrpcE2qvPXPAci3k

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.gamefile.news/p/grow-a-garden-roblox-interview

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-18-mario-kart-world-part-4/?srsltid=AfmBOopDziKDTSO6ijuzcguBUmNAkefn26tkFDf3AI7YmzIxl9HAeSkg

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE3uOVVjB98&t=1537s

Janet's GALOT - https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405022/fake-summer-reading-list-ai

Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/shinobi602.bsky.social/post/3lpagvxq6j22k

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