Hey everybody! Funky poll this week. Last week you voted for "Charge Shot", meaning we took the week off to create something extra potent for you all. We were only able to schedule that mysterious recording for this Wednesday, SO that means the Charge Shot will have to air next week. So we have a poll this week for you to choose what's going up! That said, after a 7-week streak from The Leo//Win Show we only thought it fair to put every single show that lost to that juggernaut back in the poll. Does that all make sense?
So check out your returning options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
SEGA Dreamcast Welcome Tour - Now that she's the world's #1 Shenmue Sicko, it's time to introduce Sarah Podzorski to the SEGA Dreamcast. Jeff Cork would join Sarah in the MinnMax Studio to have her play the console for the first time. IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to challenging schedules, we cannot guarantee this episode would drop by Wednesday and would most likely appear at a later point down the road.
RC Car Pro-Am - We will take two beefy RC cars out in the wild and go over sick jumps on a BMX track here in Minneapolis. This will not be streamed and will drop as a pre-recorded video on Wednesday.
You Say Tomodachi, We Say Tomodachi - Haley MacLean shows off her Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream island.
Meet The Flockers - MinnMax's resident bird superfan Kelsey Lewin plays the new multiplayer bird-watching game.
Twinsen For Daddy - Haley MacLean will boot up the old PC game Twinsen's Odyssey to fully discover the game her father devoted his life to. Will there be a cameo by the big daddy himself? Vote to find out!
Mindseye Full Playthrough - Blacklisted DLC - The new DLC dropped for Mindseye that promised to get to the bottom of the game's real life development woes.
Max Spoilers - Malcolm in the Middle - Janet and Leo would rally for a spoilercast on the revival of Malcolm in the Middle, a beloved show from their youth. Voting for an obscure Max Spoilers choice, how wacky! If this show loses, life is unfair.
Mother's Day Q&A - Imagine a community questions segment from The MinnMax Show, but all of the questions were from our moms. We'd get questions from our ACTUAL mothers (not see them ahead of time) and then answer them live. This would also be available in the bonus podcast feed. Do something nice for your mother, Mother's Day is Sunday.
Dumb Kids - In this series, we'll return to the games that stumped us as children only (hopefully) to discover that we were, in fact, just dumb kids. First up: Janet Garcia with Dark Cloud on PlayStation 2.
MinnMixtape - Ben, Jacob, and Janet will each create the perfect mixtape to encapsulate their transition from high school to college. Ben will also share his actual CD collection, which includes some pretty juicy mixes as well.
2 Doms And A Subnautica 2 - Ben Hanson and Jeff Marchiafava dive into the water together and explore the alien oceans of Subnautica 2... now with co-op! It's a cool game, let's play it.
Billboard Top 100 COMMENTS - Ben is obsessed with YouTube comments on songs. We'll take suggestions for popular songs from the MinnMax community, find the best comments on the YouTube video, and then rank the greatest song (comments) of all time.
Leo’s Million Dollar Idea - Leo Vader insists he has an idea worth a fortune. If you vote for this, we'll all flesh out his idea together and get him on his path to being a millionaire. If you don't vote for this great idea, you're taking one million dollars out of Leo's pocket. (If you listened to The MinnMax Show, you know what the idea is... so use that info as you will...)
Our Dream Movies - The Storyboards - We'd draw storyboards for trailers or scenes from movies existing only in our minds and present them. The Godfather Part 4? Our take on what Star Wars Episode 9 should've been? Let's dream together... with our pencils. We'd also then draw a new storyboard with the community's suggestions.
Our Missing Top 10s - Ben has lists of his Top 10 favorite games going back to 2010, but what if we keep going back? Janet and Jacob would join him in constructing individual Top 10 lists for 2009 and beyond. This would also be available in the bonus podcast feed.
007 First Place - Bond. James BondS?!? Haley and Leo will race each other in speedruns of some of 007 First Light's best levels.
Summer Game Fest Made Perfect - Ben, Janet, and Jacob create their own version of the Summer Game Fest showcase, improving it from the bottom up with guests, performers, and ideal game reveals.
Cereal Aisle Review - Ben and Leo get out and hit up a real life cereal aisle to review the back of cereal boxes. Which box is the most fun? Can they compete with the back of cereal boxes of our youth? This is hard-hitting journalism, with plenty of fiber.
The Deepest Dive - Final Fantasy VII Revelation Episode 0 - With an AVALANCHE of news and gameplay coinciding with the exciting reveal of Final Fantasy VII Revelation, we'd officially kick off the destined game club discussion with an Episode 0. Ben, Ronnie, Grant, and Ross convene to unpack everything they're excited about with the final entry to the Final Fantasy VII trilogy. Scheduling might be a challenge for this one as well, so no guarantees this would be up Wednesday. This would also be posted in the bonus podcast feed.
Choose wisely, and may the best show win! Remember you can vote on multiple shows if there are a few you're interested in, and the winner will be back on the poll next week for a potential follow-up episode! Don’t be bummed if your choice doesn’t win the poll, if we hit our New Show Overflow sub goal on Twitch we revive a rejected show for a fun one-off!
We’ll be going live at noon Central on Tuesday, so we’ll see you on Twitch. Feel free to shoot a sub on Twitch our way (you have a free one with Amazon Prime) and you’ll get us one step closer to reviving a rejected idea for New Show Overflow.