"The Children Yearn for the Mines" with wizawhat
The Max Frequency Podcast
Wii U Head and Donkey Kong fan wizawhat returns to the show to breakdown the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct from June 2025. Show Notes Welcome More Switch 2 Chatter A Summer Direct? Mario Kart World – hotcyder (not the game) – wizawhat Donkey Kong Bananza – wizawhat – wizzy – wizzy – Tri – GMTK (Possible Spoilers) Wrap-Up – wizzy Wizawhat - - - - Max’s home online - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy. - A YouTube channel dedicated to Max’s video...
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"Too Old and Played Too Much" with Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson and Coury Carlson
The Max Frequency Podcast
Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson and Coury Carlson from My Life in Gaming return to the show to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, games, and experiences integrating it into our setups. Show Notes Welcome Celebrating Switch 1 – My Life in Gaming Our Switch 2 Launch Experiences Setup Integration and HDMI Problems (sorta) Max’s Capture Issue Saga – My Life in Gaming Original OEM XSX HDMI 2.1 Cable from LEVEL Hike ( / ) Backward Compatibility – Modern Vintage Gamer – Nintendo Life – Game Rant Future Games My Life in Gaming - Max’s home...
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"when a youtuber shares their secret sauce" with Danny Boyd from CinemaStix
The Max Frequency Podcast
Danny Boyd of CinemaStix sits down with Max to explain why the algorithm isn’t that complicated, the art behind a funky title/thumbnail combo, and how to dance with the DMCA. Show Notes Welcome The Last Movie Danny Watched Every Frame a Painting and Influence The CinemaStix Timeline Building a Runway Titles and Thumbnails Presenting Art by Craig Mod DMCA Dance by Writing on Games CinemaStix - - - - - Max’s home online - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and...
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"Spice Up the SEO" with Logan Moore
The Max Frequency Podcast
Logan Moore and Max are back again to predict “Summer Video Game Reveals That Typically Happen in June, But Now Sometimes Happen in May or July maybe even August”™. Lord Help Us. Show Notes Chapter Select A Broken Clock is Right Once Every Five Years? And Detective Pikachu Returns was a right guess 😬 Then Logan pivoted in 2024 on MFP36 and said it IS DOOM and will be out in a year. That was correct. 🎉 Reviewing the 2024 Predictions PlayStation 2025 Predictions Logan’s PlayStation 2025 Predictions Sony Santa Monica Studio reveals two new games at once. We...
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"Nintendo Gave Me a Gift" with Peter Spezia
The Max Frequency Podcast
Peter Spezia is here! Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed and it felt very much like the E3 conferences of old. The Direct was packed with highs and lows and left a wake of confused fervor behind. Join us as we dissect and react to the next generation of Nintendo home consoles! You can download a copy of this episode's transcript . Show Notes Last Minute Predictions The Switch 2 Experience Third Party Games Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Nintendo Switch 2 Enhanced Editions Donkey Kong Bananza Wrap-Up Peter Spezia - Max’s...
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"Survey Says Yes" with Phil Summers
The Max Frequency Podcast
Phil Summers returns to talk all about his latest book 202X: Video Game Reflections. From cover to feedback to design, we dig into the creation behind the book! Plus, Phil watched the Alien movies for the first time, so we had to talk about that. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript . Show Notes Alien for the First Time Making 202X by Lucas M. Thomas Wrap-Up Phil Summers - Max’s home online - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
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"Unpacking a Part of Myself" with Javed Sterritt
The Max Frequency Podcast
Javed Sterritt of Good Blood returns to dig into the creative psyche and figure out just “what is a Good Blood video?” Come bathe in the material as we try to pin down research, creativity, and storytelling. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript . Show Notes Thanks Javed Since Last Time… What is a Good Blood Video? Keyed in on the Production Javed Sterritt - - - - - - Max’s home online - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
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"Pretty Much Dead to Me" with Logan Moore
The Max Frequency Podcast
Logan Moore returns for a classic Millennial Gaming Speak-style episode with our thoughts on the State of Play, the 30th Anniversary PlayStation gear, and revisiting our top ten favorite games of all time. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript . Show Notes Welcome Sony Has Sure Had a Month State of Play – September 2024 The 30th Anniversary Trenches Our Top Ten Games of All Time Logan Moore - Max’s home online - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design,...
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"Life is Weird" with Razbuten
The Max Frequency Podcast
Razbuten joins the show to explore the balance of creating for oneself and an audience, while also being a parent. If you don’t walk away from this episode with, you know, an existential crisis and an understanding of the universe then you’ve failed. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript . Show Notes I Do YouTube I Hope This Video Doesn’t Suck by Andy Baio Consistency Means a Lot of Things Avatar: The Last Airbender Razbuten - - - - - Max’s home online. - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series...
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"Peering into My Soul" with wizawhat
The Max Frequency Podcast
Wizawhat swings on by the show to dig into the heart, mind, and soul of making video essays and retrospectives. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript . Show Notes The Outer Wilds Club Overwatch Clones (Whenever you can link to Tank! link to Tank!) Monstrer Retrospectives Writing and Deadlines Walking Away from Paper Mario Packaging a Video Wizawhat - - - - Max’s home online - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
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You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.
Pivot to Video
Guesswork and White Papers
- Tech Analysis: The Order: 1886
- Digital Foundry vs. Ryse: Son of Rome
- Puddle Gate
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - Digital Foundry Tech Review
DF Retro
- DF Retro: Quake Sega Saturn Analysis - The Impossible Port
- The Port Corner - Hexen for Sega Saturn
- Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
- DF Retro: PlayStation 3 - The 1080p Dream Part 1 - 2006-2007 - Full HD Gaming Tested On The Triple!
John's Setups
- “Born to Test This Stuff” with Marc “Try4ce” Duddleson – MFP30
- “The Release Date of this House” with Coury Carlson – MFP31
- John's Setup with the Tink 4K
- John's A/V Receiver – Marantz SR7015
- Atomos Nina V
- RetroTINK 4K
- gscartsw
- gcomp
- FW900
- John's MiSTer Setup
- Combining the PS2 Retro G.E.M and the Tink 4K
Vanishing Games
- The Xbox 360 Store is closing next year | VGC
- Horizon Forbidden West: The First PS5 Two-Disc Release!
- PS5 Slim Announcement
- "Adorably" All-Digital Xbox Series X Leak
Wrap-Up
John Linneman
- Digital Foundry YouTube Channel
- Digital Foundry Patreon
- John's Twitter @dark1x
- John's Bluesky @dark1x.bsky.social