The Max Frequency Podcast

Max Roberts

Join Max Roberts and guests talk about games, creativity, and life. This is podcasting at Max's frequency.

59 Episodes

"We Are Very Particular" with Myke Hurley
3/16/2026
1:17:29
Myke Hurley joins Max to discuss the design of a podcast, the current star-studded landscape, and the absolute roller coaster that is doing an interview show. Show Notes A Slight Disclosure Back in the winter of 2022, Chapter Select bought an ad on Myke's show Remaster. You may read about that experience here. A Selfish Question Myke's love of Father of the Bride on Connected 245: Totes Ricky Timestamp Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend Music Spotify Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend Music Spotify Jungle Essentials Playlist on Music Max did indeed recognize Jungle from Tales from the Borderlands The Podcasts Myke Listens To Kinda Funny The Rest is History The JFK Assassination episodes The Vergecast Hard Fork Waveform The Town Diggnation TwiT Podcasts Are Group Therapy Sessions for Pro Wrestling Fans by Nicholas Deleon for Vice The Current Landscape Steve Jobs Announcing Podcasts in iTunes at WWDC 2005 Amy Poehler Wins Best Podcast Joe Rogan Goes Exclusive to Spotify Netflix and iHeartMedia Announce Exclusive Video Podcast Partnership Netflix just unveiled its first big podcasts that are all-new Riverside State of the Workflow: Going From a Newsroom to Being Independent, With Becca Farsace One of Myke's Instagram Clips Designing a Podcast Cortex #167 - Ten Years of Cortex Designing State of the Workflow CMD Space #1 - I'm Yelling At Me, With Merlin Mann Proving Something to Myself – The Enthusiast Scott the Woz Which YouTuber Knows Apple's Silly Lingo Best? – Snazzy Labs Cortex #174: Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) MFP03 - "Cuddle Up & Play the Vita" with Roger Pokorny Podcasting and Fatherhood Cortex #162: 2025 Yearly Themes Timestamp to Myke's reveal of "The Year of Fatherhood" Myke Hurley Relay Cortex Brand Cross Forward The Enthusiast - Myke's Blog Myke's Instagram Myke's Bluesky Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy. Max Roberts' Video Essays - A YouTube channel dedicated to Max's video essays on games.
"Certified Yapper" with Mark from Mark's Rec Room
9/4/2025
1:42:47
Mark from Mark's Rec Room yaps with Max about his mission to cover all of the Nintendo party games, his dedication to capturing off real hardware, and the dire state of online recipes. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. Show Notes Star Fox Brothers I Miss the Old Star Fox by Mark I Played EVERY Star Fox Game… Here's What I Learned by wizawhat Sin & Punishment: Star Successor MFP49 - "The Children Yearn for the Mines" with wizawhat Becoming the Party Game Man An Excessively Detailed Wii Party U Retrospective by Mark Iwata Asks: Wii Party Nintendo Cube (NDcube) Hudson Soft An Excessively Detailed Mario Party 9 Retrospective by Mark EGM's Ocarina of Time Reviews Shrek Super Party Sonic Shuffle Dreamcast VMU I Played Nintendo Games for 60 Days to Get My Life Together by Mark Cargodin, Mark's Thumbnail Artist Wii Vitality Sensor A Recipe Management Digression Personal Trainer: Cooking America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking Mela, Recipe App The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook Shorts Philosophy Why do the Koopas Dance? by Mark Painting an Interactive Musical Landscape by Koji Kondo from GDC 2007 The Missing Party Games Fortune Street Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Reveal Animal Crossing Plaza Animal Crossing Plaza Reveal The Animal Crossing Grass Controversy, Explained by Mark Animal Crossing City Folk Deluxe Mod Animal Crossing Deluxe Mod The RECording Room EON Super 64 Retro-Bit Prism GameCube HDMI Adapter Nintendo DS USB Video Capture Board Nintendo 3DS Video Capture Board EVERY MARIO PARTY MINIGAME RANKED by Weegee Plays Which Classic Mario Party Has The Best Minigames? by Mark Mario Party Math Chance Time by KingK Mark's Rec Room - Mark's Rec Room YouTube Channel - Mark's Instagram - Mark's Bluesky Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy. Max Roberts' Video Essays - A YouTube channel dedicated to Max's video essays on games.
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"The Children Yearn for the Mines" with wizawhat
7/1/2025
1:59:26
Wii U Head and Donkey Kong fan wizawhat returns to the show to breakdown the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct from June 2025. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. Show Notes Welcome MFP40 - "Peering into My Soul" with wizawhat More Switch 2 Chatter Nintendo Switch 2 sets record GameStop Switch 2 Stapler Disaster A Summer Direct? Rumored July Switch 2 Direct Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Thoughts & Impressions Mario Kart World The Mount Wario-ification of Mario Kart – hotcyder The Tetris effect (not the game) F-Zero 99 is the Nintendo I Missed – wizawhat Donkey Kong Bananza My Thoughts On the Switch 2 – wizawhat Donkey Kong Bananza Direct I'm Kind Of Torn On Donkey Kong Bananza – wizzy King K. Rool Reveal Trailer, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Banjo-Kazooie Reveal Trailer, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Doesn't Worry About Donkey Kong Lore And Neither Should You Alright… I Think I'm Sold On Donkey Kong Bananza – wizzy Donkey Kong Bananza Made Me FEEL THINGS – Tri How Game Designers Protect Players From Themselves – GMTK Wiz's Golden Nugget (Possible Spoilers) Splatoon Raiders Announcement Trailer The Best Thing ARMS Gave Us Was Its Theme Wrap-Up The SWAP is the Sauce in Ruffy and the Riverside – wizzy I Have a Problem with HDMI Capture Wizawhat - Wizawhat's YouTube Channel - The Second Channel - Wizawhat's Patreon Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy. Max Roberts' Video Essays - A YouTube channel dedicated to Max's video essays on games.
"Too Old and Played Too Much" with Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson and Coury Carlson
6/24/2025
2:02:30
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. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. Show Notes Welcome MFP38 -"Everyone Get Together for a Hootenanny" with Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson MFP31 - "The Release Date of this House" with Coury Carlson Coury's Studio Tour – My Life in Gaming Celebrating Switch 1 Nintendo Switch 1 Celebration - Our Favorites & Disappointments over 8 Years – My Life in Gaming Donut Dodo Our Switch 2 Launch Experiences Switch 2's GameChat looks awful, but is FUN – The Verge Setup Integration and HDMI Problems Max's Setup Coury's Setup Try's Setup (sorta) Max's Capture Issue Saga I Have a Problem with Elgato Elgato has a Switch 2 Problem I Have a Problem with Elgato and Switch 2 I Have a Problem with HDMI Capture HDMI Gremlin Evicted Hidden Switch 2 Setting Fixes HDR Calibration – My Life in Gaming HDTVTest Switch 2 HDR Calibration Original OEM XSX HDMI 2.1 Cable from LEVEL Hike (Non-Affiliate / Affiliate) Backward Compatibility Nintendo Switch 2 Backward Compatibility Tested – Modern Vintage Gamer DF Switch 2 Launch Madness Nintendo's Backward Compatibility Notices and Lists A Hidden 60fps Mode In Xenoblade Chronicles X Gives Us Hope For A Switch 2 Upgrade – Nintendo Life Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Code May Hint at Nintendo Switch 2 Capabilities – Game Rant Future Games Splatoon Raiders Trailer Traveling with the Wii U Nintendo Switch 1 Reveal Kickstand My Life in Gaming My Life in Gaming's YouTube Channel My Life in Gaming's Patreon My Life in Gaming Stream My Life in Gaming Instagram Backloggery Twitch Try's Backloggery Coury's Backloggery Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy. Max Roberts' Video Essays - A YouTube channel dedicated to Max's video essays on games.
"when a youtuber shares their secret sauce" with Danny Boyd from CinemaStix
6/2/2025
1:50:55
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. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. Show Notes Welcome when you realize you've been watching the cropped version this whole time (Batman: The Mask of Phantasm) yep, turns out the movie still works without all the exposition (The Bourne Identity) Every Frame a Painting The Last Movie Danny Watched Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning | The Biggest Stunt in Cinema History Henry Cavill's Mustache Every Frame a Painting and Influence Return of the King and Queen The Second – A Short Film by Every Frame a Painting when the director dabbles in some color theory (Baby Driver) Radiolab The CinemaStix Timeline From the director of CinemaStix: May Edition Celebrating 15 Years of Podcasting Penny Voxel Building a Runway Nerdwriter Max Roberts Essays MFP33 - "The Knowledge of Fire" with Brian Henken From the director of CinemaStix: April Edition MFP31 - "The Release Date of this House" with Coury Carlson Titles and Thumbnails when you find a way to dance in every movie you're in (Sam Rockwell) CinemaStix Videos when the sequel surpasses the original (Spider-Man 2) Presenting Art Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Marathon in 2012 Marvel's 60-hour Marathon before Endgame DMCA Dance man they really didn't want me showing you this one (Charlie Chaplin) Why HBO's The Last of Us is a Failure of Adaptation by Writing on Games Iron Sky by Paolo Nutini bro, they had to know they were giving us one of the greatest characters in movie history (Aragorn) Nebula CinemaStix - CinemaStix YouTube Channel - CinemaStix Patreon - CinemaStix Nebula - CinemaStix Newsletter Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
"Spice Up the SEO" with Logan Moore
5/20/2025
2:05:18
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. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. Show Notes Chapter Select Chapter Select Season 7: Metroid Prime Season 8: Castlevania Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2 Tech Breakdown – Digital Foundry A Broken Clock is Right Once Every Five Years? Max predicted 3D DK in 2021 Logan predicted new DK in 2022 Max got desperate for DK again in 2023 And Detective Pikachu Returns was a right guess Logan said id's next game would not be DOOM related 😬 Then Logan pivoted in 2024 on MFP36 and said it IS DOOM and will be out in a year. That was correct. 🎉 Max said it was time for Kirby last year Reviewing the 2024 Predictions MFP36 - "I will be Flabbergasted" with Logan Moore Burying the Insomniac Leak Sony Announces a New PlayStation Studio—teamLFG PlayStation 2025 Predictions Logan's PlayStation 2025 Predictions Sony Santa Monica Studio reveals two new games at once. We are going to get a new Sly Cooper from another company. PS5 Pro will never be mentioned verbally. Three new IP will be revealed; does not have to be first-party only. Resident Evil 9 revealed with Leon as the main protagonist. Max's PlayStation 2025 Predictions Horizon's next title is announced. Fairgame$ bubbles back up with another trailer. Jade Raymond leaves Haven and PlayStation four days after we recorded. 🙃 A dormant IP is revived. Judas release date is revealed. Bloodborne for PS5 comes to pass. Xbox 2025 Predictions Logan's Xbox 2025 Predictions Banjo and Kazooie return as playable DLC characters in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4. No Fable gameplay once again. Elder Scrolls VI is mentioned. Xbox reveals a dedicated handheld; not the ASUS model. New Halo game will be announced far too early. Max's Xbox 2025 Predictions Gears of War gets love with Reloaded gameplay and something regarding E-Day. Outer Worlds 2 gets a date of October 2, 2025. Contraband and Clockwork Revolution pop back up. 2025 is officially the Year of Kojima with a proper trailer for Overdose. Double Fine shows up with lil Timmy Schafer talking about a new game. Nintendo 2025 Predictions Logan's Nintendo 2025 Predictions Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ultimate is announced. The next 3D Mario game is announced. Splatoon 4 announced, but the "A" in Splatoon has to be a "4" (Spl4toon). Star Fox is happening. Mario Baseball is a thing, out next year Max's Nintendo 2025 Predictions Gameplay for Kirby Air Riders is shown off. Nintendo celebrates the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will release on October 2, 2025. The next Animal Crossing title is teased. Some of (or all of) the rumored Prime and Zelda ports are announced as cross-gen titles with Switch 2 Enhanced Editions. E3 2026 Prediction? The ESA Reveals iicon for April 2026 in Las Vegas The Xbox 360 Reveal on MTV Logan Moore - Comicbook.com Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
"Nintendo Gave Me a Gift" with Peter Spezia
4/10/2025
1:35:26
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 here. Show Notes Last Minute Predictions Peter's Prediction Tweet Max's Big Three Predictions for 2025 Kirby Air Ride (Game Concepts) - Masahiro Sakurai The Switch 2 Experience Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Nintendo Switch 2 – Overview Trailer Austin Evans Reactions to Smooth Control Sticks Nintendo Treehouse Live Four Swords GameChat Example Ask the Developer Vol. 16: Nintendo Switch 2 — Part 3: Inherently added value Virtual Game Cards Third Party Games Phil Spencer's Comments on Series S and the handheld PC Market Mario Kart World Mario Kart World Trailer Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Treehouse Live Gameplay Nintendo says Switch 2 could've been called 'Super Nintendo Switch' Nintendo Switch 2 Enhanced Editions The Legend of Zelda games - Nintendo Switch 2 Enhanced Editions Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Treehouse Live Gameplay Switch 1 Games with Free Updates Donkey Kong Bananza Donkey Kong Bananza Trailer Wrap-Up "A Passion for Smash" – Celebrating 15 Years of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Peter Spezia Peter Spezia Original Soundchat Peter's Twitter @PeteSpeakEasy Peter's Bluesky @petespeakeasy.bsky.social Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
"Survey Says Yes" with Phil Summers
11/14/2024
1:33:37
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 here. Show Notes 202X: Video Game Reflections Hand-Drawn Game Guides Shop Alien for the First Time Phil's Thread The Deleted Cocoon Scene William Gibson's Alien 3 (comic) Alien: Earth Making 202X MFP22 - "The Fear of Nintendo Looms Over" with Phil Summers MFP26 - "Mind-Boggling Effects" with Chris Johnston The Impact of Iwata by Lucas M. Thomas Wrap-Up 202X: Video Game Reflections Witch n' Wiz Cathedral Phil Summers Hand-Drawn Gaming Shop Hand-Drawn Game Guides Twitter @heyphilsummers Instagram @heyphilsummers Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
"Unpacking a Part of Myself" with Javed Sterritt
10/24/2024
1:10:09
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 here. Show Notes Thanks Javed Good Hangs Music Spotify Bilmuri Since Last Time… MFP20 - "A Gift to the Zelda Community" with Javed Sterritt Line By Line - A Documentary on the Localization of Majora's Mask – The Hyrule Journals The Snowball Effect of Zelda Journalism – The Hyrule Journals The Question No One Asks Shigeru Miyamoto – Good Blood Joining the Outer Wilds Club - Good Blood Second Wind What is a Good Blood Video? The Untold Origins of the Metal Gear Mythology – The Escapist Behind the Scenes of The Question No One Asks Shigeru Miyamoto Metal Gear Untold Trailer IFinishedAVideoGame Keyed in on the Production Chasing the Stick: The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era Production for Metal Gear Untold Stream Herman Melville My Journey to Becoming a Map Maker – A Video Essay The Archive - Second Wind Javed Sterritt - Good Blood Channel - Good Blood Patreon - Second Wind Channel - Second Wind Patreon - Javed Twitter - @JavedLSterritt Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.
"Pretty Much Dead to Me" with Logan Moore
10/3/2024
2:46:54
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 here. Show Notes Welcome Millennial Gaming Speak Millennial Gaming Speak – Episode 48 - Our 10 Favorite Games of All Time Sony Has Sure Had a Month PS5 Pro and the Future of PlayStation – Guest Appearance ComicBook Nation's Quick Save What Does the Future Hold for Bungie? – Guest Appearance ComicBook Nation's Quick Save "Thoughts on Flash" letter by Steve Jobs State of Play – September 2024 State of Play Video Presentation Everything revealed in State of Play September 2024 Ghost of Yōtei Needs to Be Far More Inventive Than Ghost of Tsushima The Fiendish Five Blue Eye Samurai Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 60fps Patch Physical Beats Digital - Horizon Edition Millennial Gaming Speak – Episode 67 - Mass Effect Andromeda Looks Amazing The 30th Anniversary Trenches Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation with a nostalgic look Digging Deeper into the PS5 Pro Logan's Review of the PlayStation Portal Logan's Review of the DualSense Edge Logan's Review of the PlayStation Pulse Explore Earbuds Our Top Ten Games of All Time S0E2 - The Last of Us Part II S6E3 - Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver S5E6 - Resident Evil 3 Max's Resident Evil 3, Inferno S Rank Run and Platinum Trophy S1E3 - Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door Moby Dick Studio Returning to Shadow Moses — My Journey back through Metal Gear Solid Outer Wilds Thoughts and Impressions Joining the Outer Wilds Club - Good Blood Logan Moore Logan's Comicbook.com Page Max Frequency - Max's home online Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.

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59 Episodes

"We Are Very Particular" with Myke Hurley

"Certified Yapper" with Mark from Mark's Rec Room

"The Children Yearn for the Mines" with wizawhat

"Too Old and Played Too Much" with Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson and Coury Carlson

"when a youtuber shares their secret sauce" with Danny Boyd from CinemaStix

"Spice Up the SEO" with Logan Moore

"Nintendo Gave Me a Gift" with Peter Spezia

"Survey Says Yes" with Phil Summers

"Unpacking a Part of Myself" with Javed Sterritt

"Pretty Much Dead to Me" with Logan Moore