New episode of the CI Gamecast has me talking with @maxfrequency.net and @themichaeljruiz.bsky.social about PlayStation State of Play, Highguard, hype for Control Resonant, and why none of us have played Chrono Trigger in earnest.

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Clip By Clip" "You ever just stare at a timeline and think 'How am I going to fill this up?'" buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Time to Talk" "The bit I am most nervous about is the basically guaranteed DMCA strike/flag that will hit this video when I upload it, thanks to it basically being a film and video game essay." buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

Modding My New 3DS XL for Capture "I finally did it. After years of longing, hoping, conniving, and hacking ways to record DS/3DS footage, I finally sent mine off to...install a USB-C capture mod on my Majora's Mask-themed New Nintendo 3DS XL. And ohmygoodness." maxfrequency.net/2026/02/05/3...

The Art of the Unintentional Masterpiece – @brianhenken.bsky.social “…Brian has finally, finally re-uploaded part of his original Donkey Kong 64 video essay that has lived rent free in my mind for the last 15 or so years.” maxfrequency.net/2026/02/02/a...

Jason Rubin Leaves Meta “I suspect he was a major player in the acquisition of Beat Games, bringing Resident Evil 4 to VR, that Batman game I have pledged to play, and the probably-dead-forever VR version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” maxfrequency.net/2026/02/02/j...

Sir, This is Windows XP “The video gives me winamp energy.” maxfrequency.net/2026/02/02/s...

Apple Creator Studio Takes Design Cues From Windows “This trumps Fandango and F1 ads for me. Ads in the UI is what Microsoft does.” maxfrequency.net/2026/01/29/a...

S7E6 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond "Samus is back! Chatterbox Max Roberts and fanboy trooper Logan Moore return to the Prime franchise to read the minds of the developers. Was Retro Studios able to go beyond their own classics or was the team frozen in time?" maxfrequency.net/2026/01/28/c...

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Anne and Akira" "Two quotes for you before a brief script update..." buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

Marathon is Out March 5 "March 5 is closer than I expected, but I don't mind that. The only thing is it is one week after Resident Evil Requiem, so I am a bit cooked." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/24/m...

We Wanted to Be Serious About Screen Time. We Changed Our Minds—And Everyone Was Fine - Emily Marler "I remember her daycare teacher's telling us once that they can tell who are the "iPad kids" and that was not a glowing compliment." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/23/s...

Guest Appearance on The Very Best Podcast with @jerradw.bsky.social "The structure is well thought out and Jerrad is a superb host...Keep tabs on this show throughout the year. It'll be a great way to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/22/v...

New Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Update is Too Fast "Happy to see more free updates to Switch 1 games for Switch 2, but man, that Turbo Attack mode looks like it was made for kids that watch videos at 2x speed." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/22/d...

Chapter Select Season 7 Finale Airs Next Week "The Metroid Prime 4: Beyond episode is a good one. I think you will enjoy it. See you then, bounty hunters." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/22/c...

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Crappy Drafts and Cheap Highlighters" "Creatively, the deck is clear and a crappy draft lies before me." buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

My monthly Pokémon interview podcast is now live. I have the privilege of chatting with my friend @maxfrequency.net. We talk about the ugliest starters, bus drivers scaring us as kids, and why Onix is an underrated Pokémon. Please take a listen!

The Very Best, a monthly Pokémon interview podcast hosted by @jerradw.bsky.social is now live! Ep. 1 features @maxfrequency.net, as the two talk Pokémon SoulSilver, Napoleon Dynamite, and traumatic bus drivers. Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IILm... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Mdd...

Two is One and One is None – Nintendo 3DS Edition "It is I, the Ghost of Corrupt Data Past and I have returned to warn thee of SD card failures and the importance of backing up data." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/20/b...

Big Three Predictions 2026 One of my favorite traditions. Be amazed at my accuracy in 2025 and predictions for 2026! maxfrequency.net/2026/01/18/b...

Happy Anniversary to My Favorite Apple Ad—and the MacBook Air "Not so much a new soul any more, but still as powerful an ad as ever." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/15/m...

Apple Creator Studio Announced "I do wonder if a day may come when the courage of Apple fails, when they forsake one-time purchases and break all bonds of pro users, but it is not this day." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/14/a...

I haven't played Journey in some 13 odd years. Lat night, I returned to the desert and climbed a mountain. Here are my notes. maxfrequency.net/game-notes/j...

"Food JPEGs" in Super Smash Bros & Kirby Air Riders – Seth Larson "A deep dive into just one facet of Mashahiro Sakurai's game developer mind. Seth goes above and beyond here. It's a real fun trip." maxfrequency.net/20226/01/10/...

Nintendo's Easy Modes – Scott's Stash "A timely video from Scott Wozniak...Turns out Scott did the research for me and I was correct." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/10/n...

Max Frequency 2025 In Review (Year Six) Honestly, there is too much to quote from my annual in review blog post, so here is one favorite. Thank you. "I did start Stray one sleepy afternoon, but was swiftly bored and got a Chipotle burrito for dinner instead." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/07/m...

"Sony's AI Game Help Patent Was Solved By Nintendo During the Wii Generation" "It would be far better to integrate robust accessibility features and in-game support than letting GPUs watch videos of video games rendered by other GPUs." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/06/s...

Grok's Gruesome New Hobby – 512 Pixels "Abby and I made the decision to not share [our daughter's] face online...If we did share photos, what would I signing her and myself up for? One possibility, it turns out, is this horrific & disgusting use of generative AI." maxfrequency.net/2026/01/06/g...

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Canning Ragnarök" "Thank you all for your patience and understanding. This is a part of the creative process and its not a fun one, but it is a vital one." buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

"Vince Zampella didn’t just make hit games. He changed the medium. – Gene Park" "I was aware of Zampella, but not as deeply as I probably should have been. Like Gene said, he changed the entire medium." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/30/v...

"Breath of the Wild VR Mod Looks Pretty Sick" "There is an alternate universe where I have a monster gaming PC and VR headset to take advantage of mods like this." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/30/b...

"Epilogue is Finally Releasing the SN Operator" "If you want to play just your SNES games on your computer, this is the adapter for you." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/30/s...

"New 8-Bit & The Single Players Album Out on January 16" "I talked with 8-Bit Music Theory about the creation of Let's Play back in 2023. Might be a good crash course (along with listening) before the new release." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/27/8...

"2026 is Gonna Pop Off, Right?" "I look at the year ahead with slight hesitation. While my bank account may not flow as freely toward gaming, that doesn't mean my interests are invalid. A tighter budget does not mean that the year will not, in fact, pop off." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/22/2...

"The Storytelling Approach to Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet" "When you take that and pair it with the aforementioned quote from this Variety interview, it becomes more apparent why they would hold traditional script writing as long as possible." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/19/i...

“Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’ – Bloomberg” “‘Are you worried about having to work overtime?' If you feel like, 'I'm overburdened with work,' you have to tell somebody.’ I guess these people decided to tell Schreier.” maxfrequency.net/2025/12/18/n...

“‘Fireballed’ Again” “I promise I won't do this every time this happens—if it ever even happens again—but somehow I was linked to once again by @gruber.foo on Daring Fireball…Nothing quite like landing from a flight to a text from a friend giving me the news.” maxfrequency.net/2025/12/15/f...

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Old Ideas" "Perhaps I need a schedule of sorts...Kind of like, now stick with me, underwear with days of the week on them?" buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

"Wildflower Interactive Announces Coven of the Chicken Foot" "The creature/monster/companion sounds like a natural evolution of the ideas and tech of games that shoot for that non-playable ally with a meaningful relationship." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/15/c...

"Pocket Codex is a Classic Guide User's Dream" "Pocket Codex let's you download guides straight from GameFAQs, saves you place in them (which alone is worth the download), and syncs them across your iOS devices...It's dead simple and focused in its utility." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/15/p...

"There is More to Theaters than Nostalgia and Affection" "The movie theater is a place and time where a group of complete strangers comes to sit in the dark, be entertained, and appreciate, as @gruber.foo likes to call it, the meta form of art." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/06/m...

"Metroid Prime 4 is Really Here" "t has been a long time coming. I was a paltry 13-years-old when Corruption launched on the Wii. I was engaged when the Prime 4 was announced...Time is a funny thing." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/04/m...

"I Think Kottke is Missing the Mark with Pluribus" "Plop me in the camp of "cannot wait for more Pluribus." @kottke.org though, does not seem to be camping with me. And since I am not a member (sorry), I'm going to have to good some good ol' fashioned blogging." maxfrequency.net/2025/12/02/p...

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Self-Induced Limbo" "These Stephen King breaks are not working for me. That's probably because I fail to work on anything else essay related during that window. The wind has died in my sails." buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

"Analogue 3D is Shipping and Looks Very Good" "This feels like a new step forward for the company, FPGA-based emulation, and the Nintendo 64." maxfrequency.net/2025/11/19/a...

"Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #484" "The longest chapter is 40 minutes about Red Dead Redemption II. My kind of podcast." maxfrequency.net/2025/11/13/d...

"Surprise! Naughty Dog Compiled All the 40th Anniversary Footage for YouTube" "Turns out the extra time is a itty, bitty acknowledgement of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which Alison Mori just called Intergalactic." maxfrequency.net/2025/11/5/na...

"Friends of the site @dark1x.bsky.social, @mylifeingaming.bsky.social, & @pc98audi.bsky.social have started a new retro-focused podcast over on Digital Foundry...The group has a fun candor and I am excited to follow along with this show." maxfrequency.net/2025/11/04/d...

New issue of my Memory Card newsletter went out titled "Languished Hesitation" "Who needs save data when you have 12~ hours of footage?" buttondown.com/MaxFrequency...

"Naughty Dog's 40th Anniversary Celebration Wraps with 72-Seconds on The Last of Us" "The studio deserves much more when celebrating their history. Hopefully some of this can be rectified in the coming years." maxfrequency.net/2025/10/30/n...