Max Roberts
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Husband. Father. Ghostwriter. Podcaster. Blog/Podcasts - https://www.maxfrequency.net Memory Card Newsletter - https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@maxfrequency
Nintenhogs DS (Official Soundtrack) - Louie Zong "Louie Zong with this sublime concept album. Not a surprise either since Louie made another favorite concept album of mine—It's Black Friday, Charlie Brown." maxfrequency.net/2026/08/02/n...
Nintenhogs DS (Official Soundtrack) - Louie Zong
Louie Zong with this sublime concept album. Not a surprise either since Louie made another favorite concept album of mine— It's Black Friday, Charlie Brown ....
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"inFamously Insomniac" with @tomasfranzese.bsky.social "Tomas returns to chat about his newsletter Remastered, being the weekend editor at Polygon, & help determine if Xbox or PlayStation is going to win the battle for 'Which Company Can Be the Worst?' throughout 2026. maxfrequency.net/mfp/55/
MFP55 - "inFamously Insomniac" with Tomas Franzese
Tomas Franzese returns to the show to chat about his newsletter Remastered, being the weekend editor at Polygon, and help determine if Xbox or PlayStation is going to win the battle for "Which Company...
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I made this fun bento box style promo image for DDDS, my playing and capturing app for macOS and modded 3DS consoles. Hope you'll give it a look if you fall inside the same tiny portion of the 3DS capture Venn Diagram that I reside inside. maxfrequency.net/ddds/
DDDS 1.0.3 has been released With features such as... - Running on other Mac computers besides my dev machine! - Added a proper, customizable title bar - Smoother animations in Settings - Adjusted the recording prompt to try and be system aware for its little warning notice maxfrequency.net/ddds/
DDDS
An app to display, capture, and record footage from your modded 3DS console, built exclusively for macOS.
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Hard and Fast Lessons in Development "Biggest lesson that I am sure all programmers learn in programmer school—Test your app on multiple machines." maxfrequency.net/2026/07/28/d...
Hard and Fast Lessons in Development
Not even a week and we got them there updates and lessons. Biggest lesson that I am sure all programmers learn in programmer school— Test your app on multipl...
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The Game UI Bible - Lost in Cult "It looks pretty darn slick and like the perfect compliment to Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type by Toshi Omigari." maxfrequency.net/2026/07/24/l...
The Game UI Bible - Lost in Cult
Lost in Cult is publishing a 400+ page book diving deep into video game UI by Edd Coates, the brain behind the excellent Game UI Database . It looks pretty d...
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Revisit E3 Like You've Never Seen It Before – @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social "We have lost something with these pre-recorded, perfectly executed 'directs' and 'showcases.' Having those first years preserved in some manner is remarkable." maxfrequency.net/2026/07/24/v...
Revisit E3 Like You've Never Seen It Before – VGHF
The Video Game History Foundation has released a massive collection of E3 materials. It's remarkable and just the thing folks like me growing up longed to on...
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Introducing DDDS - A Dedicated macOS Capture and Recording Software for Your 3DS I made an exclusive Mac app for playing and recording my modded Nintendo 3DS. It's packed with features. If you are inside the same tiny Venn Diagram as me, I think you'll love it. maxfrequency.net/2026/07/23/a...
Introducing DDDS - A Dedicated macOS Capture and Recording Software for Your 3DS
Announcing an app to display, capture, and record footage from your modded 3DS console, built exclusively for macOS.
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Chapter Select S2E10 - God of War: Sons of Sparta A surprise 2D adventure takes Max and Logan back to Kratos’ youth to explore, battle, and learn about an untold story. Does Kratos and Deimos' origin bring glory to Sparta or is it unworthy of the God of War? maxfrequency.net/2026/07/22/c...
S2E10 - God of War: Sons of Sparta
We are back in Greece, but it’s not what you think! A surprise 2D adventure takes Max Roberts and Logan Moore back to Kratos’ youth to explore, battle, and learn about an untold story. Does Kratos and...
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Well This Has Aged Like A Fine Wine “Happy six year anniversary to the reveal of PS5 boxes!” maxfrequency.net/2026/07/15/p...
Well This Has Aged Like A Fine Wine
Happy six year anniversary to the reveal of PS5 boxes! Who would have suspected that this would be the last time ?
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Paper Plates – A Paper Mario-Inspired Cookbook "This a seriously Max-coded product. I have vivid memories of printing off a 100% recipe guide for Zess T.'s cookbook in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door as a kid. It's one of my first 100% obsessions in games." maxfrequency.net/2026/07/09/p...
Paper Plates – A Paper Mario-Inspired CookbookPaper Plates – A Paper Mario-Inspired Cookbook
"Paper Plates is an unofficial, fan-made hardcover cookbook inspired by the fantastical world of Paper Mario, featuring 35 delicious, charming recipes and fu...
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Cibby Looks Like the Skeuomorphic App Game Collector's Deserve "If I wasn't building out my own personal collection database, I'd take a hard look at Cibby. This little teaser does more for me than the apps I looked at years ago before settling on a spreadsheet." maxfrequency.net/2026/07/07/c...
Cibby Looks Like the Skeuomorphic App Game Collector's Deserve
Cibby is an app built for people who love physical games. Explore and rediscover your collection in stunning interactive 3D. If I wasn't building out my own ...
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Accountability Adjustments – Memory Card #80 "Never underestimate the power of accountability. Combine that with a deadline and you ought to actually make make make." maxfrequency.net/memorycard/80/
Accountability Adjustments – Memory Card #80
👋🏻 My latest essay was not the one I envisioned writing or publishing next. I was in full swing on what you might think of as "mythical" Memento / TLOUPII ...
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"Embracing Restrictions" with Nick Wozniak "Nick 'Woz' Wozniak of @yachtclubgames.bsky.social catches up with Max to share lessons from delays, restrictions, and new adventures hot off the heels of releasing Mina the Hollower." maxfrequency.net/mfp/54/
MFP54 - "Embracing Restrictions" with Nick Wozniak
Nick "Woz" Wozniak of Yacht Club Games catches up with Max to share lessons from delays, restrictions, and new adventures hot off the heels of releasing Mina the Hollower.
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Moments Over the course of the last nine months, my wife and I have experienced two more miscarriages. And once again I find myself compelled to process them through games and writing. For those who come after...We continue. That's the only E33 reference. 😅 maxfrequency.net/2026/07/03/m...
Moments – An Essay
To those who wrote that we might read, to those who fell so we might walk, to those who came before so we might come after, gratitude.
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Sony Announces the End of Physical Games "Like a friend said to me, awfully big balls over there at Sony to announce no more physical games alongside the announcement of digital storefront closures." maxfrequency.net/2026/07/01/p...
Sony Announces the End of Physical Games
This morning Sony decided to keep up with the Joneses over at Xbox and announce a double whammy of bad news—the PS3 and Vita PSN stores are shutting down for...
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Do Yourself a Favor and Check Out @pixelsymphonic.bsky.social "I was perusing the Original Soundchat podcast feed the other day, as one does, and was shocked to see a new episode for a new podcast by Joe DeVader—published back in March 2026!" maxfrequency.net/2026/06/30/p...
Do Yourself a Favor and Check Out Pixel Symphonic
"Pixel Symphonic is a show about video game music. We’re here to learn and talk about it with the people who make it, the people who listen to it, and everyt...
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"Adding A Gajillion Polygons to Someone's Teeth" with @kohana64.bsky.social We have a retrospective chat about the June Direct before diving into the differences between a review and a retrospective, good/bad thumbnails, and then their own reviews of Mina the Hollower. maxfrequency.net/mfp/53/
MFP53 - "Adding A Gajillion Polygons to Someone's Teeth" with Kohana
Video essayist Kohana joins Max to have a retrospective chat about the June 2026 Nintendo Direct before diving into the differences between a review and a retrospective, good/bad thumbnails, and then ...
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What Does John Gruber Think About 007 First Light? "I finished 007 First Light yesterday at 2:00 AM and after coming down from the endgame high, my thoughts went back to a lingering question—what does @gruber.foo think about this new Bond game?" maxfrequency.net/2026/06/18/j...
What Does John Gruber Think About 007 First Light
I finished 007 First Light yesterday at 2:00 AM and after coming down from the endgame high, my thoughts went back to a lingering question—what does John Gru...
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007 First Light Notes And here are my notes on 007 First Light. I loved the game from top to bottom. It'll be tough to pick between this and Marathon as my personal GotY. maxfrequency.net/game-notes/0...
007 First Light Notes
A breath of fresh air—for the game industry, IO, me, and Bond himself. A stylish, confident, slick first outing that will usher in a new era of Bond video games. Earn the number indeed.
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Marathon Notes Overdue, but here are my notes I took while playing and writing my review of Marathon. maxfrequency.net/game-notes/m...
Marathon Notes
Marathon Notes Marathon (2026) is a live service extraction shooter from Bungie. Load into a shared map with other "Runners," grab the loot, and get out aliv...
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Exploring Steam Next Fest With An AI-Blocking Extension Is Very Depressing – Kotaku "Should someone tell Zack?" maxfrequency.net/2026/06/16/a...
Exploring Steam Next Fest With An AI-Blocking Extension Is Very Depressing – Kotaku
"...But this time around, now that I have a tool installed that warns me if a game or demo includes generative AI content, Steam Next Fest has become a very ...
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Retreating Behind the Exclusivity Wall "And because I am now old enough to have been blogging that long, my well thought out opinion on that matter lives forevermore." maxfrequency.net/2026/06/12/r...
Retreating Behind the Exclusivity Wall
This year at Xbox's Games Showcase, new CEO Asha Sharma made the announcement that Gears of War: E-Day would be an Xbox console exclusive. 1 And that reminde...
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Mina the Hollower Notes Here are my in-depth notes I took while playing Mina the Hollower, if you want to see my frustration develop in semi-real time. maxfrequency.net/game-notes/m...
Mina the Hollower Notes
Mina the Hollower is a modern fusion of Game Boy Color games like Link's Awakening, platform action adventures like Castlevania titles, and modern "Soulslike" ideas all gelled together with Yacht Club...
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The Leak of Ocarina of Time's Remake Robbed Us "Taking a beat and reassessing has me excited." maxfrequency.net/2026/06/11/o...
The Leak of Ocarina of Time's Remake Robbed Us
The E3 dust is settling and there was a lot announced this summer. The final announcement of them all was one we heard about back in March —a full remake of ...
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Is Coding Not Art? "And I can't help but feel like this instantaneous rejection is shallow and lacks nuance these folks often provide to the medium. I've been chewing on this for the past few days and hope I can provide some of that nuance." maxfrequency.net/2026/06/11/c...
Is Coding Not Art?
There has been a vocal sentiment in video game production over the past few of years that only seems to be getting louder as more companies use AI. That's ri...
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Mina The Hollower Review - Buried Under Ambition "In reality, it is a grandiose, modern title crammed into the constraints of handheld games of yore. Yacht Club Games' ambitions do not fit in this box. Mina is dense. Mina is irritating. Mina breaks my heart." maxfrequency.net/2026/06/10/m...
Mina The Hollower Review - Buried Under Ambition
Let me tell you Mina the Hollower...
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3Beans is a Cool 3DS Emulator "Apparently, there are quite a few 3DS emulators out there. None of them have a name as good as 3Beans." maxfrequency.net/2026/06/05/3...
3Beans is a Cool 3DS Emulator
"3Beans emulates the 3DS at a low level, which means that it runs the entire OS as if it were on real hardware. It can boot the home menu and launch some gam...
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Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Won't Let You Work Anymore "You know what still works today? A copy of Microsoft Word 5 loaded on Infinite Mac." maxfrequency.net/2026/06/04/w...
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Won't Let You Work Anymore
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Will Soon Stop Letting You Edit Documents by Tim Hardwick at MacRumors via 512 Pixels Microsoft will prevent Office 2019 for Ma...
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Was Uber’s CEO really the second-best Wii Sports tennis player? – Ars Technica "This article has sat as an open tab in my mobile browser for I guess nine years now. Time to finally share it." maxfrequency.net/2026/06/02/u...
Was Uber’s CEO really the second-best Wii Sports tennis player? – Ars Technica
This article has sat as an open tab in my mobile browser for I guess nine years now. Time to finally share it. "Last weekend’s New York Times profile of Uber...
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