# Memory Card ![[MF Memory Card Banner-1080 Low.jpg]] # [[Memory Card#What is **Memory Card**?|What is Memory Card?]] --- # The Archive - [[Memory Card 48 – Fuzzy Search|Fuzzy Search – Memory Card #48]] - [[Memory Card 47 – Japanese Jazz Think Sessions|Japanese Jazz Think Sessions – Memory Card #47]] - [[Memory Card 46 – Deadlines Work|Deadlines Work – Memory Card #46]] - [[Memory Card 45 – Momentum Killers|Momentum Killers – Memory Card #45]] - [[Memory Card 44 – What Came First - The Video or the Thumbnail|What Came First? The Video or the Thumbnail? – Memory Card #44]] - [[Memory Card 43 – Getting Dull|Getting Dull – Memory Card #43]] - [[Memory Card 42 – Staying Sharp|Staying Sharp – Memory Card #42]] - [[Memory Card 41 – Chip Gains|Chip Gains – Memory Card #41]] - [[Memory Card 40 – Facing Ragnarök|Facing Ragnarök – Memory Card #40]] - [[Memory Card 39 – Cabin in the Woods|Cabin in the Woods – Memory Card #39]] - [[Memory Card 38 – The Quote from Elsewhere|The Quote from Elsewhere – Memory Card #38]] - [[Memory Card 37 – Intermixing Linearity|Intermixing Linearity – Memory Card #37]] - [[Memory Card 36 – The Spirit of Super Mario Galaxy|The Spirit of Super Mario Galaxy – Memory Card #36]] - [[Memory Card 35 – Phhhhewwwewewewwwwww|Phhhhewwwewewewwwwww – Memory Card #35]] - [[Memory Card 34 – We Did It|We Did It – Memory Card #34]] - [[Memory Card 33 – Annoying the Algorithm|Annoying the Algorithm – Memory Card #33]] - [[Memory Card 32 – It's Happening!|It's Happening! – Memory Card #32]] - [[Memory Card 31 – Star Bit by Star Bit|Star Bit by Star Bit – Memory Card #31]] - [[Memory Card 30 – Hiding Amongst the Stars|Hiding Amongst the Stars – Memory Card #30]] - [[Memory Card 29 – Intentional Tools|Intentional Tools – Memory Card #29]] - [[Memory Card 28 – Script Complete|Script "Complete" – Memory Card #28]] - [[Memory Card 27 – Questioning FOMO|Questioning FOMO – Memory Card #27]] - [[Memory Card 26 – Flu Media Diet|Flu Media Diet – Memory Card #26]] - [[Memory Card 25 – Five Years|Five Years – Memory Card #25]] - [[Memory Card 24 – Bedridden|Bedridden – Memory Card #24]] - [[Memory Card 23 – Morning Ritual at Sea|Morning Ritual at Sea – Memory Card #23]] - [[Memory Card 22 – Foggy Skies|Foggy Skies – Memory Card #22]] - [[Memory Card 21 – Forced|Forced – Memory Card #21]] - [[Memory Card 20 – Race to the FINish|Race to the FINish – Memory Card #20]] - [[Memory Card 19 – Splattershot|Splattershot – Memory Card #19]] - [[Memory Card 18 – Hitting the Trail|Hitting the Trail – Memory Card #18]] - [[Memory Card 17 – Call of Duty - Palette Cleanser 6|Call of Duty: Palette Cleanser 6 – Memory Card #17]] - [[Memory Card 16 – Diving Deep Beneath the Ink|Diving Deep Beneath the Ink – Memory Card #16]] - [[Memory Card 15 – Simmering Deadlines|Simmering Deadlines – Memory Card #15]] - [[Memory Card 14 – A Shorts Fuse|A Shorts Fuse – Memory Card #14]] - [[Memory Card 13 – Flow Found|Flow Found – Memory Card #13]] - [[Memory Card 12 – Everybody's Got a...Yak?|Everybody's Got a...Yak? – Memory Card #12]] - [[Memory Card 11 – The Doozy™|The Doozy™ – Memory Card #11]] - [[Memory Card 10 – Finding Joy in Music and Thumbnails|Finding Joy in Music and Thumbnails – Memory Card #10]] - [[Memory Card 9 – A Reminder to Make Make Make|A Reminder to Make Make Make – Memory Card #9]] - [[Memory Card 8 – Researching Plagiarism Goldmines|Researching Plagiarism Goldmines – Memory Card #8]] - [[Memory Card 7 – The Spurring of Ideas|The Spurring of Ideas – Memory Card #7]] - [[Memory Card 6 – The Mash Up I Never Expected|The Mash Up I Never Expected – Memory Card #6]] - [[Memory Card 5 – The Journey to Find Spirit|The Journey to Find Spirit – Memory Card #5]] - [[Memory Card 4 – Tangential Permission Granted|Tangential Permission Granted – Memory Card #4]] - [[Memory Card 3 – Questioning A Box Garden Galaxy Essay|Questioning A Box Garden Galaxy Essay – Memory Card #3]] - [[Memory Card 2 – To the Beat of My Own (Bongo) Drum|To the Beat of My Own (Bongo) Drum – Memory Card #2]] - [[Memory Card 1 – Who Knows What I'll Call This Thing, but Here I Go|Who Knows What I'll Call This Thing, but Here I Go – Memory Card #1]] # What is **Memory Card**? **Memory Card** is a real-ish time, raw, drip feed newsletter of my creative process for telling stories. It’s how The Thing™ gets made. I am a huge lover and believer in sharing the creative process. After [[S6 - Pokémon Behind the Scenes|each]] [[Behind the Scenes of the Brawl and SMYN Anniversary Special|major]] [[Behind the Scenes of My First Video Essay – My Journey to Becoming a Map Maker|project]] and at the end of the year, I write big [[Max Frequency 2021 In Review Year Two|behind-the-scenes]] and [[Max Frequency 2022 In Review Year Three|retrospective]] [[Max Frequency 2023 In Review (Year Four)|posts]]. **Memory Card** is a regular, raw drip feed of my creative process and where I am currently at. It's *how* The Thing™ gets made. The big breakdowns will still happen, **Memory Card** is a more personal real-ish time version of those. In the past, I would have tweeted these things out; just tossed them onto the never-ending fire of social scrolling. It would have meant nothing. Writing it down and sharing the thoughts, decisions, and having a form of dialogue on a platform that I own empowers me and respects the reader. Instead of amping up the noise, I am strengthening the signal. So why a newsletter? Why not just a blog post? I say, [why not both](https://media.tenor.com/odyVsZbC-OYAAAAM/why-not-both-why-not.gif)? There feels like there is a correspondence. I suppose that is inherent in the name "newsletter." I am writing to people that are curious. I make these things to satiate my own curiosity. This dynamic feels natural for newsletters. I wrote about a part of the inspiration in [[Memory Card 1 – Who Knows What I'll Call This Thing, but Here I Go|my first letter]]... > The format is heavily inspired by Craig Mod's *Nightingalingale — 21 Days; A Diary of Book-Making*, which has gone on for...263 issues for the past few years... > > This letter is for his members only and it is a real time journey through his creative process of making the book *Things Become Other Things*. From the research and walking to the writing to the *edits upon edits upon edits upon edits upon edits upon edits upon edits*. I think you get the idea. I find this openness about the creative process uplifting. I try to channel that into my own creative works. > > I thought this approach would work well with video essays. I have a slew of ideas. I've entered a phase of working on a couple at the same time and think this sort of newsletter/diary could be advantageous to tracing my creativity. It has the benefits of keeping me honest, better documenting BtS posts, keeps me writing semi-regularly, and more. Most of all, it is an exploration of my ideas, motivation, and energy toward a these essays—whether they come out of not. > > And like Craig's *Nightingalingale*, there's no committed schedule or length. It can be a few sentences or paragraphs. It can be whatever I want it to be. To me, that's liberating. If this sounds like a cool newsletter you want to get in your inbox, [go ahead and subscribe](https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency#subscribe-form) or check out [the archive](https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency/archive/). > [!email]+ Memory Card Newsletter > This letter is one block from the newsletter **[Memory Card](https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency)** by [Max Roberts](https://www.maxfrequency.net/about). Thoughts? Send *me* an email at [email protected]. > > Max is the writer and producer behind [[Home|Max Frequency]], a place where he cultivates and curates curiosity—both for himself and for others—by delighting in the details and growing greatness from small beginnings. > > He's written a [[Chasing the Stick - The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era|rich history and dive on the making of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II]], celebrated the [[MFP23 - “A Passion for Smash” – Celebrating 15 Years of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Peter Spezia|15th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with the voice behind its hype]], and examined how [Zelda "stole" Fortnite's best mechanic](https://youtu.be/kc2l_9Fdpek). > > **Memory Card** is a real-ish time, raw, drip feed newsletter of his creative process for telling these stories. It’s *how* The Thing™ gets made. You can sign up below. (Look down) > > It's all powered by [[Home|Max Frequency]] and [patrons](https://www.patreon.com/maxfrequency). > > Wanna see The Thing™? [Check it out on YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxCxW3Sbhy5ZzVOkvmfo4Rme41g6KzJOk). Read it on [[Home|The Blog]]. > <iframe scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important;height:220px;border:1px #ccc solid !important" src="https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency?as_embed=true"></iframe>