# And the Next Essay is... – Memory Card #49 👋🏻 It's been a spell, hasn't it? I took those flights and finished writing [[We Need to Talk About Game Prices, Review Scores, and Quality]]. Then I finished a [video version](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lp8DOf-A_J8) of [[I Have a Problem with Elgato|my beef with the capture card company Elgato]]. Then I [[Introducing My Game Library|announced]] this Game Library project/idea and made a [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3XWFg0wcokw) for that. I've had a very good month over on the blog. That also means I haven't really poured time into making my next essay. Like I said [[Memory Card 48 – Fuzzy Search|last time]], > "...I am out of rhythm. I need to get back in the groove and [[Memory Card 9 – A Reminder to Make Make Make|make, make, make]]." I was just telling a friend that I feel skills slipping through my fingers like sand. I have made articles and videos that use these skills, but I haven't leaned them back into another video essay. It's time to pick an essay and get off the pot, as they say. I have two that I am pulled toward, the *Astro Bot and the Fourth Wall* essay I've mentioned a time or two and one about physical media and intentionality. I have more research for the *Fourth Wall*, but sense scope creep. I feel more excited about physical media, but that's likely due to the Switch 2 launch being a week away. *Astro Bot and the Fourth Wall* it is. I think this will be a good one to test in NotebookLM too, given I was going down a research paper rabbit hole when working on it back in March. You know I'll report back later. Until next time... > [!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 [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net), 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 [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net) and [patrons](https://www.patreon.com/maxfrequency). > > Wanna see The Thing™? [Check it out on YouTube](https://youtube.com/MaxRobertsEssays). Read it on [The Blog](https://www.maxfrequency.net). > <iframe scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important;height:220px;border:1px #ccc solid !important" src="https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency?as_embed=true"></iframe>