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 their own reviews of Mina the Hollower.
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Show Notes
Nintendo's June 2026 Direct
- Nintendo Direct June 2026 and Treehouse Live Stream
- June 2026 Direct Press Release
- Zelda and Star Fox Rumored for Nintendo's 2026
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Teaser
- The Leak of Ocarina of Time's Remake Robbed Us
- The Spirit of Super Mario Galaxy – A Video Essay
Retrospective VS. Review
- Kohana's YouTube Channel
- Mario Tennis Fever Is the Best Mario Sports Game Ever Made by Jake Steinberg
- Chapter Select Season 7 - Metroid Prime
- PrimeHack
- Elgato 4K X
- PGReviews
Good/Bad Thumbnails
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- Hotcyder Thumbnails
- MFP47 - "when a youtuber shares their secret sauce" with Danny Boyd from CinemaStix
- Some Thoughts on Changing Titles and Thumbnails – Razbuten
Branching Out
- Persona 3 Retrospective - Living with Death - Kohana
- What is Nintendo's Best Game? - Kohana
Reviewing Mina the Hollower
- I'm Obsessed with Mina the Hollower - Kohana
- Mina The Hollower Review - Buried Under Ambition
- Mina the Hollower Metacritic
- Bad Hints Are Worse Than No Hints - Semi-Ramblomatic
Kohana
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