2023's Best Video Game Music

Published: Nov. 30, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Emily Reese from the Level with Emily podcast! It's our favorite episode of the year, we're celebrating the very best game music around as we each share our three favorite tracks and also take a ton of great musical recommendations from you in the MinnMax community. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

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00:00:00 - Intro

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00:01:10 - Emily Reese from Level With Emily

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00:04:03 - Give To The Max Charity Stream This Saturday

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00:07:28 - Our favorite game music from 2023

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00:08:05 - Baldur\u2019s Gate 3

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00:11:10 - Alan Wake 2

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00:15:58 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

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00:17:54 - Octopath Traveler 2

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00:19:43 - Tchia

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00:23:55 - Humanity

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00:26:33 - A Space For The Unbound

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00:28:25 - Final Fantasy XVI

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00:32:51 - Theatrhythm Final Bar Line

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00:34:13 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

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00:37:02 - Goodbye Volcano High

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00:39:55 - Sea of Stars

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00:43:51 - Tren

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00:46:30 - Like A Dragon Gaiden

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00:47:30 - Super Mario RPG

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00:49:17 - Venba

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00:51:27 - Street Fighter 6

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00:52:52 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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00:56:01 - Forspoken

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00:57:55 - Dead Island 2

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00:58:55 - Bayonetta Origins

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00:59:45 - Pizza Tower

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01:01:28 - Splatoon 3\u2019s season update

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01:03:17 - Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2

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01:03:46 - Bombrush Cyberfunk

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01:04:59 - Starfield

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01:06:05 - Hi-Fi Rush

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01:07:33 - Jusant

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01:08:29 - The Last Spell

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01:10:25 - Lamplighter\u2019s League

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01:12:18 - Pikmin 4

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01:13:00 - Otxo

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01:14:46 - El Paso, Elsewhere

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01:16:07 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

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01:17:58 - Thanking MinnMax\u2019s biggest supporters

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01:24:23 - Community Questions

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01:51:30 - Get A Load Of This

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Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/nWm_OhIKms8?si=Sfw5lZAZi7oK-6jy

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Hanson's GALOT - https://www.cbr.com/scooby-doos-previous-origin-story-was-weirdly-cosmic-and-controversial/

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Kyle's GALOT - https://www.twitch.tv/winningsequence

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Emily\u2019s GALOT - https://today.duke.edu/2023/11/your-eyes-talk-your-ears-scientists-know-what-theyre-saying

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Community GALOT - https://fxtwitter.com/GIBiz/status/1729144088468078730

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Here's a list of our music tracks from the episode...

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Tren - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ftQtAFPok&list=PLRW80bBvVD3WBxGdvztOe5WNqpl79DgLm\nFinal Fantasy XVI - https://youtu.be/okE5HXtHNiA?si=P2pXfYoTW3ptwjT4

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https://youtu.be/RizOE1GWtlA?si=7ikjvteH_jS6jnvO

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Octopath Traveler 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDkRKueCM3k

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Hi-Fi Rush - https://youtu.be/eG2ShFZasC0?si=KvUnE2m3I8llAu2f

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Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqicn--vQA8

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Tchia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H61jxW95oeo

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjI9EPrxvaM

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https://youtu.be/Byg-WKrZa1g?si=2a1ZR-rDm6g67Z7n

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Lamplighter's League - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7eNU_6Sg44

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Alan Wake 2 - https://youtu.be/Q1H4LNC3KlA?si=OMnV8uZtDA3TyliC

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https://youtu.be/-80qg1314eg?si=vu6_VE3dDdsDgZvO

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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLsGMz1RCfw

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Baldur's Gate 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSVRtM1x9wQ

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Goodbye Volcano High - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na-g7yJIJPg

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Sea of Stars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHVxD_2Vf70

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A Space For The Unbound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO1mLs35pxA

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKDSGfopHdo

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Pikmin 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRHz-pO6xsc

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Humanity - https://youtu.be/P6ZNP52sEso?si=H3_b9nk6lkS1A79i

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Otxo - https://youtu.be/YKd77Ky3XmQ?si=ALxRtVcYtqZix3oz

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Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

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Chess - RabidLime

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Peglin - Malcolm Holliday

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Stranglehold - Clemens Zobel

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Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

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Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

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PT - Patrick Polk

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Baldur\u2019s Gate 2 - Jawarhello

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