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.

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
  • Kohana's Review Playlist
  • Kohana's Retrospective Playlist
• 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

• 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

• Kohana's YouTube Channel
• Kohana's Bluesky

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