Half-Minute Hero
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Half-Minute Hero".
Oct 7, 2026
Designer Notes 98: Xalavier Nelson - Part 1
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30:16Soren JohnsonHOST
Sure
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30:16Xalavier NelsonGUEST
... and I can find, like, business emails or press emails and submit for these." And I think the first review copy I got was for, uh, I believe it was for Half-Minute Hero on XBLA.
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30:28Soren JohnsonHOST
Okay.
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30:29Soren JohnsonHOST
Yeah.
Can Activision Save Halo?
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18:34Matt LawrenceHOST
You also had Burnout Legends, and it has quick events that take up a variety of times, such as crash events, full races, and other challenges.
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18:42Matt LawrenceHOST
And then this one was really all about time or quite a bit about time, Half-Minute Hero.
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18:47Matt LawrenceHOST
Now, the producer of Half-Minute Hero wanted to, wanted players to feel accomplishment during small amounts of free time.
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18:53Matt LawrenceHOST
The title compresses familiar RPG activities into tiny scenarios built around a 30-second countdown.
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19:00Matt LawrenceHOST
Now, this countdown can be replenished, so not all encounters will literally last 30 seconds, but you get the gist.
rare kind of hero - #620
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50:48Ste CurranHOST
Wait, wait, wait.
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50:49Ste CurranHOST
What was that one you worked on on the PSP? Half Minute Hero.
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50:52Ste CurranHOST
That's almost.
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50:53Ste CurranHOST
It's not quite.