The Free Cheese

This week on The Free Cheese, oh, I get it.

We add another shooting game to the list with Konami's parody of its own Gradius. We talk about how other games were born from the Parodius series and wond…

This week on The Free Cheese, there's like, a hole in your head.

Just in time for QuakeCon 2022, we add Quake to The List. While we've all been into id Software games and have played a range of games…

This week on The Free Cheese, we should always fear shrimp.

What happens when the Ace Combat team makes a Star Fox game? We take on the Aparoids to save the galaxy as Team Star Fox in the Namco-devel…

This week on The Free Cheese, time to check the list!

We break our list of games from this season into 4 categories and reflect on the choices we’ve made so far. As we revisit each game, the chance o…

This week on The Free Cheese, it tastes different than Sprite!

We return to an age of mascot platformers with one of the most recognized of the era. Then, we wonder what happened to all of the mascot…

This week on The Free Cheese, let’s save daddy. 

Take to the skies and space as Lucia steals a ship and races off to rescue her kidnapped father. This once relic of Mega Drive obscurity is now readil…

This week on The Free Cheese, is that a gnome on your desktop?

We celebrate the joy of random satisfaction in Peggle, comparing its multiple releases and sharing experiences we’ve had with other game…

This week on The Free Cheese, get Diddy Kong in the back there for a giant banana.

We add another GameCube game to the list and our first kart racer. How does the change to gameplay hold up for Mario…

This week on The Free Cheese, we need to find the car keys.

Stranded on a strange planet, we take control of three lost adventurers and a fleet of tiny creatures to discover cell phones, trash, and d…

This week on The Free Cheese, there goes another customer.

We explore a sequel to an arcade classic in Paperboy 2. Within, we discover ghosts, break windows, and trap strangers beneath cars. We also …

This week on The Free Cheese, he's on fire.

Right alongside the NBA Finals, we're checking in with an arcade classic that made its way home across a number of platforms. A sequel to NBA Jam and a bon…

When all that remains of Japan's metropolis are its buildings and wild animals, everyone is just trying to survive. As we play Tokyo J…

This week on The Free Cheese, gonna be a big man someday.

Tape up those sticks and lace up your skates, it's time to hit the ice in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's NHL Stanley Cup. We discu…

This week on The Free Cheese, t h i s w e e k o n T h e F r e e C h e e s e.

What do you get when the team who made Bayonetta didn't know they would make Bayonetta and still worked at Capcom and want…

This week on The Free Cheese, get your Expansion Pak ready.

We're here to shoot mines and save aliens and we're all out—Oh, I guess we've got everything we need. Perfect Dark is the product of experi…

This week on The Free Cheese, we're going down.

Our first mobile game makes the list this week as we explore the roguelike Downwell. Strap on your gunboots and jump in as we try to build the highest …

This week on The Free Cheese, can I be your memory?

How much damage can we create? It's time for Burnout 3: Takedown and a return to arcade racing, the likes we have not seen in quite some time. We a…

This week on The Free Cheese, it's got Bob Burnquist.

The (probably) first skateboarding game for PlayStation 2 is here and we're going for gold. We also figure out what games defined the PS2 era and…

This week on The Free Cheese, it's all in your head dude.

We're journeying midway through the first decade of the new millennium to revisit a game lost to time. In addition to a stellar special featu…

This week on The Free Cheese, why do you have so many controllers in your lap?

It's more than just a week to talk about Rez Infinite, we talk about all of Mizuguchi's games and reflect on the impact …