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The Free Cheese

The Free Cheese

The Free Cheese is a weekly video game podcast about video games, brought to you once a week by The Free Cheese dot com. Hosted by Joe Dix and Matt Soellner. Opening theme The Origin by Legna Zeg.

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All Episodes

02:04:56

The Free Cheese Episode 423: A Son Like Josh Hartnett

The Free Cheese ·

2021/10/18

This week on The Free Cheese, gimme fuel, gimme five. We talk about the best fifth games in a series and see how many collectibles it takes before we break. We explore the depths of Metroid Dread and talk about how Back 4 Blood has changed since it’s initial beta.

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01:41:38

The Free Cheese Episode 422: Metal Gere Solid

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2021/10/11

This week on The Free Cheese, preparing for the hurt. Konami? Just ahead of Metroid Dread we talk about playing through classic games with modern conventions and contemplate when that goes too far. We share the least requested characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and figure out what gets us in the mood for the respective games we're playing.

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02:18:23

The Free Cheese Episode 421: KoЯn'n It Up

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2021/10/04

This week on The Free Cheese, ruining birthday parties since 1996. We make some new changes to our Game of the Game of the Year list and reminisce on another from the best in 2016. We talk about revisiting PlayStation games in new ways and how the right combination of mechanics and systems can create an endless gameplay loop. We make our final predictions for a new Super Smash Bros. fighter and lament the end of a long journey through one developer's library.

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02:00:01

The Free Cheese Episode 420: Rot Goblin

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2021/09/27

We celebrate the 35th anniversary of Castlevania with some talking points around how to replay your favorite games and still keep them fresh. We let the Rot carry us deep into Kena: Bridge of Spirits and discuss (again) why PlayStation 2 is still the best of video games. Oh, and we're all playing Magic: The Gathering.

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01:54:53

The Free Cheese Episode 419: Pull the Pipe

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2021/09/20

This week on The Free Cheese, delete your social media. Our video game marketing discussion continues with a conversation surrounding how marketing instills a fear of not being part of the club and if we aren't there at launch, we missed something. We talk about where this can benefit us, like visiting Final Fantasy XV years after its release. We also check out the newest set in Magic: The Gathering and the mechanics it brings to the game for the first time, while opening up more on card games and

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02:06:11

The Free Cheese Episode 418: Grandma Apocalypse

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2021/09/13

This week on The Free Cheese, heaven is a place on Earth. We wonder when marketing goes too far and what we want in the lead to a new game release. We try to find the balance between leaks and corporate condescension as we prepare our guidelines for how to market your video game. Ahead of new card game releases, we design our perfect trading card game and realize it's probably a board game. Finally, we go home.

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02:13:54

The Free Cheese Episode 417: Like Shenmue

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2021/09/06

This week on The Free Cheese, the road to XV begins. It’s the annual Sonic Amateur Games Expo and we’ve played a bunch of submissions from the community. We talk about our favorite interactive elements in video games. Then, we check in with Pokémon Black and Sonic Colors Ultimate.

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02:08:45

The Free Cheese Episode 416: I Bought This Shirt and...

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2021/08/30

This week on The Free Cheese, who else should go in the monkey ball? After a new update to Phasmophobia we discuss the difference between changing and fixing a game, as well as our favorite bugs in games. We talk about weird origin stories for getting us to play one thing in particular. We share stories of the first video games we remember buying with our own money and put a final word on our discussion surrounding remasters. It's a big show and we fit in time to rank NieR: Automata on our Game of

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01:42:31

The Free Cheese Episode 415: Grimace

The Free Cheese ·

2021/08/23

This week on The Free Cheese, chicken nuggets in costumes. We unpack our discussion on remasters yet again after the rerelease of Quake and the announcement of BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare leads a discussion surrounding how the aesthetic of a game can draw us into it. We use the surprise of time spent in Pokémon Unite to talk about games we've gotten lost in without realizing it. Finally, we figure out what PlayStation's Halo could be.

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01:43:12

The Free Cheese Episode 414: Platydle

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2021/08/16

This week on The Free Cheese, who's that Pokémon? We begin by turning the clocks back one year to see where we were then. We spend some time considering how to remove microtransactions from games and imagine how Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls will play without them. Finally, do we get more excited for a remaster than a sequel?

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01:56:40

The Free Cheese Episode 413: HyperScam

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2021/08/09

This week on The Free Cheese, please don't kill George Clooney. We celebrate the 35th anniversary of Metroid the only way we know how. Marc shares tales from the Back 4 Blood beta, Matt details the changes in the Pokémon Unite meta, and Joe uncovers the truth behind Dark Souls et cetera.

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01:53:25

The Free Cheese Episode 412: Always Decline Soup

The Free Cheese ·

2021/08/02

This week on The Free Cheese, the doctor is dead. Marc is knocking on Death's Door while Matt ranks up in Pokémon Unite and Joe is reborn in NieR: Re[in]carnation. We catch up on delays from the week and how we're progressing in Dark Souls, while offering the future of old video games to you for free.

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01:48:30

The Free Cheese Episode 411: Roshdos

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2021/07/26

This week on The Free Cheese, mouth tattoos. With the release of Pokémon Unite, we've each taken our first steps toward The Pokémon International. Marc checks out The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD to see if it works with buttons. Matt begins the quest for another Dark Souls platinum. Joe finds branching paths in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. We outline a semester in video game school and give you your required reading list. Finally, we share more games from 2008 that should be brought back

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01:46:44

The Free Cheese Episode 410: Persona 6

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2021/07/19

This week on The Free Cheese, delays and surprises. We talk about the recently announced Nickelodeon All-Stars Battle Royale and how Square Enix sold out of a digital game. We discuss Valve's Super Nintendo Switch, and take a guess at what 7 Persona announcements are imminent.

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01:10:14

The Free Cheese Episode 409: Sailor Harvey Dent

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2021/07/12

This week on The Free Cheese, Shigeru Miyamoto took a bath 40 years ago. We weigh in on the newly announced Nintendo Switch OLED and reflect on other handhelds that may or may not have used OLED technology. We also explore video game's best party as we wonder what happened to Ridge Racer.

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02:00:05

The Free Cheese Episode 408: Viña Colada

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2021/07/05

This week on The Free Cheese, more free marketing ideas for Mountain Dew. PlayStation picked up a few new studios while Konami announced a partnership. We check out Mario Golf: Super rush and close the book on Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart in this week's episode.

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02:17:02

The Free Cheese Episode 407: Not My Kinda Tracksuit

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2021/06/28

This week on The Free Cheese, we’re going for the gold. Or the platinum? It seems like E3 was a year ago at this point as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Quake and 30th for Sonic the Hedgehog. We check in with Final Fantasy VII Remake - Intergrade while checking out SEGA’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. We talk about new games in the River City Girls franchise, the potential home for The International, and what it’s like to be a superhero in a simulation.

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02:08:14

The Free Cheese Episode 406: Is Link a Squid or a Kid?

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2021/06/21

This week on The Free Cheese, KeighlE3. We run down our favorite games showcased between Summer Game Fest and E3 2021 and then discuss what it means to be revolutionary when designing a video game. Our discussion stretches back through our touchstone moments in game history where something truly new happened and continues with talk about how iteration is not a bad word.

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02:21:01

The Free Cheese Episode 405: Steve Perry Loves Baby Park

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2021/06/14

This week on The Free Cheese, no news! It's E3 season and you're hearing everything somewhere else already. Instead of repeating headlines, we're focusing on what we've been playing and catching you off guard with some surprise questions.

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01:43:42

The Free Cheese Episode 404: One Step Closer to the...

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2021/06/07

This week on The Free Cheese, we apologize to Yuji Naka. The return of E3 and Summer Game Fest mean the return of 15 predictions announcements that are coming soon. We also reveal the next three characters joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate before Sakurai doesn't retire and catch up with one of cinema's greatest tragedies.

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