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The Free Cheese

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. Featuring Marc Augustyniak and Matt Soellner. Hosted by Joe Dix. Opening theme The Origin by Legna Zeg.
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The Free Cheese - The Free Cheese Episode 600: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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03/10/25 • 75 min

This week on The Free Cheese, mullets live on.

We finally add a Mario Kart game to The List. Wait, right—We add our third Mario Kart game to The List this week, bringing the best-selling Nintendo Switch game into discussion. We talk about the changes made for the Switch release, how it became so dominant, and what we like about it so much.

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The Free Cheese - The Free Cheese Episode 596: Influential Soundtracks
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02/10/25 • 68 min

This week on The Free Cheese, hear that?

We discuss soundtracks that made an impact on us and on other video games. Rather than focus on the "best" soundtracks (although we save some time for that as well), we look at soundtracks that feel important.

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This week on The Free Cheese, it's the end of Season 12 — Part Two.

In our finale, we each share the games we played in 2024 that made an impression on us. We discuss some of the headlines from the year and bring things to a close with a peek ahead at Season 13.

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The Free Cheese - The Free Cheese Episode 579: Ib
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10/14/24 • 50 min

This week on The Free Cheese, BYORPG.

We add perhaps the most indie game so far to The List with 2012's RPG Maker classic, Ib. We explore the art gallery and the horrors within, solving puzzles and trying to find our way back out with some friends.

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The Free Cheese - The Free Cheese Episode 578: Fear Effect
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10/07/24 • 67 min

This week on The Free Cheese, we get lost in the plot.

We're rolling through FMV backgrounds one screen at a time as we discover the nuance of Fear Effect. We discuss its supernatural plot, its attempt at survival horror gameplay, and how well the game's art holds up today. Then, we rank it on The List.

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This week on The Free Cheese, I don't wanna talk about it!

We add the last in line of classic Resident Evil games to The List. We share our strategies for combatting some of the troubles we encountered, revel in the absurdity of the story, and highlight one of the best soundtracks in video games.

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The Free Cheese - The Free Cheese Episode 603: Zillion
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03/31/25 • 54 min

This week on The Free Cheese, you search and you action.

Sega may be working toward its goal of transmedia takeover today, but the roots of the efforts follow back to 1987 on the Master System. In this episode, we look at Zillion and how Sega tried something different with a new property. It's also an opportunity for us to celebrate the unannounced Year of Metroid, so let's do that too.

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The Free Cheese - The Free Cheese Episode 601: Killzone
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03/17/25 • 54 min

This week on The Free Cheese, Halo ...killer?

We turn the clocks back to 2004, as the video game world looked toward sequels to Grand Theft Auto and Halo, and PlayStation introduced its new first-person shooter, Killzone. We explore as much of the campaign as we can and spend some time this episode wondering what went wrong for us.

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This week on The Free Cheese, we are not ninjas.

What happens when a franchise reaches incredible heights and has nowhere to go but outward? A grand adventure to collect the icons of the elements, if you can survive controlling it. We take a look at one of Mortal Kombat's first experiments and see how it holds up.

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This week on The Free Cheese, blocks and mushrooms.

As we approach the end of the season, we look back on Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Tetris Effect: Connected. We have a final discussion on our time with each game, then compare them ahead of our pending ranking against Wii Sports.

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Free Cheese have?

The Free Cheese currently has 603 episodes available.

What topics does The Free Cheese cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Switch, Ps4, Video, Wii, Games, Ps3, Podcasts, Video Games, One, Ps5 and Xbox.

What is the most popular episode on The Free Cheese?

The episode title 'The Free Cheese Episode 563: Batman: The Video Game' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Free Cheese?

The average episode length on The Free Cheese is 96 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Free Cheese released?

Episodes of The Free Cheese are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Free Cheese?

The first episode of The Free Cheese was released on Oct 30, 2013.

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