The Free Cheese

This week on The Free Cheese, we talk a lot about homeless Mario.  To start our month of Metroid coverage for the series' 30th anniversary, we briefly discuss our own personal histories with the franchise. We talk about the horror/not horror elements of the games and what makes a great Metroid. Kyle finds himself riding a bike in circles to hatch more eggs, while Joe plays pretend soccer in Metroi...

Marc bought a PlayStation 4 and Kyle teaches us things we never asked to learn. This week, Joe and Kyle are playing through Pokémon to complete their respective Pokédexes. Kyle just ran through the Delta Episode for his second time while Joe struggles to hatch the Unown. Marc played a lot of Overwatch because he doesn't have Rock Band (or Bloodborne) yet, but also found a lot of joy in the challen...

This week, we realize how often we say the word Pokémon in an hour and a half.  Marc strips out the color of his world and plays a weird, Western version of Hotline Miami in 12 is Better 6. He also uses horses to play solitaire somehow... Kyle is facing the Elite Four and trespassing charges (Kyle found the one guy not playing Pokémon GO). Joe gets weird to the beat in Rhythm Heaven Megamix and de...

Pokémon GO is finally here and it is the only thing that we can talk about! At least in the second half of our episode. This week, Joe, Marc, and Kyle talk about weird neighbors, bleeding ankles, and weird monsters that are crawling in the streets. We decided to save the Pokémon GO conversation until the second half of the show, and spent the first half discussing the other games we've been playin...

Marc goes on a boat while Joe goes on a tangent. On this week's episode, Marc finally gets into the head of Psychonauts and bounces his way to the beat in Crypt of the Necrodancer. We discuss the logistics of crowdfunding games and how game financing has changed how developers are creating what we play. Joe tries to make sense of A Boy and His Blob but instead joins Marc in Shovel Knight co-op and...

20 years ago, 151 monsters debuted on the Game Boy. While we didn't get Pokémon in North America for another two years, we still caught the addiction to catch them all. Joe, Kyle, and Marc spend a few hours talking about Pokémon. We start with the first two titles, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, sharing our memories of playing the games for the first time and revisiting them on Virtual Console near...

It's been five months since we've recorded an episode and we all missed it. Joe, Kyle, and Marc sit down to discuss E3 2016 and all of the secrets revealed.  We talk about what Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo brought to the annual show and what we liked best from each.  Xbox has two new consoles on the way, PlayStation is bringing back a lost friend, and Nintendo celebrates 30 years of a dude in a...

We wonder if games are better than they ever were or if the best years are already behind us. Joe is joined by Mike to discuss the 20th anniversary of Pokémon and buying a New Nintendo 3DS. Mike spends some more time with Black Ops III even when the Zombies mode makes no sense. Joe plays fake crane games for 3DS menu badges and learns how to build a video game console. Oh, and Joe finally beat Blo...

Herein lies the episode where we put 2015 to rest and do our best to guess what will happen in 2016. Joe is joined by Sandeep and Tyler to talk about how Bloodborne should have and could have won game of the year in 2015, the return of Amplitude, and how awful Fighting Force was. We review the predictions that we made in 2015 and award the victor with the crown of Nostragamus. We take turns sharin...

Joe discovers the magnificent world of Steam just in time for the Holiday sale and just in time for everyone else in the world to see his Steam wallet information... James bought and finished Wolfenstein: The New Order in less time than it took for Joe to install Windows 10 on his computer. Marc draws the year to a close by finally experiencing Phantasy Star Online 2, even if it's a backwards nigh...

This is the one we've been waiting to record for a whole year. We came together to talk about the best games that were released in the year 2015 and decide as a team which would earn the spot at the top of our list. Listen as Joe, Marc, Mike, James, and Jeff share their individual top five lists and why each game deserves some discussion as Game of the Year. Finally, we tally up the votes for each...

Let's slow down this week and listen just a little bit to 2015.  As we wrap up the year and begin to discuss the best games of 2015, Joe sits down to give you a taste of the best music in video games of 2015. Hear selections from Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows, Super Mario Maker, Batman: Arkham Knight, and more in this special episode dedicated to the subtleties that make our games that much bet...

On the latest episode of our thrilling podcast, we discuss slumber party movies and legitimate uses of chloroform.  Joe, James, and Mike gather to talk about why someone would comb the ocean floors in Fallout 4 or what the PlayStation VR will cost. We share our thoughts on the final Super Smash Bros. presentation and what to make of a new controller patent from Nintendo. We're not too surprised to...

We travel through time and realize that nothing we thought would happen at PSX actually happened. Joe, James, and Mike discuss the floundering of Lara Croft and how vapid Battlefront truly is. We talk about what its like to wander aimlessly through the wastelands of Boston and the glorious feeling of defeating a giant spider and all of its sixteen babies. Join us as we prepare for our game of the...

Listen along as Joe and James make some predictions for this weekend's PlayStation Experience. What games will get announced? What new PlayStation features are on the way?  First, we talk about why Joe woke up at 5 in the morning and why James feels like he's 16 again. We discuss our favorite games of all time, WB Montreal and the ever expanding DC Universe in video games, and of course: Shaq Fu 2...

Joe and Kyle are joined on this week's episode by our good friend James to find out if The Legend of Zelda for Wii U is really just a horse riding simulator. We talk about why Fallout 4 is so divisive and what it takes to get EA to pay you for your opinion. Joe has been trying to kill a giant spider in Bloodborne, Kyle hates the Star Wars: Battlefront haters, and James spent thirty hours building...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We figure out how Bethesda makes video games.  Joe and Kyle run down all things Nintendo by recapping the latest Nintendo Direct. Joe gets excited for things he shouldn't, and Kyle is tired of Animal Crossing spinoffs. We're both excited to see Twilight Princess remade for Wii U and think that Pokken Tournament and Star Fox Zero are coming along nicely. Kyle t...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We buy Fallout 4 and forget to play it. Learn which star of Bio-Dome is Kyle's favorite Disney character and what happens when Joe drops nicotine for a week. We play a little bit more of Batman: Arkham Knight, talk (again) about the Justice League game that we hope to see and hear how Kyle fought a shark.  Have you downloaded  AmiiboHunt on the App Store  yet?...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We're nominated for  Baltimore's Best Podcast  by the Baltimore Sun! Kyle and Joe talk about our recent nomination and how you can vote for us. We learn that "art is fantastic" and we picture the future with virtual reality. Kyle eats a bunch of crabs and fights sharks in the early-access survival game, Stranded Deep. Meanwhile, Joe returns to Gotham to drive...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Joe and Kyle celebrate two years of The Free Cheese. We share our memories of the website and the podcast, and Joe identifies Kyle's most common outbursts.  We discuss Nintendo's first mobile game and the new My Nintendo points program coming in March. We talk PlayStation at Paris Games Week, PlayStation VR, and Pokemon Happy Meals. Finally, we share what we'v...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We aren't sure if Kojima has left Konami or if he's just on vacation but we find out a little more about  Nintendo NX . Haylie has completed most of Destiny: The Taken King but still has more to do. In the meantime, we start suggesting what to play next. Kyle and Joe stopped being scared of Until Dawn when it stopped trying to scare them. Kyle's been playing (...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We find out that no one has played Uncharted and why Star Fox Zero was really delayed. Kyle tells the journey of his first time with Bloodborne and why he's excited about Until Dawn. On her first appearance, Haylie celebrates her new PS4 with a marathon of Destiny and we give her a list of games to play once the king has been taken. Joe turned on his Vita for...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We determine which movies are made by Pixar and which movie is definitely not a Pixar movie. Kyle spent a little bit of time with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and shares his thoughts on how the game is shaping up. He's also been playing too much Super Mario Maker lately, continuing to create the world's most hated levels. Joe says goodbye to Animal C...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Kyle cries for Pokemon GO, Joe reveals The Last of Us 2, and Mike can't go home in Rare Replay. We open the show discussing Nintendo's new president, PlayStation's TGS press conference, and the future of Nintendo Directs. After a Naughty Dog livestream took place, we may have further confirmation of The Last of Us 2, and we talk about what that game should be...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We celebrate PlayStation's 20th anniversary in North America.  For the first time in a long time, we open the show with a rundown of some news in the past week. We discuss our hopes and dreams for Pikmin 4, Kyle's disdain for Mario, and why Joe is excited for Sonic Spinball. We talk more about the excitement we have for Super Mario Maker coming this Friday, in...