This week on The Free Cheese, how the soup is made.

Ahead of selecting another season's worth of video games to play and rank, we talk about what goes into building out a schedule. Then, we share the games that we (probably) won't add to The List (probably).

This week on The Free Cheese, that is good tennis.

The Nintendo 64 brought us many new adventures for Mario, but only one introduced Waluigi to the world. In this episode, we explore Mario Tennis, discuss its technical approach to simulating the sport, and celebrate our tournament wins.

This week on The Free Cheese, The Free Cheese's Matt Soellner in...

With a series of successful mainline entries, all great media must spin-off into a new direction and Namco brought all of its unused ideas to life with Death By Degrees. Departing from the signature gameplay in Tekken, this game uses a new combat system and adopts ideas from a lot of other video games. Here, we figure out how well that works and where it ranks against the rest of The List.

This week on The Free Cheese, new family Christmas picture.

We're playing the one game from the makers of Gran Turismo that isn't about racing, instead seeing what a 1999 rail shooter with FMV cutscenes does that the likes of Star Fox doesn't.

This week on The Free Cheese, you spin me right round.

After years trapped on the Sega Saturn, Panzer Dragoon returns on Xbox with Orta, only to stay there ever since. We discuss the gameplay options to switch between and upgrade each dragon from, how boss fights play out, and how dynamic the world design remains through the end of the story.

This week on The Free Cheese, shake to kill.

We explore the inaugural world of Grasshopper Manufacture's No More Heroes and climb to the top of the assassin's rank. We discuss how the game compliments the Wii controls and what it brings to the greater library on the system.

This week on The Free Cheese, we're playing vol lee ball.

We've been invited to Zack's island to figure out why people want to go here in the first place.

This week on The Free Cheese, I want to go on something more thrilling than Super Mario Galaxy 2.

We revisit a true classic, build some theme parks, and talk about what makes up creating a timeless experience. In RollerCoaster Tycoon, we describe our respective approaches in shaping pathways, designing rides, and hiring staff. Then, we rank it on The List.

This week on The Free Cheese, there's a rare, blue flower.

After Batman and Robin put Batman's film adventures on hold, the franchise took a journey through many potential futures before finding its path forward in Batman Begins and its eventual trilogy of movies. We see how its movie tie-in holds up today and reflect on a bygone era in video games.

This week on The Free Cheese, no more GUILT.

We grab what every great surgeon and medical student calls their most important tool: the Nintendo DS stylus. With it in tow, we gel, slice, burn, cut, inject, extract, and stitch our way through Trauma Center: Under the Knife one patient at a time.