What is Cheese? The Evolution of Gaming's Most Annoying Strategies - Video

No matter what game you play, you're going to encounter infuriating strategies that can potentially ruin your experience. But when did we start calling these cheap and annoying tactics "cheese"? The answer lies in 1992, a game that involves a urinating prehistoric ape, and of course, ballsy Korean Starcraft 2 players.

Written & Hosted by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Edited by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Illustrations by: Christian Pearson (@Chr_Pearson)

Thumbnail image of Roshan:
https://valvestore.forfansbyfans.com/roshan-s-artisanal-cheese-9097.html
Courtesy: Soylent.

Thumbnail image of Bison from SF2:
Courtesy of Capcom

Thumbnail image of Chaos:
Courtesy of Atari Games

Zunba Graviton from Overwatch World Cup 2016
Twitch.tv/Blizzard
Courtesy: Blizzard Entertainment

Najin vs Samsung bush fail, LCK 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvxfkqyE8fc
Courtesy: OGN

Watermelon Delight vs. Vegetable Esports
https://youtu.be/aP_3lPNGtms
Courtesy: Valve

Wallace and Gromit: "That's It, Cheese!" clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rzSslub6U
Courtesy: The N.F.T.S. / Aardman Animations

Inside the NBA: Shaq clip
https://youtu.be/cTuHJ8NNBl8?t=33
Courtesy: NBA on TNT

Street Fighter 2: Turbo Intro
https://youtu.be/yyTPiR53aII
Courtesy: Capcom

Primal Rage gameplay footage
https://youtu.be/4beH32MLdpE
Courtesy: Firemac Gameplay (YouTube)

Primal Rage All Fatalities/Finishers
https://youtu.be/_aF-HtQ_BcU
Courtesy: Life And Death (YouTube)

Wanda Sykes clip from The Matrix parody
https://youtu.be/-5OfG_wxkJI
Courtesy: MTV

2 Old 2 Furious X - Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Top 8 Finals
https://youtu.be/dYn7CXSxsc0?t=149
Courtesy: Team Spooky

Starcraft 2 Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVtXac6if14
Courtesy: Blizzard Entertainment

Craziest Cheese Game EVER -- Starcraft 2
https://youtu.be/Blxrn5Lc3p8?t=85
Coure
Courtesy: LifesAGlitchTV (YouTube)

sOs vs. herO @ IEM Katowice 2014
https://youtu.be/cwXkLBXDm-w
Courtesy: ESL

Unicorns of Love vs. TSM (IEM San Jose 2014)
https://youtu.be/g7l30-4A6WQ
Courtesy: ESL

Centaur Cheese Strat – Alliance vs. VGR
https://youtu.be/dkffNCnISZM
Courtesy: Valve

Dota Allstars Wallpaper
https://www.deviantart.com/su-ke/art/Dota-1-320811752
Courtesy: Suke84

Roshan Cheese clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqSad6d8VMo
Courtesy: Dota Cinema

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm clip
https://youtu.be/fF_ivVAQ0Qg
Courtesy: HBO

Terry Crew, The Longest Yard clip
https://youtu.be/2oc7WhmPLpE
Courtesy: Paramount Pictures

Sheogorath "Cheese for everyone" clip
https://youtu.be/ZKPJsTLGtNU
Courtesy: DoubleAgentMoA (YouTube)

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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