Author: @estebanthinks

  • Episode 16 – Tour de Fright

    Part 1: White Clouds-Horsebow Moon-As cold air begins to creep in from the north of Fargus, the podcast hosts know that the dog days of summer have ended, and welcome the riches of fall. Fire Emblem has been defeated, but the ghosts of the game still haunt Free Wi-Fi. Can these ghosts be harnessed… for…

  • Episode 15 – Raising Them to be Big and Strong and Never Die

    Fire Emblem!! Fire Emblem!!!!!!! Let’s min/max some stats as Catherine and Esteban take on the role of professors in the new Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and reflect on their time as students. Our theme music is by Jami Lynne, @cloversealife on twitter! The hosts can be found @foxyredspecs and @estebanthinks, and you can find the…

  • Episode 14 – Notice Me, Ren’py

    Oh, have you wanted Esteban and Catherine to talk more about game development? The Monkey Paw… it curls… Free Wi-Fi has been goofing off for a while now, but not today! Today is ALL BUSINESS. Fox has created the framework for a dating sim using Ren’py, and Esteban did some mumbo jumbo with spreadsheets. Sounds…

  • Episode 13 – Whiling Away the Days of Our JRPG Youth

    It’s an emotionally charged episode as Catherine and Esteban literally and figuratively battle through some final dungeons!! Will they make it to the end, or will they be defeated?? Things look grim, but hey, at least they are talking about JRPGs instead of just Pokémon! That’s improvement! Don’t give up, Fox & Fajardo!! And don’t…

  • Episode 12 – pokemon is banned from this show for life

    It wasn’t long after the Pokémon phenomenon first crashed on American shores that schools began banning all things Pokémon from playgrounds. As we stand in the midst of a Pokémon resurgence more than two decades later, the hosts of Free Wi-Fi would like to honor their childhood experience by banning Pokémon from this podcast for…

  • Episode 11 – Do Electric Mice Know How To Read?

    In this very serious episode we dive into the deep philosophical questions that plague our modern times. Are Pokémon real? Should we open these limited edition collectable Detective Pikachu cards? Are books good? Esteban’s book recommendations this week are “Situational Game Design” by Brian Upton, and “Fun, Taste and Games” by John Sharp and David…

  • Episode 10 – Producing in Videogames feat Michael Effenberger

    Fox and Fajardo call up a friend to help them with their greatest weakness… producing! Mike Effenberger is a producer extraordinaire, having worked on self-published indie titles like Ectoplasa for the Wii U, to mega-blockbusters like COD Black Ops 4. In addition to bequeathing a fountain of wisdom, Mike is also responsible for gifting Esteban…

  • Episode 9 – Eventually We Talk About Airports

    It’s a special vacation episode! Catherine comes to LA! Recording, anime style! Free Wi-Fi theme song! Life after game launch! Game recommendation of the week: airports! Super thanks to Jami Lynne AKA clover & sealife AKA @cloversealife for the theme song! Check out her work!! Next Time: The gang stops mumbling! Follow Catherine Fox at…

  • Episode 8 – Skeleton Buffet

    Esteban brought a skeleton to the recording. His name is Manny. He keeps quiet, so don’t worry about him too much. This week is all about cooking!! Videogames are just like cooking… right? Kinda? Catherine and Esteban completely fail to explain version control, but they sure try. There’s a new build of Esteban’s Investigation game…

  • Episode 7 – Kingdog Hearts

    Catherine made a dog petting game!!! Play it heeeeere~* https://foxby.itch.io/pet-that-dog We talk about petting dogs, polishing dogs, monetizing dogs, kingdom dogs, and brain bugs. This is the first time Esteban’s using his new microphone, so we’re still working on improving the audio, but if you’ve got any tips reach out! He’s going to post a…