Cheese (speedrunner)

Allan Alvarez (born February 26, 1995),[1] more commonly known as cheese (originally cheese05 until 2018), is a Trinidadian-Spanish speedrunner and podcaster known for his Super Mario 64 records.

Allan Alvarez
Alvarez while performing a Super Mario 64 Speedrun, SGDQ 2016
Born (1995-02-26) February 26, 1995
Venezuela
Occupation(s)Livestreamer, speedrunner
Years active2013–present

Personal life

Born in Venezuela, Alvarez moved to Trinidad when he was two years old. His parents divorced early in his life, which proved to be difficult for Alvarez in his speedrunning endeavors, as his step-father wasn't supportive at first. This has since changed. Alvarez now describes his step-father as someone he can recognize as his real father and someone who has taught him in life how to be persistent and disciplined at whichever craft he wants to pursue. He always was a very strict and tough figure towards Alvarez, but Alvarez claims it helped him to be the strong person he is today.[2] Alvarez is openly gay,[3] and grew aware of the anti-gay culture in Trinidad and Tobago and felt he could not live his true life in the country. He felt more inclined to live a city life and decided to move closer to his father's side of the family in Madrid, Spain. Alvarez made the move in February 2016, just before his 21st birthday, and he currently lives with his grandmother, mother, and brother.[2]

Career

Cheese began streaming his Call of Duty gameplay on Twitch in 2013. In 2014, he started speedrunning and publishing videos to his first YouTube channel.[4] He started uploading to his main channel in 2016.[5] In June 2017, cheese was recognized by Red Bull for his gameplay.[6] Cheese typically streams around midnight in Spain, which is peak viewing hours for the United States.[2]

In Super Mario 64, cheese achieved the world record in the 70-star category on January 24, 2018.[7] He focuses mostly, however, on the 120-star category (essentially 100% completion of the game), where he has held the world record on many occasions throughout his career.[8][9]

On February 7, 2018, cheese uploaded the first episode of his podcast with speedrunner Ryan Reeves, better known as "Simply", titled Two Dads One Show, a podcast centered on speedrunning and the mentality and work ethic associated with speedrunning. The name was later changed to The Two Dads Podcast.[10] The next day, cheese broke the 120-star world record for Super Mario 64.[11] It was later taken by speedrunner Liam on March 31, 2020.

On October 31, 2018, Alvarez officially changed his username from cheese05 to cheese.

In addition to Super Mario 64, cheese also speedruns The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Odyssey, and Celeste.[12][13]

Cheese most recently held the world record in the 120-star category from February 28, 2022, to November 18, 2022, when it was beaten by speedrunner Weegee.[14] As of July 29, 2023, cheese is ranked 4th in the 120-star category.

References
  1. "bc - ches05 on Twitter".
  2. "The life of an elite 'Super Mario 64' speedrunner".
  3. cheese051 (August 22, 2016). "My first gf omfg i cant believe i found this. She's actually a lesbian now and im a gay boy. how did that happen?". Twitter. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  4. "Allan Alvarez". YouTube. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. "cheese05 Speedrunning". YouTube. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. Sillis, Ben (June 9, 2017). "The world's best Mario 64 player isn't done yet". Red Bull. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. *Former WR* Super Mario 64 70 star in 47m 34s., retrieved November 22, 2022
  8. cheese, C. L. G. (January 28, 2021). "I cannot believe how clutch I am, we did it already. New 120 star WR. LET'S GO RACE TO 1:37!!!!". Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  9. "120 Star in 1h 37m 50s by cheese - Super Mario 64 - speedrun.com". www.speedrun.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  10. cheese05 Speedrunning (February 7, 2018). "Speedrunning Podcast Ep.1 Introduction". YouTube. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  11. "Super Mario 64". Speedrun.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  12. cheese05 Speedrunning (December 14, 2017), OoT 100% in 4:18:08 (N64 1.0), retrieved October 27, 2018
  13. "Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  14. "120 Star in 1h 37m 35s by Weegee - Super Mario 64 - speedrun.com". www.speedrun.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

Further reading
  • Snyder, David (2017). Speedrunning: Interviews with the Quickest Gamers. United States: McFarland & Company. pp. 102–118. ISBN 9781476670805.
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