Despite our audio editing software totally devouring Austin's file and corrupting nearly a fully produced episode file, this week's episode of Side Story could not be stopped. Not by the ups-and-downs of gacha horsegirl racing. Not by the whims of the Pokemon League. Not even by actual, real life athletic leagues and the many games they inspire. Catching a theme? Thats right, this week Austin, Keith, Dre, and first time guest Art Martinez-Tebbel dig into everyone's favorite subject: Sports.

Show Notes

How I Won a Tournament with the Hardest Strategy

Run Button Let's Play Silent Hill Homecoming - Part 17 - This One Is About Baseball

Soulcalibur IV playthrough - Arcade mode - Yoda

Adam Dunn had the weirdest career in MLB history | Dorktown

"When I Point At You, You Speak" | Moneyball | CineClips | With Captions

Remap: THE RETURN OF OBERHOF RACING STARTS NOW!

Kofie on YouTube

How to Change Rules in NBA2K!

Quote Origin: When He Turned Out the Light He Was in Bed Before the Room Was Dark

The Ghost of McCoy: The death of professional baseball in Rhode Island

Overview on Microsoft BDS Boycott

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
02:39 Uma Musume Pretty Derby
29:51 Pokemon: Scarlet and Violet
01:14:59 What Makes Sports Games Interesting
01:21:11 Baseball Is The Best Sport, or Keith: The Sports Hater
01:42:10 NBA2K, Franchise and MyCareer Modes, and the Sports Gacha
01:50:46 Interesting Weird Sports Things Happening
02:18:47 MLB: The Show's Storylines Mode
02:28:01 Lootboxes, Large Language Models, and Layoffs

Featuring Austin Walker, Keith Carberry, Andrew Lee Swan, and Art Martinez-Tebbel

Produced by Austin Walker

Cover Art by A Liang Chan 

Music by Jack de Quidt

(Brief additional music from Run Button Podcast theme, Statikz ft J Arthur Keenes - Let's Go To Tokyo)