<description>&lt;p&gt;Mysterious internet occurances abound this week on Side Story. Mysteries like "What is the dark secret of the famed Roottree family, Pittsburghian candy magnates" and "Why did Austin's connection totally fall apart before we could reach the second half of the podcast?" Like all good mysteries, the twists and turns are just as exciting as the answer, as a stunning second segment appears, drawing the listener (you) in closer... closer... ever closer, until it is too late.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://friendsatthetable.cash/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Support us on Patreon!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Show Notes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ErixjISdtA"&gt;Granny Cream's Hot Butter Ice Cream - Hypnospace Outlaw Ad Jingle by Hot Dad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-review"&gt;Eurogamer Arc Raiders Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://decasimcentral.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/level-5-gives-examples-of-ai-use-in-their-projects-including-generation-of-character-concepts-and-quests-in-decapolice/"&gt; Level-5 Inazuma Eleven AI Presentation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLipgnTt01UGVLHLR9933x6HBmCKVPiZGb"&gt; Run Button Arctic Alive Let's Play&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzb96hSa04DPbyVmGawLPUYr9DUG99k8Q"&gt; AMCA KOTOR II Let's Play&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Chapters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction&lt;br /&gt; 02:27 The Roottrees Are Dead&lt;br /&gt; 21:45 "AI" in Game Development&lt;br /&gt; 47:14 Back to The Roottrees Are Dead General Impressions&lt;br /&gt; 01:09:18 The Clock Tower Series&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="listing__description"&gt; &lt;div class="listing__description"&gt; &lt;div class="listing__description"&gt; &lt;div class="listing__description"&gt; &lt;div class="listing__description"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Featuring &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/austinwalker.bsky.social"&gt;Austin Walker&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/bleatingheart.bsky.social"&gt;Janine Hawkins&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/keithjcarberry.contentburger.biz"&gt;Keith Carberry&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/notquitereal.bsky.social"&gt;Jack de Quidt&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Austin Walker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://formyths.com/"&gt;Cover Art by A Liang Chan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://notquitereal.bandcamp.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music by Jack de Quidt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Side Story

Friends at the Table

17: A Buffer Arm and a More Traditional Hammer

NOV 27, 2025116 MIN
Side Story

17: A Buffer Arm and a More Traditional Hammer

NOV 27, 2025116 MIN

Description

Mysterious internet occurances abound this week on Side Story. Mysteries like "What is the dark secret of the famed Roottree family, Pittsburghian candy magnates" and "Why did Austin's connection totally fall apart before we could reach the second half of the podcast?" Like all good mysteries, the twists and turns are just as exciting as the answer, as a stunning second segment appears, drawing the listener (you) in closer... closer... ever closer, until it is too late.

Support us on Patreon!

Show Notes

Granny Cream's Hot Butter Ice Cream - Hypnospace Outlaw Ad Jingle by Hot Dad

Eurogamer Arc Raiders Review

Level-5 Inazuma Eleven AI Presentation

Run Button Arctic Alive Let's Play

AMCA KOTOR II Let's Play

Chapters

00:00 Introduction 02:27 The Roottrees Are Dead 21:45 "AI" in Game Development 47:14 Back to The Roottrees Are Dead General Impressions 01:09:18 The Clock Tower Series

Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, Keith Carberry, and Jack de Quidt,

Produced by Austin Walker

Cover Art by A Liang Chan

Music by Jack de Quidt