Zach Owens and Aaron Capo
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We mainly talk about video games, but we also get sidetracked discussing movies, TV shows, and tech!
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Zach Owens and Aaron Kappel connect gaming news with specific, experience-based talk about mechanics, progression, controls, and the pleasures of learning a game.
Starside Chat turns current games into an ongoing conversation between Zach Owens and Aaron Kappel, pairing news reactions with close accounts of what they have actually played.
Silksong boss fights become a shared grievance when you need someone who understands that runback.
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A steady Silksong check-in that gets strongest when it stays specific about feel, friction, and progress.
Starside Chat spends most of the episode on a careful Silksong catch-up, with the hosts moving through Act 2 progress, crest changes, bellway unlocks, and the awkward reset that comes with relearning the controls after a crest switch.
A grounded Silksong check-in with real playthrough detail and strong haptics.
Starside Chat's Silksong special keeps its focus on the practical details: the launch-day scramble, the difference between Aaron's deeper progress and Zach's, and how a new movement set can change a game almost at once.
A relaxed, game-literate catch-up built around pre-Gamescom talk.
Starside Chat comes across as an easy catch-up, with the pre-Gamescom speculation and recent game talk feeling lived-in rather than packaged. It is at its best around Donkey Kong Bonanza, Shadow Labyrinth, Battlefield 6 beta, and the Silksong guessing game, where the hosts check…
A loose Donkey Kong special that makes the side conversations matter.
A Donkey Kong Bananza special gives Starside Chat its loose frame, but the real draw is watching Aaron and Zach think aloud as they compare early playtime and react to what the game seems to reward.
Three comedians riff on new releases and revisit terrible old games on Get Played Remastered.
Giant Bomb's weekly panel on new releases, industry news, and Game of the Year debates.
Rob Zacny and Patrick interview indie game developers and unpack the industry's rough patches.
Game Informer's editors review new releases and debrief hands-on previews from events like Summer Game Fest.
Panel and interview deep dives on video game history, from Shiny Entertainment to Sonic hacks.
Hosts Aaron and Zach discuss their initial impressions of Donkey Kong Bonanza, comparing it to Super Mario Odyssey and Red Faction Guerrilla.
Starside Chat opens with a bit of Nintendo Direct chatter and some Mass Effect TV casting speculation before settling into Silksong.
Starside Chat hosts Aaron and Zach discuss Ananta’s seven-minute trailer, which combines city traversal, driving, swinging, melee combat, and team-building in a shifting genre mix.
Starside Chat reviews Gamescom Opening Night Live, including Black Myth Wukong, Sekiro, Lego Batman, Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
The hosts discuss recent gaming news, including Indie World Showcase highlights, Gamescom predictions, and hands-on impressions of games like Donkey Kong Bonanza and Battlefield 6 beta.
The hosts share their personal experiences playing Hollow Knight: Silksong, discussing launch day excitement, boss difficulty, gameplay mechanics, and comparisons to the original game.
StarSide Chat returns before Summer Games Fest and the June 5 Switch 2 launch with predictions about major game announcements.
Aaron and Zach open Starside Chat with AI-generated trivia spanning Skyrim, Super Mario Odyssey, Mass Effect 2, and Hollow Knight.
Zach and Aaron open with price: the Switch 2 costs $450, Mario Kart World costs $80, and the $500 bundle saves $30 on the game.
Hosts Aaron and Zach record two days before the Switch 2 presentation and discuss last week's surprise Nintendo Direct, where Miyamoto said the Nintendo Today app will carry Switch 2 information.