Bit Storm
405 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsA comedy game design podcast by two guys who know nothing about comedy nor game design.
Join Trevor Scott and Ben Slinger as they take prompts from random word generators, movies, game titles and more and turn them into occasionally hilarious but always interesting game designs.
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Episodes
391: Aquamarine: The Way of The Fin
July 14, 2024 14:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBBen and Trevor kick off with some movie title inspired game designs, including: a tense mystery game set in a police station inspired by The Crazies and The Guilty; a game where you play the cameraperson for a team of ghost hunters; a mash-up of Deliverance and Back Draft about an arson investigator in the deep south; and more!
390: Dark Steam Reviews
July 07, 2024 14:01 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBBen and Trev delve back into the dumpster of Dark Steam to review games that "definitely exist" and discuss the following games and more as reviews: Dead or Alive: Hobo in the Magic Kingdom Biosky Grey's Anatomatch Three
389: Darren in Distress
June 30, 2024 14:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBA ramped up week of Click Pitch as Ben and Trevor riff on game design ideas such as: discovering your society is living inside the sleeping body of a titan; the disastrous case of 60 Armageddons the art gallery of the far future; and more!
388: Super Sexy Surgeons
June 23, 2024 14:01 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBBen and Trev are back at it again with a bunch more games that will never exist. The games they discuss this week are: A puzzle based love matching game set in a Grey's Anatomy style hospital A top down rogue like with elements of Pacific Drive and the apocalypse A Night at the Museum inspired adventure game set in a costco
387: Back Flippin' - Big Flip Saga IV
June 16, 2024 14:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBVia mysterious video tape, Ben and Trevor present the next stage in the saga of Big Flip Games, now a subsidiary of Killian Games. Gamification in the workplace, lawful kisses, gravity knives, and more! Thanks to Alex Krause for joining us! Check out https://bigtallboys.com
386: Sexy Sheep
June 09, 2024 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17 MBOriginally planned as episode 387, this episode is just a standard click pitch one. Not that that's a bad thing, Ben and Trev laugh their way through silly games including the following: The Olympics but during the Purge A Deadpool action adventure with 4th wall breaks A sexy sheep shearing game A point and click adventure game with very limited controls
385: Mouth Pockets
June 02, 2024 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17 MBAnother day, another live episode... Ben invited Trev into his humble abode to record live for the first time in a while, and they quickly remembered how insane things get when they are in the same room and can look each other in the eyes. Game discussed include: Recovering a dragon's treasure in a rogue like adventure game A cozy game about collecting eggs A goat simulator / Tony Hawk inspired office job.
384: Quiche Is Cake
May 26, 2024 14:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBEnjoying some regular Click Pitch this week, Ben and Trevor improvise some game designs such as: A point and click adventure where you play the personification of an out of circulation currency, in a world of money; A cooking game where you must satisfy picky eaters; A tower defense game set in an Officeworks; and more!
383: Oops... All Spaghetti
May 19, 2024 14:01 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBUsing movies as game prompts this week Ben and Trev, muddle their way through lots of spaghetti themed games, such as: A WaterWorld-esque world where the only remaining enforcement is the coastguard. A VR adventure set on the starship Poseidon. A vampire adventure based briefly off of 8 Mile.
382: Who Killed Mrs Cuddles?
May 12, 2024 14:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBSome roguelike inspired Click Pitch this week, as Ben and Trevor roll the old RNG and come up with some improvised game designs, such as: controlling crash test dummies through a Jigsaw-esque set of traps; stealth based runs as you built your arsenal to become a Predator; take down a crime syndicate in successive runs while the surviving bad guys become more powerful; and more!
381: Podoholochronocast
May 05, 2024 14:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBA long time ago in a podcast far far away... That's right it's a Star Wars themed episode, Ben and Trev muddle their way through many different game ideas based on the popular Star Wars universe. The games include: A Han Solo adventure game A Dredge inspired fishing game on Kamino A heist style game set on Coruscant
380: Wind Sock
April 28, 2024 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBIn a rare in-person recording, Ben and Trevor bring back Starch Wars a la Vampire Survivors, then follow up with some Click Pitch, inventing ideas such as: guessing countries based on their three dimensional flags; a wig controlling the mind of bald people; and more!
379: Use Chicken On ...
April 21, 2024 14:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBWith Powerjam 2 going on, Ben and Trevor jump into their favourite genre of games, adventure. They use this years prompt to delve into some adventure games and discuss what they would do for a one room adventure game. Some of the ideas involved in the adventure games discussed include: The very sweary grandma from all the fairy tales and nursery rhymes is actually the same person who is under house arrest. What if the adventure game UI became a real object in the game. One guest at the pa...
388: Heimdall in Pieces
April 14, 2024 14:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBClicking some Pitches, Ben and Trevor improvise some random game designs, such as: a tense horror game set in an underwater exoskeleton; a golf game set in a fairy tale universe with visual novel elements; a kids adventure story exploring a mirror universe called The Back to Front; and more!
377: Protein Snack
April 07, 2024 14:01 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBBen and Trev return yet again to the well that is classic Click Pitch. The games discussed include. What if Wash didn't die in Serenity? A puzzle game where fire sprites try to set peoples houses on fire. A puzzle game similar to The Room but this time it's an apparatus.
376: Time Divers
March 31, 2024 14:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBThis week both Ben and Trevor have their own game ideas to pitch, so rather than using random words they riff on: a PvE mash up of Hell Divers and Fortnite where you are travelling back in time to gather information; a storylet driven arcade game with elements of Space Invaders, Missile Command and colony building
375: Phonerensic Scientist
March 24, 2024 14:01 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBBen and Trev get inspired by the latest game jam, the Dark Web Jam or the DWJ for short. They have played some of the best and discuss them on this very episode. The game discussed include such ideas as: A baywatch inspired 80's romp on a beach A forensic scientist who focuses on phone repairs A drunken police officer gets his thrills in the apocalypse by skydiving.
374: Laminar Flow
March 17, 2024 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBWelcome to Bit Storm! This week Trevor and Ben riff on some game ideas with some classic Click Pitch, inventing ideas such as: a spy thriller where you must escape from the top of a building after being betrayed by your team; a catering game a la Overcooked where positioning your waitstaff is the key to success; a world overrun with dihydrogen monoxide; and more!
373: Bell-crossed Lovers
March 10, 2024 14:01 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MBBen brings in a game idea to discuss and then Ben and Trev play some click pitch like normal. The game ideas discussed were: Dentists with storylets Avatar the action adventure game A point and click story about 2 towns and their fixation on bells.
372: Thick TV
March 03, 2024 14:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBSome stream-worth games are stormed this week as Ben and Trevor play Click Pitch, resulting in: a game show hell on the other side of a massive fibre-optic cable; golf played purely with explosives; a survival game on a desolate alien world; and more!
371: Immovable Priestess
February 25, 2024 14:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBGetting ever closer to the mystical episode 400, Ben and Trev enjoy a rousing game of Click Pitch and discuss games including ideas such as: Old timey robots Statues of Priestesses that can't be moved. Remote escalators
370: Flaming Rainbows
February 18, 2024 14:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBBen and Trevor jam out with some Classic Click Pitch, inventing improvised game designs such as: a couch-competitive game where you and your friends vie for control over a single body; a mail-sorting game where you must live with your mistakes; Fantasy Valet, where you must be careful which mounts you place next to which; and more!
369: Leonardo Decapitate-rio
February 11, 2024 14:01 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBBen and Trev keep it simple this week, as it's been a WEEK. They play the original Click Pitch, it's a classic for a reason. The games they discussed include: The real reason Grizzly Bears are feared. A rogue-like exploration game A spider learns stealth from the best
368: Ben and Trevor Go To Magic Castle
February 04, 2024 14:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBClick Pitch! This week in our improvised video game design , Ben and Trevor invent games such as: a game with a custom headband that tingles to tell you where water is; control a snake with a rhino horn in a third person adventure; experience a crazy night of drunken chaos a la Harold and Kumar; a point and click adventure where all your verbs are close up magic term; and more!
367: Flip Top Head
January 28, 2024 14:01 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBBen and Trevor explore the wonderful world of Global Game Jam and find out this years theme. Many game ideas are then discussed while they plan the game they will attempt to build this year. A game involving a dentist delicately balancing the nitrous oxide / oxygen intake for 4 simulateous patients. A skill tester based sugery game A sequel to their first ever Global Game Jam game, BOOM
366: Seven Nights at Smorgys
January 21, 2024 14:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBBen and Trevor do some more more movie game madness, coming up with video games based on: a combination of off-brand Jurassic Park and Mortal Kombat; Spielberg's Duel mixed with clone thriller Dual; a nostalgic Aussie take on Five Nights at Freddy's; and more!
365: Princess Protection
January 14, 2024 14:01 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBOnce again Ben And Trev are back to their usual antics of inventing new game ideas and throwing them away just as fast. This time their inspiration comes from movie titles and produce game ideas like. Justin McElroy is lost in a cartoon world and must get back to his own universe. A Bonnie and Clyde-esque couple travel between towns conning unsuspecting victims. The daughter of a mob boss enters princess protection and must learn the many skills of being a princess
364: 1800-STORKS
January 07, 2024 14:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBBen and Trevor get back into some Click Pitch for the new year, inventing games such as: a geologist who must solve a robbery using only rocks the life of a teleprompter technician a storylet based rescue game set on an island the dark side of the baby delivering business and more!
363: Game of the Year 2023
December 31, 2023 14:01 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBTo close out 2023 Ben and Trev reminisce over the many dark web games they've played over the year and select their favourites to discuss. The games discussed were, in no particular order: Johnny Turbo's Sushi of Death Planet of the Yeti Family Save Yourself from the Fencing - Deathmatch Zany Bow Hunter Cascade Irresistable Hammer Brawl
362: Glampus
December 24, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBBen and Trevor bring some improvised holiday cheer with this themed episode of Click Pitch, where they invent video games such as: a creepy narrative adventure where you explore the back rooms of an eldritch mansion; a multiplayer game where Santa Claus has franchised his present giving to the highest bidder; a romantic adventure where Krampus' apprentice finds out the truth about his parentage; an app to track your Whamaggedon streak; and more!
361: The Pastryots of New York
December 17, 2023 14:01 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBBen and Trev meet each other face to face and realise why it's a bad idea for them to be in the same room. Game concepts get discussed and a fair few puns get thrown around. A rhythm game controlling the lights and pyrotechnics The very lives of 3 super powered individuals are in the hands of politicians Everything French disappears from New York and you are there to investigate.
360: More Whimsy, Dammit!
December 10, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBThis week Ben and Trevor return to using What3Words.com for the random words that power their improvised game designs. Three great games this week: a contemporary thriller set in a quarantined nightclub, with Obra Dinn inspired detective elements; travel across New Zealand in your truck, doing plastering jobs to make enough money to get to the place that reminds you of your love; automate Santa's workshop across the ages as he deals with the growing population and ever-increasing demands ...
359: McGuffinium
December 03, 2023 14:01 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBWhat do Veronica Mars, aliens and OCD have in common? They all appeared in some way, shape or form on this episode of Bit Storm. Ben and Trev discuss these ideas and throw them away when they aren't able to come up with anything more to talk about. Investigate the recent occurances of non consentual hugging as a primary school student. Managing a retail shop in first person Spin bad news into good news as you release press statements to the media.
358: Root Access
November 26, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBListen along this week as Ben and Trevor riff on some incredible new game designs based on random words, such as: A licensed Firefly game with procedurally generated storylets and a Sea of Thieves-esque multiplayer; A management and hacking sim where an orthodontist must fight back against Big Teeth; A rustpunk VR golf game where you use your putting skills to beat enemies; and more!
357: The Love of the Game
November 19, 2023 14:01 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBBen and Trev got together after a 2 week break and discussed some games. These are their stories. On a world where UV will kill, diamonds are used to fuel vehicles Twister - The Movie - The Game Liquid and pressure based Portal
356: New Life+
November 12, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBOn this week's episode, Ben and Trevor play some video game wall tennis as they come up with improvised game ideas, such as: A throwback sidescroller where you play the son of Bill Gates; A shadow puppetry game played in the context of a rickety stagecoach; A Daniel Mullins inspired experience where you move up the ranks of angelic tech support; and more!
355: Rehumanifier
November 05, 2023 14:01 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBBen and Trev forgot to do a Halloween episode earlier, so here is a very last minute version of one. They almost spend the entire episode talking about one game. The games they talked about were: An airbnb set horror game, where the protagonist lives in the front portion of an airbnb and scary things start happening when someone rents the back room. An adventure FMV game set in a weird alternate universe where everything grows on trees.
354: Grill Goals
October 29, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBBen and Trevor play some classic Click Pitch, inventing games such as: A dating app/game where you must climb a mountain to marry your spouse; A new sporting sensation where you must feed your goalies perfectly cooked burgers; A marching band simulator; and more!
353: Bullet Hell For Monsters
October 22, 2023 14:01 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBOriginally planned for release as episode 351, Ben and Trevor finally get this episode released as it was stuck on Trev's new PC that went in for repairs. In this pre PAX episode, they discuss game ideas centered around the Vampire Survivors / Horde Shooter genre. A horde shooter where all your weapons are powered from extension cords. A VR horde shooter based around hand poses and ring slots for weapons. A paintball horde shooter based on the TV series Community.
352: Say No To Tank Controls
October 15, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBThis week on Bit Storm, Ben and Trevor play some good old Click Pitch, taking random words and turning them into games such as: a PS1 inspired escape room game with a raunchy intro; a game where you voyage to cross the edges of a flat Earth; a deck builder where you are taking your carnival from town to town; and more!
351: Rupert Murduck - Live from PAX 2023 (featuring Ryan Betson)
October 08, 2023 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBBen and Trev are joined by the always wonderful Ryan Betson. They all sat above the theatre entrances at PAX 2023 and had a chat about some video games that don't exist. The games they discussed include: Two rival editions of a media empire game, one starring a Goose and one starring a Swan. A boss has to visit all the parties in a high rise building while dodging a touchy workmate. A rogue like burglary game.
350: A Robot Giving Birth To Itself
October 01, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBTrevor and Ben riff on some Ramped Up Click Pitch, taking random phrases and turning them into games such as: An on-sea adventure set around the hairy island nations of B'athtuub; A world where you need to get high to get high; Join the crew that lives in and maintains city-sized golems made from rusted metal; and more!
349: Flippin' Heck: Big Flip Saga Part 3
September 24, 2023 14:01 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBWith Trevor feeling under the weather again, Ben and Trevor play another one of those mysterious tapes from Big Flip Studios. This time they are hiring a new game designer and they've made some minor changes to their office, in the form of an escape room.
348: Bone Zone University
September 17, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBBen and Trevor play some Ramped Up Click Pitch, rocking out some game ideas such as: a poignant meditative game about restoring an old car after returning to your homeland; a frustrating two player co-op game all about balance; a loot clicker set in a school secretly run by a necromancer; and more!
347: The V.I.N.E.
September 10, 2023 14:01 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBBen and Trevor once again play Classic Click Pitch and Ben brings a game pitch to discuss. The game discussed include An Around the World in 80 days inspired puzzle game An Infamous inspired cyberpunk hero game A vampire farming simulator.
346: The White Menace
September 03, 2023 14:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBRecording again after a long break, Ben and Trevor are back with some good old classic Click Pitch, in which they improvise game worlds such as: two tea-drinking caveman toys searching the city for their old owner; the microcosmic world of a pub pool table; a platformer where you play as Hermes Conrad from Futurama, limboing your way to freedom; and more!
300: The Lost Episode - Live from PAX 2022
August 27, 2023 14:01 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBBen and Trev must have accidently made a deal with the devil, as they have finally found the tracks for episode 300, just in time for PAX 2023. Live from the Audio Technica booth on the show floor at PAX, they welcome the Inconsolables for a few rounds of classic click pitch. Games include. A haunted brothel management game The Wiggles star in their own alternate reality game, with a dark twist Play as the animals escaping another biblical scale flood.
345: The Bad Wipe
August 20, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBIn the final buffered episode before Ben is back from Canada, Ben and Trevor do some deep video game world building with ideas such as: a parallel universe where gummy is a fundamental particle; somebody finds God's omnipresent suitcase; measuring ingredients using household items; a Return of the Obra Dinn inspired game where you find out who gave you conjunctivitis; and more!
344: Hero Creche
August 13, 2023 14:01 - 32 minutes - 15 MBBen and Trev are back at it again with more Classic Click Pitch(tm). The games this week include. Looking after the local heroes babies Mining deep underground with only canaries to tell if the oxygen is getting low Socially engineer your way to victory in a local election Fix Satisfactory style automation levels
343: Sheep Pattern Baldness
August 06, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBBen and Trevor kick on with some more classic Click Pitch, riffing on game ideas such as: Trevor Scott waking up as a literal sheep; kids holding a civil lawsuit over custody of a bunny; a build-a-cosplay simulation; playing as a flight attendant on an interplanetary flight; and more!