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
342: Thinkeasy
July 30, 2023 14:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBBen and Trevor discuss yet more games before Ben leaves on his 10 week trip. Utilising the latest in random word technology, they retrieve those random words and come up with game designs, such as. Manage a thinkeasy, a place where people can reminisce in peace. Solving the mystery of everyone's 3d printer all printing automatically Bring down the world of Fantasy Gloria Jeans from the inside.
341: No Cracks Allowed
July 23, 2023 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBBen and Trev continue with last weeks revolutionary idea of returning to Click Pitch to come up with their game ideas. Actual gamified games discussed include A digital card game where each player builds a wall An episodic game set on a fictional tv show called Band Wagon An action adventure where the player character follows a wool trail and ravels it into a ball.
340: Seed Sand
July 16, 2023 14:01 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBBen and Trev return to the classic Click Pitch game this week and discover the freedom that comes with less words. Games discussed include: A management style game where the secrets of the Sandman are revealed Another management game where the Gym's you manage have more difficult clientele the longer you play A Paper's Please / Not Tonight inspired medical game.
339: More Than Just A Limbo Contest
July 09, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBBen and Trevor review some of the best Dark Web game they've been playing recently, including: Cantankerous Booty of Love Super Sexy Business Simulator Tropical Limbo Universe Rocket Powered Stick: World Tour and more!
338: Dirty Sexy Santa
July 02, 2023 14:01 - 30 minutes - 14 MBBen and Trev delve into some random movies in this episode and discuss the following game ideas. A gory, Bully inspired, monsters university game Stuart Little gets a job A mall santa is the only one who can stop the apocalypse
337: Upwords: Prophecy Edition
June 25, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBRamped Up Click Pitch results in some banger game ideas this week, as Ben and Trevor riff on games such as: a Dredge inspired game where you play a mail delivery person in a dark fantasy world; an adventure/puzzle game where you can change the words of prophecies to affect the outcome of events; a game where you are designing and managing a cruise ship liner that is powered by zombie labour; and more!
336: Smlessgies
June 18, 2023 14:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBBen and Trev continue their mad rush to record episodes before Ben leaves for Canada. This time they play What 3 Words and come up with a bunch of fun game ideas. A snowy adventure with a teen vibe and an appearance from a Bit Storm classic character Investigate a Zombie outbreak at a very popular food chain A VR adventure through portals and into the characters very psyche.
335: Toothful the Great and Pointy
June 11, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBBen and Trevor turn random movie selections into game ideas this week, including: a Sam Fisher-esque assassin who also happens to be a giant Megalodon; a world with domesticated dragons that discovers a great beast; what a Fast & Furious game should really look like; and more!
334: Better Yelp
June 04, 2023 14:01 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBBen and Trev are starting to cram as many episodes they can in to one recording session, so these next 10 episodes or so may get a little loopy. However this time they discuss the following games while playing their classic Ramped Up Click Pitch game. Discover why Ken and Ryu have similar moves in Street Fighter 2 onwards An adventure set on a steampunk space ship A point and click adventure where the original use for Yelp is discovered.
333: Nasty Man Bee Killer
May 28, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBJumping into a game of What 3 Words, Ben and Trevor create some fun video game ideas such as: playing as a Telecom Justice, in a world where wireless communication has been banned; booby trapping a verandah during a neighbourly dispute; fighting back against giant space bees emerging from the centre of the Earth; and more!
332: Spider Juice
May 21, 2023 14:01 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBBen and Trev jump into creating games based off of random movies this week. Some of the games include. A vengeful spider chasing after the 1% after years of being juiced. The humble high 5 is discovered to be a way to travel to a new dimension An adventure set in Australia during Banjo Patterson's time.
331: The Devil's Drums
May 14, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBClick Pitch is played, and games are improvised! Ben and Trevor come up with games such as: A wacky race across the world; A heavy metal band faces the apocalypse; Forces of heaven and hell vie for the possession of God's fiddle; and more!
330: Crisp Intelligence Agency
May 07, 2023 14:01 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBThis episode Ben and Trevor are mixing things up by playing What 3 Words to get their random prompts. They discuss weird games including: A Papers Please inspired legal game involving the bad guys from video games suing the heroes A Romeo and Juliet-esque romance game set in a submarine where 2 star crossed Deep Water Polo players fall in love A point and click / 2d side scroller beat em up mash up set on a weird alien planet.
329: Carcheology
April 30, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBPlaying some Ramped Up Click Pitch, Ben and Trevor invent some video games from whole cloth, such as: a character who finds their autobiography from the future, and must decide how best to use it; a far future society re-discovering the technology of our present day; waking up with Elvis's signature tattooed in a sensitive place; and more!
328: Everybody Loves the Jetpack
April 23, 2023 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBTaking a break from the standard video game design shenanigans this week, Ben and Trev review some of their favourite dark web games this week. The games include Night-time Ballet Choreographer Bionic Devil Voyage Violent Hamster Paratroopers Go Go Gnome Saga Everybody Loves the Jetpack Galactic Shaving on the Oregon Trail
327: George 4: The Revenge
April 16, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBImprovised game designs from random movies, go! This week: An old captain is haunted by the ghost of the shark he once fought; A Tiktok trend results in a horrifying night for some babysitters; Two himbos find themselves stuck on a ghost ship; and more!
326: The Family Jewels
April 09, 2023 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBBen and Trev return to the random movie pile to gain inspiration for game ideas. They discussed the following games, that unfortunately (or fortunately) don't exist. An intergalactic story of Candace and her robot R.O.C.K.Y. 5 A heist within a law enforcement compound A murder mystery set in the 1970's, where a secret war is boiling between two gangs.
325: The Holy Raptor
April 02, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.1 MBBen and Trevor accidentally do a horror themed episode based on random movie prompts, such as: Freddy vs Jason (but they're just twin brothers); A social deduction game where you try to determine who is an angel; A horror roguelike where you have the power to see who the killer will attack next; and more!
324: The Floor is Water
March 26, 2023 14:01 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBMultiplayer games are in vogue right now, because Epic Games have just released Unreal Engine for Fortnite (UEFN). Ben and Trev discuss a bunch of multiplayer focused games that might be possible in UEFN, but probably not. Games discussed include A 4v4 team battleship game in first person A 4 player competitve co-op treasure hunting game A 1v1 game where players take on the role of either an assassin or a bodyguard A water based raid on a protected island / castle
323: Toothikinesis
March 19, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBBen and Trevor dig into the roots of their villainous dentist trope, with just two game designs this week: super hero doctors vs the dentist villain, and a deep dive into a horror anthology game with meta gameplay and a creepy antagonist.
322: Beetman and Radish
March 12, 2023 14:01 - 40 minutes - 18.3 MBBen and Trev return to the standard formula of Ramped Up Click Pitch, and discuss a couple of game ideas before they return to the world of Starch Wars for yet another game. A theme park ride owner tries to unsuccesfully sabotage his rival Slip through a speaker cabinet into the metal world and bring music back to the forefront Beetman and Radish fight their way through hordes of cloned fruit to discover the mastermind behind all the recent kidnappings.
321: Flippin' Off: Continuing the Big Flip Saga
March 05, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBA mysterious stranger has slipped Ben and Trevor a new episode of the Big Flip documentary series, chronicling the studio's game development saga. This episode shows their brain storming session of the failure of Cross Stitch Hero and the loss of important employees.
320: Anti Best Friends
February 26, 2023 14:01 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBBen and Trev go extra long in this episode, in which they talk about games that don't exist, but should. The game they discuss this week include. A precognitive AI that determines crimes that will potentially be committed. A Scrubs inspired doctor game, with CSI style mechanics for diagnosing the patients A roguelike game set on an ocean planet, where you control a ship hunting enormous sea beasts.
319: Spit Or Die
February 19, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBJoin Ben and Trevor for another week of improvised game design! This week's games include: A semi-procedural superhero management game where the costumes you create define the heroes or villains of the world; A post-singularity world where the AI running the joint didn't quite get things right; A wacky underwater survival game with archery; and more!
318: Hypercolour Suits
February 12, 2023 14:01 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBBen and Trev return for another podcast from Ben's office. This time they play a game of Classic Click Pitch and talk about the following game ideas. A systems management game involving a theme park A real estate based game with a great use of ChatGPT A VR game about Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark A world which has no fear.
317: Roots
February 05, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBBen and Trevor brain storm some ideas with this year's Global Game Jam theme: Roots. Games include: an optometrist doing weird things to eyes; a lumberjack twin stick axe brawler; a dentist dealing with a conveyer belt of patients; and more!
316: Air Bug 2: Bug Harder
January 29, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBBen once again invites Trev to his office for an in person Click Pitch sesh. They go off on tangents while talking about the following game ideas. A world where bed bugs become aerosolized A roguelike where a Prince tries to hide his princely powers from his goon friends A disney platformer of Nemo's search for Marlin's ashes.
315: Are We There Yet?
January 22, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 18.2 MBBen and Trevor add a theme to Click Pitch, but it doesn't stick. They do come up with some game designs though, such as: play the 'person in the chair' for a team of Get Smart style secret agents; figure out where there is an arrow in space pointing at your planet; act as the GPS and make route decisions that will affect your driver's lives; play radical mini-games as a judge that is too cool for court; and more!
314: Jon Bon Coldplay
January 15, 2023 14:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBBen invited Trev to join him in his study for another in person recording session of Click Pitch. The games that they discussed are as follows Jon Bon Jovi runs away from his ravenous crowd every night A bear mistakes a man in a bear costume as a love interest A teenager creates a new crowd control weapon and it is used by a facist goverment to control the masses.
313: The Grouse Is Strong With This One
January 08, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 18.3 MBBack into some Ramped Up Click Pitch, Ben and Trev jam down on some game designs, such as: a Law & Order style investigation set on a single city block; a game where you play the bailiff in a courtroom, keeping all the jurors on track; a game about a cop who uses his imaginary cartoon friends to solve crimes; a Star Wars mechanic simulator with endless story opportunities; and more!
312: GOTY 2022
January 01, 2023 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBIt's that time of year again, where every podcast does their Game of the Year recommendations and we're no different. Ben and Trev take us through their picks from the Dark Web for 2022... there are some good games that you've probably missed.
311: Legend of Mrs Claus: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
December 25, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 7.2 MBIn their annual Xmas episode, Ben and Trevor improvise up some wholesome Santa themed games, such as: a stealth elf in the vein of Sam Fisher who has gone rogue (or have they?); a puppet brought to life planning the assassination of Santa; a town hidden by trees employing lumberjacks to make a path for Santa's Xmas journey; and more!
310: Warterworld
December 18, 2022 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17 MBWith Ben having moved into a new house without internet, Trev dropped on by for a good old classic Click Pitch Sesh in person. They discussed games such as. A world covered in waterslides after the Water War A survival adventure on an island inhabited by sunlight powered creatures A post apocalyptic Oregon Trail inspired game.
309: ButterScissors
December 11, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.9 MBBen and Trevor jump on the Chat GPT bandwagon and have it generate the random prompts for today's episode. It shows a propensity for butterflies and fruit, but some decent games are generated, such as: A sloth plumber having to fix pipes efficiently; A shape-shifting chair in a world of tornadoes; A butterfly that can't fly making it's way through a round of Fortnite; and more!
308: Mr Whippe
December 04, 2022 14:01 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBBen and Trev take a break from their usual game design stuff, and review some games from the dark web. Games such as Ice Cream: Hot Pursuit - An off brand Mr Whippy is in hot pursuit of selling lots of ice cream Maze Hospital - Shout out to co workers to find your way around this hospital Ultraviolent Squirrel 2 - Return to the world of that classic 360 title everyone remembers Ultraviolent Squirrel. This time he is not so violent
307: Swampfoot Jackson
November 27, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 16.2 MBWith What3Word.com as their random prompt source this week, Ben and Trevor improvise game designs such as: a wholesome picnic simulator with deep environmental storytelling; a time loop puzzle game with narrative interludes where you need to discover the best way to cheat on tests; a run-based monster exterminator game where your loadout is a vital decision; and more!
306: Zero Memories
November 20, 2022 14:03 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBBen and Trev go to the movies... and design some game ideas like usual. Survive against a bear attack Visit the birthplace of Coke Explore the house on haunted hill
305: Puzzle Master
November 13, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 18.1 MBAnother week of jolly old game designs as Ben and Trevor play Ramped Up Click Pitch, with this weeks games including: a spiritual sequel to Quantum Leap where we discover the true implications of hopping universes; a survival game where animals are your only source of food, tools, and even shelter; a cryptozoological puzzle game with narrative elements; and more!
304: Cleaning Activists in a Can
November 06, 2022 14:01 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBBen and Trev discuss more than one game this week, including A Waffle Witch A Satisfactory inspired cleaning game An action adventure set against a hive mind
303: The Phalanges Awards Show 2022
October 30, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 17.5 MBIn a mildly spooky Halloween episode, Ben and Trevor get enthusiastic enough to talk about a single game idea the whole episode - discover the deck builder hitchhiking game that will determine if you win Hitchhiker of the Year!
302: Avoid the Void (Consume the King)
October 23, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 18.3 MBA slightly early Halloween episode as we're still waiting to find out the fate of episode 300! Ben and Trevor jump off some ramped up Click Pitch to invent games such as: playing a duck that makes people depressed; navigating the supernatural voids in random houses; shapeshifting your way to the throne; the worst punishment for failing to tip at a restaurant; and more!
301: Sockventure
October 16, 2022 14:01 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBThis is awkward, this was supposed to be the next episode but due to technical issues this episode is releasing before episode 300. But there are words to be randomised and games to be discussed, such as A sock family going on a trip with their usual mode of transport A young child visits a family member in hospital A pharmacist in a gothic world.
299.5: Cool Sun (Live from PAX 2022)
October 09, 2022 14:01 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBThe wait is almost up, episode 300 will soon be upon us, but this didn't stop Ben and Trev recording live from above the Main Theatre at PAX Aus 2022. Games discussed included. An election for a cool sun Gathering ingredients for a digital familiar Readjusting to regular life after a decade of the Purge.
299.4: Cannoli Ghost
October 02, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MBIn one of their last pre-300 episodes before the podcast accountants finally finish their audit, Ben and Trevor play some relatively unhinged Click Pitch, coming up with games such as: Making a deal with an angel to age backwards through your life; Playing a food critic influencer who has to catch ghosts with their camera; Fighting an old hermit on the side of a mountain; and more!
299.3: A Pinch of Englishmen
September 25, 2022 14:01 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBWith the podcast accountants still not letting Ben and Trev call their episodes by their proper numbers, they play some more Click Pitch(TM), game ideas include: Aliens cooking humans Criminals not being able to tell who is in their crew, when everyone wears domino masks. A Return of the Obra Dinn inspired workplace simulator.
299.2: The Kon and Ami Code
September 18, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 17.5 MBStill on the run from the podcasting accountants, Ben and Trevor sneak out an episode where they Click Pitch up some games, such as: an 80s period piece where you play twins travelling to a video game tournament to win the latest game console; a chilled out VR game where you take stock of your life, literally, by scanning barcodes on everything you can find a fourth wall breaking platform game where you can bribe the camera operator to help you get through levels and more!
299.1: David Blayne - Gut Freak
September 11, 2022 14:01 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBBen and Trev have been told by the Podcast Accountants that they are not allowed to progress to 300 episodes yet, as they haven't made up their hours yet. So they will change the numbering format for the moment. Game today include A zombie outbreak investigated by famous poopologist David Blayne (no relation) A roguelike set in a sunken temple Penguins on a submarine hunting for a red orca
299: Beware the Beak
September 04, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 18 MBThis week Ben and Trevor discuss a metroidvania game set in a falling down Alcatraz, then deep dive into a tense horror game set 30 minutes from nowhere.
298: Rube Factoryberg
August 28, 2022 14:01 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBBen and Trevor dive into a bunch of factory games, with ideas such as: Rube Goldberg esque delivery mechanics Tower Defense Hidden Automation They also reimagine the film Phantoms (in which Affleck was the bomb) into a PS1 era VR game.
297: Flippin' Mad: The Big Flip Story
August 21, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBIn a drastic departure from our usual content, we present to you the pilot episode of an upcoming documentary series following a local game development company as they work on their new game.