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
247: Where in the World is Drunken Sandiego
September 05, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 31 MBBen and Trevor carelessly muck around with the lockdown rules they have previously used, producing games like: Spearhead the vampire plot to take over the world. Make your way through a chocolate factory after the tour leader tragically passes away Reset your way through a roguelike. Investigate a serial killer and produce a podcast.
246: King Ralphed
August 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBTrevor and Ben chain themselves down again in another lockdown episode, where this week's constraints give them: a game where Snow White's dwarves ride woodland creatures into battle; a building clearing roguelike set in a sector of a dystopic futuristic city; a bumbling hippie and his sea lion friend solving mysteries on an oil rig; a space convict finds himself on a mysteriously terraformed Mars; a hidden heir finds herself in the big city for the first time; and more!
245: Yeet Into Space
August 22, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBBen and Trevor return to lockdown and discuss some video game ideas, such as: Discover gods by following the evidence and yeet them into space Tend the bar in a virtual reality strip club, but don't trust Basil Play as a vampire who just so happens to work in Accounting Rogue like involving local governments.
244: Eurofishin' Contest 2022 (featuring Alex Krause)
August 15, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBBen and Trevor apply the lessons learned from their podcast punch-up with Alex Krause, and the three of them blast forth some video game ideas, such as: A detective/factory game where you are building guns and solving murders serving up coffee to otherworldly creatures an Overcooked style micro-management game set in a school discover an undercurrent of conspiracy on social platform Jacebook fishing invades every popular sporting (or otherwise) competition and more! Check out Alex's p...
243: Chuck a Uey
August 08, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 30 MBWith lockdown 6.0 taking over Melbourne, Ben and Trevor limit the main character in their game designs to a 2x2 metre square area. Ensure the Feng Shui in your elevator apartment matches the energies on all the floors Brace for space and battle it out in a trash compactor Take your clients as far away as possible from their intended destination. Long haul trucking in space.
242: Return to the Labyrinth
August 01, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBPuppets and centaurs and demons, oh my! Join Ben and Trevor as they randomly generate some fun adventure games this week, including a man selling his soul for a beer, a human chosen to be the ceremonial prophet of an alien race, a modern day coliseum where you can sell action figures of your top fighters, and an imagined sequel to the classic film Labyrinth where Bowie's Jareth is missing and there is a new Goblin Queen!
241: Danny Hart: Love Songs and Dedications
July 25, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBIn our second lockdown special where we constrain our games to take place in a restricted physical space, we once again manage to go deep on an interesting concept, this time working in a radio station in the 80s. Before we get there though, we also find an engineer attempting to gain control over a rampaging robot from his apartment, and a bachelorette party going awry in a bar.
240: Ejectile Dysfunction
July 18, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBIn a locked down Bit Storm special episode, Ben and Trevor discuss games with the theme of being in a single location. An adventure game about a guy out of sync with a BBQ An AI driven conversational game that is controlled by a microphone An autopsy simulation, that dips into sci-fi.
239: Jean Claude Van Kidney
July 11, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBAbsorbent paper towel boot camp Jean Claude Van Damme tracks down his stolen kidney in a movie tie in Run around town performing tasks as a PA (a Parkour Assistant) to a celebrity Move up the corporate ladder based on Mount Olympus All these games and more are discussed by Ben and Trev this week.
238: Ten and a Half Cows
July 04, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBThis week, Ben and Trevor write games such as: A team based multiplayer competition to see who can scavenge the parts to build a rocket and see the curvature of the Earth (or not see it?); A Mimic from Dungeons and Dragons finds themselves in modern day, trying to survive; A point and click adventure exploring the harrowing life of a gig economy delivery driver during the oncoming climate disaster; a third Portal game, where the main mechanic involves herding cows; and more!
237: Sheila Jackaroo
June 27, 2021 14:01 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBBen and Trevor discuss the following games this week. A mystical shop that sells Adjectives A game set in a Schitts Creek like town Dinosaurs on an airship An outback version of Sherlock Holmes goes up against her nemesis... a Dentist. and more.
236: Masks Off
June 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBIn a rare in-person recording session, Ben and Trevor come up with some more games they wish existed, such as: a sci-fi future where magic still exists but has been mostly superseded by technology; what happens to the default cube when you delete it in Blender; a factory game where you are tasked with making circus food; a game where you must golf everywhere to traverse the world (this might be our best idea ever); and more!
235: Versadirt
June 13, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBBen and Trev use numerous framing devices in games like: Officespace meets The Usual Suspects in a massive cross over event A scientist who develops a virus is not exactly what the game presents them as. Tackle a murder mystery on a beach Dig up dirt on all your neighbours... or don't
234: Larry and Luisa
June 06, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBBringing out all the hits this week as we turn random words, movies and locations into game designs, like: A cyberpunk combat game with rewind abilities, An insidious AI built into your video editing software, Handling your organized crime family as newlyweds, And lots more!
233: It's Always Sunny in Noglargsheretown
May 30, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBWe're back for some more crazy high concept ideas like: A black knight taking on castle corruption as a vigilante, A robot who has just gained sentience through a botched final upgrade, An investigation into the butcher shops within an anthropomorphic world An elite soldier grapples with normality after a treaty with his sworn enemies, the Glargians. and more!
232: And The Moon Waved Back
May 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBWe threw some high concept ideas at the wall this week, and here's what stuck: A zombified take on Jurassic Park, First contact is made in the most embarrassing of circumstances, One man's relationship with the moon, A deep sea dive to save the world's oceans, and more!
231: The Case of the Missing Lunch
May 16, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBBen and Trevor randomly decide in the middle of this episode that every game will be set in the UK/ A hacking adventure through Bulletin Boards and Youtube. A game exploring exploring the secret backstory of Postman Pat; A spooky game set between 3:33 am and 7:07 am; The Cook twins try to solve the mystery of the missing lunch; and more!
230: W.W.V.D.
May 09, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBA time travelling boy from the 90s, an open world Star Wars game in the vein of Red Dead Redemption, a magical forest fighting back against interlopers, the Grim Reaper trying to manage his garden, plus find out how we manage to combine The Princess Bride and The Santa Clause.
229: Unpleasant Ray (featuring Stefan Ayto)
May 02, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBWith Trevor sick this week, Ben is joined by new friend of the show Stefan Ayto. The games this week include: A game where you must avoid unpleasant bearded men handing out propaganda on 5G and other conspiracy theories; A game where you are the first person to document what things are edible on a new world; A multiplayer game set on an open air space elevator; A survival game set in the an Amazon packaging centre; and more! And don't forget to check out Stefan's podcast, Talking With ...
228: The Clipster
April 25, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 62 MBA wide variety of random prompts this week gives us: A visiting uncle with unknown motives is viewed through different perspectives; A game where introverts are forced to install a helper device to guide them through conversations; An FPS where you must hit your marks during the shooting of an 80s action flick; A survival game set in the gold rush; and more!
227: Tortoise! Tortoise!
April 18, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBAutomating the production of medieval weapons, chaparoning the winter ball, Stardew Valley in a nuclear winter, an adventure game set in a bathroom and a game where you follow the story of the main character as multiple NPC's. Ramped Up Click Pitch and What 3 Words combine to bring these crazy ideas and more.
226: Skin Substitute
April 11, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBWith their old random word generator back online, Ben and Trevor take you down a magical pathway of improvised game designs, such as: A simulated world of Besties and Reverse Besties as you jump between characters struggling to make ends meet, A caretaker of a colony ship automating systems and programming mutating robots, A necromancy student disillusioned with academia and searching for the true Necronomicon, and more!
225: Wizard Drugs and Raves
April 04, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBAn open world investigation game based on the movie Slither, a ghost befriends 4 young kids at the Overlook Hotel, a horror movie based VR fitness game and the adventures of a young dropout wizard going to raves and the dangers of magical drugs. All these ideas and more are wildly thrown about and then discarded like they were nothing in this weeks episode.
224: Neoprene Cowboy
March 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBWith random prompts brought to you by What3Words.com, find yourself swept away into imaginary games such as: A hamster who finds an ancient device that lets them roll around A kart racer with food-based car construction and our patented Bestie™ system A western set in the climate drowned future An AR collectible version of the classic DS game Elite Beat Agents and more!
223: Ladybug and the Huntsman
March 21, 2021 14:01 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBCreating a space station so large it creates the look of a new constellation on Earth, First person base building on an alien planet (with a heavy focus on waste water), air currents as a game mechanic and ladybugs become the worlds greatest delicacy.
222: Waterlogged
March 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBSome high concept ideas this week as Ben and Trevor invent games where you play through the fantastical ideas of your grandfather via their cassette tapes, explore a water-covered version of New York, live out your life during the slowest battle ever, plant things on the moon, and more!
221: Spade Manor
March 07, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBCthulhu-esque goings on at the Bed, Bath and Beyond, the secret of the man in the moon, agents of H.I.V.E. and a classist system of Gravediggers are actively protecting London from a zombie outbreak. Trev and Ben laugh their way through yet another wild edition of What Three Words.
220: Reverse Hitman
February 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBTraverse five generations of your family tree to discover the source of an ongoing feud, a point and click adventure that spreads your consciousness across three days, go bar hopping during a literal hens night, hunt for the last of the fossil fuels for one final joyride, and more!
219: Draculas Daycare Dilemma
February 21, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBCollect animal DNA in a non-lethal way, investigate a rural farmhouse that is being fumigated, play as a spider escaping the farmhouse, figure out which movie patrons are really freeloading ghosts and can Dracula resist the urge to feed while running a daycare.
218: Flapjacks and Wafflekins
February 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBThis week Ben and Trevor blast out some improvised game designs, including a game where you are pulled into a whacky dream world, a space based boot camp simulator, an old guy who just wants to read the paper, a dialogue based game set entirely in a jacuzzi, and they stick it to WB by violating the patent on their Nemesis system for a game about a junior reporter on the crime beat.
217: Anthony Hawks Pro Farthing
February 07, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBRocket powered Penny Farthings, cats exploring a theatre, civilisations viewing comets as god and the secret truth behind the Wiggles. Ben and Trevor spin some of their most absurd ideas to date in this episode of Bit Storm.
216: Gmork From Ork
January 31, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBWith a new random word generating system in hand, Ben and Trevor create brand new game designs, such as: A set of robot grifters from the ghetto trying to pass in high society A Descent inspired game about destroying volcanoes created by an alien menace A surprising twist to a walking simulator A wedding planning simulator The Neverending Story from the perspective of the Rock Biter And more!
215: Jam On It
January 24, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBEach year Ben and Trevor participate in the Global Game Jam, in preparation for this years jam, they use old GGJ and Ludram Dare prompts to discuss the following game ideas. Commuting in a tiny world, managing a hotel with horror elements, helping a cat to escape and saving a space ship from losing all the oxygen.
214: Welcome To The Dollhouse
January 17, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBWant some game designs? This week, we have: a debt collector in a high-powered capitalistic future, a private detective in a noir comic book style super villainous mystery, a spy targeting diplomats with long range microwaves, a man finds himself trapped in a dollhouse helping a child, and we explore the day in the life of an independent music store.
213: My Pet Axe
January 10, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBA renovation game show with a twist, a world with no concept of mathematics, investigate the destruction in the wake of a platform game and discover the secret behind the pet axe. Ben and Trevor discuss these games and more...
212: Soul Neutral (2020 GOLY Awards)
January 03, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 91 MBBit Storm holds its first annual Game Of Last Year Awards, taking the names of real GOTY nominees and winners and improvising new and different game ideas from them. Listen in to find out about Animal Crossing: New Horizons (a multi-planet version of Frogger), Hades (an automation game with souls as your power source), Among Us (a Hangover style story about an alien trapped on Earth), and plenty more!
211: The Order of the Fourth Hand
December 27, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 29 MBTracking down nomadic tribes escaping library fines, selling magnetic trinkets to neighbours, investigate the mystery of the timekeeper and a VR boxing rhythm game. These are just some of the ideas that Ben and Trevor discuss in this weeks episode.
210: Drama! At The Smorgy's
December 20, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBFill your bus with capable people to survive the zombie hordes, choose the PowerPoint slides to save the company (or destroy the world), explore a world where you can hack the parameters of people's brains, discover the mystery of the cursed family bassinet, and more!
209: H.E.R.B.I.E. The Love Bot
December 13, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBA Fantastic Four co-op VR multiplayer game, a Darksiders-esque game with characters from cereal boxes, a narrative-based survival adventure in Antarctica and an investigative adventure discovering the truth behind the recent monoliths - Ben and Trev discuss these games and more on this week's episode of Bit Storm.
208: Ray Martin's Monarch Galaxy (featuring Gianni Di Giovanni from Pixel Sift)
December 06, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 35 MBThe boys are joined by Gianni from Pixel Sift this week, and together they jump into some Click Pitch resulting in some incredible ideas! A space opera revolving around a Dyson Sphere cocoon, a JRPG based on The Matrix, an ARG phone game where you might just meet a celebrity, dueling electrosynth artists falling in love, and more!
207: Carrotkaze
November 29, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBA Truman Show-esque world under a house, a virtual reality experience based on Color Out Of Space, follow the trail of destruction with help of an alien artifact and the long dreaded return to the Starch Wars saga. All this and more on this weeks episode.
206: The Seventh Sense
November 22, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBWe revisit the idea of asymmetrical gameplay between the living and the dead, there is an alien conspiracy in the works, discover a multi-generation super hero origin story, and come up with movie tie-ins for Jurassic Galaxy and The Lost Boys.
205: When You Goin?
November 15, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBTime taxis, killer pizza making robots, Billy's encounter with a witch and psychological vandalism in a cyberpunk world. Ben and Trev delve into these game ideas and more on this episode of Bit Storm.
204: Belittlement Simulator (featuring Michael Jones)
November 08, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBBen and Trevor are joined by their good friend Michael Jones as they explore the game worlds of a bee-keeping simulator with a ranting boss, a fringe scientist whose experiments are turning against them, a multi-layered meta-MMORPG, and a deep dive into a multiplayer horror game set on a train.
203: Joe Somebody: Trash Fire
November 01, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBAn Among Us styled hide and seek game in a mansion, 15 minutes of fame in a game, a "The Witness"-esque game set on a farm, the dead will rise in a co-op shooter and more...
202: Frozen Billionaire
October 25, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBEndlessly run through the creation of the universe, grow your circus to be the one true big top, have fun with a Snow White/Star Trek mashup, discover the spooky secrets behind an unreleased game, and more this week on Bit Storm!
201: Candymancer
October 18, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBHitchhiking monsters, candy wizards, the university paranormal department and alien fast food restaurants are just some of the game ideas discussed this week.
200: Red Hill Zone
October 11, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBA bumper episode this week in celebration of the 200th episode of Bit Storm! Ben and Trevor mix it up a bit with some new games, including Second Chance Click Pitch bringing back some prompts from their first episode, as well as some random movie prompts. A drone based FPS with survival elements, Sonic the Hedgehog but bloodier, a re-imagining of Titan AE as VR narrative experience, one woman's journey to find her true self, a security guard solving murder mysteries, and more!
199: Realm Estate
October 04, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBThe last episode before the big episode 200 spectacular*, Ben and Trevor riff on some games. Game discussed include: Elite Paperboy simulator Bird watching in a overpopulated city Using a divine blast to detect demons Real estate in a fantasy setting *Spectacular may be an overstatement, we don't promise anything.
198: ER VR
September 27, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBWhy dresses don't have pockets, how to teach and be a DJ at the same time, how to solve a problem like a pinata full of drugs, the art of tailoring in high pressure situations - this week's episode will teach you things, including the origin of the universe!