Bit Storm

Ben and Trevor make their way into the new year with some ramped up Click Pitch, inventing video games such as: showing up un-costumed to a costume party and having to steal your costume the drug-fueled Batman fantasy of an octogenarian a time-travel fueled weight loss solution and more!

Hello loyal listeners and those new to this podcast, Ben and Trev would like to welcome you to the latest episode where they talk about some games that don't exist, such as: A cosy game where you must tend to a house made of flesh An adventure game where you play 3 witches that are banished from using magic. A legal game set in the night garden court, where Judge Worm (the fourth of his name) pres...

Trevor and Ben go through their Dark Steam games of the year, including: the laundry focused Dirty Paintball; the spooky reality bending Dead Dream; chilling out with Drug Induced Lawn Mowing; and more!

It's Christmas time and normally Trev and Ben get together to discuss games at Ben's house. however they couldn't make it work, so they did it remotely like every other episode. They discuss Christmas themed games, such as: Santa Claus is turned into a vampire by one of the elves, in a Heavy Rain inspired adventure Eeyore is turning against everyone in the 100 acre woods and submitting them to Saw...

Join Ben and Trevor as they play some Click Pitch and improvise some wacky video game ideas, such as: a mundane job in an office where all technology is controlled by magic; sharing the secret of the Fountain of Youth; a courtroom drama following the events of Luigi's murder trial in the Mushroom Kingdom; and more!

With Ben and Trev being exhausted they use a random movie picker to gather their prompts this week. The loosely tied in games were as follows: A game where you are an exorcist cursed with knowledge A tightrope walker is pursued by the crew who attacked their twin. Rollerball but physics based controls Miles Morales trying to get back to New York city by hitchhiking

Ben and Trevor use movies as prompts to make video games this week, with results such as: a downhill bike racing game starring Pee-wee Herman; turf wars between holidays as they try to take over the calendar year; the secret alter-ego of a superhero is less than savoury; and more!

Ben and Trev are back at it yet again, discussing stupid games that have no reason to exist and therefore don't. The games discussed this week are: A vet management game In Search of Bunyip, a monster hunting game set on Lake Eildon An action / roguelike set on a beach where you are doing odd jobs for families An action adventure set in a car chasing down the mythical Snacknado.

Join Trevor and Ben as they improvise some game ideas via classic Click Pitch, with results such as: exploring a world where everything is edible (but perhaps not tasty); a squad based soccer game where you choose an animal to play as; unravelling the mystery of a prophetic tapestry; and more!

Ben and Trev return after the big news that happened in the world. They play Ramped Up Click Pitch to get over it. The games discussed include: A cow based self realisation journey A roguelike cleaning out slime from gigantic creatures A game where you play an elephant doing odd jobs to pay for his road trip A hunger games style game where you train the tributes A VR game with ice sculpture mechan...

Ben and Trevor play some Ramped Up Click Pitch, inventing games such as: a prince who wants to stay amphibious to pursue his music career; nursing a severed limb back to life; running the logistics for a Warehouse 13-esque facility; and more!

Ben and Trev get spooky with this years Hole-o-ween special. This year they are playing Ramped Up Click Pitch to get their prompts and the games discussed were: a game where you control a marionette manually a horror game set at a camp for toddlers a game called All Draculas Hate Dentists

This week Ben and Trevor take random movies as prompts and come up with improvised video games, including: a Pacific Rim/Commando mash-up where you are an ex-mech fighter brought back to save your daughter; a point and click adventure where you play two slightly naive men looking after some difficult kids; an investigate reporter tries to discover the source of the shocking visions of a rich heir;...

Ben and Trev are once again live from PAX, this time sitting above the handheld area, where they play some Click Pitch. The games that will never exist but yet are discussed involved: Controlling dangerous fantasy creatures in a national park Avoid aliens by continually maintaining rhythm while going through life Pay actual bills with actual money through space invaders styled gameplay

Ben and Trevor take notes from GOTY contender UFO 50 by improvising limited scope games, such as: a mouse digging his way between houses, looking for treats; dueling painters trying to be the one who paints the most of a house; California Games meets the legal system; and more!

Ben and Trev are back on video, and are ready to introduce a new segment to the podcast. What is it??? You'll have to listen to find out. Games discussed include Monique the leek runs for president as your character trys to turn from antagonist to protagonist. Search through videos from an archive to solve a mystery An adventure game set in a school staff room.

A new season begins, and Trevor and Ben take random movie prompts and turn them into improvised video game ideas, including: a spy thriller take on My Dinner With Andre a tense sci-fi survival game set next to volcanic vents in the deepest ocean a mystery revolving around a friend lost in a haunted theme park ride and more!

Well, it's come time to finally end Bit Storm... Season 1. Ben and Trev have decided that 400 episodes is the perfect length for a season of a podcast, so this is the final episode of season 1. They discuss games that still don't exist at length like: A timeloop adventure set between the hours of 9am and 3pm at an office A dystopian adventure where the main character realises they are not like eve...

Ben and Trevor get down with some Click Pitch, improvising video game ideas such as: a game played on your phone where you are trying to find your missing friend Jared; a tea-bag factory simulator; playing as an eccentric architect trying to build the best tower for his community; and more!

Ben and Trev try their hand at video in this audio medium. So there's plenty of references to a non existant video version as Trevor was too lazy to actually put the video up. They talked about some cool games though, like: A management game set in a resort A point and click adventure game about a facehugger trying to find a face to hug. A clothes manufacturing game where the only fabric available...

This week Ben and Trevor use the theme from GMTK Jam 2024 "Built To Scale" in all of their Click Pitches and come up with improvised video games such as: a Katamari style kids shape spinner a super-spy finding themself in a tiny city a co-op game where the players balance food as they deliver it to a giant and more!

***Trigger Warning: Suicide*** Ben and Trev delve deep into Pixar's Cars universe and realise the real truth behind the Cars that Disney doesn't want you to know. Also they talk about games that don't exist: Interior designing in the Cars universe Takedowns such as those in Burnout, but in the Cars universe An RPG with medicinal magic powers.

Ben and Trevor hit the course for a round of improvised video game development, this week seeing how golf mechanics might affect different genres.

Ben invites Trev back over to again record in person. They play classic Click Pitch and discuss some interesting games, such as: Serving sausages in space in VR Explore conversations through non linear time The origin of the laughing clown

Ben and Trevor record in-person this week, Click Pitching their way to game ideas such as: a Quantic Dream style game where somebody finds out something terrible about their spouse thanks to their affair a horror game set at an abandoned water park in the bright light of day another horror game, but closer to home as you deal with bathroom renovations; and more!