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Ben 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

Ben 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!

Once 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 p...

Ben 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!

To 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

Ben 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; a...

Ben 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.

This 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...

What 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...

Listen 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!

Ben 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

On 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!

Ben 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 u...

Ben 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!

Originally 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...

This 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!

Ben 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 b...

Trevor 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!

With 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.

Ben 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!

Ben 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.

Recording 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!

Ben 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 Pl...

In 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!

Ben 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