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Bit Storm

A 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.

Leisure Improv Comedy Video Games Tv & Film
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
464
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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332: Spider Juice

332: Spider Juice

Ben 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 discovere…
00:30:26  |   Sun 21 May 2023
331: The Devil's Drums

331: The Devil's Drums

Click 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 …

00:35:19  |   Sun 14 May 2023
330: Crisp Intelligence Agency

330: Crisp Intelligence Agency

This 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 fro…
00:31:12  |   Sun 07 May 2023
329: Carcheology

329: Carcheology

Playing 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 fa…

00:31:58  |   Sun 30 Apr 2023
328: Everybody Loves the Jetpack

328: Everybody Loves the Jetpack

Taking 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 …
00:37:15  |   Sun 23 Apr 2023
327: George 4: The Revenge

327: George 4: The Revenge

Improvised 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 himb…

00:33:58  |   Sun 16 Apr 2023
326: The Family Jewels

326: The Family Jewels

Ben 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 …
00:37:58  |   Sun 09 Apr 2023
325: The Holy Raptor

325: The Holy Raptor

Ben 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 i…

00:33:03  |   Sun 02 Apr 2023
324: The Floor is Water

324: The Floor is Water

Multiplayer 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 …

00:38:13  |   Sun 26 Mar 2023
323: Toothikinesis

323: Toothikinesis

Ben 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…

00:34:45  |   Sun 19 Mar 2023
322: Beetman and Radish

322: Beetman and Radish

Ben 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 tr…
00:40:04  |   Sun 12 Mar 2023
321: Flippin' Off: Continuing the Big Flip Saga

321: Flippin' Off: Continuing the Big Flip Saga

A 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 t…

01:02:45  |   Sun 05 Mar 2023
320: Anti Best Friends

320: Anti Best Friends

Ben 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 pot…
00:49:53  |   Sun 26 Feb 2023
319: Spit Or Die

319: Spit Or Die

Join 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 th…

00:36:57  |   Sun 19 Feb 2023
318: Hypercolour Suits

318: Hypercolour Suits

Ben 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 …
00:35:09  |   Sun 12 Feb 2023
317: Roots

317: Roots

Ben 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…

00:40:38  |   Sun 05 Feb 2023
316: Air Bug 2: Bug Harder

316: Air Bug 2: Bug Harder

Ben 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 …
00:33:39  |   Sun 29 Jan 2023
315: Are We There Yet?

315: Are We There Yet?

Ben 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;

figu…

00:38:31  |   Sun 22 Jan 2023
314: Jon Bon Coldplay

314: Jon Bon Coldplay

Ben 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 nigh…
00:33:45  |   Sun 15 Jan 2023
313: The Grouse Is Strong With This One

313: The Grouse Is Strong With This One

Back 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…

00:38:32  |   Sun 08 Jan 2023
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