Bit Storm

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 gameIn Search of Bunyip, a monster hunting game set on Lake EildonAn action / roguelike set on a beach where you are doing odd jobs for familiesAn 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 journeyA roguelike cleaning out slime from gigantic creaturesA game where you play an elephant doing odd jobs to pay for his road tripA hunger games style game where you train the tributesA VR game with ice sculpture mechanics.

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 manuallya horror game set at a camp for toddlersa 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;and more!

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 parkAvoid aliens by continually maintaining rhythm while going through lifePay 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 includeMonique the leek runs for president as your character trys to turn from antagonist to protagonist.Search through videos from an archive to solve a mysteryAn 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 Andrea tense sci-fi survival game set next to volcanic vents in the deepest oceana mystery revolving around a friend lost in a haunted theme park rideand 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 officeA dystopian adventure where the main character realises they are not like everyone elseA cosy game where you unpack a hoard.

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 resortA point and click adventure game about a facehugger trying to find a face to hug.A clothes manufacturing game where the only fabric available is velvet.

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 spinnera super-spy finding themself in a tiny citya co-op game where the players balance food as they deliver it to a giantand 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 universeTakedowns such as those in Burnout, but in the Cars universeAn 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 VRExplore conversations through non linear timeThe 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 affaira 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!

Ben and Trev return to a prompt game they haven't done in a while, What 3 Words. The games they come up with are interesting to say the least:A tower defence game against a singular case workerManage a farmers market set in Kevin Costner's WaterworldUse a programming language to defend the world against the incoming world of Mondas.