Bit Storm

Ben and Trevor return for an in-depth discussion of 4 made up games. Games include human sized pigs and pig sized humans set in an RPG, a rogue-like adventure beneath the waves and we discover the secret truth of how humanity evolved on Earth.

A management game where you are tasked with building the best pub crawl route, an extreme couponing game with gameplay from both sides of the register, a world where the very concept of time relies on a mysterious fluid, and the much needed movie tie-ins for Cube, Key & Peele, Speed 3 and the entire oeuvre of Stephen King. All this and more from the minds of Ben and Trevor this week!

Ben and Trevor cough their way through another episode (don't worry, we cut them all out) and sneeze up a world where there is no gravity due to planet eating worms, get Saturday Night feverish with a hitman who is stuck in the 70s, find love in a tennis player who is making a comeback, somehow manage to make a game out of the TV series Bottom, and are inspired multiple times by Weird Al Yankovic resulting in cameos that span decades.

Things get a little weird as Ben and Trevor delve into some more Click Pitch. Games include robot cows, neanderthal social networking and an attack that occurs within the mirror universe.

Ben and Trevor return for another thrilling game of Click Pitch. Games include a group of 300 rats trying to pass themselves as human, managing a local voting centre and finally attempting to defraud hunters into believing bigfoot and other cryptids exist.

Trevor and Ben return for another fun filled episode of Bit Storm. They design an open world game in which you play a flea on a dogs body, Ben tries to kidnap a kid and teach them the art of thieving and finally they redesign the Nintendo Labo to be a Harry Potter like potions lab.

This week, Ben and Trevor will be there for you as they create an adventure game crossing over classic sitcoms, a VR game set in a phone booth during an alien invasion, a game about the friendship between a gestating alien fetus and its human companion (a la The Shape Of Water), a puzzle game about covering up your nudie bits, and more!

Ben and Trev welcome Callan Davison of the Game Train Podcast to the Bit Cave to play some Click Pitch. Game ideas include living batteries that thrive on love, a zookeeper gets a taste of his own medicine and a PUBG styled murder mystery game on a Star Trek starship. Disclaimer: Sorry about the dodgy audio

Ben and Trevor do a post mortem of their Global Game Jam experience! Hear about their experiences jamming in Melbourne, the brainstorming and development process, then play their final game! Play the game here: https://globalgamejam.org/2018/games/boom-tm Video during development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GzC6CpdLZw

In their third and final Global Game Jam themed episode, Ben and Trevor take the theme "The Sound of a Beating Heart" and apply it to all their Click Pitch rounds this week! It results in a blood sucking rhythm game, a toe trimming simulator, a superhero ant, a game where you dispose of bodies for the mafia, a teenager finding their way to the underworld, and more!

In the second of their Global Game Jam themed episodes, Ben and Trevor take the theme 'What Do We Do Now' and use it in every Click Pitch this week! The result is a VR experience of vacuuming up Grandma's ashes, a dung beetle pushing a dung ball around a crowded city and the worst game of "Basketball" ever envisioned.

In the first of their Global Game Jam themed episodes, Ben and Trevor take the theme 'Deception' and use it in every Click Pitch this week! The result is a squirrel trying to steal nuts in a metroidvania set in a zoo, a reporter trying to infiltrate a secret society in the lead up to World War 2, the follow up to Rockstar's Bully finally being released 70 years late, and we design the latest version of the Fit Bit! Ben's GGJ 2011 Entry, Containment: http://archive.globalgamejam.org/2011/containment

Trevor welcomed Ben to his humble abode and they recorded a live episode. They played some Click Pitch and things got a little weird, with games including themes such as Batman's new arch enemy, a prison breakout, a Star Trek / Mass Effect crossover and shaking down criminals to find the drug kingpin. Disclaimer: The audio in this episode is not up to our usual quality, there are approximately 8 minutes of distorted audio within 4 distinct sections. With any luck this won't occur again.

Ben and Trevor are starting the New Year with a jam-packed episode, including a Goonies sequel featuring the children of the original cast, how to make whiskey using time travel, what the seniors at Hogwarts get up to when nobody is watching, henchman that know they're in a video game, a horror movie management game, and more!

In an extra special mid-week episode, Ben and Trevor create their Game Of The Year based on pitches from their audience. Which one will win? An interstellar twist on a classic pub game? Teen monsters pulling pranks? A game that has a Doctor Who back story for no reason? The heart wrenching story of a criminal confessing to his mother? Or the sequel to one of our previous games, mashed up with a classic 80s flick? Listen to find out!

Merry Christmas! Ben and Trevor have a very special Christmas gift for everyone in the form of a Christmas themed Click Pitch. They design some very unusual games, including a Santa based cover shooter, a snowman builder and a Christmas themed prequel to the Incredibles.

Ben and Trevor welcome Adam "Pez" Perry, previously of the You Game Bro podcast, to discuss imaginary games such as an adventure game where an entomologist discovers a deadly secret about ladybugs, Micro Transaction Simulator 2018, a wild west open world game with a major difference and a BJ simulator.

Ben and Trevor are back at it, imagining a horde shooter where your only method of communication is random noises, an open world sea monster game, a meringue based platformer, a sprawling adventure set in the world of board games, a competitive goat-based king of the mountain game, and a stealthy restaurant patron with high class tastes.

In our notable 50th episode, Ben and Trevor pitch game designs involving an itchy actor trying to keep it under control, an egg council lobbyist just trying to make a living, what happens when humans stay in VR for too long, a bullet hell shooter where you control a pair of wings, mouse commandos, and the tragic tale of a child and their cat.

Ben and Trev welcome the Inconsolables back to the pod, and they bring a mysterious new third member. They drunkenly all play a rousing game of Click Pitch and come up with games including a fruit based porn movie, CSI Paddle boats and a Rube Goldberg machine that punches Hitler in the face. Recorded live in the Inconsolables hotel room, the week before PAX.