Bit Storm

Ben and Trevor return to lockdown and discuss some video game ideas, such as: Discover gods by following the evidence and yeet them into space Tend the bar in a virtual reality strip club, but don't trust Basil Play as a vampire who just so happens to work in Accounting Rogue like involving local governments.

Ben and Trevor apply the lessons learned from their podcast punch-up with Alex Krause, and the three of them blast forth some video game ideas, such as: A detective/factory game where you are building guns and solving murders serving up coffee to otherworldly creatures an Overcooked style micro-management game set in a school discover an undercurrent of conspiracy on social platform Jacebook fishing invades every popular sporting (or otherwise) competition and more! Check out Alex's podcast over at http://bigtallboys.com or https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/big-tall-boys-1211360!

With lockdown 6.0 taking over Melbourne, Ben and Trevor limit the main character in their game designs to a 2x2 metre square area. Ensure the Feng Shui in your elevator apartment matches the energies on all the floors Brace for space and battle it out in a trash compactor Take your clients as far away as possible from their intended destination. Long haul trucking in space.

Puppets and centaurs and demons, oh my! Join Ben and Trevor as they randomly generate some fun adventure games this week, including a man selling his soul for a beer, a human chosen to be the ceremonial prophet of an alien race, a modern day coliseum where you can sell action figures of your top fighters, and an imagined sequel to the classic film Labyrinth where Bowie's Jareth is missing and there is a new Goblin Queen!

In our second lockdown special where we constrain our games to take place in a restricted physical space, we once again manage to go deep on an interesting concept, this time working in a radio station in the 80s. Before we get there though, we also find an engineer attempting to gain control over a rampaging robot from his apartment, and a bachelorette party going awry in a bar.

In a locked down Bit Storm special episode, Ben and Trevor discuss games with the theme of being in a single location. An adventure game about a guy out of sync with a BBQ An AI driven conversational game that is controlled by a microphone An autopsy simulation, that dips into sci-fi.

Absorbent paper towel boot camp Jean Claude Van Damme tracks down his stolen kidney in a movie tie in Run around town performing tasks as a PA (a Parkour Assistant) to a celebrity Move up the corporate ladder based on Mount Olympus All these games and more are discussed by Ben and Trev this week.

This week, Ben and Trevor write games such as: A team based multiplayer competition to see who can scavenge the parts to build a rocket and see the curvature of the Earth (or not see it?); A Mimic from Dungeons and Dragons finds themselves in modern day, trying to survive; A point and click adventure exploring the harrowing life of a gig economy delivery driver during the oncoming climate disaster; a third Portal game, where the main mechanic involves herding cows; and more!

Ben and Trevor discuss the following games this week. A mystical shop that sells Adjectives A game set in a Schitts Creek like town Dinosaurs on an airship An outback version of Sherlock Holmes goes up against her nemesis... a Dentist. and more.

In a rare in-person recording session, Ben and Trevor come up with some more games they wish existed, such as: a sci-fi future where magic still exists but has been mostly superseded by technology; what happens to the default cube when you delete it in Blender; a factory game where you are tasked with making circus food; a game where you must golf everywhere to traverse the world (this might be our best idea ever); and more!

Ben and Trev use numerous framing devices in games like: Officespace meets The Usual Suspects in a massive cross over event A scientist who develops a virus is not exactly what the game presents them as. Tackle a murder mystery on a beach Dig up dirt on all your neighbours... or don't

Bringing out all the hits this week as we turn random words, movies and locations into game designs, like: A cyberpunk combat game with rewind abilities, An insidious AI built into your video editing software, Handling your organized crime family as newlyweds, And lots more!

We're back for some more crazy high concept ideas like: A black knight taking on castle corruption as a vigilante, A robot who has just gained sentience through a botched final upgrade, An investigation into the butcher shops within an anthropomorphic world An elite soldier grapples with normality after a treaty with his sworn enemies, the Glargians. and more!

We threw some high concept ideas at the wall this week, and here's what stuck: A zombified take on Jurassic Park, First contact is made in the most embarrassing of circumstances, One man's relationship with the moon, A deep sea dive to save the world's oceans, and more!

Ben and Trevor randomly decide in the middle of this episode that every game will be set in the UK/ A hacking adventure through Bulletin Boards and Youtube. A game exploring exploring the secret backstory of Postman Pat; A spooky game set between 3:33 am and 7:07 am; The Cook twins try to solve the mystery of the missing lunch; and more!

A time travelling boy from the 90s, an open world Star Wars game in the vein of Red Dead Redemption, a magical forest fighting back against interlopers, the Grim Reaper trying to manage his garden, plus find out how we manage to combine The Princess Bride and The Santa Clause.

With Trevor sick this week, Ben is joined by new friend of the show Stefan Ayto. The games this week include: A game where you must avoid unpleasant bearded men handing out propaganda on 5G and other conspiracy theories; A game where you are the first person to document what things are edible on a new world; A multiplayer game set on an open air space elevator; A survival game set in the an Amazon packaging centre; and more! And don't forget to check out Stefan's podcast, https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/talking-with-dinosaurs-584794 (Talking With Dinosaurs)!

A wide variety of random prompts this week gives us: A visiting uncle with unknown motives is viewed through different perspectives; A game where introverts are forced to install a helper device to guide them through conversations; An FPS where you must hit your marks during the shooting of an 80s action flick; A survival game set in the gold rush; and more!

Automating the production of medieval weapons, chaparoning the winter ball, Stardew Valley in a nuclear winter, an adventure game set in a bathroom and a game where you follow the story of the main character as multiple NPC's. Ramped Up Click Pitch and What 3 Words combine to bring these crazy ideas and more.

With their old random word generator back online, Ben and Trevor take you down a magical pathway of improvised game designs, such as: A simulated world of Besties and Reverse Besties as you jump between characters struggling to make ends meet, A caretaker of a colony ship automating systems and programming mutating robots, A necromancy student disillusioned with academia and searching for the true Necronomicon, and more!