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PODCAST

Bit Storm

Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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.

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All Episodes

34:08

Hu-human-man

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2026/02/08

The 2026 Deck Sessions continue as Ben and Trevor spend a lot of time discussing an 80s inspired game where you are taping songs off the radio, then go completely off the rails about reverse chicken football and a guy called Johnny Two-Fingers.

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39:51

Teleporting Security Agent (Global Game Jam 2026 part 2)

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2026/02/01

With GGJ having just completed for 2026, Ben and Trev use the theme "Mask" and generate a bunch of games that they could have made over the weekend:A teleporting TSA agent pursues a passenger through the terminalA parent and child must look after the driads of the forest.A prisoner must escape a french prison, while the warden makes a lot of mouse jokes.

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33:59

The Wizzjizz of Oz (Global Game Jam 2026 part 1)

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2026/01/25

Ben and Trevor revisit last year's Global Game Jam theme ahead of this year's jam: Bubble.With this in mind, they come up with games such as:a detective game where you play Glinda in Oz, long after the events of Dorothy;a tense deduction game set in a locked down apartment building;a nuclear power plant simulator with made up controls;and more!

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32:54

Dr. Tooth von Filling

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2026/01/18

This episode sees the long awaited return of dentists as villains, as Ben and Trev once again grace Ben's deck and record a summer nights podcast. The games discussed included.A first person soccer goal keeping game with wacky goal additionsA first person paperboy game set in a world with portals to a parallel world, not to be confused with Stranger Things a legally distinct propertyA narrative game where your partner is a minion working in the volcano lair of Dr. Tooth von Filling.

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35:34

Offline Venusian Blinds

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2026/01/11

Ben and Trevor continue their 'On the Deck' series with another session of Ramped Up Click Pitch, riffing on game ideas such as:a 3D heist game where you play a group of scrappy resistance fighters in a cross between Hitman and Commandos;a top-down RPG about a journalist dealing with a government experiment in a small town;a multi-character exploration of first contact with aliens who offload their emotional processing to members of a hive-mind;and more!

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36:28

Grankini

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2026/01/04

Ben and Trev bring you the first episode of 2026, live from Ben's wonderful side deck. While they enjoy a beverage they muse on some interesting game ideas such as:Handling Brand Recognition for a drink companyDealing with absent forrest neighboursApply sunscreen to your Gran

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40:31

The World is Your Casserole (Dark Steam GOTY 2025)

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2025/12/28

As has been tradition for a few years now, Ben and Trevor have trawled the depths of Dark Steam on the Dark Web to find their favourite underground games of the year, including:a VR improv theatre game involving a plunger;a game about building your castle on wheels;a hive-mind bringing in new members;and more!

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38:30

Least Amount of Goats (Christmas 2025 Episode)

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2025/12/21

Ben and Trevor brewak from tradition this year and record the Christmas episode remotely, due to illness. The Christmas themed games of course include the regular list of characters, such as Santa, Canta and Mr Claus, but also feature such ideas as:Create a safari park, while trying to find the many hidden reindeersDesign your own robot SantaPlay lots of mini games trying to win the incredible opportunity to meet Santa at the north poleHold the fort while the other elves hold an intervention for

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39:20

Bat Flap Penalty

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2025/12/14

Ben and Trevor go back to What 3 Words for some prompts, riffing on ideas such as:a DNA sequencing house builder;working behind the counter at a cyberpunk body modification facility;winning a bodybuilding contest that has been in decline for years;and more!

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37:24

Crack Open a Booze Shark

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2025/12/07

Ben had the brilliant idea of hopping on the streamer wagon this week, so Ben and Trev came up with ideas that streamers would hopefully love to play. The games discussed included a bunch of friendslop, but also some banger such as:A handyman fixing random things in a haunted mansionA geoguesser inspired game where you must navigate your way out of a randomly generated worldA friendly fishing game with random encounters along the way.

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36:17

Crystalline False Flag

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2025/11/30

Ben and Trevor riff on some more movies, coming up with ideas such as:a thriller set in the desert of New Mexico starring Peter Dinklage;a man thinks he's a cartoon;discovering the secret behind the new household robot;and more!

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39:29

Basement-ception

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2025/11/23

Trev has been playing a lot of Amanda the Adventurer, and even roped Ben into playing. Saying that this episode is a deep dive into an Amanda the Adventurer style creepy media game. Set in the 1980's, Ben and Trev discuss the many ways a text adventure could be a completely immersive experience.

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33:22

Onomatapiphany

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2025/11/16

From movies come video games! Ben and Trevor take random movie titles and descriptions and riff on some game ideas such as:A point and click adventure where you are stuck with a fairly dumb ghost;A romantic story about becoming an assassin;A tri-dimensional story told via different mediums;and more!

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32:33

Double Substitute

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2025/11/09

Ben and Trev once again delve into turning regular old movies into terrible mashup movie tie-ins. The games discussed were:Investigate the many murders on the interstellar Ark ship while reconnecting with your estranged son.Experience 3 stories set in a restaurant with different styles of gameplayInvestigate the murder of your brother as a substitute teacher.

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36:14

Blobnami

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2025/11/02

Ben and Trevor continue their spooky theme with some more scary movie prompts! They come up with games such as:a visual novel about controlling the emotions inside the head of an obsessive eSports fanatic;a game with a PS2 aesthetic about a tidal wave of blob fish;and more!

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33:46

Ker-Simon

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2025/10/26

It's the Spooky Season once again and Ben and Trevor take some non horror movies and turn them into some spooky horror games. The games discussed included:An assassin trying to protect his target from a serial killer after a luxury cruise liner was shipwrecked.A daily commute gradually turns spooky over multiple days.

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38:26

Djinn Diesel

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2025/10/19

Ben and Trevor take some random movies and riff on them until they become video games! This time they come up with games such as:play as the bumbling bartender companion to super spy Jane Bond;wander through the wasteland as a mercenary who says Yes to everything;discover a mystery laid out by a psychic;and more!

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34:08

Live from PAX 2025

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2025/10/12

Ben and Trev once again braved the wild crowds at PAX and recorded a podcast, high above the handheld and jackbox areas of PAX. They discuss games that should really belong at PAX had they ever been made. The games discussed this year are:A generational colony ship arrives at a planet that has already been colonised many years before thanks to evolved technologyA lazy river trek turns dangerous on the trip backA sentient battery must ensure it can stay charged through an adventure.

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37:05

Rip The Gnome (PAUCKS 2025 Special)

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2025/10/05

Ben and Trevor were kindly invited to PAUCKS, the Dark Web focused game expo as part of Melbourne International Games Week, and they took a look at a bunch of games!Just to mention a few:Super Sexy Cricket NitroTiger Woods Gnome DancersRoyal Hammer of Furyand more!

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31:40

Sheriff of Neo Naarm

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2025/09/28

Ben and Trev once again utilise random movies to come up with movie tie in games, that either don't tie in, or tie in around as loose as many of the 90's SNES era games do at least. The games discussed were:Protect cattle from from Dracula'sNavigate the exciting world of stand up comedy as two teenage girls in a Life is Strange esque adventureInvestigate the recent spate of wealthy billionaires donating all their money to charity... oh and the murder that also occurred.

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