Best Ben Slinger Podcasts (2024)

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384: Quiche Is Cake 34:40

3d ago34:40

34:40

Enjoying some regular Click Pitch this week, Ben and Trevor improvise some game designs such as: A point and click adventure where you play the personification of an out of circulation currency, in a world of money; A cooking game where you must satisfy picky eaters; A tower defense game set in an Officeworks; and more!…

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383: Oops... All Spaghetti 32:03

21h ago32:03

32:03

Using movies as game prompts this week Ben and Trev, muddle their way through lots of spaghetti themed games, such as: A WaterWorld-esque world where the only remaining enforcement is the coastguard. A VR adventure set on the starship Poseidon. A vampire adventure based briefly off of 8 Mile.By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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382: Who Killed Mrs Cuddles? 35:48

8d ago35:48

35:48

Some roguelike inspired Click Pitch this week, as Ben and Trevor roll the old RNG and come up with some improvised game designs, such as: controlling crash test dummies through a Jigsaw-esque set of traps; stealth based runs as you built your arsenal to become a Predator; take down a crime syndicate in successive runs while the surviving bad guys b…

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381: Podoholochronocast 34:53

21d ago34:53

34:53

A long time ago in a podcast far far away... That's right it's a Star Wars themed episode, Ben and Trev muddle their way through many different game ideas based on the popular Star Wars universe. The games include: A Han Solo adventure game A Dredge inspired fishing game on Kamino A heist style game set on Coruscant…

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380: Wind Sock 33:57

1M ago33:57

33:57

In a rare in-person recording, Ben and Trevor bring back Starch Wars a la Vampire Survivors, then follow up with some Click Pitch, inventing ideas such as: guessing countries based on their three dimensional flags; a wig controlling the mind of bald people; and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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379: Use Chicken On ... 36:03

1M ago36:03

36:03

With Powerjam 2 going on, Ben and Trevor jump into their favourite genre of games, adventure. They use this years prompt to delve into some adventure games and discuss what they would do for a one room adventure game. Some of the ideas involved in the adventure games discussed include: The very sweary grandma from all the fairy tales and nursery rh…

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388: Heimdall in Pieces 31:52

1M ago31:52

31:52

Clicking some Pitches, Ben and Trevor improvise some random game designs, such as: a tense horror game set in an underwater exoskeleton; a golf game set in a fairy tale universe with visual novel elements; a kids adventure story exploring a mirror universe called The Back to Front; and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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377: Protein Snack 33:41

2M ago33:41

33:41

Ben and Trev return yet again to the well that is classic Click Pitch. The games discussed include. What if Wash didn't die in Serenity? A puzzle game where fire sprites try to set peoples houses on fire. A puzzle game similar to The Room but this time it's an apparatus.By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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376: Time Divers 37:14

2M ago37:14

37:14

This week both Ben and Trevor have their own game ideas to pitch, so rather than using random words they riff on: a PvE mash up of Hell Divers and Fortnite where you are travelling back in time to gather information; a storylet driven arcade game with elements of Space Invaders, Missile Command and colony building…

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375: Phonerensic Scientist 34:32

2M ago34:32

34:32

Ben and Trev get inspired by the latest game jam, the Dark Web Jam or the DWJ for short. They have played some of the best and discuss them on this very episode. The game discussed include such ideas as: A baywatch inspired 80's romp on a beach A forensic scientist who focuses on phone repairs A drunken police officer gets his thrills in the apocal…

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374: Laminar Flow 33:41

3M ago33:41

33:41

Welcome to Bit Storm! This week Trevor and Ben riff on some game ideas with some classic Click Pitch, inventing ideas such as: a spy thriller where you must escape from the top of a building after being betrayed by your team; a catering game a la Overcooked where positioning your waitstaff is the key to success; a world overrun with dihydrogen mono…

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373: Bell-crossed Lovers 38:00

3M ago38:00

38:00

Ben brings in a game idea to discuss and then Ben and Trev play some click pitch like normal. The game ideas discussed were: Dentists with storylets Avatar the action adventure game A point and click story about 2 towns and their fixation on bells.By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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372: Thick TV 36:56

3M ago36:56

36:56

Some stream-worth games are stormed this week as Ben and Trevor play Click Pitch, resulting in: a game show hell on the other side of a massive fibre-optic cable; golf played purely with explosives; a survival game on a desolate alien world; and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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371: Immovable Priestess 33:49

3M ago33:49

33:49

Getting ever closer to the mystical episode 400, Ben and Trev enjoy a rousing game of Click Pitch and discuss games including ideas such as: Old timey robots Statues of Priestesses that can't be moved. Remote escalatorsBy Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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370: Flaming Rainbows 34:34

4M ago34:34

34:34

Ben and Trevor jam out with some Classic Click Pitch, inventing improvised game designs such as: a couch-competitive game where you and your friends vie for control over a single body; a mail-sorting game where you must live with your mistakes; Fantasy Valet, where you must be careful which mounts you place next to which; and more!…

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369: Leonardo Decapitate-rio 38:22

4M ago38:22

38:22

Ben and Trev keep it simple this week, as it's been a WEEK. They play the original Click Pitch, it's a classic for a reason. The games they discussed include: The real reason Grizzly Bears are feared. A rogue-like exploration game A spider learns stealth from the bestBy Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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368: Ben and Trevor Go To Magic Castle 31:42

4M ago31:42

31:42

Click Pitch! This week in our improvised video game design , Ben and Trevor invent games such as: a game with a custom headband that tingles to tell you where water is; control a snake with a rhino horn in a third person adventure; experience a crazy night of drunken chaos a la Harold and Kumar; a point and click adventure where all your verbs are …

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367: Flip Top Head 30:52

4M ago30:52

30:52

Ben and Trevor explore the wonderful world of Global Game Jam and find out this years theme. Many game ideas are then discussed while they plan the game they will attempt to build this year. A game involving a dentist delicately balancing the nitrous oxide / oxygen intake for 4 simulateous patients. A skill tester based sugery game A sequel to thei…

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366: Seven Nights at Smorgys 32:39

4M ago32:39

32:39

Ben and Trevor do some more more movie game madness, coming up with video games based on: a combination of off-brand Jurassic Park and Mortal Kombat; Spielberg's Duel mixed with clone thriller Dual; a nostalgic Aussie take on Five Nights at Freddy's; and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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365: Princess Protection 31:53

5M ago31:53

31:53

Once again Ben And Trev are back to their usual antics of inventing new game ideas and throwing them away just as fast. This time their inspiration comes from movie titles and produce game ideas like. Justin McElroy is lost in a cartoon world and must get back to his own universe. A Bonnie and Clyde-esque couple travel between towns conning unsuspe…

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364: 1800-STORKS 37:39

5M ago37:39

37:39

Ben and Trevor get back into some Click Pitch for the new year, inventing games such as: a geologist who must solve a robbery using only rocks the life of a teleprompter technician a storylet based rescue game set on an island the dark side of the baby delivering business and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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363: Game of the Year 2023 32:14

5M ago32:14

32:14

To close out 2023 Ben and Trev reminisce over the many dark web games they've played over the year and select their favourites to discuss. The games discussed were, in no particular order: Johnny Turbo's Sushi of Death Planet of the Yeti Family Save Yourself from the Fencing - Deathmatch Zany Bow Hunter Cascade Irresistable Hammer Brawl…

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362: Glampus 38:21

5M ago38:21

38:21

Ben and Trevor bring some improvised holiday cheer with this themed episode of Click Pitch, where they invent video games such as: a creepy narrative adventure where you explore the back rooms of an eldritch mansion; a multiplayer game where Santa Claus has franchised his present giving to the highest bidder; a romantic adventure where Krampus' app…

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361: The Pastryots of New York 36:20

6M ago36:20

36:20

Ben and Trev meet each other face to face and realise why it's a bad idea for them to be in the same room. Game concepts get discussed and a fair few puns get thrown around. A rhythm game controlling the lights and pyrotechnics The very lives of 3 super powered individuals are in the hands of politicians Everything French disappears from New York a…

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360: More Whimsy, Dammit! 34:58

6M ago34:58

34:58

This week Ben and Trevor return to using What3Words.com for the random words that power their improvised game designs. Three great games this week: a contemporary thriller set in a quarantined nightclub, with Obra Dinn inspired detective elements; travel across New Zealand in your truck, doing plastering jobs to make enough money to get to the plac…

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359: McGuffinium 33:11

6M ago33:11

33:11

What do Veronica Mars, aliens and OCD have in common? They all appeared in some way, shape or form on this episode of Bit Storm. Ben and Trev discuss these ideas and throw them away when they aren't able to come up with anything more to talk about. Investigate the recent occurances of non consentual hugging as a primary school student. Managing a r…

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358: Root Access 29:32

6M ago29:32

29:32

Listen along this week as Ben and Trevor riff on some incredible new game designs based on random words, such as: A licensed Firefly game with procedurally generated storylets and a Sea of Thieves-esque multiplayer; A management and hacking sim where an orthodontist must fight back against Big Teeth; A rustpunk VR golf game where you use your putti…

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357: The Love of the Game 32:11

7M ago32:11

32:11

Ben and Trev got together after a 2 week break and discussed some games. These are their stories. On a world where UV will kill, diamonds are used to fuel vehicles Twister - The Movie - The Game Liquid and pressure based PortalBy Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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356: New Life+ 38:19

7M ago38:19

38:19

On this week's episode, Ben and Trevor play some video game wall tennis as they come up with improvised game ideas, such as: A throwback sidescroller where you play the son of Bill Gates; A shadow puppetry game played in the context of a rickety stagecoach; A Daniel Mullins inspired experience where you move up the ranks of angelic tech support; an…

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355: Rehumanifier 38:34

7M ago38:34

38:34

Ben and Trev forgot to do a Halloween episode earlier, so here is a very last minute version of one. They almost spend the entire episode talking about one game. The games they talked about were: An airbnb set horror game, where the protagonist lives in the front portion of an airbnb and scary things start happening when someone rents the back room…

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354: Grill Goals 33:36

7M ago33:36

33:36

Ben and Trevor play some classic Click Pitch, inventing games such as: A dating app/game where you must climb a mountain to marry your spouse; A new sporting sensation where you must feed your goalies perfectly cooked burgers; A marching band simulator; and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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353: Bullet Hell For Monsters 31:00

7M ago31:00

31:00

Originally planned for release as episode 351, Ben and Trevor finally get this episode released as it was stuck on Trev's new PC that went in for repairs. In this pre PAX episode, they discuss game ideas centered around the Vampire Survivors / Horde Shooter genre. A horde shooter where all your weapons are powered from extension cords. A VR horde s…

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352: Say No To Tank Controls 34:42

8M ago34:42

34:42

This week on Bit Storm, Ben and Trevor play some good old Click Pitch, taking random words and turning them into games such as: a PS1 inspired escape room game with a raunchy intro; a game where you voyage to cross the edges of a flat Earth; a deck builder where you are taking your carnival from town to town; and more!…

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351: Rupert Murduck - Live from PAX 2023 (featuring Ryan Betson) 37:29

8M ago37:29

37:29

Ben and Trev are joined by the always wonderful Ryan Betson. They all sat above the theatre entrances at PAX 2023 and had a chat about some video games that don't exist. The games they discussed include: Two rival editions of a media empire game, one starring a Goose and one starring a Swan. A boss has to visit all the parties in a high rise buildi…

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350: A Robot Giving Birth To Itself 39:39

8M ago39:39

39:39

Trevor and Ben riff on some Ramped Up Click Pitch, taking random phrases and turning them into games such as: An on-sea adventure set around the hairy island nations of B'athtuub; A world where you need to get high to get high; Join the crew that lives in and maintains city-sized golems made from rusted metal; and more!…

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349: Flippin' Heck: Big Flip Saga Part 3 58:46

8M ago58:46

58:46

With Trevor feeling under the weather again, Ben and Trevor play another one of those mysterious tapes from Big Flip Studios. This time they are hiring a new game designer and they've made some minor changes to their office, in the form of an escape room.By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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348: Bone Zone University 34:26

9M ago34:26

34:26

Ben and Trevor play some Ramped Up Click Pitch, rocking out some game ideas such as: a poignant meditative game about restoring an old car after returning to your homeland; a frustrating two player co-op game all about balance; a loot clicker set in a school secretly run by a necromancer; and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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347: The V.I.N.E. 33:18

9M ago33:18

33:18

Ben and Trevor once again play Classic Click Pitch and Ben brings a game pitch to discuss. The game discussed include An Around the World in 80 days inspired puzzle game An Infamous inspired cyberpunk hero game A vampire farming simulator.By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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346: The White Menace 37:02

9M ago37:02

37:02

Recording again after a long break, Ben and Trevor are back with some good old classic Click Pitch, in which they improvise game worlds such as: two tea-drinking caveman toys searching the city for their old owner; the microcosmic world of a pub pool table; a platformer where you play as Hermes Conrad from Futurama, limboing your way to freedom; an…

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300: The Lost Episode - Live from PAX 2022 48:23

9M ago48:23

48:23

Ben and Trev must have accidently made a deal with the devil, as they have finally found the tracks for episode 300, just in time for PAX 2023. Live from the Audio Technica booth on the show floor at PAX, they welcome the Inconsolables for a few rounds of classic click pitch. Games include. A haunted brothel management game The Wiggles star in thei…

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345: The Bad Wipe 34:54

10M ago34:54

34:54

In the final buffered episode before Ben is back from Canada, Ben and Trevor do some deep video game world building with ideas such as: a parallel universe where gummy is a fundamental particle; somebody finds God's omnipresent suitcase; measuring ingredients using household items; a Return of the Obra Dinn inspired game where you find out who gave…

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344: Hero Creche 32:47

10M ago32:47

32:47

Ben and Trev are back at it again with more Classic Click Pitch(tm). The games this week include. Looking after the local heroes babies Mining deep underground with only canaries to tell if the oxygen is getting low Socially engineer your way to victory in a local election Fix Satisfactory style automation levels…

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343: Sheep Pattern Baldness 35:37

10M ago35:37

35:37

Ben and Trevor kick on with some more classic Click Pitch, riffing on game ideas such as: Trevor Scott waking up as a literal sheep; kids holding a civil lawsuit over custody of a bunny; a build-a-cosplay simulation; playing as a flight attendant on an interplanetary flight; and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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342: Thinkeasy 34:23

10M ago34:23

34:23

Ben and Trevor discuss yet more games before Ben leaves on his 10 week trip. Utilising the latest in random word technology, they retrieve those random words and come up with game designs, such as. Manage a thinkeasy, a place where people can reminisce in peace. Solving the mystery of everyone's 3d printer all printing automatically Bring down the …

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341: No Cracks Allowed 37:59

11M ago37:59

37:59

Ben and Trev continue with last weeks revolutionary idea of returning to Click Pitch to come up with their game ideas. Actual gamified games discussed include A digital card game where each player builds a wall An episodic game set on a fictional tv show called Band Wagon An action adventure where the player character follows a wool trail and ravel…

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340: Seed Sand 31:27

11M ago31:27

31:27

Ben and Trev return to the classic Click Pitch game this week and discover the freedom that comes with less words. Games discussed include: A management style game where the secrets of the Sandman are revealed Another management game where the Gym's you manage have more difficult clientele the longer you play A Paper's Please / Not Tonight inspired…

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339: More Than Just A Limbo Contest 33:11

11M ago33:11

33:11

Ben and Trevor review some of the best Dark Web game they've been playing recently, including: Cantankerous Booty of Love Super Sexy Business Simulator Tropical Limbo Universe Rocket Powered Stick: World Tour and more!By Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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338: Dirty Sexy Santa 30:34

11M ago30:34

30:34

Ben and Trev delve into some random movies in this episode and discuss the following game ideas. A gory, Bully inspired, monsters university game Stuart Little gets a job A mall santa is the only one who can stop the apocalypseBy Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

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337: Upwords: Prophecy Edition 33:13

11M ago33:13

33:13

Ramped Up Click Pitch results in some banger game ideas this week, as Ben and Trevor riff on games such as: a Dredge inspired game where you play a mail delivery person in a dark fantasy world; an adventure/puzzle game where you can change the words of prophecies to affect the outcome of events; a game where you are designing and managing a cruise …

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336: Smlessgies 34:14

12M ago34:14

34:14

Ben and Trev continue their mad rush to record episodes before Ben leaves for Canada. This time they play What 3 Words and come up with a bunch of fun game ideas. A snowy adventure with a teen vibe and an appearance from a Bit Storm classic character Investigate a Zombie outbreak at a very popular food chain A VR adventure through portals and into …

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