GDC 2016: The wonderfully weird games of GDC 2016

By Hugh Langley and Michelle Fitzsimmons

Introduction

There’s always plenty of interesting stuff to see at GDC. There’s also some weird stuff – none more so than what you’ll find in Crtl.Alt.GDC, an area of the expo dedicated to showcasing the whacky and the wonderful.

This is a place for unique thinking. A place for rethinking entire input methods, with examples like Crank Tank, a tank-based shooter in which both players control their armored fighting vehicle with a giant wooden crank machine. And then there was Suck My Rainbow, a game in which… well, you’ll see.

Read on to explore some of our favorites from the bizarrely brilliant world of Crtl.Alt.GDC.

Planet Licker

Planet Licker is a game by Frank DeMarco in which the player licks different flavored popsicles inside the controller to propel monsters towards a planet. Yes, really. At least you don’t need to worry about cooties: the popsicles are replaced for every player.

DOBOTONE

DOBOTONE strips back the modern controller to a two-button gamepad. Up to four players can take part at once, moving through a series of simple but fun mini games with a Warioware-esque charm.

Suck My Rainbow

Less rude than it sounds. In Suck My Rainbow, your controller is a …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming