SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Didn't see a thread about this awesome marathon event elsewhere (minus a couple passing comments in other threads), so decided to make one because its great and needs to be talked about! Just like to point out I'm not and never have been involved with GDQ, just a big fan of it... though maybe someday I'll learn a game well enough and get on! Those not in the know, Games Done Quick is a recurring Live Stream Marathon on Twitch over the course of a week that showcases a plethora of speedruns, raising money for Charity! The last "main" event (Summer Games Done Quick 2019) in July raised over 3 Million Dollars for Doctors Without Borders... which is pretty dang amazing. They primarily run Semi-annually (AGDQ in January and SGDQ in July) though last couple years smaller events have taken place throughout the rest of the year. Wikipedia page if you want to learn more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Done_Quick Twitch channel if you want to watch! I haven't gotten to watch much of it yet this year but looking forward to the "Trash Block" (which, as name implies, is where the shitty games are speed ran... AVGN would be proud lol) BTW Those not in the know about the poll... it's a reference to Super Metroid lol Edited January 19, 2020 by SpoonMan Abrams X Changing the thread title etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Kill the animals! This is speedrunning, the best strategy is to take the quickest route. I've been watching GDQs for several years now and have always enjoyed it. Can't wait for some of the runs this year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 The final run has completed, and it's a wrap! They broke their donation record yet again for a total over $3.13 Million through the live stream. Ridiculous and amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I watch what gets posted to YouTube on occasion. The first one that caught my eye was two guys speedrunning GoldenEye in two-controller mode and each guy was controlling one controller. It was wild. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I usually watch on YouTube after the fact, I pop in once in a while during the event but its usually not a game I'm interested in when I do but yeah great event, always a joy to watch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookii_risu | 206 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I watched what I could that I was interested in when it was live, but I'll watch the runs I missed on YouTube when they get posted. I really want to see that Punch-Out blindfolded run. It's amazing how they manage to beat their previous record in donations almost every year. I donate a little bit here and there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 My best bud took the week off work to watch as much of the marathon as he could lol. I had to work but watched what I could and have been catching up on VoDs ever since. I've been enjoying the TASbot runs, because... well just look at this lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Also double post because I decided just make this a general GDQ thread where I can come back to gush anytime keep discussion all year long and for future events! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 This was pretty good, but at 11:48 time in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 168 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I started watching GDQ a few years ago and it's now my favorite time(s) of the year. I'm not usually into speedrunning (more of a TAS watcher) but there's just something magical about this event. It brings out all the best in gamers and it's a joy to watch. All donations go straight to the charity, so I always chip in a little bit each time. I'm still watching the GCQ 2020 runs on YT, but among the ones I've seen so far (live and YT) are: Mushihime-sama Futari - Bullet hell shmup on Xbox 360. I had to completely stop what I was doing and watch the whole run. Fucking insane! Clone Hero (Guitar Hero) - 95% fascinated to watch this guy tear up GH, 5% sad that he could have learned actual guitar in that time! Ocarina of Time - Always love some Zelda. The runner performs tricks that supposedly no one else on the planet can do. YT is blocked at work so I can't provide links, but Games Done Quick is easy enough to find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,950 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, glazball said: Mushihime-sama Futari - Bullet hell shmup on Xbox 360. I had to completely stop what I was doing and watch the whole run. Fucking insane! This is the only run I've seen this year, but I had to stay up super late just to catch it live. I'm so happy it played out like it did - there's so much that could have gone wrong. Big props to Gus for finally caving the way for shooters into these events, after all these years of the idea having been tossed around and continuously rejected. Edited January 23, 2020 by Sumez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 168 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Agreed, it was the first (non-run'n'gun) shmup I've seen on any GDQ - though of course I haven't seen every single run ever performed over the years. One of the donors suggesting having a Cave block at the next GDQ and I hope that comes to pass. Honestly I'd be happy with just more shmups in general, but I know how risky they are in a live marathon setting. It would be incredible to watch though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, glazball said: Agreed, it was the first (non-run'n'gun) shmup I've seen on any GDQ - though of course I haven't seen every single run ever performed over the years. One of the donors suggesting having a Cave block at the next GDQ and I hope that comes to pass. Honestly I'd be happy with just more shmups in general, but I know how risky they are in a live marathon setting. It would be incredible to watch though. They had a Tasbot plays gradius on NES once that was pretty fun. Dont recall any RTA runs, but I havent seen everything either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 585 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 This year's GTA San Andreas run was very entertaining to watch/listen to. I say save the animals. But really they should be their own distinct sub-categories. ie Super Metroid Any% Save the Animals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 This run is a majestic clusterfuck, everything goes wrong that can but it's still highly entertaining. Top recommendation to watch. Spoiler Too bad he didn't get to finish, but he was still awesome to watch. Hype beyond hype. Hope he gets to return and try again sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 168 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Heads up to everyone! GDQ is going on this weekend to raise money for coronavirus relief. I love pleasant surprises! I know what I'll be watching all weekend https://gamesdonequick.com/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 168 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) Bumping this thread again to let everyone know Summer GDQ is ongoing right now through Sunday! All donations this time go to Doctors Without Borders. I'm particularly looking forward to DoDonPachi (on Saturday I think) which afaik will be on the 2nd time GDQ has approved a shmup in the lineup. Edit: There are actually 3 shmups on Saturday, DoDonPachi being the last of the 3. I just didn't recognize the first two (Touhou and Ketsui) when I first scanned the schedule. Should be great to see! Edited August 19, 2020 by glazball 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I missed the first few days with a family emergency. Glad to be back home and about to sit down to GDQ. Tony hawk is always fun to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy_NES | 102 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Since there's some SGDQ fans here -- anyone know more about this cart's origin? I got this from a collector who got it from another collector, with no info on its origin. I didn't see it listed any of the sweepstake prize lists, so maybe a promo item? Thanks in advance for any help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,097 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Speedy_NES said: Since there's some SGDQ fans here -- anyone know more about this cart's origin? I got this from a collector who got it from another collector, with no info on its origin. I didn't see it listed any of the sweepstake prize lists, so maybe a promo item? Thanks in advance for any help! They have these for sale at the merch shop. It’s just a shell though, no game. Probably from an earlier year. edit: https://www.fangamer.com/collections/games-done-quick/products/sgdq-2020-limited-edition-nes-cartridge Edited August 19, 2020 by a3quit4s 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy_NES | 102 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 12 hours ago, a3quit4s said: They have these for sale at the merch shop. It’s just a shell though, no game. Probably from an earlier year. edit: https://www.fangamer.com/collections/games-done-quick/products/sgdq-2020-limited-edition-nes-cartridge Cool, thanks a lot! Yeah, it's from 2017. Looks like these were sold each year then to support charity (could find fangamer links down to the 2018 version). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 Was a pretty solid run, some great games, glad to see it happen even though it was online only. Still watching back through it as I was working overtime pretty much all week (have been for months basically since March now but that's besides the point lol). Will say anyone looking for a place to start, Ars Technica has a pretty solid summary/collection of must watch runs https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/the-best-game-breaking-speedruns-of-summer-games-done-quick-2020/ On 8/18/2020 at 9:59 PM, a3quit4s said: They have these for sale at the merch shop. It’s just a shell though, no game. Probably from an earlier year. edit: https://www.fangamer.com/collections/games-done-quick/products/sgdq-2020-limited-edition-nes-cartridge On 8/19/2020 at 10:03 AM, Speedy_NES said: Cool, thanks a lot! Yeah, it's from 2017. Looks like these were sold each year then to support charity (could find fangamer links down to the 2018 version). Was gonna say that looked like an old one from 2017. @Speedy_NES Though they are only cases you can insert a board into them and use them just like any NES cart, so it's pretty neat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 AGDQ 2021 going on right now, just started yesterday. Haven't had the chance to catch anything due to work, but there are some notable games on the list. In particular looking forward to the trash block lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 772 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 3 man team just smashed the Diablo 3 WR. Not super exciting unless you know the game, but the previous Any% Coop record was 1h20m52s and they just clocked a 1h19m15s with 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 Real Life things got in the way and I forgot til Tuesday that SGCQ 2021 Online is currently going on. There are some pretty good runs going on. Watching the Pokemon Black vs White Race atm, and it's a good watch. Anyone else been catching it this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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