Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), a yearly speedrunning occasion elevating cash for the Prevent Cancer basis, is ringing within the new yr January 5. In case you are unfamiliar, AGDQ is a yearly charity occasion that sees speedrunners chewing by means of a buffet of video games, streamed stay to an keen viewers.
It at all times produces some sensible spectacles, like a canine taking part in (digital) baseball. Hey, there ain’t no guidelines that say it may well’t occur. My private favorite truly comes from Summer Games Done Quick in 2023, whereby a bunch of decided cooks play Ratatoullie and sustain the “Yes, Chef” bit the complete time. Both AGDQ and SGDQ are at all times tutorial and hilarious—and all for trigger, with AGDQ elevating over $2.5 million {dollars} final yr.
The occasion’s simply launched its schedule for 2025, and it is a doozy. Big-ticket video games like Portal 2, Skyrim, and Super Mario 64 (which is a large recreation within the speedrunning group, I’ve peered into that specific abyss) will after all be making their appearances, however I’m personally right here for the problem runs, child!
DrDoot will take centre-stage with jazz powers befitting an Elden Lord, dooting by means of a boss showcase on January 11, 3:50 pm EST—simply earlier than that, there’ll even be a “lockout bingo” run at 1:30 pm EST between adef and Captain_Domo. In case you are uninitiated, lockout bingo is a aggressive format wherein two gamers attempt to get strains on a bingo board filled with duties—twist being, they’re sharing the identical board. Sort of like a model of Noughts & Crosses, solely designed by gamer SAW. It must be pleasant.
But that is not even the tip of the iceberg. On January 6 at 7:40 pm EST, Player5 and MikeysGone shall be making an attempt to finish Breath of the Wild whereas sharing the identical controller. Crazy Taxi shall be performed with a stay accompanying band on January 11 at 4:20 pm EST, and love shall be within the air when Fallout: New Vegas arrives on January 8 at 8pm EST in an “All Romances” speedrun.
I had no concept this class existed, however I’m excited to see how shortly you can also make Benny go from taking pictures you to exhibiting you “the tops”, no matter which means. I’ve additionally found, by means of these ‘romance’ choices, that you could sleep with a robotic referred to as “Fisto” in Fallout: New Vegas. I needed to be taught this info, now you do too.
There’ll even be the “terrible runs”, a whole, hellish block from January 8, 11:20 pm EST to January 9, 6 am EST that can characteristic—charitably—a number of the worst video games ever made. Superman 64, Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, and one thing referred to as ‘Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon’ shall be streamed to the web alongside many others, so we will all be each proud and ashamed of our pastime’s shared cultural historical past. At least Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties is not there.
AGDQ kicks off correctly on Sunday, January 5, at 11:30 am EST, and runs till January 11/12 (the finale runs about quarter-hour previous midnight). You can watch it on the GamesDoneQuick Twitch channel.
