Eventually, it is time for probably the most thrilling dwell aggressive occasion of the 12 months. No, I do not imply the Tremendous Bowl – it is time for Superior Video games Accomplished Fast, the annual charity speedrunning marathon that contains a week of gifted avid gamers displaying off the wildest issues they’ll do with video video games.
Video games Accomplished Fast (GDQ) has been operating for 15 years now, since 2010. The occasion is a dwell broadcast speedrunning marathon, throughout which speedrunners take turns displaying off beating video video games as quick as attainable, and sometimes in wacky and particularly spectacular methods. Lately, the occasions have proven off more and more formidable performances, together with blindfolded or one-handed runs, two gamers utilizing a single controller, showcases of tough arcade video games, and even speedruns carried out by canine.
The annual occasion is held to lift cash for the Forestall Most cancers basis, having beforehand raised a file excessive of $3,442,033 in 2022, and $2,539,832 simply final 12 months. And this 12 months’s marathon has some fairly ridiculous runs on the docket. There is a run of Loopy Taxi backed by a dwell band, somebody enjoying Elden Ring with a saxophone, new Tremendous Mario Bros. Wii run whereas concurrently enjoying piano, a two-players-one-controller run of Breath of the Wild, a great deal of randomizer races, and all of it wraps up with a Map Randomizer Race between among the finest Tremendous Metroid runners on the market. When you’ve by no means watched GDQ earlier than, it is actually price tuning in.
AGDQ 2025 kicks off at 9:00 AM PT on Sunday, January 5 with a run of Pikmin on Nintendo Change, adopted by Portal 2. The truth is, Sunday’s filled with bangers: Kirby’s Air Trip follows, there’s an Astro Bot run, then The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, a run notorious for showing at GDQ each years and getting shorter every time because the neighborhood discovers new, run-changing skips.
If I hold going I am going to simply record each single run in the whole occasion, so this is a fast record of highlights it’s best to positively take a look at. Positively peak on the official web site for a have a look at the total schedule, as a result of there’s tons of nice runs I did not record right here, and the timing might be topic to alter continuously all through the week.
Sunday
- 9:00 AM PT: Pikmin – All Components
- 10:24 AM: Portal 2 – Single participant No SLA
- 1:56 PM: Ori and the Blind Forest – Randomizer World Tour 11
- 3:30 PM: Astro Bot – Any%
- 6:19 PM: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Any%
- 9:14 PM: Alan Wake 2: Night time Springs – All Episodes
- 10:01 PM: Alan Wake 2: The lake Home – Any%
Monday
- 9:54 AM PT: UFO 50 – Numerous Video games Showcase
- 10:51 AM: Tremendous Meat Boy – Any%
- 11:37 AM: Tremendous Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – SMC Any% No Auto
- 3:00 PM: Metroid Prime – Any% Inbounds Race
- 4:42 PM: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Any% 2 Gamers 1 Controller
- 6:45 PM: Horizon: Forbidden Relaxation – NG+ Story
Tuesday
- 7:47 AM PT: Unicorn Overlord – Any% Story
- 8:26 AM: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana – All Story Bosses
- 10:18 AM: Spyro: Reignited Trilogy – Spyro 1, Any% NBS
- 1:25 PM: Tremendous Mario Bros. – Any% STA
- 6:20 PM: The Final of Us: Left Behind – Remake – Grounded
- 8:05 PM: Silent Hill 2 (2024) – New Recreation Gentle Restricted
Wednesday
- 8:51 AM PT: Sonic X Shadow Generations – Any%
- 10:23 AM: Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! – Any% Pikachu/Eevee
- 1:43 PM: New Tremendous Mario Bros. Wii – Any% Whereas Taking part in Piano
- 3:30 PM: Donkey Kong Counry: Tropical Freeze – Any% Authentic Mode
- 5:07 PM: Fallout: New Vegas – All Romances
- 5:52 PM: Tremendous Mario 64 – A-Button Problem TAS Showcase
- 6:27 PM: Rocket League – Workshop Map Speedrun Showcase
- 7:24 PM: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Foremost Quest
At 8:24 PM PT, GDQ will kick off a block of video games which were affectionally referred to in previous years as “Terrible Video games Accomplished Fast” or the “Terrible Block.” These are video games which can be foolish, janky, damaged, or in any other case of questionable high quality, and at all times make for some hilarious speedruns. The primary run, Superman 64, you’ve got most likely heard of earlier than, however the remaining you might have not. The Terrible Block runs all through the evening on Wednesday into very early Thursday morning. Talking from expertise, I extremely advocate having insomnia and staying up all evening to observe it. The block concludes with Kevin Costner’s Waterworld at 3:11 AM on Thursday.
Thursday
- 10:55 AM PT: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – All Dungeons
- 3:00 PM: Lies of P – Any% Glitchless
- 5:02 PM: Name of Obligation 4: Trendy Warfare – Any%
- 6:55 PM: CHUNITHM LUMINOUS PLUS – Arcade Showcase
Friday
- 2:36 AM PT: Last Fantasy VII Rebirth – Any% Simple
- 9:21 AM: Grand Theft Auto: Vice Metropolis – Tightened Vice
- 3:00 PM: Tetris: The Grand Grasp – Multi Recreation Showcase
- 4:00 PM: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 48 Tracks (DLC) 200cc, No Gadgets
- 5:45 PM: Kaizo Mario World 3 – 100%
- 6:52 PM: jubeat copious APPEND – Showcase
- 8:07 PM: Tremendous Mario World – 96 Exit Race
Saturday
Severely, simply cease sleeping and watch the whole day Saturday. I wish to record each sport right here. It begins with Peggle Excessive and Steel Gear Stable, for pete’s sake! There’s not a nasty factor on the schedule! Effective, wonderful, my editor stated I’ve to slender it down:
- 6:57 AM PT: Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – Any% Race
- 10:32 AM: Elden Ring – DLC Lockout Bingo
- 12:52 PM: Elden Ring – Saxophone Managed Boss Showcase
- 1:27 PM: Loopy Taxi with Reside Backing Band – Loopy Field
- 2:30 PM: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – No Logic Randomizer
- 6:35 PM: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge – Any%
- 7:55 PM: Tremendous Metroid – Map Randomizer Race
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You could find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Obtained a narrative tip? Ship it to [email protected].