Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Games Done Quick has returned to begin a new year of speedrunning for charity. Awesome Games Done Quick kicks off every January and brings together the world's best speedrunners to play through the greatest games of the past and present as quickly as possible. It's a celebration of the speedrunning community and it's one of the biggest examples of players coming together for a good cause.
This year kicks off a new era for Awesome Games Done Quick, as this year's event is being held in an all-new venue. The week takes place from the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel in Rockville, Maryland. They will be raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The event has begun and GDQ has raised over $315,000 in just two days. Shacknews is here with a handful of noteworthy runs from throughout the week that should not be missed.
Before getting into the Day 5 schedule, let's look back at a Day 4 highlight. Here's a special message from Halfcoordinated.
Here's the full schedule for Day 5, taken from the Games Done Quick website, along with a handful of noteworthy runs to check out:
| Time (All Times PT) | Game | Run | Runner(s) | Target Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:28 AM | Metal Gear (NES) | Any% - NES | Eriphram | 28:00 |
| 7:06 AM | Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake | Original Difficulty Big Boss Rank - PS2 | miniomegaking | 1:00:00 |
| 8:16 AM | Ninja Five-O | Any% Normal - GBA | just_defend | 30:00 |
| 8:56 AM | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | Any% NG+ - PC | RandomPinkBunny | 35:00 |
| 9:41 AM | Overload | Trainee Any% - PC | SpootyBiscuit | 36:00 |
| 10:27 AM | Prey | Mooncrash DLC - PC | bloodthunder | 1:40:00 |
| 12:17 PM | Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | Any% - PC | Metro72 | 20:00 |
| 12:47 PM | Ultimate Doom | Any% - PC | KingDime | 30:00 |
| 1:27 PM | Doom 2: Hell On Earth | Any% UV-Speed - PC | KingDime | 33:00 |
| 2:10 PM | Chex Quest | Extreme Ooze Speed - PC | peaches | 15:00 |
| 2:35 PM | Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED | Coda Low% - PC | SpootyBiscuit | 30:00 |
| 3:15 PM | The Messenger | 8-Bit - PC | strizer86 | 40:00 |
| 4:15 PM | Dead Cells | Any% - PC | BIGHONKINBURGER, scaz.zaf, ChurchnSarge | 20:00 |
| 6:05 PM | Celeste | All Chapters - PC | TGH | 1:40:00 |
| 7:55 PM | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD | 100% - Wii U | Linkus7 | 6:00:00 |
| 2:05 AM | Pac-Man: Championship Edition 2 | Any% - PC | Pinballwiz45b | 28:00 |
| 2:43 AM | Klonoa: Door to Phantomile | Any% - PSX | Trob | 45:00 |
| 3:38 AM | Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal | Any% - PS3 | Xem | 1:05:00 |
| 4:53 AM | Metroid Fusion | Any% Memory Corruption - GBA | CScottyW | 55:00 |
| 5:58 AM | Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction | Any% Normal Amazon - PC | MrLlamaSC | 2:20:00 |
The Messenger was one of the big breakout indie hits of 2018. Here, it's making its Games Done Quick debut. And given the game's retro aesthetic, it'll fit right in with the rest of the lineup. Let's see if strizer86 can finish this in under 40 minutes.
Speaking of games that are making their Games Done Quick debut, here's Dead Cells. This is another major breakout indie hit from last year, standing out as a unique Metroidvania action game. Three runners will look to race to the game's finish in just under 20 minutes, wowing everyone in attendance and amazing those who are tens of hours in and still struggling to finish.
Celeste rounds out an exciting Indie Games Done Quick block, as TGH looks to wrap up all of the game's chapters in one hour and forty minutes. Celeste proved to be an outstanding game, topping most indie game of the year lists and also making several general game of the year lists. It's also one of the most difficult games to arrive last year, so don't expect TGH to get through the run unscathed. The question is how many deaths will get piled up along the way?
Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 will take place from now through Saturday, January 12. For more, check out the Games Done Quick website and be sure to watch all of the action from Twitch. Also, be sure to check out our TwitchCon interview with GDQ's Matt Merkle.