Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
If it feels like summer is starting early, that's because it is. The Memorial Day holiday weekend is behind us, but Summer Games Done Quick is underway. Following a January return to the online space, this year's SGDQ is back to live speedrunning and the mission remains the same. The top runners in the world will look to run through some of the most recognizable games of the past and present for a worldwide audience on Twitch and do it for charity.
Summer Games Done Quick 2023 has come to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many of this year's runners are on hand for live runs, though a few are checking in virtually from their home spaces. This year's event is raising money for Doctors Without Borders. After one day, the runners have raised over $470,000. Shacknews will be watching all week and we'll make sure to bring you the daily schedule each day. Plus, we'll highlight the noteworthy runs worth watching.
Before we get to the schedule, let's look at a highlight from Day 3. Check out this bit of final boss cheese to wrap up the CrossCode run!
You can watch all of today's action in the embed below!
Here's the full schedule for Day 4, taken from the Games Done Quick website, along with a handful of runs to check out:
| Time (All Times PT) | Game | Run | Runner(s) | Target Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:10 AM | Goosebumps: Dead of Night | Any% Normal - PC | nyiddle | 15:00 |
| 6:35 AM | Beard Blade | Any% - PC | janglestorm | 54:00 |
| 7:39 AM | Dharma Doujo | Any% - Arcade | Lizstar | 40:00 |
| 8:34 AM | Gauntlet | Any% Co-op - NES | yelsraek, chessjerk | 20:00 |
| 9:19 AM | Sifu | WUDE Any% (Master) - PC | EileenCream | 52:00 |
| 10:23 AM | Exodus from the Earth | Any% - PC | catalystz | 35:00 |
| 11:10 AM | Touhou 14.3: Impossible Spell Card | All Scenes No Items - PC | msm_smtn | 1:20:00 |
| 12:47 PM | Shatterhand | Any% — NES | Amad | 24:00 |
| 1:21 PM | lil gator game | Any% - PC | ItzBytez | 18:00 |
| 1:49 PM | Dangun Feveron | Arcade - PS4 | Qlex | 22:00 |
| 2:21 PM | Trine Enchanted Edition | Any% NG+ - PC | GrosHiken | 25:00 |
| 2:56 PM | N++ | Co-op Legacy X-row - PC | killingpepsi, XandoToaster | 25:00 |
| 3:41 PM | Hitman 3 | Any% Freelancer Campaign - PC | Frote7 | 30:00 |
| 4:23 PM | Shadow the Hedgehog | Glitchless Bidwar - GC | MetalMedb | 20:00 |
| 5:13 PM | Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut | All Stories Relay - PC | SpacebarS, shovelclaws, Themimik, Yoshipuff, AlphaDolphin, Allegro | 1:50:00 |
| 7:15 PM | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Blitz Randomizer - N64 | spikevegeta | 2:30:00 |
| 9:57 PM | BONUS GAME 4 - Super Mario Odyssey | Any% - Nintendo Switch | Dangers | 1:02:00 |
| 11:11 PM | Red Bull Daily Recap - Wednesday | Recap% - Live | Interview Crew | 15:00 |
| 11:31 PM | Paper Mario | Any% no ace - Nintendo 64 | Mx_4 | 1:50:00 |
| 1:46 AM | True Crime: New York City | Any% - PC | pmcTRILOGY | 1:00:00 |
| 3:01 AM | Golf It! | Classic First 5 Maps 100% Race - PC | Nichole Goodnight, Bathinjan | 30:00 |
| 3:41 AM | Hobo Cat Adventures | Any% - PC | yoshipro | 20:00 |
| 4:11 AM | Batman Forever | Any% - SEGA Genesis | Faust4712 | 45:00 |
| 5:06 AM | Give Me Toilet Paper! | Hand% — Nintendo Switch | Asuka424 | 13:00 |
| 5:29 AM | Pepsiman | Any% - PlayStation | TheFlyingMarlin | 28:00 |
Roguelikes have been in fashion for a few years, but there are few others like Sifu. It's a wild brawler, but one that punishes you for not playing defensively. Even the fastest runners can just manage to complete this game in under an hour, so let's tune in later this morning to watch EileenCream unleash fists of fury.
We've gotten a few tastes of The Legend of Zelda already during this marathon week. Majora's Mask promises to be the best of the bunch so far. We've seen GDQ host SpikeVegeta run games during these events for years and he's consistently one of the most entertaining runners. On top of that, this is a randomizer run and we love randomizers here at Shacknews, so we'll be watching this one closely.
It has been years since Pepsiman has been welcomed to the Silly Games Done Quick block. It is finally making its triumphant return. For those who weren't there the first time, check out the video above and get ready for more of this madness.
Summer Games Done Quick 2023 will take place from now through Saturday, June 3. For more, check out the Games Done Quick website and be sure to come back all week to Shacknews for more on this week's marathon.