Awesome Games Done Quick 2024: Watch Day 1 here

Awesome Games Done Quick is back and ready to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

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Another new year is upon us, dear readers. That means the time has come, once again, for the return of Awesome Games Done Quick. This year's AGDQ begins on the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and brings the world's top speedrunners together to blaze through some of the biggest games of the past and present. As they do every year, they'll be doing it for charity in front of a worldwide audience on Twitch.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 has come to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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 the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Shacknews will be watching all week and we'll make sure to bring you the daily schedule each day. Plus, we're making sure to highlight the biggest runs worth watching.

You can watch all of the action in the embed below!

Awesome Games Done Quick 2024: Day 1 schedule

Here's the full schedule for Day 1, 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
8:30 AM Pre-Show -- -- 30:00
9:00 AM Tunic Any% Unrestricted - PC Radicoon 30:00
9:40 AM Super Monkey Ball Master - Wii Helix 24:00
10:22 AM Donkey Kong Country 101% - SNES Tonkotsu 50:00
11:40 AM SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Any% - PC PunchSh0t 50:00
12:40 PM Tails Adventure Any% Glitchless - Game Gear Mindez 46:00
1:49 PM Donkey Kong 64 No Levels Early - Wii U Virtual Console Connor75 2:15:00
4:55 PM F-Zero Grand Prix - SNES Zachary Ewing 50:00
5:55 PM Ultimate Doom UV-Speed - PC ZELLLOOO 30:00
6:43 PM Jet Set Radio Future Any% - Xbox yomsa 1:40:00
8:53 PM Batman: Arkham City Any% - PC ShikenNuggets 1:05:00
10:16 PM Clock Tower Ending A vs Ending S - SFC Ecdycis 20:00
10:51 PM TimeShift Casual Single Segment - PC Shockwve 1:15:00
12:13 AM The Typing of the Dead Any% Arcade Settings - PC peaches 30:00
12:50 AM Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu Any% - SNES Teleo1 43:00
1:40 AM Hime's Quest Any% - GBC skateman222 26:00
2:13 AM Marble Madness II Any% Race - Arcade yelsraek, Elipsis 11:00
2:35 AM LOVE LIVE THE AXE 100% - PC Ukobarrywewa 28:00
3:10 AM A Bug's Life Any% - PS Zic3 22:00
3:42 AM Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Any% - GC Blupee 25:00
4:19 AM Worms Reloaded Campaign (No Level Skips) - PC Mablak 52:00
5:18 AM Cassette Beasts Any% Seeded - PC Corvimae 45:00

9:00AM - Tunic


Source: Finji

The tone will be set early, as the live crowd is treated to Tunic to start this year's marathon. Tunic has come a long way since it released a few years ago with new and interesting paths developing over the course of that time. The target time is now down to just 30 minutes, so don't expect this one to last very long.

4:55PM - F-Zero


Source: Nintendo

With F-Zero in the middle of a revival of sorts, this seems like a great time to bring it back to Games Done Quick. The full Grand Prix is on display, so get ready for a wild ride. Then, don't resist the urge to jump into F-Zero 99 afterwards.

8:53PM - Batman: Arkham City


Source: WB Games

With Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League in the news this week, this is a great time to remember how good vintage Rocksteady was. Check out what's arguably the studio's peak with Batman: Arkham City and watch ShikenNuggets try and run through it in just a hair over an hour.


Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 will take place from now through Saturday, January 20. 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.

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    January 14, 2024 6:00 AM

    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Awesome Games Done Quick 2024: Watch Day 1 here

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      January 14, 2024 6:51 AM

      Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 has raised $20 for Prevent Cancer Foundation! It starts today at Noon EST (with a preshow 30 minutes earlier) and runs until the 20th. 😎🎮⌛⏩
      AGDQ 2024 is a speedrunning marathon that is taking place from January 14th to 20th, 2024, in Pittsburgh, PA. Speedrunnners will play through almost 150 games in seven days while raising funds for Prevent Cancer Foundation. Classic games such as Donkey Kong Country and Monkey Island 1 & 2, modern games such as Pikmin 4, Starfield, Armored Core VI and Only Up!, and awful games such as Sneak King and Skator Gator 3D will all be played, so there is something for everyone! This will all be streamed on twitch.tv and at http://gamesdonequick.com .
      Site: http://gamesdonequick.com https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick
      Schedule: https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule
      Donate: https://gamesdonequick.com/donate
      Games / Merchs: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/awesome-games-done-quick-2024 https://www.fangamer.com/collections/games-done-quick https://theyetee.com/collections/agdq
      Stats: https://gdqstat.us/
      Youtube / VODs: https://www.youtube.com/@gamesdonequick (runs posted 24+ hours later) / https://old.reddit.com/r/speedrun/comments/1964i5u/agdq_vod_thread_2024/
      Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

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      January 14, 2024 8:01 AM

      Now: AGDQ 2024 Pre-Show - Pre-Show - GDQ
      Next: TUNIC - PC
      Then: Super Monkey Ball
      Soon: Donkey Kong Country


      AGDQ 2024 Pre-Show is being run by Interview Crew and is expepected to take 30 minutes.

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        January 14, 2024 8:30 AM

        The pre-show is about to start!

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      January 14, 2024 8:56 AM

      Now: TUNIC - Any% Unrestricted - PC
      Next: Super Monkey Ball - Wii
      Then: Donkey Kong Country
      Soon: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake


      TUNIC is being run by Radicoon and is expepected to take 30 minutes.
      Catch Radicoon at: https://www.twitch.tv/radicoon Twitter: radicoon
      Commentating will be: kevinregamey, silentdestroyer
      AttyJoe will be hosting.

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      January 14, 2024 9:47 AM

      Now: Super Monkey Ball - Master - Wii
      Next: Donkey Kong Country - SNES
      Then: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
      Soon: Tails Adventure


      Super Monkey Ball is being run by Helix and is expepected to take 24 minutes.
      Catch Helix at: https://twitch.tv/helix13_ Twitter: Helix13_
      Commentating will be: limy, PeasSMB
      AttyJoe will be hosting.

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      January 14, 2024 9:48 AM

      Now: Donkey Kong Country - 101% - SNES
      Next: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake - PC
      Then: Tails Adventure
      Soon: Donkey Kong 64


      Donkey Kong Country is being run by Tonkotsu and is expepected to take 50 minutes.
      Catch Tonkotsu at: https://www.twitch.tv/tonkotsu_tnkt Twitter: tnkt_kong
      Commentating will be: Glan, V0oid
      AttyJoe will be hosting.

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        January 14, 2024 9:49 AM

        ignore this :(, Monkeyball just started

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          January 14, 2024 10:06 AM

          This run is fucking nutso fun to watch, I just know I'd be retrying each of these levels 100 times.

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      January 14, 2024 9:59 AM

      It's good to see this is Pittsburgh now. :)

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      January 14, 2024 10:13 AM

      So annoying they don’t also stream on YouTube as twitch isn’t on most tv devices.

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        January 14, 2024 10:20 AM

        If you have an android phone and a TV/device that you can Chromecast to, you can Chromecast from the twitch android app. Not sure about the iPhone.

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        January 14, 2024 12:02 PM

        On that note, I don't know if they hired someone new in the last six months, but they seem to be turning the VODs around super fast. The first two runs are already up!

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          January 14, 2024 12:05 PM

          Oh nice I was expecting in another day or two.

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      January 14, 2024 10:21 AM

      Now: Donkey Kong Country - 101% - SNES
      Next: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake - PC
      Then: Tails Adventure
      Soon: Donkey Kong 64


      Donkey Kong Country is being run by Tonkotsu and is expepected to take 50 minutes.
      Catch Tonkotsu at: https://www.twitch.tv/tonkotsu_tnkt Twitter: tnkt_kong
      Commentating will be: Glan, V0oid
      AttyJoe will be hosting.

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        January 14, 2024 10:21 AM

        Reverse Boos Order incentive was met

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      January 14, 2024 11:32 AM

      Now: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake - Any% - PC
      Next: Tails Adventure - Game Gear
      Then: Donkey Kong 64
      Soon: The Checkpoint


      SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is being run by PunchSh0t and is expepected to take 50 minutes.
      Catch PunchSh0t at: https://www.twitch.tv/punchsh0t
      Commentating will be: CheeseJayy, Jaxler, Kaons
      PippyInATopHat will be hosting.

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        January 14, 2024 11:37 AM

        I'm going to be afk for the next few hours but my gdq program should keep posting updates as it did for this run.

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      January 14, 2024 12:27 PM

      Now: Tails Adventure - Any% Glitchless - Game Gear
      Next: Donkey Kong 64 - Wii U VC
      Then: The Checkpoint
      Soon: F-Zero


      Tails Adventure is being run by Mindez and is expepected to take 46 minutes.
      Catch Mindez at: https://www.twitch.tv/mindezzy Twitter: Mindez
      Commentating will be: AmberCyprian, Hibnotix
      PippyInATopHat will be hosting.

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      January 14, 2024 1:23 PM

      Now: Donkey Kong 64 - No Levels Early - Wii U VC
      Next: The Checkpoint - Live
      Then: F-Zero
      Soon: Ultimate Doom


      Donkey Kong 64 is being run by Connor75 and is expepected to take 2 hours 15 minutes.
      Catch Connor75 at: https://www.twitch.tv/connor75 Twitter: _Connor75
      Commentating will be: 2dos, Brandino59, Zorulda
      TheKingsPride will be hosting.

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      January 14, 2024 1:39 PM

      $50,000 raised for Prevent Cancer Foundation

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      January 14, 2024 3:51 PM

      The Checkpoint is up now

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      January 14, 2024 3:55 PM

      Now: The Checkpoint - Day 1 - Sunday - Live
      Next: F-Zero - SNES
      Then: Ultimate Doom
      Soon: Jet Set Radio Future


      The Checkpoint is being run by Tech Crew and is expepected to take 1 minute.
      TheKingsPride will be hosting.

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      January 14, 2024 4:48 PM

      Now: F-Zero - Grand Prix - SNES
      Next: Ultimate Doom - PC
      Then: Jet Set Radio Future
      Soon: Batman: Arkham City


      F-Zero is being run by Zachary Ewing and is expepected to take 50 minutes.
      Catch Zachary Ewing at: http://www.twitch.tv/zewing
      Commentating will be: Tedbear
      TheKingsPride will be hosting.

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      January 14, 2024 5:48 PM

      Now: Ultimate Doom - UV-Speed - PC
      Next: Jet Set Radio Future - Xbox
      Then: Batman: Arkham City
      Soon: Clock Tower


      Ultimate Doom is being run by ZELLLOOO and is expepected to take 30 minutes.
      Catch ZELLLOOO at: https://www.twitch.tv/zelllooo Twitter: ZELLLOOO
      Commentating will be: KingDime, peaches
      Prolix will be hosting.

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      January 14, 2024 5:52 PM

      Peanut Butter the dog is cute. :)

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      January 14, 2024 6:36 PM

      Now: Jet Set Radio Future - Any% - Xbox
      Next: Batman: Arkham City - PC
      Then: Clock Tower
      Soon: TimeShift


      Jet Set Radio Future is being run by yomsa and is expepected to take 1 hour 40 minutes.
      Commentating will be: 7thace, twinkachu
      Prolix will be hosting.

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        January 14, 2024 6:41 PM

        This should be interesting!

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      January 14, 2024 8:44 PM

      Now: Batman: Arkham City - Any% - PC
      Next: Clock Tower - SFC
      Then: TimeShift
      Soon: The Typing of the Dead


      Batman: Arkham City is being run by ShikenNuggets and is expepected to take 1 hour 5 minutes.
      Catch ShikenNuggets at: https://www.twitch.tv/shikennuggets
      Commentating will be: oneeyeddeacon
      musical_daredevil will be hosting.

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