Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
The beginning of another new year means the return of Awesome Games Done Quick. It's a fun way to wrap up this long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, but the speedrunning marathon will continue throughout the week. Watch as the world's top speedrunners come together to experience some of the biggest games of the past and present and dazzle viewers by completing them as quickly as possible. 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. After one day, the runners have raised over $100,000. 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.
Before we get to the schedule, let's look at a highlight from Day 1. We rip and tear for charity until it is done.
You can watch all of the action in the embed below!
Here's the full schedule for Day 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:14 AM | LEGO Bionicle: Quest for the Toa | Any% - GBA | Derek_MK | 20:00 |
| 6:44 AM | Manifold Garden | Reverse Tree Order - PC | Ozmourn | 35:00 |
| 7:36 AM | inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood | Any% - PS3 | Mickspad | 30:00 |
| 8:21 AM | 30XX | Escape+ - PC | ateatree | 35:00 |
| 9:08 AM | Mega Man 3 | Any% - NES | KLM1187 | 38:00 |
| 10:10 AM | Mega Man 8 | Any% - PS | MrCab55 | 55:00 |
| 11:20 AM | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | 100% - GC | MrMiguel | 2:25:00 |
| 2:00 PM | Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition | Any% - PC | Kyoslilmonster | 1:05:00 |
| 4:30 PM | Sonic Adventure 2: Battle | Hero Story vs Dark Story: All A-Ranks - PC | Deku_sr | 40:00 |
| 5:25 PM | Only Up! | Any% All Skips - PC | Mitchriz | 20:00 |
| 5:55 PM | Silent Hill 2 | Hard/Hard - PC | Ecdycis | 1:00:00 |
| 7:17 PM | Pikmin 4 | Rescue Olimar - Switch | Kap | 1:20:00 |
| 8:44 PM | StarCraft: Brood War | Any% Zerg Campaign - PC | 7thAce | 1:35:00 |
| 10:31 PM | Bayonetta | New Game Normal - PC | Reclaimer | 1:39:00 |
| 12:25 AM | Dead Space (2023) | Any% Unrestricted (Story) - PC | sharkhat87 | 2:00:00 |
| 2:32 AM | Contrast | Any% - PC | NallyQ | 18:00 |
| 3:01 AM | Backyard Skateboarding | Any% OG - PC | peterafro | 15:00 |
| 3:27 AM | Orbo's Odyssey | All Gears - PC | BystanderTim | 14:00 |
| 4:00 AM | Super Cable Boy | Any% - PC | Doublevil | 34:00 |
| 4:41 AM | Bad Dudes | Any% - NES | burst_error | 16:00 |
| 5:08 AM | Arkanoid | Any% - NES | chessjerk | 30:00 |
| 5:45 AM | Gimmick! | Any% (Zipless) - Famicom | Ryan Ford | 9:00 |
While Metroid Prime Remastered was the talk of last year, it does start to make one pine for the rest of the trilogy. So why not reminisce about Metroid Prime 2 with this Monday morning run? Watch as MrMiguel racks up a full 100% in just under two and a half hours.
Here's an exciting Games Done Quick debut, as we welcome Pikmin 4 to the rotation. It was one of the overlooked gems of 2023 in what was a packed year from Nintendo. How much fun does Oatchi add to these speedruns? We're excited to find out on Monday night.
Dead Space has certainly been a part of the Games Done Quick festivities in the past, but this is the first time we'll be seeing the remake. We'll be watching sharkhat87 run through the story with no restrictions, so keep an eye out for some fun glitches, as well as any potential differences between this and the original game.
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.