Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
The three-day weekend may be over in America, but Awesome Games Done Quick continues throughout the week. Check out the world's best speedrunners as they come together to play through games of the past and present and finish 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 two days, the runners have raised over $285,000. 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 2. We like boss quick kills.
You can watch all of the action in the embed below!
Here's the full schedule for Day 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:20 AM | Tempo | Any% - 32X | Hibnotix | 30:00 |
| 6:57 AM | Tape to Tape | Easy Campaign - PC | cavecavecave | 30:00 |
| 7:42 AM | The Legend of Zelda | Any% Glitchless - NES | Cantaloupme | 35:00 |
| 8:29 AM | Here Comes Niko! | Any% - PC | NaomiiPlays | 25:00 |
| 9:09 AM | Dinobreak | Any% NG+ - PC | Gnydsmelt | 20:00 |
| 9:36 AM | Warhammer 40K: Boltgun | Restricted, Chapter 1 - PC | Kaos_Wulf | 25:00 |
| 10:11 AM | Gyromite | Game B Dog Assistance - NES | JSR_ & Peanut Butter the Dog | 30:00 |
| 11:01 AM | Mario Kart Wii | 32 Tracks Skips - Wii | LoganUS | 1:14:00 |
| 12:25 PM | Starfield | Any% - PC | Harcacola | 45:00 |
| 1:28 PM | Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | 100% - PS2 | theflu124 | 1:39:00 |
| 4:30 PM | Octopath Traveler II | Galdera - PC | Sanjan | 1:25:00 |
| 6:20 PM | Hades | 3 Weapons Race (Modded) - PC | arcalena, trash_lapras | 50:00 |
| 7:17 PM | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Zengetsu (All Bosses, NMG) - PC | Bobbeigh | 32:00 |
| 8:17 PM | Granny | The Nanthology - PC | Maxylobes | 1:00:00 |
| 9:32 PM | Resident Evil 2 Remake | Leon vs Claire 1st Hardcore No Damage Attempt - PC | CarcinogenSDA | 1:30:00 |
| 11:09 PM | Diablo | Lvl 1% Sorcerer - PC | Funkmastermp | 32:00 |
| 11:56 PM | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Any% - Wii | Yoshi_Zilla | 2:30:00 |
| 2:40 AM | Thief: Gold | Any% Normal - PC | Psych0sis | 38:00 |
| 3:25 AM | DuckTales: Remastered | Any% Easy - PC | Roach788 | 37:00 |
| 4:12 AM | Gargoyles Remastered | Enhanced Easy Any% - PC | Cypherin | 17:00 |
| 4:36 AM | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade) | Any% 1CC - PC | LRock617 | 20:00 |
| 5:16 AM | Goof Troop | Co-op (U) - SNES | Bbforky, swordsmankirby | 23:00 |
| 5:49 AM | Bluey: The Videogame | Any% - PC | Phillie | 38:00 |
There are more than a few hockey fans among the Shacknews staff, so Tape to Tape was a pleasant surprise to us for several reasons. For one thing, it's actually a good hockey video game. For another, it's a hockey roguelike, which... we weren't sure how that worked, but it ended up being awesome in execution. It may still in be early access, but a speedrunning community is beginning to develop for it and we're happy to see it on the GDQ stage.
There's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog can't speedrun a video game. Peanut Butter the Dog takes on the role usually reserved for R.O.B. the Robot and he'll work with his owner, JSR_, to complete Gyromite in just 30 minutes. He'll do it because he's a good boy, yes he is.
One of Nintendo's presumably last big hits for the Nintendo Switch is a remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but why not get yourself in the mood for it by watching this run of the original game. Check out why it's so beloved and enjoy this 2.5 hour sprint through this epic tale.
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.