Summer Games Done Quick 2024: Watch Day 1 here
Summer Games Done Quick has returned to raise money for Doctors Without Borders.
Summer is upon us and that means it's time for a beloved tradition to continue. It's time for Summer Games Done Quick. This year's SGDQ during July 4th week and bring the world's top speedrunners together to run through some of the biggest games of the past and present. As is the case every year, they'll do it for charity in front of a worldwide audience on Twitch.
Summer Games Done Quick 2024 is coming to you from the Hilton Minneapolis Downtown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Most of this year's runners are on site for live runs, though a few will be checking in virtually for some remote runs. This year's event is raising money for Doctors Without Borders. 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!
Summer 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 |
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9:30 AM | Pre-Show | -- | -- | 30:00 |
10:00 AM | Yoshi's Story | All Melons - Wii VC | Dan Salvato | 1:45:00 |
12:00 PM | Minecraft Dungeons | Blind Tower - PC | MonkeyyMan | 35:00 |
12:50 PM | Mega Man 9 | Any% - Wii | Slurpeeninja | 35:00 |
1:52 PM | Ratchet & Clank | All Gold Bolts - PS3 | marathonman | 1:00:00 |
3:07 PM | Splatoon 3: Side Order | NG+ (Marie's Palette) - Switch | TonesBalones | 30:00 |
4:00 PM | Pokemon Violet | Teal Mask - Switch | ThomasPatrickWX | 1:55:00 |
6:04 PM | Halo 2 | Legendary - PC | Zoo | 1:30:00 |
7:49 PM | Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | Tomb Raider I Any% Glitched - PC | Beckski | 1:12:00 |
9:16 PM | Enter the Gungeon | Rainbow Turbo All Floors (No AWP) Race - PC | RadRingtail, DanTheVP | 45:00 |
10:08 PM | Bayonetta 2 | Any% Rosa (Easy) - Switch | a_variety_pack | 1:20:00 |
12:00 AM | Silent Hill | New Game All Bosses - PS2 | DeathTropes | 58:00 |
1:05 AM | Afterimage | The Essential Restricted/NMG - PC | kurushiidrive | 1:15:00 |
2:27 AM | Smart Ball | Any% - SNES | giygasblues | 20:00 |
2:54 AM | Shinobi | Moritsune Any% Normal - PS2 | Cypherin | 1:10:00 |
4:11 AM | NecroVisioN: Lost Company | Any% - PC | Gulch2 | 32:00 |
4:50 AM | Live A Live | Twilight of Edo Japan, Present Day, Prehistory - PC | bramhallthefifth | 45:00 |
5:45 AM | Ecco: The Tides of Time | Any% - Genesis | GrimShins | 35:00 |
3:07PM - Splatoon 3: Side Order
The Splatoon 3 expansion was only released a few months ago, but it's already been optimized to a ridiculous level. Come watch TonesBalones finish it up in just 30 minutes. A lot of this run will be determined by the boss order RNG, so come see if the RNG gods are in the runner's favor.
6:04PM - Halo 2
Fresh off the voice of Master Chief's birthday, let's celebrate with a Legendary run of arguably the best game in the series. Watch Zoo try to finish it up in just 90 minutes.
7:49PM - Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
The original Tomb Raider is just how everybody remembers it... mostly. Come watch this glitched run of the original game, fresh from the recent remastered collection.
Summer Games Done Quick 2024 will take place from now through Saturday, July 6. 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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Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Summer Games Done Quick 2024: Watch Day 1 here
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Summer Games Done Quick 2023🌞🎮⌛⏩ has raised $1,025 for Doctors Without Borders! It starts today at 1pm EST (with a preshow 30 minutes earlier) and runs until the 6th.
SGDQ is a video game speedrunning marathon that raises funds for Doctors Without Borders! Speedrunnners will play through over 125 games in seven days, streaming over on Twitch.tv. Classic games like Super Metroid, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Tomb Raider I-III, modern games like Balatro, Elden Ring and ANIMAL WELL, and even some silly games like Birds Aren't Real: The Game and Muscle March will be played through, so there is something for everyone! This will all be streamed on twitch.tv and at http://gamesdonequick.com .
You can donate at http://gamesdonequick.com or by making a purchase from one of their affiliated sponsors such as https://theyetee.com/sgdq or https://www.fangamer.com/gdq . Additionally, any Twitch channel subs to GamesDoneQuick or bits donations all go to the charity.
Site: http://gamesdonequick.com https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick
Schedule: https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule
Donate: https://gamesdonequick.com/donate
Merch (with a % going to Doctors Without Borders): https://theyetee.com/collections/sgdq or https://www.fangamer.com/gdq
Stats: https://gdqstats.com/
VODs: https://gdqvods.com/event/sgdq-2024/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@gamesdonequick (about 24 hours later)
Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick (live stream of games) -
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Now: Yoshi's Story - All Melons - Wii VC
Next: Minecraft Dungeons - PC
Then: Mega Man 9
Soon: Ratchet & Clank
Yoshi's Story is being run by Dan Salvato and is expepected to take 1 hour 45 minutes.
Catch Dan Salvato at: https://twitch.tv/dansalvato Twitter: dansalvato
Commentating will be: CarlSagan42, Wolsk
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Now: Minecraft Dungeons - Blind Tower - PC
Next: Mega Man 9 - Wii
Then: Ratchet & Clank
Soon: Splatoon 3: Side Order
Minecraft Dungeons is being run by Shockwve and is expepected to take 35 minutes.
Catch Shockwve at: https://www.youtube.com/shockwve/live Youtube: hashtagaming Twitter: Shockwve
Commentating will be: Amyrlinn, LadyCyndaquil, MonkeyyMan
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Now: Mega Man 9 - Any% - Wii
Next: Ratchet & Clank - PS3
Then: Splatoon 3: Side Order
Soon: The Checkpoint
Mega Man 9 is being run by Slurpeeninja and is expepected to take 35 minutes.
Catch Slurpeeninja at: http://www.twitch.tv/slurpeeninja Twitter: Slurpeeninja1
Commentating will be: Giygasblues, LVCreed, Starwin
Bobby Blackwolf will be hosting. -
Now: Ratchet & Clank - All Gold Bolts - PS3
Next: Splatoon 3: Side Order - Switch
Then: The Checkpoint
Soon: Pokémon Violet
Ratchet & Clank is being run by marathonman and is expepected to take 1 hour.
Catch marathonman at: http://www.twitch.tv/marathonman Twitter: marathonmanprod
Commentating will be: Djura, Padges, RatchetMania
Bobby Blackwolf will be hosting. -
Now: Splatoon 3: Side Order - NG+ (Marie's Palette) - Switch
Next: The Checkpoint - Live
Then: Pokémon Violet
Soon: Halo 2
Splatoon 3: Side Order is being run by TonesBalones and is expepected to take 30 minutes.
Catch TonesBalones at: https://www.twitch.tv/tonesbalones Twitter: tonesbalones_
Commentating will be: KingJ0444
Bobby Blackwolf will be hosting. -
Now: Pokémon Violet - Teal Mask - Switch
Next: Halo 2 - PC
Then: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
Soon: Enter the Gungeon
Pokémon Violet is being run by ThomasPatrickWX and is expepected to take 1 hour 55 minutes.
Catch ThomasPatrickWX at: https://www.twitch.tv/thomaspatrickwx Twitter: ThomasPatrickWX
Commentating will be: Corvimae, eddaket, Keizaron
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Now: Halo 2 - Legendary - PC
Next: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft - PC
Then: Enter the Gungeon
Soon: Bayonetta 2
Halo 2 is being run by Zoo and is expepected to take 1 hour 30 minutes.
Catch Zoo at: https://www.twitch.tv/iii_zoo_iii Twitter: iii_zoo_iii
Commentating will be: Chronos, Cryphon, Nervy
frozenflygone will be hosting. -
Now: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft - Tomb Raider I Any% Glitched - PC
Next: Enter the Gungeon - PC
Then: Bayonetta 2
Soon: Silent Hill
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft is being run by Beckski and is expepected to take 1 hour 12 minutes.
Catch Beckski at: https://twitch.tv/beckski93 Twitter: beckski93
Commentating will be: Draven12
JD Puppy will be hosting. -
Now: Enter the Gungeon - Rainbow Turbo All Floors (No AWP) Race - PC
Next: Bayonetta 2 - Switch
Then: Silent Hill
Soon: Afterimage
Enter the Gungeon is being run by RadRingtail, DanTheVP and is expepected to take 45 minutes. This run is tagged with 'race'.
Catch RadRingtail at: https://twitch.tv/radringtail
Catch DanTheVP at: https://www.twitch.tv/danthevp Twitter: danthevp
Commentating will be: Doctor No, lokaihusky
JD Puppy will be hosting. -
Now: Bayonetta 2 - Any% Rosa (Easy) - Switch
Next: Silent Hill - PS2
Then: Afterimage
Soon: Smart Ball
Bayonetta 2 is being run by a_variety_pack and is expepected to take 1 hour 20 minutes.
Catch a_variety_pack at: https://www.twitch.tv/a_variety_pack
Commentating will be: PippyInATopHat
TheKingsPride will be hosting. -
Now: Silent Hill - New Game All Bosses - PS2
Next: Afterimage - PC
Then: Smart Ball
Soon: Shinobi
Silent Hill is being run by DeathTropes and is expepected to take 58 minutes.
Catch DeathTropes at: https://www.twitch.tv/deathtropes Twitter: deathtropes
TheKingsPride will be hosting. -
Now: Afterimage - The Essential Restricted/NMG - PC
Next: Smart Ball - SNES
Then: Shinobi
Soon: NecroVisioN: Lost Company
Afterimage is being run by kurushiidrive and is expepected to take 1 hour 15 minutes.
Catch kurushiidrive at: https://youtube.com/kurushiidrive/live Twitter: kurushii_drive
Commentating will be: Helix
SporadicErratic will be hosting. -
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Now: Shinobi - Moritsune Any% Normal - PS2
Next: NecroVisioN: Lost Company - PC
Then: Live A Live
Soon: Puggsy
Shinobi is being run by Cypherin and is expepected to take 1 hour 10 minutes.
Catch Cypherin at: https://www.twitch.tv/cypherin Twitter: The_Cyphering
Commentating will be: Brutal Melo, DECosmic, PleasantlyTwstd
SporadicErratic will be hosting. -
Now: NecroVisioN: Lost Company - Any% - PC
Next: Live A Live - PC
Then: Puggsy
Soon: Lone Fungus
NecroVisioN: Lost Company is being run by Gulch2 and is expepected to take 32 minutes.
Catch Gulch2 at: https://www.twitch.tv/gulch2
Commentating will be: AstridTheHorrorGirl, shmumbler
THEKyleThomas will be hosting. -
Now: Live A Live - Twilight of Edo Japan, Present Day, Prehistory - PC
Next: Puggsy - Genesis
Then: Lone Fungus
Soon: Turnip Boy Robs A Bank
Live A Live is being run by bramhallthefifth and is expepected to take 45 minutes.
Catch bramhallthefifth at: http://www.twitch.tv/bramhallthefifth
Commentating will be: CountGooby, TempestMask1000
THEKyleThomas will be hosting. -
Now: Puggsy - Any% - Genesis
Next: Lone Fungus - PC
Then: Turnip Boy Robs A Bank
Soon: Chameleon Twist
Puggsy is being run by Drex and is expepected to take 28 minutes.
Catch Drex at: https://twitch.tv/drex23
Commentating will be: eon, sharif
Xenadir will be hosting.
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