Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Hope everyone's not too tired from celebrating the 4th of July or UK elections or whatever else involves fireworks. Try and recover with some Summer Games Done Quick! This year's SGDQ airs during July 4th week and brings together the world's best speedrunners to run through some of the most memorable games of the past and present. As always, 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. After five days, the runners have raised over $970,000. 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 5. Who's a good boy?
You can watch all of the action in the embed below!
Here's the full schedule for Day 6, taken from the Games Done Quick website, along with a handful of runs to check out. These times may change depending on how many runs go either long or short, but keep an eye on the comments for the latest updates.
| Time (All Times PT) | Game | Run | Runner(s) | Target Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:32 AM | Stardew Valley | Skull Caverns 100 Glitchless 4 Player - PC | Piano_Addict, Lichatton, Terpretor, JulsJewels | 55:00 |
| 7:52 AM | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | All Dungeons (Swordless) - SNES | Glan | 1:00:00 |
| 8:59 AM | Crypt of the NecroDancer: Synchrony | All Zones Speedrun Melody 2P - PC | Ehseezed, rawsome1234 | 20:00 |
| 9:41 AM | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Co-op Randomizer - Wii | gymnast86, spikevegeta | 2:45:00 |
| 12:56 PM | Super Mario Bros. | Any% - NES | GTAce | 6:00 |
| 1:09 PM | Animal Well | Any% No Flute Warps NMG - PC | HackaKat | 16:00 |
| 1:38 PM | Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom | Any% Race - PC | Forrest, Ouro | 32:00 |
| 2:30 PM | Evil Zone | Tournament Finals - PSX | CavemanDCJ, Dr4gonBlitz | 1:05:00 |
| 4:15 PM | Super Mario World | Kaizo Relay Race - SNES | Team Groovy Goombas vs. Team Funky Fuzzies | 2:00:00 |
| 6:30 PM | BONUS GAME 3 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Defeat Ganon No SRM - GC | dannyb | 20:00 |
| 7:10 PM | WACCA Reverse | Arcade Showcase - WACCA Arcade Machine | nb1rs | 1:00:00 |
| 8:51 PM | Grand Poo World 3 | Any% - SNES | MrMightyMouse | 1:10:00 |
| 10:46 PM | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Extreme NG+ - PS3 | JosephJoestar316 | 2:00:00 |
| 12:53 AM | Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion | Arrange original - PC | Raeicun | 45:00 |
| 1:45 AM | Omno | Any% - PC | Ish | 32:00 |
| 2:24 AM | Lords of Exile | Any%, Lyria - PC | DanTheVP | 34:00 |
| 3:05 AM | Levelhead | Any% - Xbox Series X | IllegallySam | 50:00 |
| 4:02 AM | Hyperbolica | Any% - PC | bobbyburm | 23:00 |
| 4:32 AM | Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils | Any% - Belle (No Spark Bangle) - PC | MetroidCrime | 13:00 |
| 4:52 AM | Gravity Circuit | Any% Normal Mode - PC | GaussMkII | 53:00 |
| 5:52 AM | Penny's Big Breakaway | Any% Restricted - PC | Mildew | 1:30:00 |
Stardew Valley is another game that doesn't get a lot of shine at GDQ events, but it's getting a special run this time around. Four runners will team up to run through the Skull Caverns. It's a rare peek at what it means to speedrun this game, so give it a look.
One of the best indie games of the year is making its GDQ debut on Friday. Many players are still trying to make their way through Animal Well's labyrinthine design, so one can imagine that the optimal speedrunning routes are still being laid out. HackaKat is looking to run through it in just 16 minutes, so come check it out.
The Kaizo Relay Races for Super Mario World are always a big-time Games Done Quick highlight. Eight of the best streamers from the kaizo community are going 4-on-4. Who will take home the victory? I don't know about anybody else, but I wouldn't bet against Team Funky Fuzzies, because any team that has the 1-2 punch of Shoujo and shovda should not be trifled with.
If you want an idea of how good these get, just watch the one from SGDQ 2022 embedded above.
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.