Awesome Games Done Quick 2016: Day 5 Runs to Watch

Day 5 of Awesome Games Done Quick has begun. Some of the world's best speed runners are right in the middle of some of the most popular, obscure, and beloved games. If you made it this far, congratulations! You survived the seemingly-neverending Awful Games Done Quick block! Today centers around a few modern classics, which includes some of the latter entries into the Mega Man mythos. As always, this is being done for charity, with the event organizers raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Let's take a look at some of today's runs worth watching.

Day 5 Runs to Watch

Castlevania (NES) - 7:43AM PT

The Castlevania block is always fun to watch and it's especially remarkable to watch speed runners plow right through Simon Belmont's toughest adventures. The first game will definitely be the one to watch, since it'll see kmac attempting to complete the game with the whip only. The target time is 20 minutes, so tune in for a quick morning run.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES) - 11:23AM PT

Punch-Out!! speed runs are amazing to watch in themselves, but now imagine trying to get through the full game blindfolded! sinister1 and zallard1 will attempt to get through this game on just reflexes and memorization. The target time is 45 minutes, so tune in and see just how much they've memorized Iron Mike's punching patterns.

Shadow Complex (Xbox 360) - 8:28PM PT

Shadow Complex made headlines with its remaster, which was recently released on PC and is on its way to next-gen consoles. Now watch as Greenalink attempts to complete the game in under 20 minutes. He won't make it easy on himself, either. He'll be attempting this on New Game+ on Insane difficulty.

Day 4 Highlight

Super Mario Maker

There's really nothing else that should go in this slot. This was an incredible viewing experience and something that felt truly unique to this event. The idea was that two teams of four runners would attempt a blind run on stages built specifically for this event. Dedicated to Kotaku's Patrick Klepek, these levels were dubbed the Klepocalypse and they were immensely fun to watch, with the right mixture of precision, puzzles, and clever design. The truly creative element came in when each member of the team would rotate in for every death. It all flowed wonderfully and led to one of the most memorable game runs in a long time. Check out the full run here.

Today's Full Schedule (All times in PT)

• 6:13AM - Grand Theft Auto III (Mhmd_FVC - 1:20:00, Any%)
• 7:43AM - Castlevania (kmac - 0:20:00, Any% Whip Only)
• 8:13AM - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (ohon, longravirei - 0:35:00, Alucard)
• 8:58AM - Super Castlevania IV (Just_defend - 0:40:00, Any% Hard Mode)
• 9:48AM - Castlevania: Bloodlines (Klaige - 0:45:00, Any% Expert, Eric Lecarde)
• 11:23AM - Super Punch-Out!! (zallard1 - 0:25:00, Any%)
• 11:53AM - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (sinister1, zallard1 - 0:45:00, Blindfolded)
• 12:43PM - Mirror's Edge (SasukeAnimator - 0:50:00, Any%)
• 1:48PM - StepMania (Stalain - 0:25:00, Showcase)
• 2:23PM - Mega Man X (Domalix, Tiki - 0:40:00, 100%)
• 3:18PM - Mega Man Zero (Flameberger - 0:39:00, All Missions)
• 4:08PM - Mega Man ZX (Tiki - 1:01:00, Any% Normal)
• 5:18PM - Azure Striker Gunvolt (Ajarmar, Greenalink - 1:15:00, Any% Speedrun Mode/All Stages)
• 6:43PM - Halo 4 (Proacejoker - 1:40:00, Legendary)
• 8:28PM - Shadow Complex (Greenalink - 0:20:00, Any% NG+ Insane)
• 8:53PM - Paper Mario (GigaDB - 3:15:00, All Cards)

The Stream and Donation Links

Catch all the action over at Awesome Games Done Quick, the official Games Done Quick Twitch channel, or watch the full Awesome Games Done Quick stream below!

Watch live video from GamesDoneQuick on www.twitch.tv

And once again, anyone looking to contribute to the Prevent Cancer Foundation can do so from the Prevent Cancer Foundation website.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?