Summer Games Done Quick 2022 Commences Tomorrow
Is the time between these Games Done Quick marathons getting shorter every year? Actually, what’s happening is you’re getting older and your perception of time is decreasing, but that has nothing to do with what we’re talking about…it’s a new GDQ, gang!
For most of you, I don’t have to explain what GDQ is at this point, but for the few that just now joined us, it is a week-long marathon of video games, played as quickly as possible by the best speedrunners in the world, using any game-breaking techniques or bugs that are allowed. The stream is a charity event and alternates between supporting the Prevent Cancer Foundation and Doctors Without Borders (this one is helping DWB again).
100% of pledges go to the charity; the sponsors listed at GDQ are funding the cost of the event. Pledges to the charity also count as votes toward special events — quite often a speedrunner will do something extra if the pledge line goes past a certain point by the time they are done.
This year’s summer Games Done Quick starts at 9:30 Pacific with Shadow of the Colossus, and continues through the day with Sonic Generations, Mass Effect, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Spyro the Dragon, Perfect Dark and more. Further days include speedruns of Ninja Gaiden, Nights Into Dreams, Links Awakening Switch Remake, Super Mario Odyssey, Tunic, a randomized version of Ocarina of Time, a randomized version of Pokemon Emerald, Banjo-Tooie done in 34 Minutes, Incredible Crisis (a truly insane PS1 game), the obligatory appearance of Celeste, Donkey Kong Country in reverse boss order, the Super Mario All Stars + Mario World combo cart completed in 18 minutes (yes, all five games), Metroid Dread, a kaizo hack of Super Metroid, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, and Elden Ring to cap it all off.
That enough for you? Be there starting tomorrow at gamesdonequick.com, or wherever their Twitch channel can be streamed from.