corona relief done quick

April 23, 2020

The Most HYPE Moments From Corona Relief Done Quick

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Last weekend, Games Done Quick put together a three-day speedrunning event to raise cash for the humanitarian group Direct Relief. This was a miniature version of the week-long GDQ hosted from the living rooms and bedrooms of speedrunners, with the expected glitches every now and then. Though the event may be smaller, there were still plenty of great moments worthy of post-event binging. These are our favorites. The unique do-it-from-home format of Corona Relief Done Quick allowed for some games to be played that would normally be impossible at the usual ballroom gathering. A man with the appropriate screen name of happyf333tz happens to own a full arcade dance machine in his house, and he spent an entire hour dancing, slamming, pivoting and basically doing everything a speedrunner normally does with their thumbs….with his FEET. It looks exhausting after just ten minutes, and he keeps it going for nearly an hour. This guy is a true champ. Alien Isolation is one of the most tense stealth games in existence. Trapped

April 15, 2020

Games Done Quick Presents: Corona Relief Done Quick

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To the surprise of no one, Games Done Quick has decided to postpone its summer charity event. The plan is still to hold it in the summer, but around August instead of June, assuming things get somewhat better by then. But wait a minute…if there was ever a time we needed a charity event that attracts millions of viewers AND dollars, it’s now, right? That’s what GDQ was thinking too. Presenting Corona Relief Done Quick: three days of nonstop video game speedrunning by the world’s fastest button mashers, only this time streamed live from their own houses instead of in a hotel ballroom. Just like in the regular GDQ, there will be giveaways, special showcases and incentives that can only be met if donations cross a certain threshold. The organization benefiting is Direct Relief, described by GDQ as a humanitarian group that “improve[s] the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies.” For a lineup pulled together at the last minute, CRDQ’s sounds pretty excellent. On the first