Ultimately, it is time for probably the most thrilling dwell aggressive occasion of the yr. No, I do not imply the Tremendous Bowl – it is time for Superior Video games Executed Fast, the annual charity speedrunning marathon that encompasses a week of gifted avid gamers exhibiting off the wildest issues they’ll do with video video games.
Video games Executed Fast (GDQ) has been working for 15 years now, since 2010. The occasion is a dwell broadcast speedrunning marathon, throughout which speedrunners take turns exhibiting off beating video video games as quick as attainable, and infrequently in wacky and particularly spectacular methods. Lately, the occasions have proven off more and more formidable performances, together with blindfolded or one-handed runs, two gamers utilizing a single controller, showcases of tough arcade video games, and even speedruns carried out by canine.
The annual occasion is held to boost cash for the Stop Most cancers basis, having beforehand raised a file excessive of $3,442,033 in 2022, and $2,539,832 simply final yr. And this yr’s marathon has some fairly ridiculous runs on the docket. There is a run of Loopy Taxi backed by a dwell band, somebody taking part in Elden Ring with a saxophone, new Tremendous Mario Bros. Wii run whereas concurrently taking part in piano, a two-players-one-controller run of Breath of the Wild, a great deal of randomizer races, and all of it wraps up with a Map Randomizer Race between a number of the finest Tremendous Metroid runners on the market. For those who’ve by no means watched GDQ earlier than, it is actually value tuning in.
AGDQ 2025 kicks off at 9:00 AM PT on Sunday, January 5 with a run of Pikmin on Nintendo Swap, adopted by Portal 2. In reality, Sunday’s stuffed with bangers: Kirby’s Air Trip follows, there’s an Astro Bot run, then The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, a run notorious for showing at GDQ each years and getting shorter every time because the group discovers new, run-changing skips.
If I hold going I will simply checklist each single run in your complete occasion, so this is a fast checklist of highlights it’s best to positively take a look at. Positively peak on the official web site for a take a look at the total schedule, as a result of there’s tons of nice runs I did not checklist right here, and the timing will probably be topic to vary always all through the week.
Sunday
- 9:00 AM PT: Pikmin – All Elements
- 10:24 AM: Portal 2 – Single participant No SLA
- 1:56 PM: Ori and the Blind Forest – Randomizer World Tour 11
- 3:30 PM: Astro Bot – Any%
- 6:19 PM: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Any%
- 9:14 PM: Alan Wake 2: Night time Springs – All Episodes
- 10:01 PM: Alan Wake 2: The lake Home – Any%
Monday
- 9:54 AM PT: UFO 50 – Varied Video games Showcase
- 10:51 AM: Tremendous Meat Boy – Any%
- 11:37 AM: Tremendous Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – SMC Any% No Auto
- 3:00 PM: Metroid Prime – Any% Inbounds Race
- 4:42 PM: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Any% 2 Gamers 1 Controller
- 6:45 PM: Horizon: Forbidden Relaxation – NG+ Story
Tuesday
- 7:47 AM PT: Unicorn Overlord – Any% Story
- 8:26 AM: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana – All Story Bosses
- 10:18 AM: Spyro: Reignited Trilogy – Spyro 1, Any% NBS
- 1:25 PM: Tremendous Mario Bros. – Any% STA
- 6:20 PM: The Final of Us: Left Behind – Remake – Grounded
- 8:05 PM: Silent Hill 2 (2024) – New Recreation Gentle Restricted
Wednesday
- 8:51 AM PT: Sonic X Shadow Generations – Any%
- 10:23 AM: Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! – Any% Pikachu/Eevee
- 1:43 PM: New Tremendous Mario Bros. Wii – Any% Whereas Enjoying Piano
- 3:30 PM: Donkey Kong Counry: Tropical Freeze – Any% Unique Mode
- 5:07 PM: Fallout: New Vegas – All Romances
- 5:52 PM: Tremendous Mario 64 – A-Button Problem TAS Showcase
- 6:27 PM: Rocket League – Workshop Map Speedrun Showcase
- 7:24 PM: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Essential Quest
At 8:24 PM PT, GDQ will kick off a block of video games which were affectionally referred to in previous years as “Terrible Video games Executed Fast” or the “Terrible Block.” These are video games which can be foolish, janky, damaged, or in any other case of questionable high quality, and at all times make for some hilarious speedruns. The primary run, Superman 64, you’ve got in all probability heard of earlier than, however the remaining you could have not. The Terrible Block runs all through the evening on Wednesday into very early Thursday morning. Talking from expertise, I extremely advocate having insomnia and staying up all evening to look at it. The block concludes with Kevin Costner’s Waterworld at 3:11 AM on Thursday.
Thursday
- 10:55 AM PT: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – All Dungeons
- 3:00 PM: Lies of P – Any% Glitchless
- 5:02 PM: Name of Obligation 4: Fashionable Warfare – Any%
- 6:55 PM: CHUNITHM LUMINOUS PLUS – Arcade Showcase
Friday
- 2:36 AM PT: Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth – Any% Straightforward
- 9:21 AM: Grand Theft Auto: Vice Metropolis – Tightened Vice
- 3:00 PM: Tetris: The Grand Grasp – Multi Recreation Showcase
- 4:00 PM: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 48 Tracks (DLC) 200cc, No Objects
- 5:45 PM: Kaizo Mario World 3 – 100%
- 6:52 PM: jubeat copious APPEND – Showcase
- 8:07 PM: Tremendous Mario World – 96 Exit Race
Saturday
Significantly, simply cease sleeping and watch your complete day Saturday. I wish to checklist each sport right here. It begins with Peggle Excessive and Steel Gear Strong, for pete’s sake! There’s not a nasty factor on the schedule! High-quality, effective, my editor mentioned I’ve to slim it down:
- 6:57 AM PT: Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – Any% Race
- 10:32 AM: Elden Ring – DLC Lockout Bingo
- 12:52 PM: Elden Ring – Saxophone Managed Boss Showcase
- 1:27 PM: Loopy Taxi with Reside Backing Band – Loopy Field
- 2:30 PM: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – No Logic Randomizer
- 6:35 PM: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge – Any%
- 7:55 PM: Tremendous Metroid – Map Randomizer Race
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Yow will discover her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Bought a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.
