Author Topic: Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 - cool speedruns for charity (Read 14541 times)

theshirn · « **on:** January 04, 2015, 05:23:22 PM »

http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule

Speedruns! Some cool stuff this year, as usual...and, in keeping with the theme of the last couple years, I am unemployed and have no money to donate. But at least I'll be able to watch!

Garlyle · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2015, 05:23:30 PM »

RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE

SCHEDULE OF GAMES HERE

Q: WTF is AGDQ2015?
A: A seven day long speedrunning marathon, and by a massive margin the largest of its type. Last year, AGDQ was able to raise over a million dollars for the Prevent Cancer Foundation

Q: Are the runners good?
A: Some of the world's best!

Q: Should I watch?
A: Absolutely! AGDQ only happens once a year, after all! (Although a smaller Summer event does occur in the middle of the year)

I'd type more but you should all know the drill by now IT'S AMAZING GO WATCH AND DISCUSS HERE.

Edible · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2015, 05:27:52 PM »

Yaaaaaaay

Edible · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2015, 05:28:33 PM »

Oh jesus these were seconds apart

Reddyne · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2015, 05:53:47 PM »

New Super Marisa Land tomorrow night! There's a bunch of other interesting titles like Umihara Kawase, Shovel Knight, and others that should be really fun. Traditional FF speedrun towards the end, plus a 100% versus run of Super Metroid.

Charity Navigator ranks the Prevent Cancer Foundation as pretty solid. I think they picked a charity some time ago that didn't seem to have all their bearings, but they've moved in a positive direction since.

Suikama · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2015, 06:17:14 PM »

oh hi notch :V

triangles · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2015, 06:57:38 PM »

He beat that stupid bird boss in Tropical Freeze that my sister and I were stuck on in like one minute

This is pretty much watching a totally different game than us mere mortals play.

Quote from: Edible on January 04, 2015, 05:28:33 PM

Oh jesus these were seconds apart

SPEED RUN POSTING

theshirn · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2015, 08:50:42 PM »

Quote from: triangels we have heard on high on January 04, 2015, 06:57:38 PM

SPEED RUN POSTING

WORLD RECORD

Janitor Morgan · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2015, 09:39:43 PM »

Hooray for Grant Kirkhope call-in. Still holding out for Banjo-Threeie, huh?

PX · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2015, 09:43:27 PM »

Official irc channel #awesome-meido

Also @Reddyne AGDQ and SGDQ have different charity sponsors, AGDQ have been supporting pcf since the beginning

Suikama · « **Reply #10 on:** January 05, 2015, 02:36:10 AM »

holy shit what

Ionasal kkll Solciel · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2015, 02:36:57 AM »

Twitch chat in PokeRed. what is this i don't even

triangles · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2015, 02:40:58 AM »

Twitch plays Pokemon -> Pokemon Plays Twitch
SOUNDS LEGIT

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #13 on:** January 05, 2015, 02:48:29 AM »

P.S. Triangles provided one of the prizes for one of the Zelda blocks. :3

PX · « **Reply #14 on:** January 05, 2015, 02:53:27 AM »

Quote from: Ionasal kkll Solciel on January 05, 2015, 02:36:57 AM

Twitch chat in PokeRed. what is this i don't even

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bb4Gg_jQvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bb4Gg_jQvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bb4Gg_jQvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bb4Gg_jQvY

triangles · « **Reply #15 on:** January 05, 2015, 02:54:17 AM »

Quote from: Aikarashi on January 05, 2015, 02:48:29 AM

P.S. Triangles provided one of the prizes for one of the Zelda blocks. :3

I did indeed!
I was hoping to have a prize for Super Marisa Land but I didn't get a chance to finish it in time

Third Eye Lem · « **Reply #16 on:** January 05, 2015, 04:12:35 AM »

I don't have much else to say that hasn't been said. The Tropical Freeze run was amazing and the game itself has some impressive design. TASBot is as magical as ever, glad to see it in proper action. :3c Looking forward to the rest of the week!

On a more somber note, if you know of anyone who's suffering from cancer, survived it, or had a childhood hero(ine) that was affected by it, please donate so others can survive. For me, my childhood hero was Christine Cavanaugh, the voice of many cartoon characters I watched back in the 90s (Dexters Lab and Rugrats to name a few). Let us never forget those affected by cancer, or forget how these people changed our lives.

That said, enjoy the speedruns! And remember: if it hasn't happened before, it probably will in this marathon!

Raikaria · « **Reply #17 on:** January 05, 2015, 09:59:03 AM »

Curse you timezones; I missed Transistor because of you.

Especially annoying since I'm actually considering speedrunning it...

Spotty Len · « **Reply #18 on:** January 05, 2015, 10:02:35 AM »

Quote from: Raikaria on January 05, 2015, 09:59:03 AM

Curse you timezones; I missed Transistor because of you.

Especially annoying since I'm actually considering speedrunning it...

I wish I could stay awake for all this week straight.

Good thing I won't miss today's Gotta Go Fast block.

Dorakyura · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2015, 11:01:55 AM »

7.1.2015 02:32:20 Kaizo Mario World

Need to watch this

Garlyle · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2015, 11:32:02 AM »

Quote from: Raikaria on January 05, 2015, 09:59:03 AM

Curse you timezones; I missed Transistor because of you.

Especially annoying since I'm actually considering speedrunning it...

That feel. I gotta dig up the run of MK64 from TASbot later.

Also that Super Monkey Ball run was buttclenching he ran out of lives near the end of Expert and you could just sense everyone in the room holding their breath.

Drake · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2015, 11:33:28 AM »

i made diamonds during that expert extra segment

Edible · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2015, 03:59:43 PM »

These sonic runs have been pretty terrible so far.

Spotty Len · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2015, 04:13:40 PM »

Yeah, I remember them being much more impressive during previous years.

Or maybe it's because we don't get Unleashed, 2006 or Paradaxe this time.

Garlyle · « **Reply #24 on:** January 05, 2015, 05:03:12 PM »

Quote from: Spotty Ren on January 05, 2015, 04:13:40 PM

Yeah, I remember them being much more impressive during previous years.

Or maybe it's because we don't get Unleashed, 2006 or Paradaxe this time.

Might be it.

I've never seen Heroes run though and I'm almost able to forget how much I didn't actually like this game during this

Edible · « **Reply #25 on:** January 05, 2015, 05:34:12 PM »

HERE WE GO

I'LL DO MY BEST

HERE WE GO

HERE WE GO

I'LL DO MY BEST

HERE WE GO

I'LL DO MY BEST

HERE WE GO

I'LL DO MY BEST

Agent of the BSoD · « **Reply #26 on:** January 05, 2015, 05:37:02 PM »

I would totally be watching this but I just happened to land work for the next three weeks, so I guess I'll wait for Youtube uploads.

Reddyne · « **Reply #27 on:** January 05, 2015, 05:37:47 PM »

Getting PokeRed to play Twitch Plays PokeRed plays AGDQ was brilliant.

There was some Marble Madness-esque game on this morning and the speedrunner had all the physics shenanigans down pat. Even if it was just 5 minutes in the regular middle-of-nowhere games they run during downtime, it made for a fantastic watch.

Quote from: PX on January 04, 2015, 09:43:27 PM

Also @Reddyne AGDQ and SGDQ have different charity sponsors, AGDQ have been supporting pcf since the beginning

I think I got my wires crossed in general since I've been doing bits of charity research on occasion over the last few years but can't for the life of me nail down the one or two charities that I had found that hadn't been doing a good job of things.

Spotty Len · « **Reply #28 on:** January 05, 2015, 06:15:03 PM »

F-Zero block has started. This is gonna be gooooood.

Amraphenson · « **Reply #29 on:** January 05, 2015, 06:23:24 PM »

will anything beat 'but I want to go fast' I wonder