Lovers speedruns are resolutely generous: in one week, the great charity video game marathon Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) has raised more than US $ 3 million for cancer research.
Last year, the summer edition of the event, the Summer Games Done Quick, also crossed the $ 3 million mark, supporting Doctors Without Borders.
For those who do not know them, the Games Done Quick are an opportunity for players from around the world to come together to complete, in front of the public, games very, very quickly for a good cause.
And needless to say, again this year, the winter meeting, which took place in Orlando from January 5 to 12, did not fail to offer several services as impressive as they are deeply entertaining.
In fact, here are 10 that have caught our attention in the past few days:
It passes FIVE fallout in just over two hours
To see if … you want to relive a full franchise at high speed.
If TomatoAngus has already beaten Fallout 1, 2, 3, 4 and New vegas in less than 1.5 hours, he “took his time” this time to explain some of his strategies … with homemade crafts!
A Speedrunner play a trick on its spectators
To watch if … you like to stop breathing for a few seconds.
BloodThunder couldn’t just pass BioShock in about fifty minutes. The participant had to surprise everyone, even the technical team and its commentators, with a fake, but hilarious, Windows bug. Quite a rascal …
Someone complete The Outer Worlds in less than 15 minutes
To watch if … you’re in a hurry.
For those who forgot it, The Outer Worlds is a massive RPG released last October. Well, a Speedrunner American, Sharo, has already managed to complete it in a dozen minutes. See him dragging his feet here and seeing the end of the game after just under 15 minutes.
Three teams take over every Legend of Zelda on NES and SNES
To see if … you like group efforts.
A merciless confrontation between three speedrunner teams. Who can complete Link’s (many) adventures first? The answer in just over three hours!
Everything’s going wrong for a player Terraria, but the crowd does not abandon it
To watch if … mutual aid (and repeated failure) touches your heart.
AGDQ participants do not always succeed in achieving their objectives, but that does not mean that these failed attempts are not entertaining either! Take the example of Video Game Badger, on which the spell persists for almost 1.5 hours. Fortunately, the spectators are there to help him out (partially) …
Two participants pass Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out !! blindfolded … and only one controller
To watch if … you believe it is possible to have a sixth sense.
It’s not easy to go all the way Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out !!, imagine doing it for two on the same controller with blindfolded! And no, it’s not a joke.
Forget DragonForce, this guitarist from Clone Hero is unnamed fast
To watch if … the golden age of Guitar Hero you are sorely missed.
Here, speed is always in the spotlight … but in another way! FrostedGH does not play a game, but rather a panoply of songs in Clone Hero, an “open source” version of the venerable Guitar Hero. It goes fast and, frankly, the dexterity put forward by the player is mind-blowing.
Precision has a new name thanks to this speedrun from Super monkey ball
Watch if … the acrobats no longer impress you.
Do you remember those little patience games where you had to cross a wooden labyrinth with a tiny metal ball, and finally put it in a hole at the end of the course? Helix, that player Super Monker Ball, who manages to complete the title here in just over 23 minutes, had to be an expert.
The AGDQ 2020 crosses the threshold of US $ 2 million in donations with Untitled Goose Game
To watch if … you are convinced that the popular goose does not want you badly.
One of the phenomena of the past year, Untitled Goose Game had to be from the 2020 edition of the Awesome Games Done Quick. And what could be more ironic than the quirky game of excellence to cross the mark of the US $ 2 million raised? One wonders.
Bonus: 11 players pass the game Home Alone at the same time
To watch if … you don’t like official events.
Funny things are happening in the AGDQ practice rooms. Like those 11 players who managed to exploit a bug in the NES game Home Alone to finish, together, the title in 19 minutes and 58 seconds. It’s particular!
