The best thing about starting a new year isn’t setting goals or striving for self-improvement; it’s watching Awesome Games Done Quick. AGDQ is one of speedrunning’s premiere events, featuring a full week of high-quality gameplay and a whole lot of heart as gamers raise money for charity. The organization’s winter beneficiary is the which runs programs designed to stop cancer before it starts, focusing on early detection and prevention.
The fun starts on January 6 and there’s a lot to see. GDQ events highlight a great mix of modern and retro games in virtually every genre. Expect a lot of platformers like Astrobotone of ours of 2024, which will be held on January 6 at 6:30 PM ET.
Games Done Quick photo by Richard Ngo
Wednesday is chock full of good things, like New Super Mario Bros. Wii with the unusual category ‘Any% While Playing Piano’, which you can watch at 4:43 PM ET. The beloved and hilariously terrible block also takes place on January 8 and kicks off with the truly terrible game Superman 64 at 11:24 PM ET. And the whole finals day is looking excellent, with another intriguing musical category of “Saxophone-Controlled Boss Showcase” up for grabs. Elden Ring. Trendy!
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Be sure to keep the during the week. It shows your local time zone and updates with any shifts due to delays or extra-fast world records. All the action takes place on the which is also embedded below. The pre-show begins on January 6 at 11:30 AM ET and the stream will be live 24/7 until the final run calls for time.