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Here's my annual highlight list of runs in this year's AGDQ. Awesome Games Done Quick is a charity event organized by Games Done Quick where speedrunners all over the world gather together to raise money during a speedrunning marathon for a good cause. This year's main event was 7-day long and featured over 135 games and gathered over $3.1M for Prevent Cancer Foundation.
I made a few simple categories and put the top highlights in there for your viewing pleasure. If you only have time for a very few runs check out the ones I bolded out. They are pretty awesome. For other runs not mentioned here or in the comments I suggest you use a very handy website GDQVods.com to list & watch everything that AGDQ2020 offered.
I'd like to raise one run this year to showcase: Terraria was an incredibly wholesome run which started fast and somewhat hard to follow and progressed into this beautiful mess where pretty much everything went against the runner but somehow you still were entertained. The runner had such an positive energy and attitude towards every stroke of bad luck that you just kept cheering for him. I'm letting people with more Terraria knowledge explain just how bad it was for him in the comments.
Just think about it: you are showcasing your game for the first time in these events in front of live audience. The pressure is immense but you have practiced a lot and have multiple backup strategies and save files in case of emergencies and then it happens: chain of events that you know you cannot recover from. The panic sets in and you struggle to figure out-of-the-box solutions for your problem. Sometimes life just works that way. So huge props for the runner to remain positive throughout the run. Not many of us could repeat the same in similar circumstances.
Really awesome runs
Star Wars - Escape from Yavin 4: The Lost Maps ~1h
Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth ~1h 15min
Actraiser (race) ~25min
Fallout Anthology (5 Fallout games) ~2h 15min
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (blindfolded. 2 players share 1 controller) ~25min
Mushihime-sama Futari (bullet hell shoot-em-up) ~45min
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker ~1h 15min
Clone Hero (Guitar Hero clone) ~1h
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (randomizer. crowd control) ~3h 45min
Super Mario Maker 2 (co-op team race) ~1h
Funny, awful and/or short
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition ~15min
Razor Freestyle Scooter ~10min
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (race) ~10min
Cadence of Hyrule ~20min
Wild Animal Sports Day ~10min
The Last of Us: Left Behind ~5min
Super Mario World (co-op alternating input) ~15min
Celeste ~20min
Untitled Goose Game ~15min
Worth a check
The Mummy Demastered ~30min
Final Fantasy VIII (3 player co-op relay) ~9h
AMID EVIL ~30min
Bayonetta 2 ~1h 45min
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ~4h
Hebereke ~30min
Earth Defense Force 5 ~45min
Mega Man 4-6 (relay race) ~2h
Animorphs ~1h
Super Monkey Ball ~10min
Doom 2016 ~2h 45min
Tony Hawk's Project 8 ~45min
Subnautica ~1h
Dark Souls ~45min
Control ~1h 15min
Blasphemous ~1h
Past event threads
AGDQ 2019 highlights
AGDQ 2018 highlights
AGDQ 2017 highlights
AGDQ 2016 highlights
Here's my annual highlight list of runs in AGDQ 2019. Awesome Games Done Quick is a charity event organized by Games Done Quick where speedrunners all over the world gather together to raise money during a speedrunning marathon for a good cause. This year's main event was 7-day long and featured over 130 games and gathered almost $2.4M for Prevent Cancer Foundation.
I made few categories and put the top highlights in there for your viewing pleasure. The categories are self-made so don't focus too much why a game is in a category, you should watch them all anyways.
I'd like to raise two different runs to showcase this event for different reasons why you should watch VODs from this event.
First is the Crypt of the Necrodancer: AMPLIFIED with a run so insane it's hard to understand how hard it is to pull that off. So Necrodancer is a rhythm based roguelite which means you move and attack based on the background rhythm which differs from level to level and everything is random so you cannot plan your route from the beginning. The runner is attempting a challenge run where you cannot take damage, cannot miss a beat, cannot upgrade your starting gear or gather gold and to top it all everything is in double the normal tempo which is so difficult that only one person out of thousands playing the game has ever even completed it. Basically you cannot do a single mistake and have to adapt to dynamic environments extremely quickly otherwise it's game over and you have to start from the beginning. Sadly the run has tech problems with game crashing so here's part 2 when that happens.
Secondly you should watch Sonic the Hedgehog 1 which was a run where a bunch of friends were having a good time and enjoying the game while breaking the old classic with funny glitches. Good all around positive energy and entertaining gameplay.
If you only have time for a very few runs besides those check out the ones I bolded out. They are pretty awesome.
Great commentary
Hollow Knight ~1h 30min
Guacamelee 2 ~1h
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 ~20min
N++ ~30min
Warcraft III ~1h
Celeste ~1h 30min
GTA: Vice City ~1h
Super Mario Odyssey ~3h30min
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ~2h
Chill runs
Tomb Raider II ~1h15min
The Messenger ~30min
Dark Souls 3 ~1h45min
Prey ~1h30min
Actraiser II ~45min
Good Races
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze ~1h30min
Sonic Mania Plus ~45min
Megaman X1-3 Relay ~1h45min
Portal ~15min
Very skilled gameplay
Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED ~30min
Cuphead ~45min
I Wanna Kill the Kamilia 2 ~1h45min
Funny, awful and/or short
Sanic Ball ~10min
Avoid the Noid ~10min
Virtual Hydlide ~45min
Home Alone 2 ~15min
Garfield ~10min
Star Wars Phantom Menace ~45min
Urban Yeti ~25min
Chex Quest ~10min
Worth a check
Jak 3 ~45min
Splatoon 2 ~1h15min
Semblance ~30min
Trauma Center ~2h
Dishonored ~15min
Final Fantasy IX ~9h30min
You can also use a very handy website GDQVods.com to list & watch everything that AGDQ19 offered.
AGDQ 2018 highlights
AGDQ 2017 highlights
AGDQ 2016 highlights
Here's my annual highlight list of AGDQ 2017. Awesome Games Done Quick is a charity event organized by Games Done Quick where speedrunners all over the world gather together to raise money during a speedrunning marathon for a good cause. This year's main event was 7-day long and featured over 180 games and gathered over $2.2M for Prevent Cancer Foundation.
I made few categories and put the top highlights in there for your viewing pleasure.
Races
Ducktales ~7min
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ~1h30min
Donkey Kong Country Trilogy Relay ~2h15min
Shovel Knight ~45min
Super Mario Bros. (3 different races) ~40min
Super Mario Sunshine ~1h20min
Contra ~10min
Mega Man X ~40min
Great commentary
GTA:Vice City ~1h
Undertale ~1h30min
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D ~2h
Halo 2 (Legendary) ~1h45min
Hitman: Blood Money ~40min
Super Metroid (Rotation mod) ~45min
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition ~1h
Hard Games
Kalimba (Solo co-op) ~20min
Not Another Needle Game ~40min
Super Dram World ~50min
Funny and/or short
Sega Bass Fishing ~10min
Addams Family ~5min
Super Mario Bros. Lost Levels (2 players 1 controller) ~25min
Kabuki Quantum Fighter ~10min
River City Ransom ~10min
Timecop ~30min
Super Smash Bros. Melee ~40min
Wayne's World ~10min
Batman Forever ~45min
Worth a check
Turok ~40min
Salt and Sanctuary ~50min
Road Trip Adventure ~20min
Doom (2016) ~1h
Descent II ~40min
Final Fantasy ~4h
Sonic Adventure 2 ~40min
Mystery Game Tournament ~1h
Crash Bandicoot 2 ~1h20min
Sly Cooper ~1h
TASBot Block ~1h
You can also use a very handy website GDQVods.com to list & watch everything that AGDQ17 offered.
Edit: Apparently I missed some good runs. Thanks for suggesting them!
Suggested by you guys
Wind Waker HD ~4h
Rocky and Bullwinkle ~20min
Spongebob Squarepants ~1h
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando ~30min
Hyper Light Drifter ~35min
Silent Hill 4 ~1h15min
Mighty No. 9 ~50min
Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword ~1h30min
Pokemon Emerald ~3h
Borderlands 2 Co-op ~1h45min
Here's my annual highlight list of AGDQ 2018. Awesome Games Done Quick is a charity event organized by Games Done Quick where speedrunners all over the world gather together to raise money during a speedrunning marathon for a good cause. This year's main event was 7-day long and featured over 150 games and gathered about the same as last year - $2.2M for Prevent Cancer Foundation.
I made few categories and put the top highlights in there for your viewing pleasure. The categories are self-made so don't focus too much why a game is in a category, you should watch them all anyways.
If you only have time for a very few runs check out the ones I bolded out. They are pretty awesome.
Great commentary - "Can I get some applause that was amazing"
Donkey Kong Country (Reverse boss order) ~50 min
Metroid ~25 min
Dragon Warrior ~30 min
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist ~25 min
Resident Evil 7 ~1 h 50 min
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy ~45 min
Ratchet & Clank ~25 min
Sonic Mania ~1 h
Half-Life: Opposing Force ~30 min
Super Mario Sunshine ~3 h
Metal Gear Solid ~45 min
Good Races - "There are no mistakes, only happy little time losses"
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle ~40 min
Batman: The Video Game ~10 min
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition ~35 min
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Randomizer mod) ~1 h 45 min
Mega Man X ~40 min
Mega Man 1-3 Team Relay ~1 h 30min
Very skilled gameplay - "Ok, I need some serious time here"
Battletoads (Turbo tunnels blindfolded) ~5 min
Super Dram World 2 ~50 min
I wanna be the Boshy ~1 h
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out + Super Punch-Out (2-games-1-controller)
Funny and/or short - "But the TITENIC had the strong damages and it was getting sinking"
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ~50 min
Gunner's Heaven ~30 min
Arabian Nights ~50 min
Enviro-Bear 2000 ~10 min
Titenic ~10 min
Contra Co-op ~10 min
Gargoyles ~15 min
Worth a check - "Here's five more daughters"
Burnout Paradise ~1 h 10 min
Disney's Toy Story ~25 min
Dishonored ~50 min
Bloodborne ~1 h 40min
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition ~25 min
Diablo ~35 min
Waveland ~30 min
DYE ~45 min
007: Agent Under Fire ~45 min
Hollow Knight ~30 min
Strider (speedrun teaching) ~40 min
You can also use a very handy website GDQVods.com to list & watch everything that AGDQ18 offered.
Edit: fixed BG 2 link
Here's my highlight list of AGDQ 2016. Awesome Games Done Quick is a charity event organized by Games Done Quick where speedrunners all over the world gather together to raise money during a speedrunning marathon for a good cause. This year's main event was 7-day long and featured over 150 games and at the writing of this gathered over $1.2M for Prevent Cancer Foundation.
This is what happens when top speed run gamers in the world gather together and play some games. The skill level of these players and the entertainment value of the show is just incredible.
Must watch VODs:
Stepmania by Staiain ~30min
Crypt of the Necrodancer (Coda mode) by SpootyBiscuit ~20min
TASBot plays Super Mario Bros 3 by dwangoAC & Lord Tom ~15min
Super Mario Maker (Custom Levels, Team Relay) by Various players ~1h35min
Battleblock Theater (Any%, Co-op) by PJ and MechaRichter & game devs ~1h40min
I also picked some other really good runs with either really solid gameplay, entertaining commentary or interesting insight for your viewing pleasure. Some of them may feel like they start slow but they will grow on you later.
Rockman 4 BCAS (Race) by Golden & Garrison tt ~30mins
Transformers (1-handed) by halfcoordinated ~45mins
Super Mario Bros (Race) by darbian & GreenDeathFlavor & Lackattack24 ~5min
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Blindfolded Race) by sinister1 & zallard1 ~30min
Kaizo Mario Bros. 3 by mitchflowerpower ~35min
Hotline Miami by Snowfats ~25min
Super Metroid (2 players, 1 controller) by oatsngoats & sweetnumb ~50min
Animorphs by Keizaron ~45min
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal by Xem ~35min
Disney's Aladdin by JoeDamilio ~20min
Splatoon by Tones Balones ~55min
And if you have some time for some longer runs, try these ones.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 by Zetris ~3h20min
Sonic Lost World by DarkSpinesSonic ~1h20min
Axiom Verge by GVirus & game devs ~1h
Lagoon by PJ ~1h30min
Half-Life 2 by Noir ~1h50min
Halo 4 by Proacejoker ~1h35min
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask by Various players ~5h30min
Here's the full list of all games and their respective VODs thanks to r/speedrun user u/suudo:
All games VODs list
For Youtube links you can use GDQ's Youtube playlist. Note that the first videos they uploaded there had horrible audio issues. If they don't reupload them later you can use this user made playlist