Amazing success for the annual speedrunning event
Another Awesome Games Done Quick event it was nearing the end. In the last week, some of the best – or at least the fastest – gamers in the world have come together to break through a cavalcade of old and new titles, all in the name of charity.
As the curtain fell on the last run, (which saw the CLG ZFG runner flashing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in just under 42 minutes), the total raised was $ 2,758,847. All of this proceeds will be donated directly to the Cancer Prevention Foundation, an international organization that works tirelessly to research life-saving developments in cancer cure.
AGDQ 2021 was the first AGDQ event to take place strictly online, required by the restrictions of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this major hurdle, the GDQ team, the global speed community and a global audience on Twitch came together to celebrate the video game environment with seven consecutive days of exciting and occasionally amazing challenges.
Newer titles such as Hades, River City Girls, and Sekiro: The shadows die twice crowded with elders, inclusive Here’s the Dolphin, Strider, and Aladdin. Ordinary AGDQ Silent Hill, Metroid, Spyro the Dragon and Donkey Kong Country were present and correct, while two notable challenges saw the runner “Bubzia” playing Super Mario 64 blindfolded and the “PeekingBoo” runner fights through counterattacked platforms Celeste using a dance mat!
All AGDQ 2021 rapids are now archived on both Twitch and YouTube and are quickly accessible via this handy Reddit thread. It seems like a perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday.
I know they are like a broken record, but it is always repeated: video games have a perpetual evil representative. They did it when we threw coins in arcades in the ’80s, and they do it today as a billion-dollar industry. But apart from the scary titles and more toxic aspects of the hobby, the games are built on a global community of dedicated players, full to the brim of good people, full of passion and generosity.
GDQ events represent this. And in equally chaotic, dangerous and mournful times, the community continued to come together to make this important charity event a showcase of what makes our favorite pastime truly special. Congratulations to the AGDQ believers – the organizers, the hosts and the technical crew, its runners and donors – for their amazing success in the most difficult circumstances. Your tireless energy and effort never ceases to amaze us all.
The Done Quick summer games will take place later in 2021. So start practicing.
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