Summer Games Done Quick 2018: Day 4 Schedule and Runs to Watch

Summer has begun and that means, once again, it's time for the folks at Games Done Quick to get together to raise money for charity. Summer Games Done Quick is an annual event, held in the early summer months, where the world's best speedrunners come together to blaze through games of the past and present as quickly as possible while raising money for charity in the process.

This year, Summer Games Done Quick has returned to Bloomington, MN. They will be raising money for Doctors Without Borders. The event is underway and has already raised over $500,000 in just three days. As the week goes on, Shacknews will continue to offer up noteworthy runs that should not be missed.

Before getting into the Day 4 schedule, let's look back at a Day 3 highlight.

Here's the full schedule for Day 4, taken from the Games Done Quick website, along with a handful of runs worth checking out:

12:50 PM - Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

Before Flying Wild Hog came along and resurrected the license, Shadow Warrior was a bit of a cult classic. It wasn't as popular as Doom, it definitely didn't age as well as the classics like Quake, but it still had some positive aspects to it. With the new Shadow Warrior games offering some fresh perspective on the series, it's time to go back to the past and revisit the original. Get to know the original Wang, as Ignite runs through the old-school PC shooter in under a half-hour.

8:06 PM - Cuphead

Get your popcorn ready, because it's time for one of the true breakout hits of 2017 to make its Games Done Quick debut. Cuphead earned rave reviews for its Contra-style gameplay, creative bosses, and tough-as-nails difficulty, but TheMexicanRunner has certainly conquered it before. We even talked to him about it here at Shacknews. And with the $20,000 incentive having been met, he'll now attempt a 100% run in front of the masses in what promises to be one of the most entertaining runs of the week.

10:31 PM - Celeste

Speaking of breakout indie hits, here's 2018's darling Celeste. This game was practically begging for the speedrunning treatment, given the way the stages are designed and the multiple obstacles that constantly point to death. Two intrepid runners, TGH and yoshipro, will race to the top of the mountain and vie for GDQ supremacy to cap off a Wednesday full of speedrunning action.

Summer Games Done Quick 2018 continues from now through Saturday, June 30. For more, check out the Games Done Quick website and be sure to watch all of the action from Twitch.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?