Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
It's that time of year for speedrunning to take over the Twitch community. Summer Games Done Quick is past its halfway point, almost through another seven days of epic speedruns. The top runners in the world are continuing their quest to run through the best games of the past and present, all while raising money for charity.
Summer Games Done Quick comes to you from Bloomington, MN. This year's event will raise money for Doctors Without Borders. So far, the runners have raised over $725,000 for charity and there are still three days remaining. Shacknews is here with a handful of noteworthy runs from throughout the week that should not be missed, but first, here's a highlight from Day 4.
Here's the full schedule for Day 5, taken from the Games Done Quick website, along with a handful of noteworthy runs to check out:
| Time (All Times PT) | Game | Run | Runner(s) | Target Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:13 AM | Koumajou Densetsu II: Yougen no Chingonka | Hard - PC | Shadax | 20:00 |
| 7:43 AM | Fire Emblem Fates | Revelation/Birthright/Conquest (Normal/Classic) - 3DS | Kirbymastah | 1:00:00 |
| 8:53 AM | Kingdom Hearts III | Any% (Beginner) Co-op Relay - PS4 | mistmaster1, CrispyMe, ninten866 | 3:40:00 |
| 1:13 PM | Super Mario World | Blind Relay Race - SNES | Barbarian, LaserBelch, PangaeaPanga, Dode, grandpoobear, juzcook, GlitchCat7, NobleTOFU | 1:15:00 |
| 2:48 PM | Bonus Game 4 | Secret Category 4 | -- | 50:00 |
| 3:48 PM | Invictus | Any% - SNES | Dode | 50:00 |
| 4:48 PM | Grand Poo World 2 | Any% Good Ending - SNES | mitchflowerpower | 1:25:00 |
| 6:28 PM | Banjo-Kazooie | 100% race - N64 | Hagginater, duck | 2:10:00 |
| 8:53 PM | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | All 4 Cups Race - GC | OptimisticEmo, Goomba | 36:00 |
| 9:39 PM | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Any% - Wii | SuperViperT302 | 3:21:00 |
| 1:10 AM | Pac-Man World | Any% - PSX | Joester98 | 35:00 |
| 1:55 AM | Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus | Any% - PS3 | Zenthrow | 1:15:00 |
| 3:20 AM | Star Fox 64 | Red Line All Medals - N64 | LylatR | 1:15:00 |
| 4:08 AM | Diablo 2: Lord Of Destruction | Necromancer or Paladin Any% Normal - PC | MrLlamaSC | 2:20:00 |
Kingdom Hearts III has only been out for about six months and while Games Done Quick has given it a practice run during the GDQ Hotfix weekly streams, this marks its official debut on the Games Done Quick stage proper. It's a lengthy game, which is to be expected given that it pretty much ties up every existing KH plotline. That's why it's going to take three runners tagging in and out to wrap this one up in a little over three and a half hours.
And if you're unfamiliar with Kingdom Hearts games at GDQ events, there's plenty of downtime during the Gummi Ship flights and various unskippable cutscenes. So to help fill the time, Games Done Quick is taking donations for Disney karaoke. "Let It Go" is currently in the lead, but it's being trailed closely by "I Can Go the Distance." Give the latter a vote, because that Michael Bolton track is a wonderful little piece.
You might have heard that Super Mario Maker 2 is out tomorrow. That means it's obviously missed its Games Done Quick window. So while the Mario speedrunning community is in the limbo period between two Mario Maker games, what are they to do in the meantime? The answer is a slew of Mario ROMhacks.
It'll start with a Blind Relay Race for the Super Mario World hack and will go all the way through Grand Poo World 2, the hack created by the one and only GrandPOObear. The Mario Maker runners have personality for days, so expect this to be one of the most entertaining blocks of the week.
(POObear's title card from his February video was too good not to use here.)
Speaking of Super Mario Maker 2, if you're not among those picking it up at midnight tomrrow night, you'll probably need a Mario fix of some sort. Fortunately, GDQ has scheduled a Super Mario Galaxy 2 run to end Thursday evening.
There's also a donation incentive in place for the 242nd Star, which has gone down as one of the most difficult objectives in the core Mario series. If you want to see this made easy, be sure to donate now. Give SuperViperT302 a chance to show everyone how it's done.
Summer Games Done Quick 2019 will take place from now through Saturday, June 29. For more, check out the Games Done Quick website and be sure to watch all of the action from Twitch.