It’s 8 a.m in Washington and the few people who remain in the audience mostly didn’t sleep that night. Hosts announce donations out loud and explain the game to the less knowledgeable viewers.īut as the night progresses, the electric atmosphere slowly wears off, the seats get empty and the cheering and clapping lacks energy. Speedrunners share their tips live with the viewers, and interact with the crowd. All night longĪt the crossroads of a sports event and a charity concert, AGDQ is held in a friendly environment. A camera is focused on his hands at all time, showing him juggling with the controllers as he beats the game in exactly 1:55:14. On Secret of Mana, the legendary RPG from 1993, the famous runner Yagamoth plays alone but uses two controllers at the same time. When Staiain randomly drops into your friends stream for which you are the only. Speedrunners, who usually showcase their skills on their personal Twitch channels are here gathered together.Įach speedrunner has their own tricks or favorite methods to beat the games on which they chose to spend countless hours trying to perfect their timing. View 81 pictures and enjoy Stepmania with the endless random gallery on. Staiain impressed the viewers with his insane paceĮach speedrun has conditions that the players chose in advance, like any other sports contest in different categories. The event has no interruption: it lasts 24 hours, for exactly seven days, and the players’ marathon is also a viewers’ marathon, because they often change their schedule to fit the event’s. In-between each run, a pause of a few minutes only is taken. A week long marathonĪ typical day at this event is made up of dozens of sessions, lasting from a few minutes to two hours depending on the length of the video games and the difficulty of the speedrun. Since its creation, its Twitch channel accumulated 119,222,329 total views. This year, the two events raised no less than $1,216,309.02 towards Prevent Cancer Foundation and $1,294,139.50 towards Doctors Without Borders with average donations ranging from $39 and $42. StepMania and rhythm games Anonymous Sat Dec 8 09:30:52 2012 No.10184198 Reply. This charity event was born under the name Classic Games Done Quick and rapidly grew to have a really huge following and impact. They showcased their abilities on classic games such as Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot or Spyro the Dragon. A ‘speedrunner’ is someone who records him or her self attempting a ‘speedrun’, which is a playthrough of a video game performed with the intention of completing it as fast as possible.
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This twice-yearly event bills itself as a “ series of charity video game marathons featuring high-level gameplay by speedrunners raising money for charity”. It was followed by thousands of amateurs and raised millions for charity organizations. In January and July of this year, the largest ever video game charity marathon took place.
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