Games Done Quick is a series of charity video game marathons. These events feature high-level play by speedrunners raising money for charity. Games Done Quick has teamed up with several charities in its five-year history, such as Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Millions of dollars have been donated to great charities, thanks to the GDQ speedrunning marathons, and many prizes have been awarded to those who donate! Here is the main website of Games Done Quick: https://gamesdonequick.com/
Awesome Games Done Quick is the annual GDQ marathon performed in the winter, while Summer Games Done Quick is the annual GDQ marathon performed in the summer. This year, AGDQ is from Sunday, January 3rd to Sunday, January 10th. Here is the schedule of all the AGDQ'16 games that will have speedruns, along with the names of the runners, expected run times (conservative overestimates), the category/ type of speedrun, and donation incentives (prizes you can win by donating during a specific speedrun, additional caveats you can create for the speedrunners, etc.): https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule Here is the Twitch livestream for the weeklong marathon: http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick It's also located on the TL Live Events sidebar ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> German restream: http://www.twitch.tv/germenchrestream French restream: http://www.twitch.tv/gaminglive_powerplay Spanish restream: http://www.twitch.tv/speedrunsespanol Russian restream: http://www.twitch.tv/goldensplit PM me with any other restreams and I'll post them here!
How to donate/ view prizes/ view list of donors: https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/index/agdq2016 Both the AGDQ and SGDQ marathons have been increasing in popularity and charity since their inception, with AGDQs generally having greater results. AGDQ'15 reached nearly $1.6M in donations, while SGDQ'15 reached $1.2M in donations. Hopefully, we can reach $2M for AGDQ'16!
I thought nobody would start this thread! I have work tommorow T-T, but when I come home, first thing is stream coming on XD. 3rd or 4th time watching this, time to donate
On January 03 2016 09:14 Reaper9 wrote: I thought nobody would start this thread! I have work tommorow T-T, but when I come home, first thing is stream coming on XD. 3rd or 4th time watching this, time to donate
Yeah it's my 4th year watching these marathons, and I've tried my best to donate a little every year Always such a great cause with great commentary on great video games!
These are the games I'm looking forward to the most:
Sunday 1/3 Super Monkey Ball- These runs are always insane! Generally a must-watch every year! Kirby 64- Obligatory N64 nostalgia Diddy Kong Racing- Obligatory N64 nostalgia Super Mario 64- Always a classic run, and it's a 3-way race!
Thursday 1/7 Super Punch Out/ Original Punch Out- Absolutely a must-watch, especially because of the blindfolded runs! Saw it last year and it was the most amazing thing ever.
Friday 1/8 Star Fox 64- Classic N64 Banjo-Kazooie- Love this game and love Stiv Diablo and Diablo II- Duh. LoZ: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask- Double Duh.
looking forward for or would try to watch: Left 4 Dead 2 Transformers: Devastation(i'm curious) Resident Evil HD Remaster hl2 portal 2(wooo) Outlast (should be fun) Battletoads Age of Empires(preferred empire earth but i guess aoe is more popular) Halo 4 Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Final Fantasy IV
I'm sooooo hyped. And I have the week off. GG. Really looking forward to MM relay, Mario Kart, Super Mario 64, Star Fox, OoT and Banjo Kazooie. Basically the good old Nintendo stuff. Does anyone know if the Super Mario 64 run is a race again? Or is it relay?
I usually look forward to these runs, but a lot of the runners/games I like won't be there (for various reasons). Probably won't watch it as much this year.
Too many exciting runs to list here, but man those NES blocks on wednesday, thursday and saturday are suh-weeeeet!
Sour about no Wind Waker though, either version would've been excellent. Both were <4'd rather recently, and I haven't seen other super long runs that are as entertaining!
I'm not sure what will be great... most of the times it were the surprises that left me speechless! So, lets go with: "TASBot vs Humans -- Mystery Game" ... what the hell??? Will be great! But with my luck I will not be able to see it live, because I'm at training
Few hours left now!
@Admins: Do we get this stream in the timeline on the side?
On January 03 2016 21:35 tyr wrote: You should probably add http://www.speedrun.com/ to the speedrun links. Leaderboards for pretty much all the games and game series.
Done!
On January 03 2016 18:19 Grettin wrote: Thanks for the thread DPB!
Splatoon and squeak squad should be fun. Too bad halo 4 is the only halo but PAJ is pretty awesome. I wonder whay new stuff he figured out in the past year.
On January 04 2016 00:25 greenelve wrote: Cant believe how early in the marathon Super Mario 64 will be done. :O
Yeah I was a little surprised at that too. Usually it's on the last day with Ocarina of Time... I wonder if this schedule change will hurt donations, since the hype won't have a chance to be built up as much.
I'm a little sad about the fact that both the indie and the shooter blocks start around midnight CET, probably the two blocks I'm the most interested in.
On January 04 2016 01:28 Alur wrote: I'm a little sad about the fact that both the indie and the shooter blocks start around midnight CET, probably the two blocks I'm the most interested in.
Yeah for a few of these, I'm gonna have to watch the VODs.
Over 100K viewers seem to agree with that And then DKR, Mario Kart, and a three-way Super Mario 64 race! *-* I'll be out tonight, but I'll be watching those VODs asap.
On January 04 2016 03:35 HolydaKing wrote: lmao, poor dude right now. looks like hard to do that he's doing, and he's probably nervous.
Deaths/fails are very common in monkey ball runs ^^
Edit: Especially with this controller~~
Yeah, I don't know the game but it looks tough. I'm looking forward for Rayman Legends which I've played a little. It's not that fast but for me it's really tough. From the link last page I read the WR has only 3 deaths...
On January 04 2016 03:35 HolydaKing wrote: lmao, poor dude right now. looks like hard to do that he's doing, and he's probably nervous.
Deaths/fails are very common in monkey ball runs ^^
Edit: Especially with this controller~~
Yeah, I don't know the game but it looks tough. I'm looking forward for Rayman Legends which I've played a little. It's not that fast but for me it's really tough. From the link last page I read the WR has only 3 deaths...
Any Rayman game is always a great watch! Spikevegeta is one of the best runners they have, really entertaining guy. Don't miss!
On January 04 2016 04:08 MarlieChurphy wrote: Man I wanna watch the axiom verge one, but I couldn't find a DL for the game so I could play it first. Anyone know where to get it?
On January 04 2016 04:08 MarlieChurphy wrote: Man I wanna watch the axiom verge one, but I couldn't find a DL for the game so I could play it first. Anyone know where to get it?
On January 04 2016 04:08 MarlieChurphy wrote: Man I wanna watch the axiom verge one, but I couldn't find a DL for the game so I could play it first. Anyone know where to get it?
Axiom Verge is on sale on steam atm
I dont have credit card and cant get it online though T_T
On January 04 2016 15:57 TheEmulator wrote: It's useful, thanks. Too bad we can't remove the "vs ?" though
Just make it 'runner name' vs 'game name'. That works well when seeing how these runners destroy their games. And sometimes the games beat back through rng :D
Damn sleeping, now i missed Zelda T_T. Rayman was pretty cool though, really looking Forward to Hotline Miami, Resident Evil & FF4 (even though FF4 is on the last day i believe)
On January 04 2016 23:18 rotta wrote: L4D2 has been my favourite so far, so many hours spent grinding it and the prequel.
Can't wait for Super Star Wars!
I really didn't enjoy L4D2, idk. It's like if I just played 3 times to get used to the maps again I would probably my run wouldn't be too far off their time. Just think the game isn't really good for speedrunning because there are barely any tricks and you just run on easy..
hm I really wanna watch battleblock theatre. But if I stay up that late I won't be able to watch super time force ultra and Fez in the morning. Damn, why do I have to make such a difficult choice?
And the streamer guy was fun too, some nice humor. He had to sing because of the donation incentative thing but he made it the least cringy it could have been too, props to him.
So annoying, the guy sitting in the back with the shirt is so much louder than the others, and he also blows into the mic everytime he says something. Wish they would fix this.
On January 05 2016 10:54 TheEmulator wrote: So the guy on call is one of the voice actors in this game? He's pretty funny.
Just started the stream so I don't know who currently is speaking there. But the last GDQ where Mecharichter and PJ ran Battleblock Theater I believe they had two of the devs on call, too.
On January 05 2016 15:28 amazingxkcd wrote: he's the only speed runner. If people picked up that game its bound to get way faster because let's face it, his run was extremely sloppy
You're underestimating performing under pressure at a marathon. While he is the only runner it's still an achievement.
On January 05 2016 17:55 ZackAttack wrote: Is it just me that absolutely hates the art style of that game?
I wouldnt go so far, but yeah, I have these "oh my eyes" moments far too often when watching agdq. Applies to almost any "action-adventure" (wikipedia tells me this is the correct term) they are playing that doesnt have the name zelda in it.
I think I enjoyed the Aladdin, Goof troop and Hotline Miami the most so far. Each of those runs had great couch commentary. Sad that pcull4444 is not doing a run himself this marathon, hope he shows up for some more commentary though. Also more Blechy on the couch please.
Yeah agree, what makes Undertale is the dialogue/story and the music. Watching ppl speedrun through the game skipping everything is meh. But it probably will be in future agdqs.
There are a lot of very bad games in agdq because they have to fill up the time, might as well replace one of them for Undertale that is popular instead of X game, which no one has heard of, yet alone played. (there are some of those games in this agdq)
On January 05 2016 23:53 ahswtini wrote: interested to see how they speedrun age of empires
I donno but an IL showcase is but it doesnt sound like a speedrun Oo
Individual level I would assume they will show something pretty impressive on a specific level or just ask the audience and speedrun the picked level.
Yeah if I recall correctly from Mhmd's pre-AGDQ stream, he picked a number of levels that he practiced and grinded specifically for the marathon and he's going to do some of them. (not sure who gets to choose etc)
Otherwise a full run of AoE would end up being by farthe single longest speedrun of any GDQ event to date.
On January 06 2016 05:21 Geisterkarle wrote: Is there a reddit thread with the twitch-timings for the runs? I have no time now but would like to see a few things, like the Sephiroth fight
On January 06 2016 05:21 Geisterkarle wrote: Is there a reddit thread with the twitch-timings for the runs? I have no time now but would like to see a few things, like the Sephiroth fight
The OP has the Reddit thread for each individual speedrun, but not more specific components of the speed run (so you'd have to skip to the middle or end of the run, etc.).
Whenever i see Metroid Prime like this im thinking "that is a really nice and fun game and you should play it once more".
...and then im rembering "you still have to beat that last boss....", i really have to look up how speedrunner beat him to have perfect strats for this creature. >.>
Kinda wish they reused the good games. Wouldn't mind seeing a Mario 64 race, a 70 star run and a 120 star run. Split them onto different days and we're set.
There are quite a lot uninteresting games for speedrunning in this event. Super Mario 64 is one of those games where speedrunning really shines so would prefer more than just 1 run of it. Also more people have played Mario 64 so if I were to show this event to friends it's better when they know the game and can appreciate the skill the players have.
Eh I don't know if I agree. SM64/Zelda gets representation of every GDQ. If you ran multiple categories within a single GDQ then it would quickly stale. The game selection thus far hasn't been great, I'll give you that, but it's not a reason to put in different categories of popular speedgames.
On January 06 2016 06:13 Rocket-Bear wrote: Wasn't meant for Metroid, just in general.
There are quite a lot uninteresting games for speedrunning in this event. Super Mario 64 is one of those games where speedrunning really shines so would prefer more than just 1 run of it. Also more people have played Mario 64 so if I were to show this event to friends it's better when they know the game and can appreciate the skill the players have.
They've actually done things like that for SM64 before
For example, I think it was last year or the year before that had 120 stars as one run (Siglemic?) and then Peaches did a one-handed fast glitched run. And this year after the 120 race, they showed off modded multiplayer. So sometimes they show more of a game than just 1 speed run, even though it's not necessarily everything the game can offer.
Idk, 3 runs in one week is not that much. And people don't watch 24/7 so don't think they would end up watching all 3 runs.
Plus as we are people from all over the world watching this, you could also have them at different timezones too, which would also decrease the chance of people seeing the same game twice. But rather another Mario 64 run than 90% of the games this event.
On January 06 2016 06:13 Rocket-Bear wrote: Wasn't meant for Metroid, just in general.
There are quite a lot uninteresting games for speedrunning in this event. Super Mario 64 is one of those games where speedrunning really shines so would prefer more than just 1 run of it. Also more people have played Mario 64 so if I were to show this event to friends it's better when they know the game and can appreciate the skill the players have.
They've actually done things like that for SM64 before
For example, I think it was last year or the year before that had 120 stars as one run (Siglemic?) and then Peaches did a one-handed fast glitched run. And this year after the 120 race, they showed off modded multiplayer. So sometimes they show more of a game than just 1 speed run, even though it's not necessarily everything the game can offer.
Yeah I saw the event with Siglemic
This year I missed Mario 64 because it was in an awful timeslot for Eu (3am -> 6am) and I can't be up that late because of life and stuff
Well it depends what you prefer in speedrunning! Skill? Glitches? Planning? Speed? Or just bad jokes? Watch "Transformers: Devastation"
Because I don't like 3D-Samus I watched Hotline Miami and LVL1 Sephiroth. Just great! And did I hear correctly? Crypt of the Necrodancer is something to check out?
On January 06 2016 06:30 Rocket-Bear wrote: Idk, 3 runs in one week is not that much. And people don't watch 24/7 so don't think they would end up watching all 3 runs.
Plus as we are people from all over the world watching this, you could also have them at different timezones too, which would also decrease the chance of people seeing the same game twice. But rather another Mario 64 run than 90% of the games this event.
On January 06 2016 06:13 Rocket-Bear wrote: Wasn't meant for Metroid, just in general.
There are quite a lot uninteresting games for speedrunning in this event. Super Mario 64 is one of those games where speedrunning really shines so would prefer more than just 1 run of it. Also more people have played Mario 64 so if I were to show this event to friends it's better when they know the game and can appreciate the skill the players have.
They've actually done things like that for SM64 before
For example, I think it was last year or the year before that had 120 stars as one run (Siglemic?) and then Peaches did a one-handed fast glitched run. And this year after the 120 race, they showed off modded multiplayer. So sometimes they show more of a game than just 1 speed run, even though it's not necessarily everything the game can offer.
Yeah I saw the event with Siglemic
This year I missed Mario 64 because it was in an awful timeslot for Eu (3am -> 6am) and I can't be up that late because of life and stuff
It was a pretty good run! I made sure to include the Reddit link to all VODs in the OP, so I recommend watching it (and the funny multiplayer mod) once you have a free 2 hours
On January 06 2016 06:30 Rocket-Bear wrote: Idk, 3 runs in one week is not that much. And people don't watch 24/7 so don't think they would end up watching all 3 runs.
Plus as we are people from all over the world watching this, you could also have them at different timezones too, which would also decrease the chance of people seeing the same game twice. But rather another Mario 64 run than 90% of the games this event.
On January 06 2016 06:13 Rocket-Bear wrote: Wasn't meant for Metroid, just in general.
There are quite a lot uninteresting games for speedrunning in this event. Super Mario 64 is one of those games where speedrunning really shines so would prefer more than just 1 run of it. Also more people have played Mario 64 so if I were to show this event to friends it's better when they know the game and can appreciate the skill the players have.
They've actually done things like that for SM64 before
For example, I think it was last year or the year before that had 120 stars as one run (Siglemic?) and then Peaches did a one-handed fast glitched run. And this year after the 120 race, they showed off modded multiplayer. So sometimes they show more of a game than just 1 speed run, even though it's not necessarily everything the game can offer.
Yeah I saw the event with Siglemic
This year I missed Mario 64 because it was in an awful timeslot for Eu (3am -> 6am) and I can't be up that late because of life and stuff
You also have to keep in mind that almost everyone in speedrunning wants to get to a GDQ to showcase their game. When you give extra timeslots to popular games then it's at the expense of fringe games. Some of those fringe games have been amazing like Metal Wolf Chaos at SGDQ last year and Transformers this year (and others haven't). It's part of the charm of the GDQs.
On January 06 2016 06:30 Rocket-Bear wrote: Idk, 3 runs in one week is not that much. And people don't watch 24/7 so don't think they would end up watching all 3 runs.
Plus as we are people from all over the world watching this, you could also have them at different timezones too, which would also decrease the chance of people seeing the same game twice. But rather another Mario 64 run than 90% of the games this event.
On January 06 2016 06:27 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On January 06 2016 06:13 Rocket-Bear wrote: Wasn't meant for Metroid, just in general.
There are quite a lot uninteresting games for speedrunning in this event. Super Mario 64 is one of those games where speedrunning really shines so would prefer more than just 1 run of it. Also more people have played Mario 64 so if I were to show this event to friends it's better when they know the game and can appreciate the skill the players have.
They've actually done things like that for SM64 before
For example, I think it was last year or the year before that had 120 stars as one run (Siglemic?) and then Peaches did a one-handed fast glitched run. And this year after the 120 race, they showed off modded multiplayer. So sometimes they show more of a game than just 1 speed run, even though it's not necessarily everything the game can offer.
Yeah I saw the event with Siglemic
This year I missed Mario 64 because it was in an awful timeslot for Eu (3am -> 6am) and I can't be up that late because of life and stuff
You also have to keep in mind that almost everyone in speedrunning wants to get to a GDQ to showcase their game. When you give extra timeslots to popular games then it's at the expense of fringe games. Some of those fringe games have been amazing like Metal Wolf Chaos at SGDQ last year and Transformers this year (and others haven't). It's part of the charm of the GDQs.
That one was amazing! Here it is, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet:
On January 06 2016 06:30 Rocket-Bear wrote: Idk, 3 runs in one week is not that much. And people don't watch 24/7 so don't think they would end up watching all 3 runs.
Plus as we are people from all over the world watching this, you could also have them at different timezones too, which would also decrease the chance of people seeing the same game twice. But rather another Mario 64 run than 90% of the games this event.
On January 06 2016 06:27 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On January 06 2016 06:13 Rocket-Bear wrote: Wasn't meant for Metroid, just in general.
There are quite a lot uninteresting games for speedrunning in this event. Super Mario 64 is one of those games where speedrunning really shines so would prefer more than just 1 run of it. Also more people have played Mario 64 so if I were to show this event to friends it's better when they know the game and can appreciate the skill the players have.
They've actually done things like that for SM64 before
For example, I think it was last year or the year before that had 120 stars as one run (Siglemic?) and then Peaches did a one-handed fast glitched run. And this year after the 120 race, they showed off modded multiplayer. So sometimes they show more of a game than just 1 speed run, even though it's not necessarily everything the game can offer.
Yeah I saw the event with Siglemic
This year I missed Mario 64 because it was in an awful timeslot for Eu (3am -> 6am) and I can't be up that late because of life and stuff
You also have to keep in mind that almost everyone in speedrunning wants to get to a GDQ to showcase their game. When you give extra timeslots to popular games then it's at the expense of fringe games. Some of those fringe games have been amazing like Metal Wolf Chaos at SGDQ last year and Transformers this year (and others haven't). It's part of the charm of the GDQs.
That one was amazing! Here it is, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet:
Oh god Metal wolf Chaos was 1.5 year ago? Seems like yesterday man I feel old now.
On January 06 2016 08:07 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Hm, they're doing Super Metroid now and then again at the end of the marathon (kill/ save animals). Interesting.
Yah this was a donation incentive. The end of the week run is reverse boss order as part of the RBO block which will be pretty hype.
On January 06 2016 09:41 zatic wrote: save delete for health was lame, the rest is pretty fun though haha :D
I might be wrong about this but last I followed this game (when Gocnak still had WR so like half a year ago) they weren't using save deletion to scum hp and ammo. Then again Gocnak was a fucking god at this game so he probably didn't need to...
On January 06 2016 06:31 Geisterkarle wrote: Well it depends what you prefer in speedrunning! Skill? Glitches? Planning? Speed? Or just bad jokes? Watch "Transformers: Devastation"
Because I don't like 3D-Samus I watched Hotline Miami and LVL1 Sephiroth. Just great! And did I hear correctly? Crypt of the Necrodancer is something to check out?
A Necrodancer Coda run by itself is already insane. To be done unseeded during a marathon? Unbelievable. I think there's only ~10 people who have beaten the game with Coda unseeded. Spooty is a god. Just check it out. Keep in mind that playing Coda means that: it's 2x speed; can only use the basic dagger; dies if he misses a beat, picks up gold, or even drops his multiplier (such as digging a stone wall without the appropriate shovel).
On January 06 2016 09:45 Faruko wrote: i dont think any runner actually need to do that
they do it to save time on other stuff
Not sure if you were referring to my post, but if you were and at the risk of looking like an asshole, Noir's play was quite poor and he definitely did it to save his ass a couple of times. I say this as someone who has fiddled with this game a lot and followed its speedrun scene for 2-3 years. I don't dispute that maybe this new save delete strat helps at some points throughout the run.
On January 06 2016 09:45 Faruko wrote: i dont think any runner actually need to do that
they do it to save time on other stuff
Not sure if you were referring to my post, but if you were and at the risk of looking like an asshole, Noir's play was quite poor and he definitely did it to save his ass a couple of times. I say this as someone who has fiddled with this game a lot and followed its speedrun scene for 2-3 years. I don't dispute that maybe this new save delete strat helps at some points throughout the run.
im not sure i get your point, im pretty sure he was poor, but he is also quite relaxed being this live and whatnot, most runners would have reset the run over and over again on some of the mistakes.
im just saying that they must have done those save/load to save time.
On January 06 2016 09:45 Faruko wrote: i dont think any runner actually need to do that
they do it to save time on other stuff
Not sure if you were referring to my post, but if you were and at the risk of looking like an asshole, Noir's play was quite poor and he definitely did it to save his ass a couple of times. I say this as someone who has fiddled with this game a lot and followed its speedrun scene for 2-3 years. I don't dispute that maybe this new save delete strat helps at some points throughout the run.
im not sure i get your point, im pretty sure he was poor, but he is also quite relaxed being this live and whatnot, most runners would have reset the run over and over again on some of the mistakes.
im just saying that they must have done those save/load to save time.
Oh yeah definitely. But it's more of a backup than a timesave strat in and of itself. That's what I meant. ^^
So did I miss something? What happened to BigJon? There seems to be some kind of drama about him A pity because I think he is one of the most entertaining runners in the scene
On January 06 2016 19:10 kuresuti wrote: Any run where you keep spamming quicksave and quickload is a complete turnoff for me. What's the point of difficult tricks if you get infinite tries?
depends on the checkpoint system of the game and the amount of time it takes to save/load. if it takes a lengthy time to save the game i think it is fine because doing everything in one rush is still better. but yeah if it is only a couple of seconds its not very interesting to watch.
Soon Tony Hawk <3 haha im hyped to see these played again, nothing beats Tony Hawk Underground 2 <3 Shoutout to Clubfan for adding all this to sidebar btw
Yeah haha so funny watching him get 3 objectives in 10 seconds....i don't even think i completed this game back in the day, used just to run around as Spiderman doing combos xD
did they show THPS 3? I am sure i was same level like gamesdonequick ~10 years ago. Didnt need 2 hours to have 100% missions completed and all points (for abilities) to have a perfect skater.
On January 06 2016 20:28 Pandemona wrote: Yeah haha so funny watching him get 3 objectives in 10 seconds....i don't even think i completed this game back in the day, used just to run around as Spiderman doing combos xD
Same :D i have never beaten it 100%. At some point my friends and i just gave up and tried to see who could get the higher combo score
Yeah reviews are bad though but still i will probably get it when its a bit cheaper.
Pretty sure THPS5 is one of the worst games of 2015, a buggy broken piece of shit that made a lot of people swear off the franchise.
It was rushed out even for rushed out game standards. Just because the license for Tony Hawk games was running out and they wanted to squeeze money out of it.
On January 06 2016 17:16 TheNewEra wrote: So did I miss something? What happened to BigJon? There seems to be some kind of drama about him A pity because I think he is one of the most entertaining runners in the scene
There has been a large amount of drama surrounding this year's AGDQ. Most of it seems justified too. The most recent one: a person got denied entry when he showed up after a $600 flight because his registration payment got rejected without any notification. The staff has been extremely lackluster in this area. This is not the only story of this sort I've heard this year, among other things.
Because of how the GDQs are managed and the direction the organisation has been taking, an increasing number of speedrunners have decided to stop supporting it. I've barely been watching anything this year, only runs done by friends basically. I'm gonna shut up about it now and let everyone enjoy the speedruns. If you want to know more, there is more than enough info scattered over twitter.
Yeah it happens with everything when it gets "so big". Someone tries to take control and someone becomes too big for there boots and the cause is lost. To deny entry to someone who flew there and had bought a ticket seems silly.
And without the engine, on a nes, with all the metroidvania and megaman stuff. It takes some stuff from iwbtg clones but its really far part from them. It plays closer to those "kaizo" megaman homebrews
On January 07 2016 02:15 The_Red_Viper wrote: These 2d games are much more fun to watch than the 3d ones. Am i alone with that opinion here?
I think the glitchier the game, the funner it is.
Huh i feel the opposite tbh. The glitchier it is the less i can identifiy with the run and thus it becomes boring. Even though i think it is interesting why the glitches work and how people find them.
On January 07 2016 02:01 greenelve wrote: And you think i wanne be the guy games are made out of hilarity. O.O
that isnt relly a wanna be the guy game tbh
They even commentatet it as i wanne be the guy without the cheap kills from falling stuff and that you can see everything in the room and figure out how to get past it.
I know it isnt. Its an NES game...which is way older than i wanne be the guy. :/
On January 07 2016 02:01 greenelve wrote: And you think i wanne be the guy games are made out of hilarity. O.O
that isnt relly a wanna be the guy game tbh
They even commentatet it as i wanne be the guy without the cheap kills from falling stuff and that you can see everything in the room and figure out how to get past it.
I know it isnt. Its an NES game...which is way older than i wanne be the guy. :/
Its only a few years old, its a very recent game. And yes, they mentioned iwbtg, just like they mentioned megaman and metroidvania. The game has a lot of influences but just the fact its on a nes already makes it play a lot closer to nes games than iwbtg clones.
Best possible week after the holidays Week off from University, AGDQ is on and I found my Gameboy Advance+Oracle of Ages+ Golden Sun 1 and 2 again after I searched like 2 years <3
On January 07 2016 04:32 TheNewEra wrote: Best possible week after the holidays Week off from University, AGDQ is on and I found my Gameboy Advance+Oracle of Ages+ Golden Sun 1 and 2 again after I searched like 2 years <3
On January 07 2016 04:06 FFW_Rude wrote: Aww i missed ninja turtles
Are DK games already passed ?
And stupid question. How do you enter raffles for AGDQ ?
They are coming soon. And you have to donate a minimum of 50 dollar i think. Its different for the raffles afair.
Yes, No, and just donating during the games. There are "grand prices" where you can donate the whole marathon. 20 get you a raffle for the AGDQ2016 banners, 50 for a Nintendo 3DS with Majora's Mask or an Streetfighter Arcade stick, and 75 for a real pinball machine! https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/prizes/agdq2016
On January 07 2016 05:28 Geisterkarle wrote: Blaster Master? Blasphemy! It was great! Some nice tricks and a great couch commentary!
there was one really great moment when skavenger showed off his balls by going for the 1-frame trick that would have softlocked his game if he didn't get it. He caught up a lot of time with it. Would have been an even more amazing moment if he got the lead by doing that
#ThingsPjBreaks? His presence alone seems to be enough to destroy a console now
man hope he beats it soon, getting pretty awkward TT
On January 07 2016 05:42 Liquid`Drone wrote: I've heard that battletoads is a difficult game, but I really didnt expect so many deaths in one of these runs ;p
What's the name of the overweight black dude on the couch? He did the coolest run by far the other year, really entertaining SMB Lost Levels one. Would love to see him run something again.
Man what an entertaining run by TheMexicanRunner. Was rooting hard for the blindfolded part, but still super impressed with how far he got on that one.
On January 07 2016 05:52 DickMcFanny wrote: What's the name of the overweight black dude on the couch? He did the coolest run by far the other year, really entertaining SMB Lost Levels one. Would love to see him run something again.
On January 07 2016 05:52 DickMcFanny wrote: What's the name of the overweight black dude on the couch? He did the coolest run by far the other year, really entertaining SMB Lost Levels one. Would love to see him run something again.
Yeah but he seems to be not allowed to run anything this year because he showed the Mario Golf Cartridge or something at his last run.
On January 07 2016 05:42 Liquid`Drone wrote: I've heard that battletoads is a difficult game, but I really didnt expect so many deaths in one of these runs ;p
The turbo tunnel section was the end of the game for most of the players back in the days. You played a bit, raged until continues run out and started the game again for around 15 minutes, until you reached the tunnels again.
If anything is made for the gandalf "you shall not pass" meme, its this part.
And when you watch the run, its not even the hardest spot in the game. :/
On January 07 2016 06:15 DickMcFanny wrote: Oh he streams as well? Score!
Yup. Streams alot of Mario Golf, Super Mario and Programming. Super entertaining, likeable guy. You should watch his stream sometime and raise your eggroles.
He will also be on the couch for some of the Mario games later on.
On January 07 2016 05:42 Liquid`Drone wrote: I've heard that battletoads is a difficult game, but I really didnt expect so many deaths in one of these runs ;p
The turbo tunnel section was the end of the game for most of the players back in the days. You played a bit, raged until continues run out and started the game again for around 15 minutes, until you reached the tunnels again.
If anything is made for the gandalf "you shall not pass" meme, its this part.
And when you watch the run, its not even the hardest spot in the game. :/
I only played the second one on snes, i guess the first one is harder?
On January 07 2016 05:52 DickMcFanny wrote: What's the name of the overweight black dude on the couch? He did the coolest run by far the other year, really entertaining SMB Lost Levels one. Would love to see him run something again.
Yeah but he seems to be not allowed to run anything this year because he showed the Mario Golf Cartridge or something at his last run.
wait i dont understand, why is that a bad thing? showing the mario golf cartridge
On January 07 2016 05:52 DickMcFanny wrote: What's the name of the overweight black dude on the couch? He did the coolest run by far the other year, really entertaining SMB Lost Levels one. Would love to see him run something again.
Yeah but he seems to be not allowed to run anything this year because he showed the Mario Golf Cartridge or something at his last run.
wait i dont understand, why is that a bad thing? showing the mario golf cartridge
All I've read about GDQ drama seems to be really petty, so much so that it's hard to believe most of it. just too dumb.
donkey kong country looks really fun, never played it tho.
On January 07 2016 05:52 DickMcFanny wrote: What's the name of the overweight black dude on the couch? He did the coolest run by far the other year, really entertaining SMB Lost Levels one. Would love to see him run something again.
Yeah but he seems to be not allowed to run anything this year because he showed the Mario Golf Cartridge or something at his last run.
wait i dont understand, why is that a bad thing? showing the mario golf cartridge
It wasnt mario golf, it was a nes golf game. But the "logic" behind it was that they felt he was pushing for his other games to be on the next GDQs and that was unfair advertising or some other bs.
On January 07 2016 05:52 DickMcFanny wrote: What's the name of the overweight black dude on the couch? He did the coolest run by far the other year, really entertaining SMB Lost Levels one. Would love to see him run something again.
Yeah but he seems to be not allowed to run anything this year because he showed the Mario Golf Cartridge or something at his last run.
wait i dont understand, why is that a bad thing? showing the mario golf cartridge
All I've read about GDQ drama seems to be really petty, so much so that it's hard to believe most of it. just too dumb.
donkey kong country looks really fun, never played it tho.
DKC was fun, actually all Donkey Kong games I've played have been fun
It was pretty awesome, and with only 20 or so deaths as well. Check this reddit thread out for VODs (hasn't been udpated in a few hours but they'll be there eventually).
On January 07 2016 10:04 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Will do
$400K woo!!! And peaked at over 200K viewers iirc.
400k how much is that compared to the last GDQ roughly after the same time? Slower?
Right now it's about $100K-$130K/day.It's considerably slower than last AGDQ, and I think a little bit slower than last SGDQ. Usually there's some decent rallying towards the end though. I don't think there's any chance that we'll match last AGDQ, but we might get a million dollars, which is almost around last SGDQ.
On January 07 2016 19:51 Heartland wrote: Is the list on the sidebar correct? Wanting to watch DA:O, but the stream seems to suggest another game is coming up
On January 07 2016 19:51 Heartland wrote: Is the list on the sidebar correct? Wanting to watch DA:O, but the stream seems to suggest another game is coming up
On January 07 2016 19:51 Heartland wrote: Is the list on the sidebar correct? Wanting to watch DA:O, but the stream seems to suggest another game is coming up
On January 07 2016 21:28 Plexa wrote: This AOE run isn't going very well
only this map. The rest went quite well as far as I can tell. Some fun strategies he's doing there. Not needing more than a single unit for most objectives. And with the way pathfinding and the AI works in AoE this is quite difficult to pull off
I like it, I think other people like it too... Why does he have to downtalk his run and his skills? He´s like really grateful to be there I get it, but still he´s there so just enjoy it man^^
On January 07 2016 21:57 Lemartes wrote: I like it, I think other people like it too... Why does he have to downtalk his run and his skills? He´s like really grateful to be there I get it, but still he´s there so just enjoy it man^^
On January 07 2016 21:57 Lemartes wrote: I like it, I think other people like it too... Why does he have to downtalk his run and his skills? He´s like really grateful to be there I get it, but still he´s there so just enjoy it man^^
Nervous + things going wrong + 100k people watching
It was extra rough because he had no support on the couch and the hall was basically empty. Really sucks for him at least it made me want to play AoE with my gf on the weekend lol
Seeing DA:O crack open like this (and the Joining people not dying) feels so weird, I must have put 3-400 hours into this game on legitimate playthroughs, I'm usually hardly past Ostagar at this point rofl
On January 07 2016 22:32 Zealously wrote: Seeing DA:O crack open like this (and the Joining people not dying) feels so weird, I must have put 3-400 hours into this game on legitimate playthroughs, I'm usually hardly past Ostagar at this point rofl
Is zallard1's Super Punch Out run going to be blindfolded like it was last year? The schedule doesn't say, but it was one of my favorite runs last year. It's next
On January 08 2016 04:24 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: What's the pink/ red hair that they're wearing a reference of?
Well, I don't know for sure, but I'm going to go ahead and guess it's that one twitch emote that gets spammed in chat which looks like that. + Show Spoiler +
https://twitchemotes.com/emote/30
I think that one of them might even be the guy that's apparently on that emote, since he seems to be there if you look at his twitter (he also retweeted the picture of them that GDQ posted).
Mirrors edge is such a weird games to watch someone speedrun, at least that's how i feel. Some moves and stunts are really cool but then there are the stupid out-of-bounds-flying-around-in-space parts
Well, whatever, im out, even hilarious is not even close to this one. His fingers must be huge by all the muscles he must had build, or his fingers are deadly fast. As i said: Whatever. This is too crazy.
On January 08 2016 06:33 The_Red_Viper wrote: This is impressive, but also incredibly boring (and the music isn't good either) But yeah i thought guitar hero/rock band is hard
actually would prefer guitar hero/rock band
But this is super impressive nontheless just would have prefered Guitar hero. Can see the fingers better and better songs )
On January 08 2016 06:33 The_Red_Viper wrote: This is impressive, but also incredibly boring (and the music isn't good either) But yeah i thought guitar hero/rock band is hard
actually would prefer guitar hero/rock band
But this is super impressive nontheless just would have prefered Guitar hero. Can see the fingers better and better songs )
Well yeah me too, but i also played rockband/guitar hero back in the day :D
On January 08 2016 06:48 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: My friend is a top Stepmania player too; I've seen many of these before.
Always always always impressive
Did he explain to you how he can be able to actually do it? They mentioned muscle memory in the beginning, but there's must be more to it than that.. I mean, it's consistently >15 notes per second..
On January 08 2016 06:48 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: My friend is a top Stepmania player too; I've seen many of these before.
Always always always impressive
Did he explain to you how he can be able to actually do it? They mentioned muscle memory in the beginning, but there's must be more to it than that.. I mean, it's consistently >15 notes per second..
It's mainly muscle memory and amazing dexterity and reaction time and stamina. He's also really good at Dance Dance Revolution.
On January 08 2016 06:48 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: My friend is a top Stepmania player too; I've seen many of these before.
Always always always impressive
Did he explain to you how he can be able to actually do it? They mentioned muscle memory in the beginning, but there's must be more to it than that.. I mean, it's consistently >15 notes per second..
It's mainly muscle memory and amazing dexterity and reaction time and stamina. He's also really good at Dance Dance Revolution.
Inhuman ability to process information at high speeds.
On January 08 2016 06:57 greenelve wrote: Did i really heard 15hundred, means 1.500, actions per minute?
Yes. Keep in mind this is only 4 buttons and the same commands over and over again, so it's not comparable to how the APM is used in StarCraft, but it's still fucking crazy fast.
On January 08 2016 06:58 Baadbeat wrote: I don't even understand how he can read the arrows since they are always spinning! That was really impressive!
he either looks only at the middle and then delays the keypress by 0.x seconds or only at top/bottom when you actually have to press i assume (they are in the correct direction at top and bottom)
On January 08 2016 06:59 stuchiu wrote: this is literally all soularion has talked about for the last 2 years.
He plays Osu Mania to be exact. Same thing but different game. I think he's actually fairly legit at it too, like top 500 in Canada or something (maybe higher now?)
On January 08 2016 00:31 Geisterkarle wrote: Just got back from work. Any "awful games" worth checking out because of hilarity and/or commentary?
I saw the first 2 games, I was expecting Lagoon to be worse but the commentary is comfy and entertaining from start to finish. Lester run you can skip to the last minute of the run, has an amazing blooper in the final section. (Last minute is like 16:20 onwards).
On January 08 2016 00:31 Geisterkarle wrote: Just got back from work. Any "awful games" worth checking out because of hilarity and/or commentary?
I saw the first 2 games, I was expecting Lagoon to be worse but the commentary is comfy and entertaining from start to finish. Lester run you can skip to the last minute of the run, has an amazing blooper in the final section. (Last minute is like 16:20 onwards).
Escape from Atlantis, Utsurun Desu, Alphy Zylon and Animorphs were hilarious aweful.
Only saw games beginning with Indiana Jones in this block.
On January 08 2016 19:44 Rocket-Bear wrote: So they start this Banjo run with a few moves already learned because of a bug. Feels kinda like cheating tbh which is a shame.
I mean, if you use bugs and shit once you start the game it's fine. It was just that this bug started before the run started altogether, like the moves continuted from one file to another.
And if more runs do that, haven't seen any then fuck those games too. Don't think it's as common as you say.
On January 08 2016 19:57 Rocket-Bear wrote: I mean, if you use bugs and shit once you start the game it's fine. It was just that this bug started before the run started altogether
And if more runs do that, haven't seen any then fuck those games too. Don't think it's as common as you say.
Oh, i thought you meant using glitches and bugs overall during the run. My bad.
On January 08 2016 19:57 Rocket-Bear wrote: I mean, if you use bugs and shit once you start the game it's fine. It was just that this bug started before the run started altogether
And if more runs do that, haven't seen any then fuck those games too. Don't think it's as common as you say.
Oh, i thought you meant using glitches and bugs overall during the run. My bad.
Nah it's ok I wasn't clear enough
It's just weird that it's ok to use bugs before the game even started.
Im always hyped for these old rpg speedruns...but when they happening, they speedrun-glitch through the game and i get lost and its just screen after screen without common thread. :/
It's a donation incentive for Super Metroid, and has become the staple main donation incentive of these marathons. Last SGDQ I think it pulled in over 250k alone.
In super metroid at the end you can choose to save some animals from an exploding space station or not. It has become an AGDQ thing to have a donation war for whether to save frames or the animals.
On January 09 2016 00:30 TheNewEra wrote: Not sure if I survive pulling an all-nighter but whatever Can't miss SMB1, SMB2, OoT by ZFG, MM 100% and Super Mario Galaxy tonight
Yeah I'm watching a ton of VODs this weekend because I'm missing a lot of my favorite runs from today. VOD link has been up in the OP in case you need it
On January 09 2016 00:30 TheNewEra wrote: Not sure if I survive pulling an all-nighter but whatever Can't miss SMB1, SMB2, OoT by ZFG, MM 100% and Super Mario Galaxy tonight
Yeah I'm watching a ton of VODs this weekend because I'm missing a lot of my favorite runs from today. VOD link has been up in the OP in case you need it
Relevant to Metroid:
Yeah I know of the VOD thread. But I would hate to miss sooo many good runs especially when I don't have anything to do either way
On January 09 2016 00:30 TheNewEra wrote: Not sure if I survive pulling an all-nighter but whatever Can't miss SMB1, SMB2, OoT by ZFG, MM 100% and Super Mario Galaxy tonight
Yeah I'm watching a ton of VODs this weekend because I'm missing a lot of my favorite runs from today. VOD link has been up in the OP in case you need it
Relevant to Metroid:
Yeah I know of the VOD thread. But I would hate to miss sooo many good runs especially when I don't have anything to do either way
Haha guy on the couch is wearing a Path of Exile shirt! Also, the runner named the character Chris Wilson, which i assume is a reference to the creator of Path of Exile, neat!
At least these D1 and D2 runs are showing the difference between bugged/duped runs and 'normal' speedruns of games that are otherwise reasonably similar.
Its weird seeing pokemon runs without having werster trying his best to not have every other word coming out of his mouth be a curse, and only occasionally succeeding
On January 09 2016 04:09 Badboyrune wrote: Its weird seeing pokemon runs without having werster trying his best to not have every other word coming out of his mouth be a curse, and only occasionally succeeding
When did Werster last run a game at a GDQ? I somehow only remember Shenanagans running Pokemon at the last GDQ's.
On January 09 2016 04:09 Badboyrune wrote: Its weird seeing pokemon runs without having werster trying his best to not have every other word coming out of his mouth be a curse, and only occasionally succeeding
When did Werster last run a game at a GDQ? I somehow only remember Shenanagans running Pokemon at the last GDQ's.
I think 2 AGDQs ago... he actually would have hit a WR too if he hadn't slowed down to honor donations naming his Pokemon for him. It was epic, and I've never seen a speedrunner able to throw out as many statistics and probabilities and numbers as he did... it was really impressive. He was like the M2K of Pokemon. I think Werster's mouth got him in some trouble, but I don't know anything about him being officially banned (and he truly did *try* to censor himself).
On January 09 2016 04:30 Fazers wrote: I missed a lot this AGDQ. I followed previous AGDQ/SGDQ's religiously.
Anything I should watch specifically when catching up? Thanks!
I really enjoyed Battlekids, Crypt of the Necrodancer and Transformers ( though you have to like puns to enjoy it ). Apart from these runs I think Super Mario Maker is a must-see
I think Werster got banned because he kept hotel keys from the attendees after GDQ ended. I think he was tweeting pictures of the 80 or so he got. It made GDQ look bad.
On January 09 2016 04:30 Fazers wrote: I missed a lot this AGDQ. I followed previous AGDQ/SGDQ's religiously.
Anything I should watch specifically when catching up? Thanks!
I really enjoyed Battlekids, Crypt of the Necrodancer and Transformers ( though you have to like puns to enjoy it ). Apart from these runs I think Super Mario Maker is a must-see
+1 to the Super Mario Bros. block, especially Maker and Kaizo! Crypt of the Necrodancer is sick too.
On January 09 2016 04:30 Fazers wrote: I missed a lot this AGDQ. I followed previous AGDQ/SGDQ's religiously.
Anything I should watch specifically when catching up? Thanks!
I really enjoyed Battlekids, Crypt of the Necrodancer and Transformers ( though you have to like puns to enjoy it ). Apart from these runs I think Super Mario Maker is a must-see
+1 to the Super Mario Bros. block, especially Maker and Kaizo! Crypt of the Necrodancer is sick too.
Battle Kid 2 was the run of the marathon so far for me!
On January 09 2016 04:51 Plexa wrote: Runs that I can vouch for: - Battle Kid 2 - Transformers Devastation - Crypt of the Necrodancer - Stepmania - Super Mario Block - Megaman X race
On January 09 2016 04:51 Plexa wrote: Runs that I can vouch for: - Battle Kid 2 - Transformers Devastation - Crypt of the Necrodancer - Stepmania - Super Mario Block - Megaman X race
On January 09 2016 04:51 Plexa wrote: Runs that I can vouch for: - Battle Kid 2 - Transformers Devastation - Crypt of the Necrodancer - Stepmania - Super Mario Block - Megaman X race
Also Lion King with MexicanRunner imo
Also this pokemon confused RNG lol
Haven't seen Aladdin/Lion King but I've heard they were great
On January 09 2016 04:51 Plexa wrote: Runs that I can vouch for: - Battle Kid 2 - Transformers Devastation - Crypt of the Necrodancer - Stepmania - Super Mario Block - Megaman X race
So... when will we see Golden Sun at a GDQ?
Never. Game is too long for it to be accepted. Eventually MMBN1 will get accepted and it has a lot of similarities to GS1 in terms of strategies (i.e. heavy RNG manipulation)
On January 09 2016 05:52 Trumpet wrote: The truck. holy shit the truck. that blue glitch showcase just validated my childhood in a way I was never ready for.
Haha that was another example of ACE programming that into the game same as this:
On January 08 2016 19:44 Rocket-Bear wrote: So they start this Banjo run with a few moves already learned because of a bug. Feels kinda like cheating tbh which is a shame.
Just started watching the VOD... Honestly, I'm okay with it because I've been following the BK speedrunning scene for a while and it's always refreshing to see them finding new glitches and strategies that end up revolutionizing the run (like Reverse Bee Adventure mode, this all-move skip, etc.), or else this speedrun would be the same every year at AGDQ.
Great commentary/ narration while stiv does his thing, btw.
On January 08 2016 19:44 Rocket-Bear wrote: So they start this Banjo run with a few moves already learned because of a bug. Feels kinda like cheating tbh which is a shame.
Just started watching the VOD... Honestly, I'm okay with it because I've been following the BK speedrunning scene for a while and it's always refreshing to see them finding new glitches and strategies that end up revolutionizing the run (like Reverse Bee Adventure mode, this all-move skip, etc.), or else this speedrun would be the same every year at AGDQ.
Great commentary/ narration while stiv does his thing, btw.
Agreed. I also enjoyed it. I can see though why someone might dislike the way it's run now
On January 08 2016 19:44 Rocket-Bear wrote: So they start this Banjo run with a few moves already learned because of a bug. Feels kinda like cheating tbh which is a shame.
Just started watching the VOD... Honestly, I'm okay with it because I've been following the BK speedrunning scene for a while and it's always refreshing to see them finding new glitches and strategies that end up revolutionizing the run (like Reverse Bee Adventure mode, this all-move skip, etc.), or else this speedrun would be the same every year at AGDQ.
Great commentary/ narration while stiv does his thing, btw.
Agreed. I also enjoyed it. I can see though why someone might dislike the way it's run now
Considering how flawless stiv usually is, I was a little surprised about a few silly mistakes he made during the run, especially since he's been practicing. (I'm not particularly surprised at him messing up that Freezeezy glitch though, considering how difficult it really is.) He was getting upset with himself too.
On January 09 2016 10:14 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Haha well SM64 was earlier in the week with both a great 3-way race and then a hilarious multiplayer mod, if you haven't seen them yet
Ah ofc I've seen it I meant it more like: if SM64 would be in the series of games coming up now it would be the best possible order of games for me
On January 09 2016 10:23 Hier wrote: What's with "Kill the Animals"?
For Super Metroid runs there is an option to spend more time but save the animals on a soon to explode planet, or evacuate without sparing them. GDQ now have it as a donation incentive to either force the runner into putting more time into the run, or going as fast as possible without the impediment.
On January 09 2016 10:23 Hier wrote: What's with "Kill the Animals"?
In Super Metroid at the end you have the choice to save some animals which is the canon wayof doing it or you can ignore them which kills them. It saves roughly 20 seconds and is basically the "speedrun" way of completing it.
On January 09 2016 10:23 Hier wrote: What's with "Kill the Animals"?
On January 09 2016 00:21 Saechiis wrote: In super metroid at the end you can choose to save some animals from an exploding space station or not. It has become an AGDQ thing to have a donation war for whether to save frames or the animals.
On January 09 2016 10:14 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Haha well SM64 was earlier in the week with both a great 3-way race and then a hilarious multiplayer mod, if you haven't seen them yet
Ah ofc I've seen it I meant it more like: if SM64 would be in the series of games coming up now it would be the best possible order of games for me
Ah very true I'm definitely a sucker for OoT and MM, although I've never seen Master Quest version.
On January 09 2016 10:41 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Ah very true I'm definitely a sucker for OoT and MM, although I've never seen Master Quest version.
In Master Quest, every dungeon is changed to make it much harder. Besides the water temple, ofcourse its changed too, but remains as hard as it was before.
On January 09 2016 10:41 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Ah very true I'm definitely a sucker for OoT and MM, although I've never seen Master Quest version.
In Master Quest, every dungeon is changed to make it much harder. Besides the water temple, ofcourse its changed too, but remains as hard as it was before.
Haha okay thanks
This SMB2 run is close... Svenne's gotta relax though lol Edit nvm rofl
On January 09 2016 10:14 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Haha well SM64 was earlier in the week with both a great 3-way race and then a hilarious multiplayer mod, if you haven't seen them yet
Ah ofc I've seen it I meant it more like: if SM64 would be in the series of games coming up now it would be the best possible order of games for me
Ah very true I'm definitely a sucker for OoT and MM, although I've never seen Master Quest version.
I'm just happy that they have both again Last SGDQ I believe they only had the MM any% run on ds and OoT any% right? I'm happy that they have longer runs this time
On January 09 2016 10:14 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Haha well SM64 was earlier in the week with both a great 3-way race and then a hilarious multiplayer mod, if you haven't seen them yet
Ah ofc I've seen it I meant it more like: if SM64 would be in the series of games coming up now it would be the best possible order of games for me
Ah very true I'm definitely a sucker for OoT and MM, although I've never seen Master Quest version.
I'm just happy that they have both again Last SGDQ I believe they only had the MM any% run on ds and OoT any% right? I'm happy that they have longer runs this time
They had Twilight Princess, any % Majora's Mask 3D, original LoZ swordless, OoT any %, Wind Waker, and A Link to the Past: https://horaro.org/sgdq/2015 So yeah, this year's OoT and MM runs are longer
On January 09 2016 11:13 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Ocarina of Time has begun! Stellar couch/ commentary incoming... big fan of RunnerGuy and his blind run, in particular.
On January 09 2016 11:13 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Ocarina of Time has begun! Stellar couch/ commentary incoming... big fan of RunnerGuy and his blind run, in particular.
On January 09 2016 11:13 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Ocarina of Time has begun! Stellar couch/ commentary incoming... big fan of RunnerGuy and his blind run, in particular.
On January 09 2016 11:50 greenelve wrote: That guys leg, because of the color of his pants and ZFGs clothes, looks like a third arm is coming out of ZFGs shoulder. >.>
Yeah when the stream is windowed/ smaller instead of full screen, it looks like he has one hand on his hip while he's playing lefty LOL
On January 09 2016 12:10 PhoenixVoid wrote: I'm really curious how long it takes to figure out these bugs and exploits.
I'm more curious as to how they even figure it out at all.
It's actually pretty simple. Someone notices something odd, people try to do odd thing, once people can do odd thing they try doing odd thing in more places, occasionally clever people will analyse the odd thing in the memory to completely understand it.
On January 09 2016 12:10 PhoenixVoid wrote: I'm really curious how long it takes to figure out these bugs and exploits.
I'm more curious as to how they even figure it out at all.
It's actually pretty simple. Someone notices something odd, people try to do odd thing, once people can do odd thing they try doing odd thing in more places, occasionally clever people will analyse the odd thing in the memory to completely understand it.
There's no way that's pretty simple in practice, though!
On January 09 2016 13:22 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I did 100% Majora's Mask last summer. Took me 5 days casually playing it. Looking forward to watching it done in 5 hours.
On January 09 2016 13:22 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I did 100% Majora's Mask last summer. Took me 5 days casually playing it. Looking forward to watching it done in 5 hours.
On January 09 2016 13:22 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I did 100% Majora's Mask last summer. Took me 5 days casually playing it. Looking forward to watching it done in 5 hours.
shows how casual we are.
Yeah seriously x.x
The postman counts to ten in his mind. You have to give an input after exactly 10 secs ( which you do not see on display so you have to guess when the 10 secs are reached) to get his heartpiece which you have to collect in 100%. I've seen runs die to this because the runner needed 15 tries or more
On January 09 2016 13:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: What's hard about the postman?
On January 09 2016 13:32 BLinD-RawR wrote:
On January 09 2016 13:22 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I did 100% Majora's Mask last summer. Took me 5 days casually playing it. Looking forward to watching it done in 5 hours.
shows how casual we are.
Yeah seriously x.x
The postman counts to ten in his mind. You have to give an input after exactly 10 secs ( which you do not see on display so you have to guess when the 10 secs are reached) to get his heartpiece which you have to collect in 100%. I've seen runs die to this because the runner needed 15 tries or more
Yeah I know, but with the bunny hood the timer doesn't disappear... also, even with the timer gone, it's not that hard. It's never taken me more than 5 tries, and each try takes like 15 seconds. I guess that extra missed minute is a big deal in a speed run, but they could always just do it with the bunny hood and it's an easy first try?
On January 09 2016 13:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: What's hard about the postman?
On January 09 2016 13:32 BLinD-RawR wrote:
On January 09 2016 13:22 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I did 100% Majora's Mask last summer. Took me 5 days casually playing it. Looking forward to watching it done in 5 hours.
shows how casual we are.
Yeah seriously x.x
The postman counts to ten in his mind. You have to give an input after exactly 10 secs ( which you do not see on display so you have to guess when the 10 secs are reached) to get his heartpiece which you have to collect in 100%. I've seen runs die to this because the runner needed 15 tries or more
Yeah I know, but with the bunny hood the timer doesn't disappear... also, even with the timer gone, it's not that hard. It's never taken me more than 5 tries, and each try takes like 15 seconds. I guess that extra missed minute is a big deal in a speed run, but they could always just do it with the bunny hood and it's an easy first try?
In 100% you do the postman before you did the chicken minigame where you get the bunny hood. So they have to do postman blind
On January 09 2016 13:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: What's hard about the postman?
On January 09 2016 13:32 BLinD-RawR wrote:
On January 09 2016 13:22 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I did 100% Majora's Mask last summer. Took me 5 days casually playing it. Looking forward to watching it done in 5 hours.
shows how casual we are.
Yeah seriously x.x
The postman counts to ten in his mind. You have to give an input after exactly 10 secs ( which you do not see on display so you have to guess when the 10 secs are reached) to get his heartpiece which you have to collect in 100%. I've seen runs die to this because the runner needed 15 tries or more
Yeah I know, but with the bunny hood the timer doesn't disappear... also, even with the timer gone, it's not that hard. It's never taken me more than 5 tries, and each try takes like 15 seconds. I guess that extra missed minute is a big deal in a speed run, but they could always just do it with the bunny hood and it's an easy first try?
In 100% you do the postman before you did the chicken minigame where you get the bunny hood. So they have to do postman blind
On January 09 2016 16:19 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I'll watch the second half as a VOD tomorrow... falling asleep x.x If my second donation gets mentioned on stream, please let me know when!
I think I heard it now (3:18 AM). Was it by MathTeacher (or was it tutor?) and said something about a chance at the Zelda prize?
Just saw a vid of kaizo mario 3 damn I love how this guy never says a word, only expresions he makes with his body. Now to watch 2p1c run of Super Metroid. Its amazing u can always find something to watch. Also twitch chat seems useless to me. [I sense a soul in search of answers]
On January 09 2016 17:47 Tictock wrote: Majora's Mask is probably one of the odder games in the zelda series.
Well at least till Spirit Tracks was a thing.
Majoras mask is actually such a great game. If you haven't played it when you're older then I recommend it.
That game is so dark, as a kid I never realized it. But people commited suicide and a mother got her children stolen.
And then there are the sisters at Lon Lon Ranch. The older sister understands what's going on and what's about to happen with the moon crashing. But the younger sister doesn't. And she gives her sister "special milk" the day before the crash, and that special milk can be bought at the bar. So it's alcohol. Gets her younger sister drunk the same night the moon is gonna crash because she understand that they are going to die.
Just some examples but damn it's my favourite Zelda game for sure.
Lastly here's a really good game theory on Majoras mask if you haven't seen. If Link is actually dead in majoras mask
On January 09 2016 16:19 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I'll watch the second half as a VOD tomorrow... falling asleep x.x If my second donation gets mentioned on stream, please let me know when!
I think I heard it now (3:18 AM). Was it by MathTeacher (or was it tutor?) and said something about a chance at the Zelda prize?
Thanks but that wasn't me Should have been a second donation from DarkPlasmaBall, with another shout out to the Team Liquid community. I didn't mention my love of math ^^
On January 09 2016 23:09 malcram wrote: that's pretty damn good for a 1 week event.
yogscast's jingle jam was a month long and raised a little over 1m
edit: granted, the demographics are vastly different from what i can tell
Yeah but this will be the first recent AGDQ or SGDQ that hasn't raised more money than the previous year's, which is a bit sad. And it's not even close, really.
In the past there has been a massive upswing on the last day because the last few games have been crowd favorites like Super Mario 64, Zelda OoT, and Majora's Mask. Unfortunately, those are all over now, so it's up to TAS runs, killing/ saving the animals in Super Metroid (always good for donations), and FFIV. The viewership peaked at 200K several days ago, but it's only been at around 100-150K recently.
Its been a weird GDQ, its felt slightly off this year. I can't really place a finger on it. Maybe its the fact that they ran out of donations to read at one point and that a lot of the donations were $100+ instead of the usual constant torrent of $5-20.
I dunno, maybe the speedrunning hype is over, I dunno. Perhaps it is because PFC is US only and its being more publicized this year. Maybe the big donations are being held off for the last couple games?
I'm pretty sure they'll pull in at least 1 million this year. Actually, this year feels a little more sellout as well. Maybe that's what's turning people off? It seems to be at the levels that irked me personally form last year. I mean, this is a charity marathon, I don't really care about the the sponsors shoved in my face every 15 minutes.
for me agdq has lost their unique appeal. the firste two or three years where i followed it it has this touch of a nice community that loves what they are doing and celebrating themselves. since then they lost that appeal because they got bigger (less of a problem) and are less themselves. it doesnt help that there is a shit ton of drama involved everywhere and nothing of it is real drama and just a bunch of idiots being overly sensitive to everything.
Well there was the drama with SVG and Stiv. That seemed pretty real drama and I don't know how that guy isn't banned. Also, the number of donations read this year seems to be really down.
On January 10 2016 01:50 Antisocialmunky wrote: I dunno, maybe the speedrunning hype is over, I dunno. Perhaps it is because PFC is US only and its being more publicized this year. Maybe the big donations are being held off for the last couple games?
I'm pretty sure they'll pull in at least 1 million this year. Actually, this year feels a little more sellout as well. Maybe that's what's turning people off? It seems to be at the levels that irked me personally form last year. I mean, this is a charity marathon, I don't really care about the the sponsors shoved in my face every 15 minutes.
I think it's a mix between the games chosen and the lack of a Humble Bundle/ other big incentives to rally the opposing sides (like save vs. kill the animals).
I don't think the hype is over, and I don't think it's because of a little bickering.
On January 10 2016 01:50 Antisocialmunky wrote: I dunno, maybe the speedrunning hype is over, I dunno. Perhaps it is because PFC is US only and its being more publicized this year. Maybe the big donations are being held off for the last couple games?
I'm pretty sure they'll pull in at least 1 million this year. Actually, this year feels a little more sellout as well. Maybe that's what's turning people off? It seems to be at the levels that irked me personally form last year. I mean, this is a charity marathon, I don't really care about the the sponsors shoved in my face every 15 minutes.
I think it's a mix between the games chosen and the lack of a Humble Bundle/ other big incentives to rally the opposing sides (like save vs. kill the animals).
I don't think the hype is over, and I don't think it's because of a little bickering.
Yeah the hype certainly isn't over. Breaking 200k viewers for the first time this marathon is indicative of that. Something else is off. It's a combination of factors really. I'm most interested in seeing how the org com react to getting less than last year and whether they start making poor decisions or keep their cool.
Also think because the most popular speedrun streamers aka Siglemic and Cosmo aren't active anymore. Then a lot of other popular like AdamAK and Ennopp wasn't there.
But mainly because of Siglemic and Cosmo, they were really the face of speedrunning. ZFG is the closest to them. Trihex is cool too but didn't attract the same amount of viewers.
It probably didn't help that the really popular games like Mario64 and OoT / MM was in the graveyard shift for Europeans. More tend to donate during the runs they love.
On January 10 2016 01:50 Antisocialmunky wrote: I dunno, maybe the speedrunning hype is over, I dunno. Perhaps it is because PFC is US only and its being more publicized this year. Maybe the big donations are being held off for the last couple games?
I'm pretty sure they'll pull in at least 1 million this year. Actually, this year feels a little more sellout as well. Maybe that's what's turning people off? It seems to be at the levels that irked me personally form last year. I mean, this is a charity marathon, I don't really care about the the sponsors shoved in my face every 15 minutes.
I think it's a mix between the games chosen and the lack of a Humble Bundle/ other big incentives to rally the opposing sides (like save vs. kill the animals).
I don't think the hype is over, and I don't think it's because of a little bickering.
Yeah the hype certainly isn't over. Breaking 200k viewers for the first time this marathon is indicative of that. Something else is off. It's a combination of factors really. I'm most interested in seeing how the org com react to getting less than last year and whether they start making poor decisions or keep their cool.
Yeah I think they should just look at which incentives, sections of the marathons, and big donors contributed more vs. less money between these two years.
Also, I feel that certain speedrunners add incredible amounts of hype, and two of the biggest names were there last year iirc and not this year... Siglemic and Cosmo.
Firstly, Siglemic and Narcissa secondly shit like denying CalebHart a run because of admin crap, banning Werster from GDQs, making poor run choices etc all contribute a lot.
On January 10 2016 03:22 PhoenixVoid wrote: Closest race by far I believe.
Yeah slightly closer than the MMX race, which ended up being a little more one sided cuz the guy who was behind did a yolo strat right at the end to nudge ahead which failed.
yeah together with l4d2 this was the most boring imo. It's just like watching good people play the game, nothing special sorry. And the commentators wasn't super entertaining either
On January 10 2016 04:57 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: That's why the VODs link is in the OP... So you can sleep and then watch later!
Yeah but as I said earlier... I couldn't miss my favourite runs Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but I'm pretty sure they didn't read your donation. Atleast not during the MM run
On January 10 2016 04:57 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: That's why the VODs link is in the OP... So you can sleep and then watch later!
Yeah but as I said earlier... I couldn't miss my favourite runs Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but I'm pretty sure they didn't read your donation. Atleast not during the MM run
Thanks for letting me know! No big deal
I'll be donating twice more today before the marathon is over, but I don't think I'll bother writing a message for either one.
So much toxicity surrounding this ADGQ. People on the couches have been getting death threats/getting stalked if people thought they did a bad job. That's so fucked up.
Like Mirrored had to stop streaming and shit because of that. He talked a bit too much and realized that when Cosmo told him he wanted to talk a bit himself. Mirrored accepted it directly, nothing stupid at all. And yet he got so much shit he left the community pretty much
On January 10 2016 07:18 Yello wrote: ah joined in late for the TAS block. What was that game brain age? Just solving super simple equations while drawing fun stuff? Oo
Oh and is that Raelcun as the announcer right now?
It's a brain exercise type of game to keep your mind focused and working. You mostly see people turning old play these kind of games.
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
On January 10 2016 08:26 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: If someone can get the timestamp and post the link here, I'll post it in the OP along with the earlier shoutout to TL
On January 10 2016 08:26 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: If someone can get the timestamp and post the link here, I'll post it in the OP along with the earlier shoutout to TL
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
This has pretty much all the current IL times and Single segment runs.
I ended up stopping Wings of liberty brutal at 2:30:00 years back, that could be brought down to approx 2:25:xx with the same strats in my eyes and the biggest potential time saver would be strats on the dig to destroy the entire protoss base. That is the dream strat to knock down the time by minutes.
I could submit WoL, but im 99% certain it'll be denied if it's not LotV.
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
This has pretty much all the current IL times and Single segment runs.
I ended up stopping Wings of liberty brutal at 2:30:00 years back, that could be brought down to approx 2:25:xx with the same strats in my eyes and the biggest potential time saver would be strats on the dig to destroy the entire protoss base. That is the dream strat to knock down the time by minutes.
I could submit WoL, but im 99% certain it'll be denied if it's not LotV.
I'd vote for any Starcraft game, even Starcraft 64 lol
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
This has pretty much all the current IL times and Single segment runs.
I ended up stopping Wings of liberty brutal at 2:30:00 years back, that could be brought down to approx 2:25:xx with the same strats in my eyes and the biggest potential time saver would be strats on the dig to destroy the entire protoss base. That is the dream strat to knock down the time by minutes.
I could submit WoL, but im 99% certain it'll be denied if it's not LotV.
I'd vote for any Starcraft game, even Starcraft 64 lol
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
This has pretty much all the current IL times and Single segment runs.
I ended up stopping Wings of liberty brutal at 2:30:00 years back, that could be brought down to approx 2:25:xx with the same strats in my eyes and the biggest potential time saver would be strats on the dig to destroy the entire protoss base. That is the dream strat to knock down the time by minutes.
I could submit WoL, but im 99% certain it'll be denied if it's not LotV.
I'd vote for any Starcraft game, even Starcraft 64 lol
Games aren't chosen by the community
Oh right, I thought they took votes for some reason
On January 10 2016 06:47 Plexa wrote: So much toxicity surrounding this ADGQ. People on the couches have been getting death threats/getting stalked if people thought they did a bad job. That's so fucked up.
There's been so much negativity this year around GDQ this year :\
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
This has pretty much all the current IL times and Single segment runs.
I ended up stopping Wings of liberty brutal at 2:30:00 years back, that could be brought down to approx 2:25:xx with the same strats in my eyes and the biggest potential time saver would be strats on the dig to destroy the entire protoss base. That is the dream strat to knock down the time by minutes.
I could submit WoL, but im 99% certain it'll be denied if it's not LotV.
I'd vote for any Starcraft game, even Starcraft 64 lol
Games aren't chosen by the community
Oh right, I thought they took votes for some reason
Ya, it's a small council of people that decide on the final game list.
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
This has pretty much all the current IL times and Single segment runs.
I ended up stopping Wings of liberty brutal at 2:30:00 years back, that could be brought down to approx 2:25:xx with the same strats in my eyes and the biggest potential time saver would be strats on the dig to destroy the entire protoss base. That is the dream strat to knock down the time by minutes.
I could submit WoL, but im 99% certain it'll be denied if it's not LotV.
I'd vote for any Starcraft game, even Starcraft 64 lol
I think people would start to ask for their donations back
On January 10 2016 08:29 Die4Ever wrote: We gotta try to get a Starcraft game in the next event. Anyone speedrun SC, BW, WoL, HotS, or LotV?
WoL and HotS have been done, LotV was not in because the cutoff date for submissions was before the release date (mentioned earlier in the thread). I hope someone is looking to do a LotV run for next time.
Has there been any further optimization on WoL or HotS? I would hope they're much faster now than they were years ago.
This has pretty much all the current IL times and Single segment runs.
I ended up stopping Wings of liberty brutal at 2:30:00 years back, that could be brought down to approx 2:25:xx with the same strats in my eyes and the biggest potential time saver would be strats on the dig to destroy the entire protoss base. That is the dream strat to knock down the time by minutes.
I could submit WoL, but im 99% certain it'll be denied if it's not LotV.
I'd vote for any Starcraft game, even Starcraft 64 lol
I think people would start to ask for their donations back
I wonder if TAS on Starcraft 64 would be interesting lol
uhoh, we're playing unpatched with the super long loading screens? lol, I remember when this game first came out, and like 50% of the thumbnails for the streams on twitch were of the loading screen
I like the micro-optimization of him typing in the character name, where he skipped the N and scrolled back to enter it later since he was on the other side of the keyboard lol
On January 10 2016 10:19 Die4Ever wrote: uhoh, we're playing unpatched with the super long loading screens? lol, I remember when this game first came out, and like 50% of the thumbnails for the streams on twitch were of the loading screen
On January 10 2016 10:35 Die4Ever wrote: I like the micro-optimization of him typing in the character name, where he skipped the N and scrolled back to enter it later since he was on the other side of the keyboard lol
On standardized tests (where you bubble your name in on Scantrons), I would always fill in the letters of my name out of order because some of the letters' positions were closer than others. Saved me some frames on my exams
On January 10 2016 10:51 BLinD-RawR wrote: fuck loading screens, this is just hilarious, I sincerely hope nobody has to go through this shit in DS3 when it comes out on the PS4
hopefully DS3 will come out for PC anyways, so it can't be as bad as this lol
On January 10 2016 10:51 BLinD-RawR wrote: fuck loading screens, this is just hilarious, I sincerely hope nobody has to go through this shit in DS3 when it comes out on the PS4
hopefully DS3 will come out for PC anyways, so it can't be as bad as this lol
It's getting a same date release on PC along with consoles.
50 minutes would have been a better estimate for the runner. Besides, most speed runs usually end around 5 minutes earlier than the expected time, which is where he's around now at the game's end.
Kind of wish they had a good any% run on the newest patch (way better load screens). I'd like to see a 100% run as well although that would be too long for a GDQ.
On January 10 2016 11:08 TheEmulator wrote: Kind of wish they had a good any% run on the newest patch (way better load screens). I'd like to see a 100% run as well although that would be too long for a GDQ.
True, we really needed a 100% run. Not a 3 boss run while duping items. Kinda disappointed.
While waiting on super metroid, what runs would people recommend to go back and see Vod wise for AGDQ 2016? Besides say the mario blocks and the PC shooter blocks.
On January 10 2016 11:18 KingDime wrote: While waiting on super metroid, what runs would people recommend to go back and see Vod wise for AGDQ 2016? Besides say the mario blocks and the PC shooter blocks.
On January 10 2016 11:18 KingDime wrote: While waiting on super metroid, what runs would people recommend to go back and see Vod wise for AGDQ 2016? Besides say the mario blocks and the PC shooter blocks.
Ocarina of Time and Majora's mask were sick
Agreed, as was Super Monkey Ball, Stepmania, Punch Out/ Super Punch Out, and a few others
On January 10 2016 11:18 KingDime wrote: While waiting on super metroid, what runs would people recommend to go back and see Vod wise for AGDQ 2016? Besides say the mario blocks and the PC shooter blocks.
Ocarina of Time and Majora's mask were sick
Agreed, as was Super Monkey Ball, Stepmania, Punch Out/ Super Punch Out, and a few others
Crypt of the Necrodancer too and Mario Maker was really cool
This 1 is turning out to be more technical / competitive than I expected, usually it turns out into a goofy fest, which is pretty good as well for end of event relaxation.
On January 10 2016 11:08 TheEmulator wrote: Kind of wish they had a good any% run on the newest patch (way better load screens). I'd like to see a 100% run as well although that would be too long for a GDQ.
True, we really needed a 100% run. Not a 3 boss run while duping items. Kinda disappointed.
Think it was 4 bosses unless you aren't counting the shadows as a boss since they weren't triggered to actually do anything, lol.
As an (early) conclusion to this event I have to admit I feel like we have had more 'great' runs than at some of the previous GDQ's. After seeing the games list for this AGDQ for the first time I was a bit disappointed. Somehow the list felt subpar. But after watching the whole week I somehow have the impression that this GDQ, atleast the runs and the commentary, was top-notch and way better than expected at first.
Ok, let's check what I liked... I missed a few that I will rewatch, but those I already saw.
Splatoon (was surprised, but was really entertaining!) Transformers (those puns... omg! ) Lion King (MexicanRunner, nuff said... and his singing! ) Hotline Miami (really fast and great commentary) Crypt of the Necrodancer (incredible thing...) Super Metroid (Any% 2p1c) (I can't do that with two hands...) Ink (entertaining and I'm an old SuperMeatBoy fan...) Gimmick (always incredible!) Battletoads (especially the blind folded part ... even if he didn't make it) Castlevania (Whip Only) (I hated the game already WITH items...) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Blindfolded) (SO INTENSE!!!) Pokemon Blue (Glitch Showcase) (where is the game??? oh, behind those fractures...) Shovel Knight (great race!) Final Fantasy IV (ah, the memories...)
There is quite a few I have to VOD. The Super Mario part, the TAS, ... damn, I have no time for all that
A shame it's over again, i have a ton of vods to watch due to me missing a lot of time because of time difference though. My favourites were Tony Hawk, Kingdom Hearts (because of Disney songs singing), Hotline, Lion King, Resident Evil and Goof Trap
On January 10 2016 17:09 Geisterkarle wrote: Well that's it
Ok, let's check what I liked... I missed a few that I will rewatch, but those I already saw.
Splatoon (was surprised, but was really entertaining!) Transformers (those puns... omg! ) Lion King (MexicanRunner, nuff said... and his singing! ) Hotline Miami (really fast and great commentary) Crypt of the Necrodancer (incredible thing...) Super Metroid (Any% 2p1c) (I can't do that with two hands...) Ink (entertaining and I'm an old SuperMeatBoy fan...) Gimmick (always incredible!) Battletoads (especially the blind folded part ... even if he didn't make it) Castlevania (Whip Only) (I hated the game already WITH items...) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Blindfolded) (SO INTENSE!!!) Pokemon Blue (Glitch Showcase) (where is the game??? oh, behind those fractures...) Shovel Knight (great race!) Final Fantasy IV (ah, the memories...)
There is quite a few I have to VOD. The Super Mario part, the TAS, ... damn, I have no time for all that
Battle kid 2 / super mario maker was great as well and would recommend it to anyone who missed it
The race in super mario maker wasn't very intense but was interesting to see the some of the best mario players play new maps for them and see their reactions to stuff and their puzzle solving
I missed far more than I wanted to, but I got to watch most of the Mario games, mk8, and some great races. I have a lot of vod watching to do. And it saddens me that ff tactics was not voted best ff game. 2/4 and 3/6 are close, but man that game..... So much fun. I wonder if I can buy it on ps4 virtual console. I mean they must have old games for sale on their right? I've never looked.... Brb checking lol
Some people recommend the blind-folded punch-out race. While it is obviously super impressive, the fact that you need sound cues made it a horrible game to race in my opinion. The audience forced to be silent the for entire game (and couldn't cheer after a TKO (or even worse, after the first Tyson), kinda killed the hype. When I compare it to the blind-folded races of previous AGDQs it just felt dull. (Another reason might be that in previous AGDQs every round was more than what you expected (at least the later rounds), this year Tyson going down was kinda expected I think?)
They had to do something to spice it up. the blindfold punch out is a popular run but after improving it over several events it can now just be done. Making it a race was the logical next step imo, there isn't a lot you can go from here tho.
On January 11 2016 01:10 Keniji wrote: Some people recommend the blind-folded punch-out race. While it is obviously super impressive, the fact that you need sound cues made it a horrible game to race in my opinion. The audience forced to be silent the for entire game (and couldn't cheer after a TKO (or even worse, after the first Tyson), kinda killed the hype. When I compare it to the blind-folded races of previous AGDQs it just felt dull. (Another reason might be that in previous AGDQs every round was more than what you expected (at least the later rounds), this year Tyson going down was kinda expected I think?)
I think last year's SPO blindfolded run by Zallard was even better than this year's PO race, but I liked this year's too.
During a blindfolded race, the runners can't even speak between rounds because they don't want to interrupt their opponents. At least last year, Zallard could talk in between fights.
On January 10 2016 21:58 Varanice wrote: Was there no bonus stream this time?
They said that there will be one. Check it in the evening or so. There was something about "Arby's" is the key that the bonus stream is going online...
On January 11 2016 01:15 Gorsameth wrote: They had to do something to spice it up. the blindfold punch out is a popular run but after improving it over several events it can now just be done. Making it a race was the logical next step imo, there isn't a lot you can go from here tho.
On January 11 2016 01:15 Gorsameth wrote: They had to do something to spice it up. the blindfold punch out is a popular run but after improving it over several events it can now just be done. Making it a race was the logical next step imo, there isn't a lot you can go from here tho.
2 players 1 controller!
you mean 4 players 1 controller blindfolded Like the MM run
On January 11 2016 01:15 Gorsameth wrote: They had to do something to spice it up. the blindfold punch out is a popular run but after improving it over several events it can now just be done. Making it a race was the logical next step imo, there isn't a lot you can go from here tho.
2 players 1 controller!
you mean 4 players 1 controller blindfolded Like the MM run
I wonder what the next great blindfolded run will be... I think Ocarina of Time is #1 by a significant amount, and I can't even imagine what other game could realistically be run blindfolded that could top that.
On January 11 2016 01:15 Gorsameth wrote: They had to do something to spice it up. the blindfold punch out is a popular run but after improving it over several events it can now just be done. Making it a race was the logical next step imo, there isn't a lot you can go from here tho.
2 players 1 controller!
you mean 4 players 1 controller blindfolded Like the MM run
I wonder what the next great blindfolded run will be... I think Ocarina of Time is #1 by a significant amount, and I can't even imagine what other game could realistically be run blindfolded that could top that.
well RG was working hard on doing it blindfolded... not sure about how long that would take though
On January 10 2016 17:09 Geisterkarle wrote: Well that's it
Ok, let's check what I liked... I missed a few that I will rewatch, but those I already saw.
Splatoon (was surprised, but was really entertaining!) Transformers (those puns... omg! ) Lion King (MexicanRunner, nuff said... and his singing! ) Hotline Miami (really fast and great commentary) Crypt of the Necrodancer (incredible thing...) Super Metroid (Any% 2p1c) (I can't do that with two hands...) Ink (entertaining and I'm an old SuperMeatBoy fan...) Gimmick (always incredible!) Battletoads (especially the blind folded part ... even if he didn't make it) Castlevania (Whip Only) (I hated the game already WITH items...) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Blindfolded) (SO INTENSE!!!) Pokemon Blue (Glitch Showcase) (where is the game??? oh, behind those fractures...) Shovel Knight (great race!) Final Fantasy IV (ah, the memories...)
There is quite a few I have to VOD. The Super Mario part, the TAS, ... damn, I have no time for all that
Battle kid 2 / super mario maker was great as well and would recommend it to anyone who missed it
The race in super mario maker wasn't very intense but was interesting to see the some of the best mario players play new maps for them and see their reactions to stuff and their puzzle solving
On January 10 2016 17:09 Geisterkarle wrote: Well that's it
Ok, let's check what I liked... I missed a few that I will rewatch, but those I already saw.
Splatoon (was surprised, but was really entertaining!) Transformers (those puns... omg! ) Lion King (MexicanRunner, nuff said... and his singing! ) Hotline Miami (really fast and great commentary) Crypt of the Necrodancer (incredible thing...) Super Metroid (Any% 2p1c) (I can't do that with two hands...) Ink (entertaining and I'm an old SuperMeatBoy fan...) Gimmick (always incredible!) Battletoads (especially the blind folded part ... even if he didn't make it) Castlevania (Whip Only) (I hated the game already WITH items...) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Blindfolded) (SO INTENSE!!!) Pokemon Blue (Glitch Showcase) (where is the game??? oh, behind those fractures...) Shovel Knight (great race!) Final Fantasy IV (ah, the memories...)
There is quite a few I have to VOD. The Super Mario part, the TAS, ... damn, I have no time for all that
Battle kid 2 / super mario maker was great as well and would recommend it to anyone who missed it
The race in super mario maker wasn't very intense but was interesting to see the some of the best mario players play new maps for them and see their reactions to stuff and their puzzle solving
You mean twitch plays super mario maker right?
Battle kid 2 was awesome.
I liked the Super Mario Maker races in particular... both the blind (non-practiced, not blindfolded) and practiced ones.
On January 10 2016 23:04 Alur wrote: My favorite runs were mario maker (custom level blind race is a really cool concept) and Ori (good commentary, exciting race and beautiful game).
Mario maker was great. Kaizo Mario Bros 3 was also amazing.
I remember paying him $10 to do a full 120 star run when he had ~30 viewers in like 2010 lol. I'd just found out about speedrunning and had found him..resetting for like 3 hours straight.
Reddit got really mad about that but it's not at all a huge deal. a) Races aren't really that competitive, sure you want to win but they're mostly for fun b) The runners are friends and they know there's no ill will between them c) skudj was never in that race to win it, it was always Andy's to lose (you can see that by their selection of strategies and their respective best times in the category) merely wanted to do it for a good run and the fact that he was the guy who worked out how to make that route possible
now watching the Ori and the blind forest race cause I couldn't watch it live. Just gotta say, the game soundtrack is amazing. Especially the soundtrack of the ruins escape. I think I'll just buy the whole soundtrack to listen to it while laddering, so relaxing. Also really cool race with good explanatory commentary.
1. Unpatched game 2. Exploits over exploits 3. Fighting defenseless bosses 4. dupe-glitching 5. switching characters mid-run
I'm sure the all bosses category will be more of a show, has anyone seen those runs? All bosses including DLC should be an absolute treat, like the Dark Souls pyromancy run or the DS2 all bosses run.
I haven't seen many Bloodborne runners, but for what it's worth Elajjaz is an all bosses runner and that's very entertaining. He does Dark Souls as well from what I've seen.
Twitch.tv/Elajjaz (he's on right now at time of posting)
On January 12 2016 00:46 DickMcFanny wrote: The Bloodborne run is such a chore to watch.
1. Unpatched game 2. Exploits over exploits 3. Fighting defenseless bosses 4. dupe-glitching 5. switching characters mid-run
I'm sure the all bosses category will be more of a show, has anyone seen those runs? All bosses including DLC should be an absolute treat, like the Dark Souls pyromancy run or the DS2 all bosses run.
Bloodborne was one of the runs I was most hyped for, but any% on the unpatched game was boring and the cannon incentive was a joke.
Hopefully there'll be a good All Bosses run at the next event, I'm sure bloodborne has been one of the most viewed games on SRL pretty consistently.
On January 12 2016 00:46 DickMcFanny wrote: The Bloodborne run is such a chore to watch.
1. Unpatched game 2. Exploits over exploits 3. Fighting defenseless bosses 4. dupe-glitching 5. switching characters mid-run
I'm sure the all bosses category will be more of a show, has anyone seen those runs? All bosses including DLC should be an absolute treat, like the Dark Souls pyromancy run or the DS2 all bosses run.
Bloodborne was one of the runs I was most hyped for, but any% on the unpatched game was boring and the cannon incentive was a joke.
Hopefully there'll be a good All Bosses run at the next event, I'm sure bloodborne has been one of the most viewed games on SRL pretty consistently.
I was pretty hyped for this run too, like Dark Souls 1 and 2, but it turned out pretty anti climatic. For different reasons. But exploits and glitches in all colors and tastes are what any% is in any game. So atleast this part had to be expected.
Lester the Unlikely is an aweful game, but the idea of a regular guy with regular fears and then get kissed by a girl for boosting his confindence and testeron is so over the top, the idea itself isnt that bad at all in my eyes.
AGDQ 2016 speedrunning marathon earns over $1.2 million for charity.
Annual gaming-themed speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick has wrapped up its 2016 event with over $1.2 million in viewer donations, marking the third year in a row that the event has earned over $1 million for charity.
Proceeds earned during the livestreamed marathon benefit the Prevent Cancer Foundation, an organization promoting cancer awareness, early detection, and prevention.
The Awesome Games Done Quick marathon, jointly produced in a collaboration between the Speed Demos Archive and Speed Runs Live online communities, gathers many of the world’s top speedrunners for a week-long exhibition of superior gaming skill. Participants are unpaid volunteers, and many travel to Games Done Quick events at their own expense.
During the course of the event, featured speedrunners attempt record-breaking gaming feats while employing little-known glitches in order to achieve faster completion times. In addition to showcasing speedruns of classic games, the event also features multiplayer races between notable speedrunners as well as a variety of unconventional gameplay challenges promoted as donation incentives.
Throughout Awesome Games Done Quick, viewers may donate to the Prevent Cancer Foundation for a chance to win dozens of unique and one-of-a-kind prizes donated by fans, artists, and gaming publishers. Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 earned a total of $1,208,022 in donations between January 3rd and January 10th.
Games featured at Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 include classics like Metroid Prime, Mega Man X, and Super Mario World, along with newer fare like Splatoon, The Talos Principle, and Rayman Legends. This year’s event also hosted a new world record speedrun for the indie PC game Velocity 2X.
Other notable feats seen at AGDQ 2016 include a Super Metroid speedrun conducted by two players using one controller and a Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out race in which both players successfully completed the game while blindfolded, using only audio cues to defeat a notoriously difficult series of opponents.
The next Games Done Quick event, Summer Games Done Quick 2016, will be held between July 3rd and July 9th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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