A week long marathon of speed runners from all around the world will come together to raise money for charity.

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    11 months ago

    Hey, cool. I’ve never actually watched one live, thank you. I think I know what my around-the-house background video is gonna be for a few days.

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    11 months ago

    I’m glad they’re back to in person events, their online stuff didn’t kept my interest over the past couple of years.

    Looking forward to this event

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      11 months ago

      The only thing that was fun to see were mostly the vr stuff for me. You normally don’t see that during a in person event.

      But yeah, in person is way better. I can’t wait for it to start!

    • InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      I agree. It never really felt like there was anything to differentiate the agdq and sgdq events from their daily shows while everything was remote. It just never felt the same without everyone playing on the couch.

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      11 months ago

      I liked the online events because it was easier for them to get runners from around the world to participate. Also, I think the rhythm game showcases would have never happened without the online-only GDQs.

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        11 months ago

        They do online programming all week these days, and there’s something special about the in-perwon energy.

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      11 months ago

      Why’d they ban him? Just watched the end and it sounds like they all expected to be banned.

      • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 months ago

        It’s not super clear, but probably for ignoring directions from the organizers who tried to get him to stop impersonating Owen Wilson (for some reason) and stop telling people to tweet @AirCanada.

        I think the ban has run out and he can submit runs again by now, but these are the kind of petty grudges I like to hold!

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      11 months ago

      I remember that run, that was really fun.

      They’ve been pretty corporate since around 2016 but I feel like they stopped being so strict lately. The past few years have been fun, no major drama IIRC and they’ve gotten more chill in general.

    • FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I remember the crowd made a walauigi dying sound and a narrator said something about jumping in front of a bus. I started watching GDQ in 2015.

      Sone of those people beat games I never got around to beating.

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    11 months ago

    I haven’t watched one of these in years now.

    Which runs/races are y’all looking forward to?

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      11 months ago

      There is a literal DOG doing a speedrun of Gyromite on Tuesday

      https://youtu.be/IvShUE5zIXE?si=uWRhqoiiCXvIu14g

      Also any Doom game is always worth watching! Also Donkey Kong or Sonic games

      And the awful games block is always hilarious, I think starting Wednesday night / Thursday morning with Beetlejuice, and running all the way to Skator Gator 3D, I know Virtual Hydlide is a funny one in there, and Skull Island: Rise of Kong is one of the newest games ever featured in an awful games block

      The schedule is a bit easier to read and Ctrl+f here: https://horaro.org/agdq/2024

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      11 months ago

      Tunic, The Typing of the Dead, Pitfall, Worms Reloaded, Cassette Beasts, Legend of Zelda, TMNT Aracde, Bluey, SMB2 USA, TASBot, Shovel Knight Treasure Trove, Kirby, Castlevania 3, Celeste, Super Mario Maker 2, SMB Wonder, Mario Kart 64, SMB Lost Levels, Lies of P, BG3.

      And I plan on waking up early for tbcr’s Fort BOyard: The Challenge. Former coworker of mine and just enjoy his runs and the silliness it brings. Yourself?

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        11 months ago

        Worms speedruns in the past have been really cool, definitely looking forward to that. And Mario 2 is always amazing.