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Awesome Games Done Quick starts in exactly 7 days! (Jan 5th to 11th) (programming.dev)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/speedrun

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Schedule: https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/52

Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As someone who doesn't follow speedrunning outside of the occasional summoning salt video, what runs are worth watching our what are you all particularly interested in?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Games you've played before are definitely easier to watch and appreciate. But sometimes my favorite run at a GDQ is something I wasn't aware of before, and the run just pops off with good skill and commentary.

Super Meat Boy is always an impressive watch. Castlevania games, F-Zero, Mario, Sonic, Donkey Kong.

Also if you wanna laugh, watch the "Awful Games Done Quick" block, starting with Superman 64 and ending with Kevin Costner's Waterworld

[–] itsprobablyfine 3 points 1 week ago

I legitimately didn't 'get' speed running until seeing his videos. What a wonderful storyteller. I mean, I still have absolutely no interest in doing it myself (I'm the kind of gamer that kind of forgets the plot and just explores) but I appreciate the scene for sure now