If you pay attention to any sort of social media buzz, you've surely seen that Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 is now underway. For the handful of you in the dark, this is a bi-annual event with a nonstop barrage of video game speedruns held to raise funds for charities such as Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation. An ongoing Twitch stream shows off the gameplay (complete with commentary) and the status of the donations so far.
Games Done Quick events tend to have a lot of entertainment value if you care about seeing the likes of Super Mario Bros. and other classics played on an expert level. There are also a lot of runs that take advantage of oddities like super specific glitches, offering up strategies you may have never seen before. Every now and then the runners or commentators are pretty humorous as well. There might be some awkward moments here and there, but the positives (such as helping raise millions of dollars for great causes) outweigh such issues significantly.
Regardless, I seem to have less time than ever before these days. I kicked off the year by watching hours and hours of Mega Man X playthroughs, and I feel it would be irresponsible of me to fire up the AGDQ stream. I'm very curious to see what's in store — and the Prevent Cancer cause is one that's very close to my heart — but I'm going to have to admire it from afar for now. I'm sure there will be plenty of can't-miss highlights to pour over when I feel I can spare the time.
I might not be able to hang out in the stream, but I hope that Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 is a great success.
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