The weeklong speedrunning marathon Superior Video games Carried out Fast 2025 wrapped up within the wee hours of Sunday morning, and organizers say it managed to drag in a complete of $2,556,305 for Forestall Most cancers Basis.
As could possibly be anticipated, the occasion in Pittsburgh introduced a great mixture of ability and silliness: there was a Loopy Taxi speedrun that includes a stay band; FunkopotamusWes performed the piano throughout his run of New Tremendous Mario Bros. Wii, utilizing his head and ft to manage the sport through movement controls; and Dr. Doot did an Elden Ring bosses speedrun utilizing an electrical saxophone. Sure, the saxophone did make little doot doot sounds all the time.
The marathon ran repeatedly from January 5-12, so there are various, many extra nice moments moreover these to compensate for if you happen to missed it. All the things may be discovered on the Games Done Quick YouTube channel.
AGDQ is one in every of a number of charity-focused occasions held by Video games Carried out Fast yearly, and the subsequent one, Back to Black is developing in February. Highlighting Black hosts and speedrunners, that occasion (Feb 6-9) will increase cash for the racial justice nonprofit, Race Ahead. Over time, Video games Carried out Fast has raised greater than $54 million for numerous charities together with Forestall Most cancers Basis and Medical doctors With out Borders. AGDQ raised about $2.5 million during its marathon final yr, too.
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