The world's best speedrunners have raised over $290,000 in just two days.
We're continuing through the week with the return of Summer Games Done Quick. This year's SGDQ airs during July 4th week and unites the world's top speedrunners to run through some of the biggest games of the past and present. As always, they'll do it for charity in front of a worldwide audience on Twitch.
Summer Games Done Quick 2024 is coming to you from the Hilton Minneapolis Downtown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Most of this year's runners are on site for live runs, though a few will be checking in virtually for some remote runs. This year's event is raising money for Doctors Without Borders. After two days, the runners have raised over $290,000. Shacknews will be watching all week and we'll make sure to bring you the daily schedule each day. Plus, we're making sure to highlight the biggest runs worth watching.
Before we get to the schedule, let's look at a highlight from Day 2. DANCE PARTY!
You can watch all of the action in the embed below!
Summer Games Done Quick 2024: Day 3 schedule
Here's the full schedule for Day 3, taken from the Games Done Quick website, along with a handful of runs to check out. These times may change depending on how many runs go either long or short, but keep an eye on the comments for the latest updates.
| Time (All Times PT) | Game | Run | Runner(s) | Target Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:04 AM | Wario Land | Any% - Virtual Boy | swordsmankirby | 22:00 |
| 6:36 AM | Dodo Peak | All Levels, NG+ - PC | Uncle Slam | 29:00 |
| 7:20 AM | Ninja Gaiden | Any% - NES | The Retro Runner | 15:00 |
| 7:50 AM | Little Samson | Any% Easy (No Oob) - Famicom | Ryan Ford | 16:00 |
| 8:23 AM | Mega Man X5 | Any% - PS | Starwin | 27:00 |
| 9:05 AM | Mega Man 4 | Any% - NES | ColonelFatso | 43:00 |
| 9:55 AM | Sunset Riders | Beat the Game (Co-op) Normal | JackRock, Space Coast Gaming | 25:00 |
| 10:27 AM | Chibi-Robo! | 1v1 Lockout Bingo Race | Kobazco, Jaxler | 28:00 |
| 11:20 AM | Sonic Robo Blast 2 | Sonic (All Emeralds) - PC | Argick | 40:00 |
| 11:57 AM | Katamari Forever | All Goals (Any) | Harutomo | 1:00:00 |
| 1:04 PM | Blazing Chrome | Arcade Mode (Normal) Gun | Kirthar | 30:00 |
| 1:41 PM | Astral Chain | Any% - Switch | Ratyu | 45:00 |
| 2:41 PM | Quake 2 Enhanced | N64 Maps/Easy/100% Kills/100% Secrets - PC | Greenalink | 38:00 |
| 3:31 PM | Dishonored | Glitchless - PC | FOK | 30:00 |
| 4:15 PM | Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | Any% - PC | tapioca | 1:30:00 |
| 5:52 PM | Mass Effect | Any% NG+ - PC | Sanjan | 1:08:00 |
| 7:25 PM | Outer Wilds | 100% Base Game Shipless - PC | ptminsker | 1:15:00 |
| 8:55 PM | Undertale Yellow | True Pacifist - PC | KyoshiCadre | 1:17:00 |
| 10:29 PM | My Friendly Neighborhood | CEO% - PC | Slyton | 38:00 |
| 11:14 PM | Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals | Any% No Major Glitches/No Manipulation - SNES | puwexll | 4:20:00 |
| 3:53 AM | Gunbrella | Any% - PC | Ozmourn | 1:00:00 |
| 5:00 AM | Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves | Episode 1 - PS3 | Nave357 | 1:00:00 |
9:55AM - Sunset Riders
Normally, Games Done Quick turns to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when it comes time for some classic arcade action. For this year, they remembered the old-school Sunset Riders from Konami. Come relive this game from the arcade glory days with this co-op run.
1:41PM - Astral Chain
Source: PlatinumGames
PlatinumGames' hits are always a treat when they come to GDQ. With that said, it isn't often we see the Switch-exclusive Astral Chain. Come enjoy this underrated hack-and-slasher, which is about to celebrate its fifth anniversary.
2:41PM - Quake 2
Source: Bethesda Softworks
We wouldn't want to betray our roots as a Quake fansite by overlooking this exciting GDQ run of the recently released Quake 2 remaster. This will feature the previously unreleased N64 maps, so come check out this run through some of the rarely seen corners of this all-time classic.
Summer Games Done Quick 2024 will take place from now through Saturday, July 6. For more, check out the Games Done Quick website and be sure to come back all week to Shacknews for more on this week's marathon.
Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?
