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Awesome Games Done Quick's charity video game marathon starts Sunday
Looking for a fun, exciting and altruistic way to kick off the new year? Try watching people beat a ton of classic video games at record speed for charity. Awesome Games Done Quick 2017 kick off on January 8th -- a week long speedrunning marathon that raises funds for charities like Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
Watch your favorite games quickly conquered for charity here!
It's the long holiday weekend, we're smack dab in the middle of the summer drought for big game releases and you want to make it to Tuesday with all your fingers intact. That basically rules out lighting fireworks or playing a new game. And, let's face it, the chances of you actually playing anything you bought during the Steam summer sale are slim, at best. What's there to do? How about plopping down and watching a ton of video games beaten in record time, for charity?
'Mega Man' stars in charity speedrunning marathon this weekend
Are you ready to watch 160 hours of people playing through video games incredibly quickly? Then grab some snacks, coffee and a spot in the most comfortable seat in your house because Summer Games Done Quick returns this weekend to sate all your vicarious speed-running desires. Games on tap include the ultra-tough Demon's Souls and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze as well as classic fare like The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Tetris: The Grand Master Series, multiple Mega Mans and Super Metroid. If you need a schedule to plan your holiday weekend around, that lives over on the Games Done Quick homepage.
Live speedrunning marathon raises $1.2 million for charity
Games Done Quick offers exactly what its name promises: a marathon of video games played quickly -- this is called "speedrunning" -- in front of a live audience and streamed online. The coolest part is that the organization does all of this twice a year for charity. The winter event is called Awesome Games Done Quick and it just wrapped up with a whopping $1.2 million raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (which also offers what its name promises).
See games played quickly for charity at 12PM Eastern
If you didn't catch the Games Done Quick crew's summer charity run, you're about to get a second chance: the speedrun specialists are starting their winter campaign, Awesome Games Done Quick, at 12PM Eastern. The week-long event will see volunteers blaze through a mix of titles to raise funds for cancer prevention. It promises to be quite eclectic. Things kick off with Nintendo's frenetic shooter Splatoon, and you'll see both numerous classics (including the notoriously tough Battletoads) through to modern hits like Bloodborne. There are perks for donating, too, such as getting to influence the stream. Tune in below, and chip in if you're eager to support a good cause.
Behold: The power of watching pros play video games
Awesome Games Done Quick is a yearly charity event starring the gaming industry's best and brightest speedrunners -- people who play games very well, with truly superhuman quickness. This January after 160 hours of live streaming on Twitch (a live video service dedicated to gaming), Awesome Games Done Quick raised $1.58 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Yep, people playing video games on camera raised nearly $1.6 million to help fight cancer. Sometimes, the world can be a great place.
Watch these awesome games played very well, very quickly, for charity
Let's say you aren't into gadgets or consumer electronics and would rather spend the coming week watching video games. Well, you can do that too and maybe help advance cancer research at the same time thanks to the latest edition of Awesome Games Done Quick. It follows the same format as before (folks speeding through games as fast as possible), too. No real surprises there. What's on tap? Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and that's just today! You know what to do here: make a donation, support cancer research and watch some highly-skilled gamers run through your favorite titles as fast as humanly possible -- we've even embedded a live player after the break. Get to it!
