====================AWESOME GAMES DONE QUICK 2019====================
========Raising $2,425,790 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation=========
=========================January 6-13, 2019==========================

-------------------------------SUNDAY--------------------------------

Hollow Knight (PC - Team Cherry 2017)
True Ending No Major Glitches
by Vysuals [WRH]
host Skybilz, couch Hey Im Rex, Ideas, authorblues, aangst, Mickely
1h27m57s (est 1h35m, wr 1h24m05s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 6wkfvuOS_4g+94
Review: Really good commentary of a really high-skill game. A solid start for the marathon. Couch was kind of quiet for most of it but the runner commentary is top-notch.

Hollow Knight (PC - Team Cherry 2017)
Path of Pain
by Vysuals
host Skybilz, couch Hey Im Rex, Ideas, authorblues, aangst, Mickely
4m10s (no est, wr 2m17s loadless)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 6wkfvuOS_4g+5442
Review: Bonus incentive, super-difficult platforming section.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (GBA - Flagship 2004)
Any%
by swordsmankirby [WRH]
host Skybilz, couch sgrunt, Mr_Shasta, dotsarecool, DevolitionDerby, FFR Pro 21
28m41s (est 32m, wr 27m48s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube qiRQdq82fKo+9
Review: Some good couch interaction, and a pretty good speed game, but commentary was a little low-energy.

Donkey Kong Country (SNES - Rare 1994)
Any% All Stages
race, stew_ vs V0oid [WRH]
host Skybilz, couch SpikeVegeta, Nei_, Supreme
33m32s, 35m02s (est 37m, wr 31m56s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 0RZ709fKz_g+9
Review: Unfortunately, not a very competitive race, with a pretty wide gap for the entire run. Very optimized game and a great couch, but not a good race.

Mario Kart DS (DS - Nintendo EAD 1 2005)
32 Tracks
by Keverage
host YellowKillerBee, couch pearstrike, Mr_Shasta, rubberduckyassassin
57m49s (est 1h05m, wr 54m31s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube p2h6cQ-VjSI+45
Review: An entertaining, energetic runner. Light on technical commentary, lots of little mistakes, but fun.

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter (PC - Croteam 2001)
Any% Coop + Secret Levels
by mr.deagle, The Master [WRHs]
host YellowKillerBee, couch Moof, Balthazar, Scibsj
26m01s (est 33m, wr 22m48s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube rFlRWC-5gIY+6
Review: There's a few cool tricks that get used constantly. The runners try to be entertaining but the game has a lot of walking for miles.

Mega Man Zero 2 (GBA - Inti Creates 2003)
Any% Hard Mode
by Krankdud [WRH][ORH]
host YellowKillerBee, couch Mithical9
1h00m29s (est 1h10m, wr 1h01m05s) [WR]
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube tRO07TywnLY+4
Review: Quiet runner, probably focusing on the very hard game, but the couch did a great job on commentary. A serious, technical run, but a good one if that's what you're into.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64 via Wii VC - Nintendo EAD 2000)
Any%
by popesquidward [2RH]
host KungFuFruitcup, couch dahmus, thesausage [3RH], MajinPhil, TheHumanProtractor
1h21m07s (est 1h25m, wr 1h15m59s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube yuZDfiDeLvg
Review: An incredibly skilled run, the execution was probably WR-level, just held back by some points of bad RNG. Commentary was good too, couch and runner combined made it very easy to follow.

Portal (PC - Valve 2007)
Inbounds
race ConnorAce vs alex_sr
host KungFuFruitcup, couch nich0w_, buffet_time, Azorae, heplooner
12m25s, 12m58s (est 15m, wr 10m39s loadless)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube JtikxnylRJg+19
Review: A closer race than the final times might show, a very tricky game to follow but fun if you can.

Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS3 - Konami CE Japan 2001, 2011)
European Extreme
by Tyler2022 [WRH]
host TiraLyra, couch Miniomegaking, Pythonicus, Plywood_
1h26m01s (est 1h35m, wr 1h31m38s igt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 3DDMhcxUoAc+13
Review: Nothing particularly bad about the run, but nothing particularly cool about it either. A difficult run executed competently.

Shadow of the Colossus (PS4 - Team Ico 2005, 2018)
Boss Rush (Normal Time Attack)
by ChurchNEOH
host TiraLyra, couch grandspaghetti, foxycleopatra, BeaveItToLeaver
37m58s (est 50m, wr 34m17s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 1HFCG17oku4+11
Review: A Boss Rush doesn't trim much from this game. The run and commentary were both okay, but not great.

God of War II (PS3 - SCE Santa Monica 2007, 2009)
Any% NG+
by RagnellGoW [2RH]
host TiraLyra, couch tharixer
1h11m20s (est 1h10m, wr 1h02m59s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube nZdcDyTJ1RU+22
Review: The donations were a constant stream of fish puns, based on the Cod of War costume in use. Everything else was unremarkable.

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Bomberman 64 (N64 - Hudson Soft 1997)
Any%
by Puncayshun
host Prolix, couch Simply, PIti, OfficialArtemis64
31m31s (est 30m, wr 23m55s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube yl7r0CMX74w+9
Review: A surprisingly weak run from Puncayshun, lots of mistakes and boring commentary.

Fe (PC - Zoink 2018)
All Songs
by CorundumCore [2RH]
host Prolix, couch Witchs_Hex, Kimi, plof27, swc19
50m21s (est 1h00m, wr 48m22s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube KY88sRMuMho+9
Review: An adorable game getting some very adorkable commentary.

Spike Hike (PC - Case Portman? 2018)
100%
by SecksWrecks [2RH]
host Prolix, couch halfcoordinated, Raelcun
2m50s (est 5m, wr 2m27s igt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube T8zv4Pe3xas+15
Review: The game was nearly over before the explanations finished. It's about as good as a sub-three-minute speedrun can get.

Cat Bird (iPad - Raiyumi 2017)
Any% All Worlds
by MrUppercaseT
host Prolix, couch Knight Magenta, Seabass, Adam
24m21s (est 28m, wr 23m22s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube KT7ewhViwbo+37
Review: Neither a particularly technical run, nor a very well-commentated one. Not a bad run but not very interesting, other than being the first iPad game run at a GDQ.

CometStriker (PC - Iced Lizard 2018)
Striker - Arcade - Hard
by MrCab [WRH][ORH]
host Samorasie, couch Srizer86, NME, TheBlacktastic, johncarls
30m23s (est 35m, wr 29m32s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube boczQxxK-yI+15
Review: Nifty little shmup, not a pure bullet-hell but pretty close. Run is completely straight, no glitches or even unintended tricks, which makes it a bit boring.

Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls (PC - Suits & Sandals 2016)
Berserk Race Mode
by snapcase [WRH]
host Samorasie, couch z64, MegaFire, Syaxamaphone
19m35s (est 20m, wr 15m14s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Ofwao_TP8wI+13
Review: Nice developer commentary, but that's about it. Nervous runner made a fair number of mistakes, and the actual run commentary was lacking. 

Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition (PS4 - Delphine 1991, 2011)
Any% Glitchless
by BrandoOates [WRH]
host Samoraise, couch Beckski93, KerryMadonna
13m29s (est 15m, wr 9m34s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube pk_uaak20JI+12
Review: Surprisingly sane for a sleep-deprivation run. Got unfortunately stuck on one segment but otherwise pretty solid.

Monster World IV (Genesis via PS3 - Westone 1994, 2012)
any% w/ Magic Merchant
by Cyclone [2RH]
host Samoraise, couch AuthorBlues, Tinahacks
58m52s (est 1h10m, wr 57m18s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube eZjZy4adXxA+30
Review: Probably a more fun run to watch if you've played a game in the series. Still a good run without it, but the runners give very little context for their explanations.

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Mega Turrican (Genesis - Factor 5 1994)
Any% Normal
by d4gr0n [WRH]
host Samoraise, couch Cypherin, faust4712, dr.fatbody, sonikkustar, chronoon
15m21s (est 20m, wr 13m39s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube OiRcEctyfNI
Review: Not the most marathon-friendly run. Very punishing and reset-heavy, and kind of too fast to explain properly. Many of the tricks used are also unfortunately boring to watch.

Ecco: The Tides of Time (Genesis - Novotrade 1994)
Any%
by chronoon [WRH]
host SpikeVegeta, couch aludra, upthorn, Lizstar
40m12s (est 40m, wr 35m48s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 5qOETOr36wU+47
Review: Really great commentary - technical where it needs to, funny wherever it can. Solid enough run too.

Vectorman (Genesis - BlueSky 1995)
Any%
by chronoon [WRH]
host SpikeVegeta, couch d4gron, dr.fatbody, faust4712, Cypherin
15m28s (est 17m, wr 13m30s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube noSCykzMm_0+49
Review: Good commentary, a bit more hype because of the faster pace of the run.

Generations Lost (Genesis - Pacific Softscape 1994)
Any%
by Nubzombie
host CovertMuffin, couch aneternalenigma, maxylobes, cyborgrachel
11m07s (est 13m, no wr)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube _xspLkQ8Jf8+60
Review: A game full of constant skips and very broken collision. Pretty quiet commentary.

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Bloody Wolf (TG16 - Data East 1988)
Any%
by RottDawg [WRH]
host CovertMuffin, couch NME, garadas21, whitehat94, crak atak
18m08s (est 20m, wr 16m36s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube YqPNpab5Y8g+74
Review: Another game with no exploitable glitches, but tons and tons of lag. Kind of boring commentary, the only jokes were just reading the dialog word-for-word.

Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES - Shiny 1995)
Any% Normal
by Gargon100 [2RH]
host LLK, couch Skybilz, LRock617, PapiPandaTheWise
30m23s (est 32m, wr 29m24s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube zu9w2smtG4Q+11
Review: Some moderate speed tech on show, but nothing remarkable. Perfectly fine filler run, but still filler.

Pocky & Rocky (SNES - Natsume 1992)
Any% Normal
by d4gr0n
host LLK, couch Sonicman2005, Cypherin, RottDawg
20m28s (est 25m, wr 20m38s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube bdEzh4d_oCw+43
Review: Interesting commentary to explain the game... necessary because it's so obscure. Pretty straightforward run.

Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES - Capcom 1991)
Any% Normal
by NME
host LLK, couch d4gron, smittysmop, LRock617
39m59s (est 40m, wr 32m29s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube JpDqAPc031o+4
Review: Some good banter between the runner and couch, but somewhat sloppy of an actual run. Even if it did come in under estimate by one second.

ActRaiser 2 (SNES - Quintet 1993)
Hard
by PJ [WRH]
host LLK, couch Blechy, Klaige, Mecha Richter
47m35s (est 50m, wr 41m54s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube p2NRgOkSUwc+14
Review: Great commentary, and a good run of a pretty difficult game.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSTV - KCE Tokyo 1997, 2007)
Alucard
by Satoryu
host Mike Uyama, couch romscout, Mecha Richter, Dr4gonBlitz
12m50s (est 16m, no wr)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube SOWFuHT3tIk+25
Review: A very broken run, as all good SotN runs are. Maybe I've just seen too many SotN runs for this to stand out.
NM: Could not find appropriate category. This *is* the DXC version, but when the WR two years later is still longer than the estimate, it's clearly wrong.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (WiiU VC - KCE Tokyo 2003)
Glitchless Hard Mode All Bosses
by VB__
host Mike Uyama, couch strizer86, ForOhForError, romscout
47m57s (est 58m, no wr)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 4uwIvhtK2-8+7
Review: Glitchless is a good show of skill, but an hour of it is a bit much. Nifty glitch exhibition afterward.
NB: Runner now goes by Brooke, uses she/her pronouns.
NM: Once again, could not find the right leaderboard. Everything under Hard Mode is empty, Soma All Bosses and Soma Glitchless are far too short.

Castlevania Chronicles (PSTV - KCE Tokyo 2001)
any% arranged mode x68k sound on
by lurk [WRH]
host Mike Uyama, couch darkfox36, Dark-Aries, ThoseCrazyGuys
27m07s (est 35m, wr 26m22s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Fx5mFM_b9kk
Review: Another competently-executed play-the-game-well run. A nice obscure piece of the Castlevania canon but not very interesting otherwise.
NM: Assuming Normal difficulty, lurk has not run Easy

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES - Konami 1987)
Any%
by jc583 [WRH]
host Mike Uyama, couch Skybilz, Ender314, sathdresh, Demasterpl
44m15s (est 40m, wr 30m58s loadless)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube C_3Tdjs0iVA+9
Review: Lots of grinding, lag, and intentional deaths. Just really not a game that's good for marathons. Runner and couch tried to make the best of it but there's no saving this game.

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES - Konami 1989)
Any% Second Quest
by jc583 [2RH]
host Punchy, couch Skybilz, Ender314, sathdresh, Demasterpl
28m04s (est 33m, wr 24m51s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube GqDOZscyTAU+23
Review: A much better run from JC, much more watchable and the reactions make it much more entertaining.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PC - Inti Creates 2018)
Any% Nightmare
by Laxxus [WRH]
host Punchy, couch Kaubocks, Rondecuba, TheBlacktastic, Strizer86
21m36s (est 33m, wr 21m19s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube QdXfq8iGs4U+23
Review: A good mix of solid execution and flashy glitches. The strats are still evolving quickly, this should be a good run to watch in a few years.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch - Retro 2014)
Any% No Death Abuse
race Kruncha [3RH] vs michael_goldfish [2RH] vs spikevegeta2
host Punchy, couch JHobz
1h23m46s, 1h23m59s, 1h25m58s (est 1h30m, wr 1h21m47s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 8TnkzkgEBv8+27
Review: SpikeVegeta's run of this game was my favorite part of GDQx, so I had high hopes for this. Great banter from the runners, commentators, even the donations, making up for the game itself not being very flashy. It probably won't be my favorite run of AGDQ but it's a highlight of the day.

Jak 3 (PS2 - Naughty Dog 2004)
Any% No OoB
by ThaRixer
host AnEternalEnigma, couch Xem92, Ruh, OutrageousJosh
44m28s (est 45m, wr 41m30s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube Kf14rVWw2Mc+2
Review: What is it with Jak games and wacky commentary? I still have basically no idea what the strats are but I laughed my ass off. Nifty glitch showcase afterwards too.

Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy (PC - Vicarious Visions 2017)
Crash 2 100%
by Blunts Moses [2RH]
host AnEternalEnigma, couch Riko_KSB, WhitePaaws
1h36m38s (est 1h45m, wr 1h30m20s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube _HGTw6xS3OM+42
Review: There are exactly two pieces of tech in this game: hobslides and death abuse. We did not need a ninety-minute 100% run of that.

Splatoon 2 (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017)
Octo Expansion Any%
by TonesBalones [2RH]
host AnEternalEnigma, couch did not say their names
1h12m00s (est 1h25m, wr 1h09m42s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube KGgr5xwn17Q+18
Review: There's not too much tech to this game, but the runner has enough charisma to make up for it. Shoutouts to flossing, muon neutrinos, and Smash Ultimate.
NM: Also assuming Any% No Death Abuse, I don't remember any happening

Splatoon 2 (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017)
Agent 3 Rematch
by TonesBalones
host AnEternalEnigma, couch did not say their names
59s (no est, no wr)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube KGgr5xwn17Q+4599
Review: Well that was fast.

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Resident Evil (PC - Capcom 1996)
Jill Any% [BIDWAR]
by RawDerps
host BIGHONKINBURGER, couch Beckski93, Brandooates, Katlink, AnEternalEnigma
42m31s (est 45m, wr 38m17s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube aLcVUEy28kI+22
Review: A relatively straightforward run. Lots of jokes about the infamously awful cutscenes, but not much in way of run commentary.

Silent Hill 2 (PC - KCE Tokyo 2001)
New Game
by Punchy [WRH]
host BIGHONKINBURGER, couch Plywood, Ecdycis, Maxylobes
50m14s (est 55m, wr 39m21s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube OPThfEV0nEA+39
Review: A very energetic runner, although mostly trash-talking the PC port, which serves as an entertaining way to explain the tech.

Tomb Raider II (PC - Core Design 1997)
Any% Glitches
by SmoothOperative
host BIGHONKINBURGER, couch Maxylobes, Beckski93, Midge
1h11m34s (est 1h13m30s, wr 52m13s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube wHFZ15zzoM4+67
Review: The runner had a pretty bad case of nerves, but powered through the game pretty well regardless. Lots of glitches, explained well enough (though I'd have liked a bit more technical info on the clips). A pretty solid run all around.

Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness (PC - Core Design 2003)
Any%
by PlasticRainbow [3RH]
host BIGHONKINBURGER, couch Beckski93, SmoothOperative, Midge
24m49s (est 30m, wr 21m53s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube cMwvoC50Sig+12
Review: A notoriously broken and bad game, a very glitchy run. Kind of held back by the runner having a very thick accent (or maybe speech impediment?). It would have been fine if the couch had done more of the commentary, but they didn't.

NieR: Automata (PC - PlatinumGames 2017)
[E] Ending Normal
by Fullest [WRH]
host SmoothOperative, couch Shabu, Mytherium, Kanaris [2RH]
4h19m15s (est 4h35m, wr 4h07m05s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 2acFgzFBEhI+25
Review: A bit of a long run, but very interesting. The collision is so broken that clipping and out of bounds are all over the place, but there are very few large content skips. And it requires a lot of skill at the basic combat. The couch being in full cosplay was pretty cool, too. Only real drag were the slow, autoscroller-type shmup sections.

The Battle of Olympus (NES - Infinity 1989)
Any%
by Karma [WRH]
host ButtersBB, couch Crim, PresJPolk, Mus_Musculus
33m26s (est 40m, wr 27m29s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube eJn1tc34UyI+30
Review: Really slow for the first 20 minutes or so, lots of farming. The run picked up after that, and had good commentary throughout, but that can't change the fact that over half the run is farming.

Vice: Project Doom (NES - Aicom 1991)
Any%
by garadas21 [2RH]
host ButtersBB, couch the_kov, FIGBird
15m25s (est 16m, wr 13m16s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube WcTjBieZbSA+4
Review: A nice quick run - fairly standard Nintendo-hard action/platformer speedrunning, but nothing wrong with that.

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 (NES - Capcom 1993)
Any% 1P2C
race swordsmankirby [WRH] vs garadas21 [2RH]
host ButtersBB, couch sinister1, Apollo22237
12m19s, 13m38s (est 15m, wr 12m05s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube V_sXd1NPRNw+175
Review: I usually love races and one-player-two-controller runs, but this was sadly kind of boring. Totally uncompetitive - I didn't spot a single position swap. And the game makes 1P2C much easier than normal, you barely notice it.

Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic! (Famicom - Nintendo EAD 1987)
All Levels
by LackAttack24 [WRH]
host ButtersBB, couch authorblues, Verniy, coolkid, Kosmic
31m43s (est 40m, wr 31m28s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 7R2gOWT4wkw+99
Review: The game reskinned and renamed Super Mario Bros 2 for the US release. Kind of interesting, as a historical curiosity, and it's different enough from an SMB2 run to be worth running, but similar enough to have a fairly polished route. LackAttack had a really solid run, too, just seconds off PB/WR.

Rayman 2: The Great Escape (PC - Ubi Pictures 1999)
Any% No Cutscenes
by Glackum [WRH]
host KrunchyLex, couch Spikevegeta, Jabem, jaku
1h21m17s (est 1h35m, wr 1h20m10s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 0oZCtw5U_o0+23
Review: A fairly good collectathon run. Not too many glitches, more just unexpected ways to do things - and almost all cutscenes skipped, which is very nice.

Bastion (PC - Supergiant 2011)
NG All Story Levels
by Primorix [WRH]
host KrunchyLex, couch Vulajin
45m30s (est 50m, wr 44m27s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube 1XWCvytJsoc+5
Review: Another run where the commentary is done primarily by the couch, not the runner. A good serious run to contrast with the more whimsical runs that made up most of the second day.

Bastion (PC - Supergiant 2011)
NG Any%
by Primorix
host KrunchyLex, couch Vulajin
5m12s (no est, wr 4m21s) [PB]
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 1XWCvytJsoc+2842
Review: A horribly broken run, barely enough time to explain it before it's done. Technically a PB because Primorix has no NG Any% run recorded.

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (PC - Bombservice 2016)
AVIB Insane
by SNeaky [2RH]
host KrunchyLex, couch Scrublord, Straxrarus
38m24s (est 40m, wr 30m11s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube aZQ1r0l8F4I+5
Review: Wow this game looks hard. Couch was basically silent but the runner managed to entertain regardless.

[[[SONIC BLOCK]]]

Sonic Forces (PC - Sonic Team 2017)
Any%
by thebluemania [WRH]
host BigJon, couch Sayuri, Plasticrainbow
58m15s (est 1h05m, wr 56m40s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube u4a5bumgn18+14
Review: A really good mix of crazy skips and just play-the-game-fast, with quality commentary.

Sonic Forces (PC - Sonic Team 2017)
Secret Levels
by Sayuri
host BigJon, couch thebluemania, Plasticrainbow
6m55s (8m est, no wr)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube u4a5bumgn18+3810
Review: Just some bonus hard levels, light on talk.

Sonic Mania Plus (PC/Switch - not Sonic Team 2017)
Encore Any%
race Zaxon96 [WRH] vs Claris [2RH] vs JoeyBaby69 [3RH]
host BigJon, couch Xerclipse, Kirbymastah, Spikevegeta
44m48s, 45m10s, 45m11s (est 50m, wr 41m43s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube IZgtOiLGhuQ+53
Review: Pretty tight race, changes of position all the time. Definitely a highlight of Day 3.

Sanic Ball (PC - BK-TN 2018)
Current Version (v0.8.2), All Levels, 2 Laps
by Gyoo
host BigJon, couch Gedrith, Miedax
14m01s (est 20m, no wr)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 50YD1VDqjpI+3
Review: The most meme-tastic run in GDQ history.

Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (Genesis - Sonic Team 1991)
Any% Glitched
by Dr.Fatbody
host BigJon, couch TheBlackTastic, d4gron, chronoon, Faust, SonicMan2005, et al
20m42s (est 22m, wr 16m08s)
Overall ★★★★★
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube aHzogRyAij0+8
Review: A really good, completely broken run, with massive couch/crowd hype. The runner's heavy Chicago dialect might be grating for some, but the hype levels are infectious.
NM: This was taken down for... some reason. If anyone can tell me why, I might do the same.

Sonic Rush (DS - Dimps 2005)
All Stages
by Kirbymastah [WRH]
host BigJon, couch sgrunt, Diamond44444444 [2RH]
46m46s (est 50m, wr 42m47s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube MefeWdG2gZ0+17
Review: A game heavy on RNG bosses and autoscrollers. There's some decent speed tech but this is mostly a play-game-well run. Runner gets up to some shenanigans during autoscrollers but that's about it.

[[[/SONIC BLOCK]]]

Mario Kart 64 (N64 - Nintendo EAD 1996)
150cc All Cups, Skips
by abney317 [WRH]
host Sooraya, couch micro500, Weatherton, Hattok
29m14s (est 35m, wr 25m36s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 2wVFHveXG3o+9
Review: A solid run, got every skip that's reasonable to get. Fairly light on commentary.

Super Mario Bros. 3mix (NES - Southbird 2012)
Any%
race mitchflowerpower vs Gadien [3RH] vs Jabem [WRH]
host Sooraya, couch TheHaxor, RaigeQuitz, GlitchCat7
1h06m17s, 1h07m22s, 1h09m14s (est 1h15m, wr 1h04m55s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 2yeGGqhut7U+55
Review: The fun here came just as much from the game as from the runners/couch. Not really a close race but fun to see a mashup of nearly every Mario platformer.

Super Mario RPG (SNES - Square 1996)
Any%
by Justin-credible [WRH]
host Kaubocks, couch pidgezero_one, Claude, Albrecht
2h56m32s (est 3h25m, wr 2h47m16s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube OPXnXIPfhzY+4
Review: Definitely the best of the long JRPG runs. The battle system is interactive enough that actual dexterity is a big deal, the route doesn't repeat one strat too often, and there's not too much time wasted in cutscenes.

Super Mario RPG (SNES - Square 1996)
Culex Fight
by Justin-credible
host Kaubocks, couch pidgezero_one, Claude, Albrecht
4m17s (no est, no wr)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube OPXnXIPfhzY+10672
Review: A quick superboss, as a bonus. Nothing you wouldn't have seen before in the run, but more of a good thing is rarely bad.

------------------------------WEDNESDAY------------------------------

Trauma Center: Under The Knife 2 (DS - Vanguard 2008)
Normal 
by TrjnRabbit [WRH]
host CovertMuffin, couch Irisjoker [3RH], AceOfArrows, Altabiscuit
2h07m30s (est 2h10m, wr 2h00m22s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 5b2_x3vJbYA+27
Review: A pretty good sleep-deprived madness run. Weird anime nonsense, a couch in full cosplay, and some insane commentary. Only real drag is that the run itself gets rather repetitive.

Medal of Honor: Airborne (PC - EA Los Angeles 2007)
Any% Casual
by ThePackle [3RH]
host Samorasie, couch Shockwve, Plumato, Amyrlinn
35m24s (est 35m, wr 29m34s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube cfz7hJcwBvI+15
Review: A solidly entertaining run. Really funny commentary, lots of jokes and running gags. Speedrun is mostly running past enemies, lobbing grenades to finish objectives from a distance, and some platforming in unintended ways.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X (XbC - Neversoft 2001)
All Goals + Golds, All Careers
by ThePackle [WRH]
host Samorasie, couch Plumato, Biglaw, Mildew
27m57s (est 35m, wr 26m24s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube HDFTCIQI8do+14
Review: A pretty weak run, all things considered. Commentary barely touched on the actual tech, mostly focused on how bad the port or the new levels were. Maybe it's just not my thing.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC - Bethesda 2002)
All Main Quests
by Archariat
host Samorasie, couch authorblues, Altabiscuit, CavemanDCJ
28m59s (est 30m, wr 22m59s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 4lro0Say6PU+16
Review: What could have been a really cool run, held back by poor commentary. Nobody on the couch runs the game, and the runner had to focus a lot on actual gameplay. He did as well as could be expected, but the run is so incredibly glitchy that I don't think anyone can explain it and do it at the same time.

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis - Sega 1989)
Any% Easy
by Brandooates
host Samorasie, couch Beckski93, KerryMadonna, DailyMae
22m22s (est 25m, wr 19m42s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube Gl_erdksjjM+16
Review: A very hype runner, bigger couch than any of the other super-late-night runs, but kind of a dull speed game.

The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES - Capcom 1992)
Hard
by Le Hulk [WRH]
host ButtersBB, couch R3dninjaJosh [3RH], hed0rizer
17m53s (est 18m, wr 15m47s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube C1_cmPKJa2o+22
Review: I could tell that this is a very tricky game to speedrun, but it's not a fun speedrun to watch. There's no sense of speed - there's very little time difference between "casual run that takes no deaths" and a speedrun, and this run wasn't even deathless.

Puzzle Bobble (Neo Geo - Taito 1994)
1 Player
by altabiscuit [2RH]
host ButtersBB, couch BBForky, Mr_Shasta, Lambo
27m47s (est 25m, wr 19m14s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube YcXOzUIQhLI+51
Review: Puzzle game runs in general are hit-or-miss - either an ungodly display of skill, or a tedious memorization run, or, like this one, basically a fast Let's Play. The game isn't complex enough for commentary to fill a half-hour, the skill on display wasn't remarkable enough to hold attention alone, and the couch commentary was threadbare.

Guacamelee! 2 (PC - DrinkBox 2018)
Any%
by The Blacktastic
host ButtersBB, couch Vulajin, Grimelios, AbisionKK
1h06m05s (est 1h15m, wr 1h00m13s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Bt2WR2711UU+122
Review: A more solid run than the two-star rating might imply, but I can't justify giving it another star on either fun or skill. The main draw here is the glitches that make the run possible - there is quite clearly some crazy nonsense going on. Sadly, nobody on the stage was able to actually explain it any better than "by doing this doors go the wrong way and quitting in this game is just a weird door and now we've skipped most of the game".

Light Fall (PC - Bishop 2018)
Any% Normal
by FuzzyGames
host SmoothOperative, couch Myrnae, Snwbear24, Emurus
27m13s (est 30m, wr 21m37s igt)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 8FEHywR3zJ4+22
Review: It's a pretty standard 2D platformer run. No real glitches, just a few unintended paths. Solid execution but really quiet commentary - not bad, just light.

Semblance (PC - Nyamakop 2018)
All Orbs, one-handed
by halfcoordinated [WRH]
host SmoothOperative, couch Seckswrecks, YoshiPro, Vulajin, Flagalstan
27m26s (est 32m, wr 24m32s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube mwJ2DYIu50g+18
Review: A really great run, even ignoring how he's playing it with only one hand. Solid execution, good explanations for almost everything, and lots of fun.

N++ (PC - Metanet 2015)
2 Player Coop A-Episodes
by AND4H, Krankdud
host SmoothOperative, couch Mithical9
26m21s (est 40m, wr unknown) [POSSIBLE WR]
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 3z0eKN3oRl8+30
Review: An intricately choreographed run - possibly a WR in the category, but I don't see it on the leaderboards. Couch guy was awesome too - great at hype, great at commentary.
NM: And now, in 2021, I can't even find the leaderboard

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC - Blizzard 2002)
Orc Campaign
by CovertMuffin [WRH]
host MusicalDaredevil, couch Munchakoopas, Grimelios, Vulajin
51m48s (est 1h00m, wr 42m17s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 8AqEaOsrmC8+17
Review: Not the most technical or even very interesting of a run, but it piled on the fun instead. Runner has a laugh that's either infectious or obnoxious, and the couch was full of scripted antics. Still fun if you like that sort of forced Youtuber-style wackiness, but it's not everyone's cup of tea.

TimeSplitters 2 (PS2 - Free Radical 2002)
Any% Coop Easy
by Copitz, Swoodeasu [WRHs]
host BIGHONKINBURGER, couch AttackingTucans, PopeSquidward, EmilyMidWest, Simply
32m43s (est 35m, wr 29m57s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 4fScaYu-P_Q+208
Review: An okay run but a bit weak on commentary.

Halo: Reach (Xb1 - Bungie 2010)
Legendary Coop
by WoLfy, Pedrogas [WRHs]
host BIGHONKINBURGER, couch Molinabg, Jangus
1h35m02s (est 1h50m, wr 1h26m52s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube gDUrl_LAT-s+2
Review: A really solid run. Super-serious, but that's a good thing for this sort of category.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC - Nintendo EAD 2006)
All Dungeons
by SkyBlueAether
host YellowKillerBee, couch gymnast86, zayloox_
3h57m22s (est 4h07m, wr 3h42m03s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube mHwUanGnrJc
Review: Pretty high-energy for a four-hour run. The game is really broken but All Dungeons puts a lot of it back in. 

Octopath Traveler (Switch - Square Enix 2018)
Single Story RTA (Tressa)
by murmilio [WRH]
host MrGameandShout, couch jelloknifee, rhexyn, starsmiley
47m57s (est 1h05m, wr 45m55s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 6Xc7oGRniZY
Review: More fun than most RPG speedruns, thanks to cutscene skips, but with no real glitches it's a fairly bland one.

[[[MEGA MAN BLOCK]]]

Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3 (SNES - Capcom 1993, 1994, 1995)
Any%
relay race Team Zero (SoppaNaama, Trogdor, Madu1311) vs Team Sigma (CalebHart42, ColonelFatso, LuizMiguel) vs Team X (Walrus_Prime [WRH], Tokyo90 [3RH], JustinCredible83)
host ???, couch ???
1h47m43s, 1h49m01s, 1h52m42s (est 2h05m, sum of wr 1h42m54s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube UNAVAILABLE
Review: A really close race for first place, it was frame-for-frame going into the final section of X3. Only real flaw was that it was basically a two-team race for two and a half games.
NM: Seems to have been taken down? wtf. I can still find restreams but not an english version. No explanation either

Mega Man 10 (Wii - Inti Creates 2010)
Any% Bass
by Slurpeeninja [3RH]
host BigJon, couch Protomagicalgirl, Zelllooo, Xerobladedge
34m31s (est 37m, wr 31m29s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube lYJyTqEOc44+43
Review: A solid run but unremarkable, especially on the heels of the Mega Man X trilogy.

------------------------------THURSDAY-------------------------------

Mega Man Unlimited (PC - MegaPhilX 2013)
Z-Prototype Any%
by LV Creed [WRH]
host BigJon, couch Xenobladeedge, SlurpeeNinja, Kuumba
33m04s (est 43m, wr 30m29s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 6V20FSZ0_0s+6
Review: A really well-crafted romhack getting absolutely destroyed.

Mega Man Unlimited (PC - MegaPhilX 2013)
Yoku Man stage
by LV Creed
host BigJon, couch Xenobladeedge, SlurpeeNinja, Kuumba
2m20s (est 6m, no wr)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 6V20FSZ0_0s+2139
Review: A fun little bonus incentive.

[[[/MEGA MAN BLOCK]]]

[[[AWFUL BLOCK]]]

Mega Man (DOS - Hi-Tech Expressions 1990)
Any%
by Lizstar [2RH]
host LLK, couch Protomagicalgirl, Johncarls, Authorblues
10m50s (est 17m, wr 9m27s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube tbs6PEgXEJg+12
Review: An awful, awful game to kick of Awful Games Done Quick block. Hilarious commentary.

Avoid the Noid (PC - California Merchandising 1989)
"30 minutes or less"
by Mike Uyama
host LLK, couch Brossentia, Jaku, Tinahacks
9m07s (est 17m, no wr)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 78ajEM7H6qE+47
Review: Pretty standard bad-game run. Bad controls, inscrutable design, and piles of RNG.

Virtual Hydlide (Saturn - T&E Soft 1995)
100%
by Gyre [WRH]
host LLK, couch Mike Uyama, Puwexil
~44m43s (est 55m, wr 51m55s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube X2n57wkyt6I+22
Review: Aw yeah, now we're talking shitty games. Funny commentary, but the framerate jokes got a bit repetitive.
NM: TODO Retime this, originally had it as "44m43s-ish"

Urban Yeti! (GBA - Cave Barn 2002)
Any%
by PeteDorr [WRH]
host LLK, couch authorblues, Brossentia
25m10s (est 29m, wr 21m32s) [NV]
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube rmPOIe71v_k+21
Review: Really just a fast-paced Let's Play - I suppose it's a bit much to have advanced strats and routes for a game this awful. Run invalidated by password used to escape a softlock.

Gordo 106 (Lynx - Tenth Planet 1993)
Any%
by janglestorm [WRH][ORH]
host LLK, couch KowalLazy, sharif, Brossentia
13m48s (est 25m, wr 11m58s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube XwqlNeT9oTE+12
Review: An interesting sort of bad game, but bad physics and lag can only hold the eye for so long.

Mohawk & Headphone Jack (SNES - Solid 1996)
Any%
by PJ [WRH][ORH]
host TheBoyks, couch Bingchang, jabelsjabels, Klaige
43m37s (est 45m, wr 43m37s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube tOt1CxMLw1A+11
Review: I'm not even sure I'd call this an awful game? It's confusing and disorienting, but it seems perfectly playable if you're not barfing your guts out. So after a while, it stops being an Awful Game run and starts feeling like a regular run, and by those standards it's sadly lacking.

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PS1 - Big Ape 1999)
Beat The Game
by saintmillion [WRH]
host TheBoyks, couch Authorblues. Studio, CavemanDCJ
49m03s (est 48m, wr 38m37s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube pg06OeoJRVw+19
Review: Again, not really a bad game in the gameplay department. Dull and a bit buggy, but not the trainwreck Awful Block usually hosts. So it's mostly just prequel trilogy jokes. Had the game been shorter, it would have been better.

Dragon's Lair: The Legend (GB - Elite Systems 1991)
Beat The Game (EU)
by sharif [WRH][ORH]
host TheBoyks, couch johncarls, Kowallazy, Brossentia
18m48s (est 25m, wr 14m34s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube pki8KHA-jts+10
Review: By this point, everyone is deep in the sleep-deprived madness of GDQ. Sharif made a few too many mistakes to make it an interesting speedrun, and didn't commentate well enough to make it an interesting Awful Game. Still a perfectly acceptable run, just unremarkable.

Sword of Sodan (Genesis - Innerprise 1990)
Warpless% Easy
by NPC [WRH][ORH]
host TheBoyks, couch Dragondarch, Kowallazy, Brossentia
13m46s (est 18m, wr 10m58s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube teo8fhSm1Co+12
Review: The game is just too much RNG to be an interesting speedrun, and the commentary didn't hold it up any higher. It wasn't even that bad-looking a game, just unfair.

Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau (Genesis - Tectoy 1995)
Difficult
by GarbitheGlitcheress [WRH][ORH]
host AnEternalEnigma, couch LizStar, Kowallazy, Brossentia
13m19s (est 18m, wr 11m57s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube wZttHneR9aI+14
Review: Good couch banter, otherwise a pretty forgettable run.

Home Alone 2 (SNES - Imagineering 1992)
NY%
by Iceplug [WRH]
host AnEternalEnigma, no couch
12m25s (est 15m, wr 11m08s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube i2-Qw-dSs5k
Review: A worse display than the runner was clearly capable of, yet still a decent run, especially for this time of night. An empty couch, a runner speeding through the game so he could catch a flight, and fairly weak commentary. Iceplug has good charisma, he just didn't seem to be trying.

Garfield: A Week of Garfield (Famicom - MARS 1989)
Any%
by coolkid [2RH]
host AnEternalEnigma, couch McAaronice, Wyrm, Blechy
9m49s (est 12m, wr 8m40s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube aVaNC0rGuZc+82
Review: Predictable, lame humor - in a way, the couch truly channeled the spirit of Garfield. Runner was okay, not exactly a hard game to run but he did fine.

Monkey King (NES - pirates 2001)
Any%
by Brossentia [WRH]
host AnEternalEnigma, couch Kowallazy, NPC, Mango, AuthorBlues
13m32s (est 18m, wr 11m28s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube TJ4Pm9WdN_Q+7
Review: Finally, a really bad game. Typical Chinese bootleg quality, maybe a bit better than normal. Commentary could have touched on the story more, as it's a very well-known one and potentially a source of humor.

Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me (PS2 - Data East 1990)
W-Fist%
by ZakkyTheShimmeringKirin
host AnEternalEnigma, couch Karma, CnEY, Dragondarch
28m57s (est 30m, no wr)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube yTO_YR7NDIQ+5
Review: Just a really *weird* game, more than a bad one. It's Data East.

[[[/AWFUL BLOCK]]]

Metal Gear (NES - Ultra Games 1988)
Any%
by Eriphram [2RH]
host TheBlacktastic, couch Starwin, Jenelric, Plywood
26m11s (est 28m, wr 24m30s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube PFqnRrsdXC0+132
Review: The commentary is unfortunately more about the quality of the port than the strats of the run. Sort of a soft end to Awful Block.

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (PS2 - Konami 1990)
Original Difficulty Big Boss Rank
by miniomegaking [2RH]
host TheBlacktastic, couch Starwin, Puchiedarcy, Plywood [3RH]
54m17s (est 1h00m, wr 51m54s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube snlC3ITFeEA+6
Review: Much better commentary from the couch on this one, both explaining the game better and entertaining more.

Ninja Five-O (GBA - Hudson Soft 2003)
Any% Normal
by just_defend
host TheBlacktastic, couch Blechy [WRH]
24m00s (est 30m, wr 22m02s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube pWGPodaNbzc+33
Review: A really well-commentated run, but much more skill-focused than fun-focused. A good contrast to Awful Block - we're now firmly back to Awesome Games.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (PC - Crystal Dynamics 2010)
Any% NG+
by RandomPinkBunny
host TheBlacktastic, couch Midge, SmoothOperative, Plasticrainbow
27m06s (est 35m, wr 24m41s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube dkVc5ut1KFM+31
Review: A curious little run of an odd side-game in the series. Lots of short out-of-bounds skips, some unintended jumps, and just general good gameplay during boss fights. Not very hype commentary but informative.

Overload (PC - Revival 2018)
Any% Trainee
by SpootyBiscuit [WRH]
host Prolix, couch ZELLLOOO [2RH]
29m43s (est 36m, wr 31m08s) [WR]
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 29BkEng5avo+13
Review: An RTA world record, though most of the community runs IGT. Still an incredible breakneck run of a 6DOF shooter.

Prey (PC - Arkane 2017)
Mooncrash DLC
by bloodthunder
host Prolix, couch Abigail Tyson [CM]
1h32m32s (est 1h40m, wr 1h17m42s)
Overall N/R
Skill   N/R
Fun     N/R
Youtube 2Zt0zQ3PClo+35
Review: I still haven't beaten Prey, and have been advised to avoid spoilers. I thought I'd be good to watch this DLC but apparently it ruins whatever twist I haven't gotten to yet, so no review.

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PC - Arkane 2017)
Any%
by Metro72 [3RH]
host Prolix, couch Bloodthunder
15m36s (est 20m, wr 9m06s loadless)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube fppI1LQaPk8
Review: Really high-energy run. Lots of clicking-outside-the-window mistakes but still really cool.

Ultimate Doom (PC - id 1993)
Any% (UV-Speed)
by KingDime [WRH]
host ButtersBB, couch ZELLLOOO, MattyIce3131, Funkmastermp
27m55s (est 30m, wr 21m00s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 5yfXcsJTJfI
Review: A really solid run of a great game. Glitches are more about frequent, skips of fairly small sections, or constantly-used speed tech, rather than outright game-breaking, and the commentary was among the best of AGDQ19.

Doom II: Hell On Earth (PC - id 1994)
Any% UV-Speed
by KingDime
host ButtersBB, couch ZELLLOOO, MattyIce3131, cnEY
30m45s (est 33m, wr 19m36s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube lxFLAGUn6TY+32
Review: Did you like the last run? Then you'll like this run, because it's more of that. Much like the game, come to think of it.

Chex Quest (PC - Digital Cafe 1996)
Extreme Ooze Max
by peaches
host ButtersBB, couch ZELLLOOO, Ribbedkilla, KingDime
10m22s (est 15m, wr 9m40s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 3dXq_BIHGIs+23
Review: Somewhat a meme game, but much less cringey of a run than meme games usually get.

Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED (PC - Brace Yourself 2015)
Coda Low%
by SpootyBiscuit [WRH][ORH]
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch ZELLLOOO, Haru-kaze
27m41s (est 30m, wr 10m45s) [NV]
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube vPG6JBUfR44+7
Review: Severely hampered in the fun department by both technical difficulties, and a reasonable need for quiet. Run invalidated, too many deaths forced a switch from "all zones in a row" to "one zone at a time". Can't really fault the runner for failing, this category is impossible, but it probably shouldn't have been run.

The Messenger (PC - Sabotage 2018)
8-Bit
by strizer86 [2RH]
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch the_kov, Coltaho, TheBlacktastic
29m41s (est 40m, wr 27m55s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube TNxcwkIgVMg+17
Review: A decent enough run, but relatively unoptimized. Not surprising given how new the game is. 

Dead Cells (PC - Motion Twin 2017)
Any%
race scaz.zaf vs BIGHONKINBURGER vs ChurchnSarge
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch SpikeVegeta
14m03s, 14m47s, 16m42s (est 20m, wr 16m30s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Kxe1S-X9Id0+28
Review: Unfortunately kind of hard to follow, lots of RNG and too fast to really explain. Probably much better to watch if you've played the game at least casually.

Cuphead (PC - MDHR 2017)
All S+P Grades
by TheMexicanRunner [WRH]
host Edobean, couch KerryMadonna, MCAaronIce, Blechy
48m41s (est 1h10m, wr 37m16s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 2QBhssdZVEA+213
Review: A great run by a great runner of a fucking hard game.

Celeste (PC - Maddy Makes Games 2018)
All Chapters
by TGH [WRH]
host Edobean, couch flarebearSR, Davesterio, Benteezy
1h28m03s (est 1h40m, wr 1h19m32s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube -KvjXsJCt1o+23
Review: Orb! Cloud! Cloud! Diamond! Orb!

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U - Nintendo EAD 2002, 2013)
100%
by Linkus7 [WRH]
host Patty, KungfuFruitcup, couch Gymnast86
6h12m57s (est 6h00m, wr 5h43m03s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube Jk8hrO20Yg4+9
Review: Surprisingly good for a six-hour run - lots of tech everywhere. Very few mistakes, just really bad RNG lead to the time overrun. There were some good running jokes but not enough of them, they started to drag after a while.

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Pac-Man: Championship Edition 2 (PC - Bandai Namco 2016)
Any%
by Pinballwiz45b [WRH]
host KrunchyLex, couch Joester98, ahbeef
20m07s (est 28m, wr 18m58s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Zsd8ITzD7x8+56
Review: I don't even really know how to describe this one. It's arcade-type Pac-Man gameplay, just heavily evolved. The run is pretty much just skill - knowing the levels and having crazy good reflexes.

Pac-Man: Championship Edition 2 (PC - Bandai Namco 2016)
Final Boss
by Pinballwiz45b
host KrunchyLex, couch Joester98, ahbeef
2m22s (no est, no wr)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Zsd8ITzD7x8+1342
Review: Just a quick bonus incentive, beating the final boss of 100%. More of the same, just more so.

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1 - Namco 1997)
Any%
by Trob
host KrunchyLex, couch Etral, Georgia_O_Kief
40m53s (est 45m, wr 38m20s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube numI2fddsCk+15
Review: Cute little 2.5D platformer. Some nifty clips and strats, but not a super-hardcore run.

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS3 - Insomniac 2004)
Any%
by Xem [WRH]
host KrunchyLex, couch Ruh, Jhobz, ThaRixer
56m57s (est 1h05m, wr 52m48s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube n4J54ROrk6k+21
Review: Great couch banter, channeling a lot of the Jak run (which a lot of them had been on the couch for as well). Fairly solid run as well. Stick around after the end to hear Xem sing an opera aria. (Why was that a bonus incentive? Why not!)

Metroid Fusion (GBA - Nintendo R&D1 2002)
Any% Memory Corruption
by CScottyW [WRH]
host TheBoyks, couch rossu123, KrunchyLex, jrp2234 [2RH]
50m23s (est 55m, wr 49m20s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 5uXvWYFgeUA+50
Review: The first half of the game is just playing it really, really well, with some minor skips here and there. The second half is skipped entirely. The runner went for a lot of crazy strats, failed a lot of them but it was pretty hype.

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (PC - Blizzard 2001)
Any% Normal Amazon
by MrLlamaSC
host Musical_Daredevil, couch MissKyliee, Funkmastermp
2h24m27s (est 2h20m, wr 1h58m44s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube pC_KsMhEFQM+21
Review: A really RNG-heavy game, and this run got both incredibly good and incredibly bad RNG at various points. No real tricks, just going fast and improvising changes to the route.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 (PC - Larian 2017)
Any% Old Patch
by Semanari [2RH]
host Musical_Daredevil, no couch
18m00s (est 27m, wr 20m59s) [NF]
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube E6D09XsYH08+6
Review: Run unable to finish - runner screwed up some quicksaves, basically softlocked halfway through the run, and had no safety saves prepared. I feel kind of bad giving this run a low ranking but it's true. Semanari was incredibly nervous and gave awkward, rambling, disjointed commentary, and messed up more than just the one big mistake. And with no couch for backup, it just wasn't a good run to watch.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PC - Rockstar North 2002)
Any% No SSU
by KZ_FREW
host Musical_Daredevil, couch AnEternalEnigma, Bbrosef
57m39m (est 1h00m, wr 50m20s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube bO3hhp_EH5w+13
Review: A really fun run, had some trouble with random stuff happening but that just made it better.

Pokemon Gold (GBC - Game Freak 1999)
Any% Glitchless
race Gunnermaniac3 [WRH] vs pokeguy84 [2RH]
host TiraLyra, couch Shenanagans, Stringflow, Swaph
3h19m25s, 3h26m53s (est 3h25m, wr 3h13m49s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube Fn_1IMpyoD0
Review: This was always going to be a kind of tedious run, just from the length. Being completely uncompetitive for three hours made it even worse.

Final Fantasy IV - Free Enterprise (SNES - Square 1991, Team FF4FE 2018)
League Match Flags
race RiversMccown, Khobahi, ObdaJr, Neerrm
host Prolix, couch Invenerable, Netara, puwexil, b0ardface
1h38m54s, 1h40m57s, 1h50m47s, 1h59m14s (est 2h00m, no wr - showcase)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube jILsxQ_LOO0+48
Review: A really complicated run to try to follow, with four runners doing different routes in a randomized layout. If you can manage it, it's a great race.

mari0 (Linux - Maurice Guégan 2010)
Various mappacks
TAS by Masterjun (any%, warpless), Noahkiq (Gravitas, Portal 4P coop)
tasbot dwangoAC, host Raelcun, couch noahkiq
1m12s, 12m00s, 3m01s, 2m54s (est 15m, no human wr)
Overall ★☆★☆★
Skill   ☆★☆★☆
Fun     ★☆★☆★
Youtube gjYyP23uF2c+12
Review: It's flipping TASBot, of course it's going to be awesome.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA - Konami 2003)
All Souls
TAS by Fz-last, klmz, Pike
tasbot dwangoAC, host Raelcun, couch Brooke
16m19s (est 17m06s, human wr 1h17m27s)
Overall ☆★☆★☆
Skill   ★☆★☆★
Fun     ☆★☆★☆
Youtube Qu9hV_p0B4Y+24
Review: DwangoAC could not even.
NM: Not 100% sure about the human wr, can't find that exact category

Super Scribblenauts (DS - 5th Cell 2010)
chat%
Hardware-Assisted Speedrun by Funkmastermp, Chef Stef, Themas, SighnWaive
tasbot dwangoAC, host KungFuFruitcup, couch funkmastermp
16m10s (est 15m00s, no wr - showcase)
Overall ★☆★☆★
Skill   ☆★☆★☆
Fun     ★☆★☆★
Youtube sf2sNQ5t3Vo+36
Review: "Just because we can, doesn't mean we should"

Super Mario Sunshine (GC - Nintendo EAD 2002, Nkiller 2015)
1v1 Lockout Bingo
battle PangaeaPanga vs ██████████
host KungFuFruitcup, couch TonesBalones, rubberduckyassassin
58m55s (est 1h30m, no wr - showcase)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★★
Youtube OvKJs5ve81I
Review: Uh, editor here from 2021. So in 2019, I wrote that this was an excellent battle - complex, but easy to follow, and always exciting. But, in the years between now and then, one of the runners was accused of, and admitted to, sexual harassment, and was basically exiled from the speedrunning community, as he should be. I have elected to keep this run in the archives as a testament to the skills and effort of everyone else involved.
Original Review: Surprisingly easy to follow for such a complex battle, although a bit confusing due to contradictory rules explanations. The post-match interview is also worth a watch.

Final Fantasy IX (PS1 - Square 2000)
Any%
by Tojju, Muttski, Luzbelheim
host YellowKillerBee, MrGameandShout, couch CaracarnVi
9h29m42s (est 9h35m, wr 8h47m15s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube ULzHIzCO1Bg+8
Review: This is a very love-it-or-hate-it run. There's just so much that can't be skipped in this game - long cutscenes, barely any content skips, random encounters that can't be avoided. So 90% of the run is basically a Let's Play. But, that last 10% is some blistering fast menuing and very controlled battles. On the gripping hand, it's a nine-hour-plus run - so long that three runners traded off throughout the run. If you like long JRPG runs, this was a good one. If you hate them, this won't change your mind.

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Puyo Puyo Tetris (PC - Sonic Team 2014)
Extra Stages 100%
by Scottobozo [WRH]
host Edobean, couch BBForky, Cane
39m15s (est 40m, wr 32m11s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube XNpJi8uLhQA+41
Review: Pretty typical puzzle game speedrun. Lots of crazy-fast inputs and decision-making, but not much else.

Luigi's Mansion (GC - Nintendo EAD 2001)
100%
by HDlax1
host Edobean, couch Shape___, Vark, Justun, BenStephans56
1h13m40s (est 1h17m, wr 1h09m05s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube W8q0KJbZUQ8+376
Review: Fairly good run, great commentary. Not super technical but an odd enough game to be worth a watch.

I Wanna Kill the Kamilia 2 (PC - Influka 2013)
Any%
by BBF [2RH]
host Sooraya, couch JC583, Stonk, thenewgeezer
1h43m28s (est 1h30m, wr 1h01m30s) [NV]
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube BpAWo8BwBJw+8
Review: Standard IWBTG-clone speedrun, which means playing a preposterously hard fangame as well as possible.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1991)
Low% 1-Hit KO
by Xelna [WRH]
host Sooraya, couch Angie, Screevo, bluntbunny
1h47m03s (est 1h55m, wr 1h33m57s)
Overall ★★★★★
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube Gcbhkqub6ZI+5
Review: An unbelievably well-executed run of a very difficult category. Low% is already dangerous, adding 1HKO is bordering on madness.

Dark Souls III (PC - From 2016)
All Bosses
by spacey1
host TheBlacktastic, no couch
1h39m37s (est 1h57m30s, wr 1h16m19s igt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 37bvLh-g0Pk+14
Review: Really great runner commentary, everything that happens gets explained. Lots of skips but also just lots of good execution.

Bloodborne (PS4 - From 2015)
Any%
by heyZeusHeresToast
host TheBlacktastic, no couch
47m59s (est 43m, wr 29m42s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★★
Youtube v6kJak0Hltk+11
Review: The most hype runner of GDQ returns. Pity he kept getting murdered.
NM: Unsure if Any% or Any% Current Patch, went with latter because Zeus didn't have an Any% run on the LB

Quickie World (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990, Valdio 2018)
100%
race RBMACHOK [2RH] vs GlitchCat7 [WRH]
host Punchy, couch Digula, Valdio [DEV], LinkedAtX2, Dram55
13m38s, 13m54s (est 18m, wr 11m59s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube EB8xlgW_Vz8+5
Review: The obligatory kaizo mario hack of the marathon. This was one of the better - nice and short, without too many impossible sections.
NM: No official list of couch, self-transcribed

Super Gracie World (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990, WhiteMoth 2017)
100%
by Wahnthac [WRH]
host Punchy, couch WhiteMoth [DEV], Flaffle, JesusShuttlesworth, GlitchCat7
25m39s (est 30m, wr 19m19s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube _-BWX8aKpk4+2
Review: Another kaizo hack. This one's supposedly "easy". I guess by kaizo standards it is, but it's still an unfairly hard hack.
NM: No official list of couch, self-transcribed

Super Mario Odyssey (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017)
Darker Side
by Bayleef [WRH]
host Punchy, couch SpikeVegeta, Timpani [2RH]
3h21m12s (est 3h22m, wr 3h14m06s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube Ad8XZhgKWeA+11
Review: The hype of this run was real. The execution was really solid for a three-hour run - a couple deaths, somehow missed two moons, but the level of skill on show is far higher than any three-hour run I've ever seen.

Super Mario Odyssey (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017)
Dark Side Boss Rush
by Bayleef
host Punchy, couch SpikeVegeta, Timpani
5m50s (no est, no wr)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube Ad8XZhgKWeA+12203
Review: For MAXIMUM SWAG, run was done with invisibility hat and only 3 hearts.

Super Mario Odyssey (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017)
Bowser Refight
by Bayleef
host Punchy, couch SpikeVegeta, Timpani
4m16s (no est, no wr)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Ad8XZhgKWeA+12670
Review: Alright this is getting a bit much.

Super Metroid (SNES - Nintendo R&D1 1994)
Reverse Boss Order
by ShinyZeni [WRH]
host Skybilz, couch Oatsngoats, JRP2234, KNO3
1h06m01s (est 1h20m, wr 58m37s) [NV]
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube rbyV3MCR9xk+38
Review: This run shouldn't even be possible. Just doing it requires so many glitches and sequence breaks. Trying to do it fast is an act of sheer madness.