====================SUMMER GAMES DONE QUICK 2023=====================
===========Raising $2,267,907 for Doctors Without Borders============
=========================May 28-June 4, 2023=========================

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Sonic Frontiers (PC - Sonic Team 2022)
Any%
by AlphaDolphin [WRH]
host NickRPGreen, couch EmerdlDD, DawnSR
1h07m08s (est 1h17m, wr 1h01m31s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube HDwqMkEzfuw+229
Review: A surprisingly tech-heavy run, to start off the marathon, a good bit of jargon to explain but it's done well.

Bugsnax (PS5 + PC - Young Horses 2020)
All Bosses w/ DLC [INCENTIVE]
coop by Konception [WRH][ORH], limy
host NickRPGreen, couch Zuhn [DEV], Devonsoft [DEV]
34m51s (est 45m, solo wr 52m05s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube gf3kpHVcSmQ+0
Review: A pretty neat run, unconventional form of co-op but it made for very little dead time between the two of them.

Mega Man Maker (PC - WreckingPrograms, Luigi1000, et al 2017)
GDQ Showcase
by megamarino
host NickRPGreen, couch Luigi [DEV], WreckingPrograms [DEV][REM]
28m10s (est 30m, no wr)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube LAiyrISH_oI+3
Review: I found this run disappointing. Instead of showing off "Mega Man, but custom remixes", it hammered us with "other games, remade in a Mega Man engine". Neat as a oneoff, tiresome as a full half-hour. And the runner came off as more obnoxious than enthusiastic.

F-Zero X (N64 - Nintendo EAD 1998)
All Tracks (Expansion Kit)
by 1davidj
host Kungfufruitcup, couch PearStrike, Drakodan, Shenanagans
1h25m28s (est 1h25m, wr 1h06m45s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube fVxC58IGJ_w+2
Review: F-Zero runs tend to be pretty precise and technical, lots of strats intended for IL runs rather than full-game. But the sheer length of this got pretty hard after a while.
NM: not sure I got the right category, doesn't include the runner?

Skate 2 (Xb360 via XSX - EA Black Box 2009)
Any%
by SupaScared [3RH]
host Kungfufruitcup, no couch
38m19s (est 45m, wr 36m50s) [PB?]
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube zs3ZZ1jyKXY+4
Review: The speed tech is pretty limited, just a good route and try not to mess up. But it's an easy game to mess up, so seeing it done so well was cool.
WRs: expireddata m1btlyz SupaScared 38m25s

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA via Switch - Capcom 2004)
Any%
by Myth197 [3RH]
host Kungfufruitcup, couch Dreamie, Phantom5800
1h38m20s (est 1h40m, wr 1h27m40s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube kFAi9h93-TE+0
Review: Not the most broken Zelda game, by a long shot, but still one that makes use of lots of glitches. There's long stretches of normal-ish gameplay, especially early on, but broken up by some extravagant layer breaks and some RNG manips. Excellent commentary makes it easy to digest.

Ring Fit Adventure (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2019) [BONUS GAME 1]
Beat World 1 Intensity 30 Restricted
by Verxl
host Xenadir, couch kungfufruitcup
18m45s (est 20m, wr 16m03s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube W13Uy3eOcVQ+5
Review: An exceptionally unconventional speedrun, probably worth checking out just for the novelty. There's little in the way of traditional speedrunning skill, but I'm pretty sure most traditional speedrunners would literally die if they tried this run.

Luigi's Mansion (GC via Wii - Nintendo EAD 2001)
100%
race HDlax vs Jovin [3RH]
host Xenadir, couch Flauke, ElectricMiles
1h09m20s, 1h13m19s (est 1h15m, wr 1h07m06s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube XKZgjn639DM+3
Review: Not the most competitive race, but there's no end to precise little strats in this game. This category is all execution, there's only a few glitches and they're all nice to get but not critical.

Luigi's Mansion (GC via Wii - Nintendo EAD 2001) [INCENTIVE]
Any%
2p1c HDlax, Jovin [WRH]
host Xenadir, couch Flauke, ElectricMiles
26m43s (est 25m, 1p1c wr 7m30s) [NF]
Overall ☆☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ☆☆☆☆☆
Youtube XKZgjn639DM+4642
Review: It's five minutes repeating the opening of the last run, then twenty minutes of the runners quietly failing the out of bounds stuff, because they didn't practice this run at all before making it an incentive. Watch until the first reset, if you watch at all.

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Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition (PC - Capcom 2008, 2015)
NG Devil Hunter - Nero/Dante
by DECosmic
host Xenadir, couch MaxyLobes, WaifuRuns
1h14m29s (est 1h20m, wr 1h02m53s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 3unK8WHC0F0+5
Review: A hard game in general, the speedrun makes use of a few big skips, but is still heavily play-game-good. Bosses absolutely melt, and beating the first few levels damageless is borderline necessary. DECosmic pulls it off very well.

Thief (PC - Eidos Montreal 2014)
Any% (Rogue, No DLC)
by DemonicRobots [2RH]
host TheKingsPride, couch mikewave, captain_ezekiel
1h11m52s (est 1h25m, wr 56m22s lrt) [PB?]
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 7ofM5vlfxXc+2
Review: A fast-forgotten game, the speedrun's not particularly polished but it's got a lot of skips, not just completely ignoring the stealth gameplay to run from level trigger to level trigger. There's some OoB and more than a few door clips, while still not trivializing everything. And DemonicRobots gives some pretty engaging commentary.

Banjo-Kazooie (N64 - Rare 1998)
100% no FFM
by duck
host TheKingsPride, couch connor75, shlongster as songster
2h13m36s (est 2h08m, wr 1h59m16s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube ATYvXdqa_Rw+0
Review: A cool run, very efficient routing and some precise tricks, but the crew just didn't have enough material to fill two hours. Even with some crowd gimmicks, they threw things over to donation reading far too often, and for far too long. Made it feel too much like just an experienced LP rather than a speedrun.

Dark Summit (GC - Radical 2002)
Any%
by flatline [WRH]
host Konception, couch twilit, wafflewhybread, mr_shasta
45m22s (est 45m, wr 41m28s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube quvO-migS6Q+0
Review: I'm still not sure exactly how one goes fast in this game, other than routing to get the minimum gear needed as efficiently as possible, but between the weirdness of the game and the madness of the runner and couch, this was quite the enjoyable run.

Bloody Hell (PC - Pun Intended 2023)
Any%
by BystanderTim
host Konception, no couch
13m12s (est 15m, wr 11m05s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube ICPVi1TqWis+2
Review: The game is a student project, so short even casually, but the speedrun still skips a lot of it. There's not too much to it, but at fifteen minutes, it doesn't really need it.

Loom (PC - Lucasfilm Games 1990)
Any% VGA
by LMMotoss [2RH]
host Konception, couch moonblazewolf
27m07s (est 30m, wr 24m25s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube KcOzv5r_rtM+2
Review: Adventure games aren't usually the most thrilling of speedruns, and this one was perhaps even less so. But it has some cool lore and the runners were having fun with it, so it's probably a good run to just chill to.

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis - Sega 1989)
Any%
by RetroBrando [WRH]
host Konception, couch faust4712, aldranis
21m30s (est 22m, wr 18m17s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube OXxyOxt0orM+2
Review: A neat little run. Unfortunately some audio mix issues made the explanation of the core tech pretty hard to hear, and that made the rest of the commentary confusing. It's straightforward enough to figure out from context though.

Suzuki Bakuhatsu (PS1 via PS2 - Enix 2000)
Any% Hard
by quino [WRH]
host SquidDilla, couch hibnotix, juho
19m27s (est 20m, wr 15m54s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube pH6km6WGWDo+3
Review: One of those deliberately absurd 2000s-era Japanese games, it's like a particularly strange and simple Keep Talking run. It's in a genre of one so judging how fast he's going is hard, and the commentary is barely sufficient to understand the game. But if you want twenty minutes of WTF, this is a good one.

Metal Slug XX (PC - Noise Factory 2008, SNK Playmore 2009)
normal Any% eri
by sukimos [REM]
host SquidDilla, no couch
22m10s (est 25m, wr 15m52s igt)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube bu22j8SzasY+3
Review: Not the most interesting run, but a straightforward one. Bosses melt in seconds, enemies die almost as soon as they come on screen... the only way to play this game fast is to play it good, and sukimos plays it pretty dang good.

Anodyne (PC - Analgesic 2013)
All Bosses
by LaserTrap_ [2RH][REM]
host SquidDilla, no couch
24m16s (est 27m, wr 22m49s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube LgHsAj-0AVA+3
Review: A very busted run, but half of it is intentionally busted. Runner was a bit hard on themself but it was plenty entertaining, even with a few mistakes.

PHOGS! (PC - Bit Loom 2020)
Solo Any%
by Sean_A [WRH][REM]
host SquidDilla, no couch
56m35s (est 1h05m, wr 54m34s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 8P3UeOwcJZE+0
Review: Quite a silly game, and with a good variety of tricks on display. The core tech is the same, but levels range from minor corner-cutting, to skipping an entire world.

Alien Swarm (PC - Valve 2010)
Any%
coop by Kykystas [REM], mr.deagle [REM]
host Bobby Blackwolf, no couch
13m54s (est 20m, wr 13m08s rta) [PB]
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 6HW-x_vHx0Q+0
Review: A short but fun little twin-stick shooter, lots of co-op multitasking and boundary breaks.

Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle (PC - Omega Force 2018)
Season 3 (NG, Fixed)
by Froob [WRH] [REM]
host Bobby Blackwolf, no couch
43m22s (est 52m, wr 46m45s) [WR]
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube K3O_VP1Fcx0+4
Review: A bit of a shakeup from Froob, but an interesting one. Not as much lore to dive into, and the routing is a lot less deep, but the execution was excellent.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion (PC - Square Enix 2007, Tose 2022)
Any%
race desa3579 [3RH][REM] vs BigSid [2RH][REM]
host Bobby Blackwolf, no couch
1h16m??s, 1h22m47s (est 1h20m, wr 1h16m55s rta)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube lJ2YNyHGo4Q+3
Review: I often call out excellent commentary, because it can make or break a run. Here, the stumbling and meandering commentary broke it. The game's systems came across as opaque and confusing, the runners had to constantly remind each other what the route or fallbacks were, and the plot explanation was threadbare.
WRs: Goran BigSid119 1h15m29s rta desa 1h15m59s rta
NM: double-check when timing is supposed to end, they failed to call it

Peggle Deluxe (PC - PopCap 2007)
Any%
by britsha
host Brutal_Melo, couch OzVenomDND, SatanHerself, PoetryStud
1h02m23s (est 1h15m, wr 51m29s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube RlnieE-h6k8+2
Review: (Not yet reviewed)
WRs: pnaha anyGeorge runner 56m21s
NM: assumed Adventure Mode

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (PC - Adglobe 2021)
All Spirits (1.0)
by Keizaron [WRH]
host Brutal_Melo, couch CovertMuffin, The Blacktastic, Emray
1h08m16s (est 1h10m, wr 1h00m55s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube QY8iXU2L_Fc+10
Review: A very pretty 2D Souls-tinged metroidvania, which is not what I expected from Keiz but it worked pretty well. The back half got a bit repetitive but the difficulty kept it interesting.

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS2 - Sucker Punch 2002)
All Keys
by Zenthrow [2RH]
host PippyInATopHat, couch CinderKit5, ExodusXAnimate
1h12m57s (est 1h12m, wr 58m51s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube Aasqp6i3zHo+4
Review: There was a nice variety to this run. Some levels were played mostly normally. Some had small shortcuts. Some were practically skipped entirely. It was never the most exciting run, but not bad.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS - Nintendo EAD 2013)
Any%
by benstephens56
host PippyInATopHat, couch PurplePhoton, GameStabled, Adef
1h28m52s (est 1h35m, wr 1h20m25s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 8RJZriioahY+5
Review: Lots of silly banter, lots of glitches, not the most polished Zelda run but that's a high bar to clear.
WRs: Skitten TheLegendOfZaheer bunnybie, runner pb 1h25m12s

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PC - Inti Creates 2018)
Any% Ultimate
by The Blacktastic [2RH]
host Nichole Goodnight, couch Brooke, Ecdycis, DanTheVP
22m32s (est 25m, wr 21m41s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube JTDSp6v797s+0
Review: Is it possible for a runner to be too hype? The one and only Blacktastic sure seems to be trying, but so far, he's just been a load of fun while absolutely demolishing this game. He makes it look easy without making it the least bit boring.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (PC - Inti Creates 2020)
Episode 1: Normal/Veteran
by DanTheVP
host Nichole Goodnight, couch The Blacktastic
37m15s (est 38m, wr 31m18s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube k_q31E7xaZ8+1
Review: A high-energy run, lots of precise platforming and boss strats, and the most hype commentator in GDQ history.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1 - KCE Tokyo 1997) [BONUS GAME 2]
Randomizer - Any% Glitchless (Lycanthrope)
by Dr4gonBlitz
host Nichole Goodnight, couch The_Swarm, The Blacktastic
59m01s (est 1h05m, no wr)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 8jKkoDUpv4c+1
Review: A bit harder to follow than most randomizers, though how much of that is my lack of familiarity with SotN, and how much is the game's less intuitive progression and blockers, I can't tell. But even with that, it was still fun to watch.

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StepManiaX (Arcade - Step Revolution 2017)
Showcase
by ZephyrGlaze [REM], WDRM [REM], chezmix [REM]
host Prolix, couch werdwerdus [REM], zom [REM]
~1h10m (est 1h20m, no wr - showcase)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube TbVcVhQ0gmY+4
Review: Another cool rhythm game showcase, with as much variety on display as the game has, but that's sadly just not that much. Solo, solo across both boards, team, and modded, and they have most of their gameplay in common. The commentators were informative but unenthused, and this far above casual skill levels, it's hard to tell how impressed one should be at anything. Combine that with the friction of a remote run, and an uncooperative host, and it's only a *pretty good* run.
PS: Prolix. Learn when to stfu and stop getting in the runners' way. I know it's your job to hype up the donation incentives, but you *repeatedly* got told "time for one quick donation before the next song" and then gave a long exhortation to donate towards an incentive, then read a long donation, and by the time you were done the song was halfway over. You were actively making this run worse, in a very noticeable way. You kept anyone from even remarking on Chez's insane 99,950 score.

Katana ZERO (PC - Askiisoft 2019)
All Stages Normal
by Modulottie [REM]
host Prolix, couch metroid crime [REM], roseblom [REM], tichat002 [REM]
24m05s (est 18m, wr 15m11s igt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube Wx4MY7C2yGQ+0
Review: A lightning-paced run, since the main game mechanic is "slow down time" and the main speed tech is "don't do that". It does get a bit samey, but there's like no downtime in this run, just nonstop action.

Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne (PC - Blizzard 2014, 2017)
Solo Adventures
by srd_27 [WRH][REM]
host Prolix, couch monk [REM]
21m31s (est 30m, wr 17m40s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ☆☆☆☆☆
Youtube qtYvh3epypA+2
Review: The whole appeal of a run like this is the complex explosive card combos. But with terrible audio mixing, terrible delivery, and a seeming lack of *effort* in giving good explanations... this was 
twenty minutes of watching rectangles fly around while voiceactors shouted at each other over garbled explanations. Giving the only detailed commentary of the run, at incomprehensibly fast speeds as a joke, came across as insulting, rather than funny.

Overcooked! 2: Night of the Hangry Horde (PC - Team17 2018)
All (Hangry) Horde Levels
coop by RUBIEHART, Peace Egg, Sunbrojade [2RHs]
host THEKyleThomas, couch jhobz
50m31s (est 1h00m, wr 54m09s) [WR]
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube U5wo63JCUTU+6
Review: This is the kind of run that's easy to follow and exciting to watch. The skill here is communication and efficiency - perhaps the only downside is that commentary kept getting cut off by runners' orders. But the energy is unbelievable for a run in this time slot, even before they realized they were probably on WR pace.

Chained Echoes (PC - Matthias Linda 2022)
Any% No CW - Fresh File
by moonblazewolf [WRH]
host THEKyleThomas, couch lmmotoss, puwexil, flannelkat
45m33s (est 53m, wr 40m53s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube KY8jYVDgKLc+2
Review: A very, very broken jRPG run. Even the downtime is just "more OoB gathering of endgame items", only a very short XP grind. The only downside is not getting to see much, if any, of the story or lore.

Alpha Prime (PC - Black Element 2007)
Any%
by danejerus
host THEKyleThomas, couch covertmuffin, meta
27m24s (est 34m, wr 21m29s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube G_OJ-8JlKhE+3
Review: An incredibly funny run, mostly a battle against chair physics and surprisingly deadly enemies for easy mode. The game is busted in the best ways, and some good couch banter just makes it better.

Rose of Meat (PC - Mr Pink 2021)
Any%
by shmumbler [WRH][ORH]
host THEKyleThomas, couch ebd
10m21s (est 12m, wr 8m17s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube ydoy3BFBeR4+0
Review: The draw here isn't the speedrun, it's the sheer what the fuckness of the game. Seriously, one of the weirdest things ever to grace the GDQ stage, and at barely ten minutes, you can probably spare it.
NM: part of Dread X Collection: The Hunt anthology

SNOLF (Genesis - Sonic Team 1991, DrMelon 2019)
Any% No Coordinate Warp
by dowolf [WRH]
host Char_bunny, couch aleck47
37m38s (est 40m, wr 35m55s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube Wb67d4XkPKc+3
Review: A funny little romhack, not the most polished speedrun but it's just such an obvious formula, very easy to follow, and absurd enough to stay delightful.

Marathon Infinity (PC - Bungie 1996)
All Main Levels - Kindergarten
by tbcr [2RH]
host Char_bunny, no couch
26m17s (est 35m, wr 22m55s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube mhN2Ai0kccs+3
Review: This run could have benefited tremendously from a good couch. The game has a famously intricate story - we heard nothing about it. The run has some cool tricks - these were barely explained. The community is kinda freaking out about a new game for the first time since 1996 - this was mentioned once. A half-hour run wouldn't have time to do all of these justice, but it could perhaps have done *one* of them.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (NES - KID 1991)
Any%
by MixMastaPJ [2RH]
host Char_bunny, couch infinitemystery, madmegax381
28m47s (est 25m, wr 19m35s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube ufqbi5YjsuM+4
Review: Just kind of a clumsy run, more mistakes than impressive tricks. Commentary was good but it couldn't make up for tedious or bad gameplay.

Maniac Mansion (NES - LucasArts 1987, 1988)
Any%
by Sathdresh
host Char_bunny, couch MixMastaPJ, madmegaz381, janglestorm
13m19s (est 8m, wr 5m29s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube fEZND0rz3nA+0
Review: Just a hard run to follow. The primary trick is not well-explained, the runner messed up seriously, the on-the-fly rerouting could have been interesting if they'd *said* anything, but instead we got full minutes of awkward silence in a quarter-hour run.

Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (PS2 - Crystal Dynamics 2000)
All Levels, Inbounds
race, passere [WRH] vs TaintedTali
host Char_bunny, couch tophub, stokeley_onfroy, mastermoor
25m25s, 28m50s (est 32m, wr 23m06s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube ZVyCVgOynoc+1
Review: A highly uncompetitive race, with neither much technical explanation of the run, nor much fun banter. If you don't already want to see the game crushed, this won't change your mind.

Ratatouille (GC - Asobo 2007)
Any%
by adef
host Char_bunny, couch Dangers, Brutal_Melo
21m59s (est 25m, wr 14m58s) [PB]
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube NgQ6AKLsOwY+3
Review: It's a pretty simple speedrun, just some platforming and collectathon routing. But they had a bit and they COMMITTED to it.

CrossCode (PC - Radical Fish 2018)
Any% No Menu Glitches
by EpicYoshiMaster [3RH]
host AttyJoe, couch Corvimae, Regiden [DEV][REM]
1h18m35s (est 1h35m, wr 1h11m09s rta) [PB?]
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube Qcyp5n-xKR8+4
Review: A cool run, lots of puzzles being broken and decent chunks being skipped. Dev commentary was a bit sparse but interesting when it was there.
NM: Check socials, the leaderboards are by in-game time so not yet confirmed as PB

Hi-Fi RUSH (PC - Tango 2023)
Any% NG Easy
by MoistRock [WRH]
host AttyJoe, couch Doctor No, DemonicRobots, Midnight_Vesper
2h20m32s (est 2h45m, wr 2h10m41s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 9ZrOOGD6IOc+0
Review: A pretty glitchy run for a game so new, lots of stuff being skipped in several different ways. But with a run this long, there's obviously still stretches being done as intended, so there's some polished combat going on as well. Two hours is a bit much but fans of the game will enjoy it.

Bastion (PC - Supergiant 2011)
Any% Live Tutorial Showcase
by Cosmic_Bones, SeaAverage
host TrainerAde, couch Primorix [WRH], BystanderTim
~35m (est 35m, wr 4m13s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube B9BUQFjmanM+0
Review: We've seen this a few times at GDQ in the past, someone being taught the speedrun on-screen, and seeing their first solo run. It's really cool, if very dry and technical.

Bastion (PC - Supergiant 2011)
Any% [INCENTIVE]
race Primorix vs SeaAverage
host TrainerAde, couch BystanderTim, Cosmic_Bones
4m43s, 5m52s (est 5m, wr 4m13s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube h7AIoxtLnPM+3
Review: A good follow-on to the showcase, showing the small tweaks in more advanced route, and how cleanly it *can* be executed.

Returnal (PC - Housemarque 2021)
Fresh File Glitched
by cavecavecave [WRH]
host TrainerAde, couch PascalCat, LunarHostility, Elle_Santiago
32m54s (est 40m, wr 29m16s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube XR9C5lganc8+2
Review: Kind of an unremarkable speedrun. The exploits amp up over time, a lot of Act 1 is played as in Glitchless but much of Act 2 is skipped entirely. But it's neither random enough for that to hold interest, nor polished enough for the execution to impress.

Returnal (PC - Housemarque 2021) [BONUS]
Tower of Sisyphus Phase 1
by cavecavecave [WRH]
host TrainerAde, couch PascalCat, LunarHostility, Elle_Santiago
5m03s (est 6m, wr 4m00s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube XR9C5lganc8+2307
Review: Just a bit more of the same, really, just pure combat focus.

The Elder Scrolls Anthology (PC - Bethesda 1994, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2011)
Main Series
by Chronos_R [WRH]
host CovertMuffin, couch Nucular, MusicalDaredevil, Bryonato
1h58m56s (est 2h00m, wr 2h00m31s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube CNt6ew-IBpo+4
Review: Glitches? In an Elder Scrolls game? Perish the thought! There's some decent variety, since most games have *different* glitches, but some of the individual games can get repetitive. Commentary is very informative, but unfortunately monotone.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC - Bethesda 1998) [INCENTIVE]
Any%
by Chronos_R
host CovertMuffin, couch Nucular, MusicalDaredevil, Bryonato
17m14s (est 20m, wr 11m19s lrt)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube CNt6ew-IBpo+7308
Review: A silly little extension to the last run, an obscure spinoff with terrible controls, just as breakable as every other Elder Scrolls.

BioShock 2 (PC - 2K Marin 2010)
Any%
by bloodthunder [2RH]
host CovertMuffin, couch Bryonato
48m20s (est 1h05m, wr 45m53s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube yplrHLqFX7Q+2
Review: It's hard for me to pin down why this run felt like a bit of a slog. It wasn't bad, it had some decent tricks to it, the commentary did everything it needed to do. Maybe it was just the reliance on quicksaving to land tricks, combined with the often-slow load times.

Halo 3 (PC - Bungie 2007) [BONUS GAME 3]
Legendary 
by g3lk_jr
host ateatree, couch NervyDestroyer, Chronos_R, Bryonato
1h22m59s (est 1h25m, wr 1h09m59s lrt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube _del3U_qi_4+2
Review: An extremely difficult run, I'm always surprised to see a Halo legendary run make it into a marathon because it never feels safe. There's a huge element of pure play-game-good going on, but there's also a good few prop launches and other skips, never anything major but enough to spice things up.

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Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GC via Wii - Silicon Knights 2004)
Any% Normal
by NickRPGreen [3RH]
host ateatree, couch vermillion, metalglennsolid
58m57s (est 1h11m, wr 54m17s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube kluc-PpsB3I+3
Review: Rather than the high-difficulty Metal Gear runs we most often see, this took a more sedate difficulty, which allowed a few more skips to be incorporated. The crew put on a good show to make up for that, and still finished with a solid time.

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Silent Hill: Homepour (Xb360 via XSX - Double Helix 2008; Vatra 2012)
All Bosses NG+, Any% NG+
by shmumbler [WRH]
host Bobby Blackwolf, couch aneternalenigma [2RH], starwin [2RH]
2h37m15s (est 2h45m, wr 2h31m22s, 43m35s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube VBddx6AbWi4+7
Review: A brilliant idea for a marathon run. Downpour has too many unskippable cutscenes? Go ahead and run Homecoming on another screen. They're two very different runs, for entries in the same series, and they provide plenty to talk about, very little downtime in this run.

SIGNALIS (PC - rose-engine 2022)
Any% Casual Difficulty / Memory Ending
by DruciferPlays [3RH]
host Bobby Blackwolf, couch moonblazewolf
48m21s (est 50m, wr 45m56s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube NoWeuHCd1Ig+5
Review: Not the most technical run to watch, very heavy on that survival-horror just-dodge-around-all-the-enemies, but there was always something going on, either story guides or tech primers. And there's some interesting visuals, if a bit photosensitive.

Choo-Choo Charles (PC - Two Star 2022)
Any%
by Bird650
host Kungfufruitcup, couch maxylobes, tofercakes, ace delusional
18m47s (est 25m, wr 16m49s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube aOFXYSEIQOY+0
Review: A surprisingly good speedrun. I was expecting more of a meme game, but no, there's some actual tech here. Not the most precise or polished speedrun, but still a quite interesting one, even without all the jokes.

Resident Evil 6 (PC - Capcom 2012)
Jake, Amateur, NG+ [BIDWAR]
coop by TaintedTali, texan_red_wolf
host Kungfufruitcup, couch retro heart, ecdycis
1h17m50s (est 1h20m, wr 1h09m44s) [NV]
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube boaMNQ3glag+0
Review: Some decent banter, both between the runners and at the game, but the run is too straightforward and too easy to be all that interesting to watch. Invalidated by a very rare softlock, had to skip a small section of the game.

Dead Rising 2 (PC - Blue Castle 2010)
Timeskip NG
by Ecdycis [3RH]
host Kungfufruitcup, couch nallyq
53m55s (est 1h00m, wr 38m57s lrt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube 4dZq1A2KX8o+3
Review: A game with not a super lot of tech, but Ecdycis makes up for it elsewhere. Execution is full of tiny little optimizations that are nevertheless easy to see, and he keeps up way more charisma than should be possible at this hour of the night.

Kidnapped (PC - Gavin Powell 2015)
Any%
by sharkhat87 [3RH]
host Kungfufruitcup, couch tofercakes, meta, sirkyle95
9m09s (est 10m, wr 7m24s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 7J3eO1GtpuY+1
Review: Janky indie horror games? Aww yeah. This game packs a lot into ten minutes - clips, dboosts, propflying. The commentary is about as reverent as this game deserves, which is to say, not at all.

Goosebumps: Dead of Night (PC - Cosmic Forces 2020)
Any% Normal
by nyiddle [WRH]
host Prolix, couch katlink, captainezekiel
14m30s (est 15m, wr 11m23s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 7YfLgIQlSVY+5
Review: A very basic speedrun, there's a good number of sticks for a run this short, but they're too simple to impress. It comes off more like "hastily-coded game" than "skilled speedrunner". Perhaps one for fans of children's horror novels, but I never got into Goosebumps myself.

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Beard Blade (PC - Glovebox 2021)
Any%
by janglestorm [2RH]
host Prolix, couch junkyard_dave [WRH][REM], danthevp, beardbarn
49m15s (est 54m, wr 47m40s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube P5gW_Lcf--g+4
Review: A neat little indie platformer, a bit held back by limited variety and a money farm, but charming enough.

Dharma Doujo (Arcade - Metro 1994)
Any%
by Lizstar [2RH]
host Prolix, couch RubieHart
35m28s (est 40m, wr 28m17s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube SOs8o5toXh8+3
Review: Have you ever watched one of those videos demonstrating how sorting algorithms work, with all the bars and the boop sounds whenever something swaps? Yeah this is like that, except in video game form, and also chibi yokai.

Gauntlet (NES - Tengen 1988)
Any%
coop by yelsraek, chessjerk [WRHs]
host Prolix, couch Bokonon_Lives [2RH]
18m11s (est 20m, wr 17m10s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube BgKwZb46m_E+4
Review: This run really relies on you having some familiarity with Gauntlet, especially NES Gauntlet. Even with that, it's a visually unimpressive run that relies mostly on memorization of some truly evil game design.

Sifu (PC - Sloclap 2022)
WUDE Any% (Master)
by EileenCream [WRH][REM]
host TheKingsPride, couch ChronoDreamr [DEV?]
46m52s (est 52m, wr 46m03s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube VzBfbfRjh08+3
Review: This run had all the right ingredients, but failed to use them well. Having a dev on the couch, but focusing them on play-by-play commentary, feels wasteful. The speedrun was almost pure play-game-good, but it's hard to tell how much of the flashiness was skill, and how much was normal gameplay. And the nearly-static vtuber image just emphasized how monotonous things felt. The end result was something that felt more like a quiet Let's Play than a speedrun.
WRs: runner 44m35s lrt Cranky12
NM: Assumed Restricted, not Perma-Skills

Exodus from the Earth (PC - Parallax Arts 2008)
Any%
by catalystz [REM]
host Konception, couch chronos_r
30m55s (est 35m, wr 20m52s lrt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube jdgqukNH5PM+4
Review: A very busted game, lots of glitches on display. Most of them were silly, and most of them even worked. Not a very polished run, but not a very polished game, either, so it all balances out.

Touhou 14.3: Impossible Spell Card (PC - Team Shanghai Alice 2014)
All Scenes No Items
by msm_smtn aka Misumi-Sumetane [WRH][REM]
host iggyzig, couch PinkPajamas [REM]
1h11m09s (est 1h20m, wr 55m38s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube DUXi72pLNl8+4
Review: This is a very one-note run, so your enjoyment will depend on exactly how much you like super-precise, endurance-test bullet-hell shmups. If an hour-plus of that sounds like heaven, you're in for a treat. But if you want some more variety, you'll have to find it elsewhere. Even the commentary didn't shake things up much, this is a pretty bad primer on Touhou lore.
NM: recheck exact time, they were a bit late

Shatterhand (NES - Natsume 1991)
Any%
by Amad [WRH][REM]
host TrainerAnade, couch Nooblar [REM]
21m55s (est 24m, wr 19m15s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube m_NYH95TlDQ+93
Review: A pretty typical late 8-bit action-platformer, with a pretty typical run. Route in some overpowered upgrades against the worst bosses, try to keep the lag down, mostly fail at both due to RNG.

lil gator game (PC - MegaWobble 2022)
Any%
by ItzBytez [3RH][REM]
host TrainerAnade, couch ShovelClaws [REM]
13m47s (est 18m, wr 13m45s) [PB]
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube oywUwTQzie8+3
Review: It's a collectathon where the thing you're collecting is *friends*. Expect extreme cuteness, but also a really efficient route, and clean execution of some surprisingly deep movement. 

Dangun Feveron (Arcade via PS4 - Cave 1998, 2016)
Arcade
by Qlex [REM]
host TrainerAnade, couch M. Knight [REM], SoftDrink [REM]
20m40s (est 22m, no wr)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube hsFO-jNpbRk+4
Review: The now-conventional shmup high-score showcase, the much faster movement and goals beyond just surviving wave after wave of bullets made this much more enjoyable than the earlier shmup run.
NM: also need to recheck the times, doesn't super matter

Trine Enchanted Edition (PC - FrozenByte 2009, 2014)
Any% NG+
by GrosHiken [2RH][REM]
host TrainerAnade, couch Blake_Faye
16m43s (est 25m, wr 16m03s igt)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube OU-3-ERYNLU+3
Review: It's another one-trick run. Glitch one character's charge-attack power so it never ends, use that to just move fast, to jump over puzzles, to clip through boss arenas, basically just skip the entire game. It's short enough that some high energy could have saved it, but I couldn't feel it.

N++ (PC - Metanet 2015)
Legacy X-row
coop by killingpepsi, XandoToaster [WRHs][ORHs]
host Mr. Game and Shout, no couch
18m23s (est 25m, wr 17m56s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube IWNi8b9WI34+1
Review: A very tough momentum platformer, back from the Flash era. Only a few skips, and no tech beyond good skills, but the game is tough enough (and the run fast enough) to not need anything more. Great self-commentary as well.

Hitman 3 (PC - IO Interactive 2021)
Any% Freelancer Campaign
by Frote7 [REM]
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch Yannini [REM]
33m29s (est 30m, no wr?)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube qBtJUW_souk+60
Review: Commentary can make or break a run. Here, it broke it. If there were any cool AI manips or strats used, they didn't talk about them. They didn't even give a coherent explanation of the category. They mostly just whined about RNG-induced time loss.
WRs: can't find category on sr.com

Shadow the Hedgehog (GC - Sega Studios USA 2005)
Glitchless Hero [BIDWAR]
by MetalMedb [REM]
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch blazinzzetti, drumbasher004
20m20s (est 20m, wr 18m16s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube ejfQX7zSaq8+0
Review: It's a short speedrun, but it was a good short speedrun. There's enough introduction to do to take up a good chunk of the speedrun, ripping on the game and then it's over before it starts to drag.

Sonic Adventure DX (PC - Sonic Team 2003)
All Stories Relay
by AlphaDolphin [2RH All Stories], SpacebarS [2RH Amy], shovelclaws, Allegro, TheMimik, Yoshipuff [2RH Tails], Withermin
host ateatree, no couch
1h40m45s (est 1h50m, wr 1h26m23s solo rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube fmOBaoa_EIw+3
Review: I'm not a big fan of this game casually, but wow, this speedrun. Lots of variety, lots of glitches, lots of skill, lots of fun.
WRs: Niczur AlphaDolphin Dragvrallas, some runners are probably RHs for individual stories, TODO CHECK THESE

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64 - Nintendo EAD 2000; Zoey Zolotova 2019)
Blitz Randomizer
by spikevegeta
host Char_bunny, couch Phant_TV, GothicZelda, Vidya James
1h52m08s (est 2h30m, no wr)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube bh0Q7lM56ww+5
Review: Aw yiss Randomized Zelda. We haven't seen Majora's Mask rando before, but it's just as fun as Ocarina rando was. The logic was a little harder to follow, since I'm less familiar with that game, but it was as well-commentated as we've come to expect.

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Super Mario Odyssey (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017) [BONUS GAME 4]
Any%
by Dangers
host Char_bunny, couch ganon, spikevegeta
1h05m16s (est 1h02m, wr 56m41s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube -Vi493UtnWg+1
Review: This game is one of the pinnacles of speedrunning. At the high level, the movement is so fluid, so non-stop, that it puts almost every other game to shame. The routing is so efficient, so ruthlessly focused on speed, that they've cut out basically every bit of downtime. This is an hour of pure platforming prowess, and the only reason it didn't get a fifth star is how many of the most aggressive tricks failed.

Paper Mario (N64 - Intelligent Systems 2000)
Any% No ACE
by Mx_4 [2RH]
host danejerus, couch realblopez, phantom5800
1h43m53s (est 1h50m, wr 1h38m23s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube 6_s4pT-_Duo+3
Review: A run with a good number of precise tricks, but also a LOT of downtime. It felt like there was more donation-reading than commentary. It was great when there was an actual speedrun going on, loved the positive vibes, but man, watching cutscenes drag on and on was a bummer.

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True Crime: New York City (PC - Luxoflux 2005, Aspyr 2006)
Any%
by pmcTRILOGY [WRH]
host danejerus, couch musical_daredevil, kz_frew, fretzel
58m49s (est 1h00m, wr 52m54s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube vISHC26BG5Y+2
Review: A very busted game, and with this crew, you know it's going to be a run full of jokes and banter.

Golf It! (PC - Perfuse 2017)
Classic First Five Maps 100%
race Nichole Goodnight vs Bathinjan
host THEKyleThomas, couch mechanalysttom, barry, emotional support Greg
26m44s, 26m44s (est 30m, wr 16m58s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★★
Youtube S7t__Lo3TBU+3
Review: First of all, how dare you. Second of all, amazing. This was *peak* sleep-deprived-madness commentary, backed up by some interesting (if highly inconsistent) gameplay. About the only downside was everyone talking over each other. Content warning: Ball stuff, modern American poetry.

Hobo Cat Adventures (PC - Hobo Cat 2021)
Any%
by yoshipro [WRH]
host THEKyleThomas, couch mellow, evansfight, wonderj13
13m29s (est 20m, wr 9m58s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube iD19KLAlO4g+2
Review: A strange little platformer, very broken in a speedrun but not in an inconsistent way, making for great Silly Block material.

Batman Forever (Genesis - WB Interactive 1995)
Any%
by Faust4712 [WRH]
host THEKyleThomas, couch cypherin, retrobrando, sonicman2005
43m34s (est 45m, wr 34m08s) [NF]
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 9DCCjVJdBss+4
Review: The game's difficulty comes more from clunky controls and bad design, than actual challenge. The biggest obstacle is just enemies deciding to block as long as they want to, no good way to break through. The execution on everything was pretty lackluster, and the run technically didn't finish because it game-overed on the last phase of the final boss, due as much to RNG as anything else. And it wasn't even all that funny.

Give Me Toilet Paper! (Switch - Takahiro Miyazawa 2023)
Hand%
by Asuka424 [2RH]
host THEKyleThomas, couch danejeris, nyobari
9m54s (est 13m, wr 8m37s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube asze0zaTcGc+0
Review: Surprisingly not a shitpost game. Unconventional controls, preposterous premise, but solid gameplay.
NM: Nintendo store only lists Publisher, used for Developer bc it's all I could find

Pepsiman (PS1 - KID 1999)
Any%
by TheFlyingMarlin
host THEKyleThomas, couch countgooby, jonathanirvings
25m06s (est 28m, wr 18m07s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube XPI4YeQwSPw+6
Review: It's a strange game to speedrun, surprisingly *not* a pure autoscroller as you might otherwise expect. But let's be real, you're here for those gloriously cheesy cutscenes.

Stair Quest (PC - No More For Today 2016)
Stair%
by davidtki [2RH]
host Asuka424, couch sathdresh, flannelkat
5m10s (est 10m, wr 3m19s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube qVWn3d8dsGc+3
Review: A very simple game, but the difficulty is evident and the joke doesn't have time to wear itself out. This is shorter than some bonus runs, go ahead and give it a shot.

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The Cat in the Hat (PS1 - DC Studios 2004)
Any%
by Mildew [WRH]
host Asuka424, couch amyrlinn, shockwve
10m49s (est 12m, wr 8m45s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube C3ERWywx8hI+3
Review: A pretty slow run, not much tech and not much to execute. It's filler, but it does have a bit of charm to it.

Wayne's World (SNES - Gray Matter 1993)
Any%
by Ritzblues [2RH]
host Asuka424, couch konception, stevetvonline, zembar
23m20s (est 35m, wr 23m14s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube R96-Wye_2MA+4
Review: Heavy on the sketch comedy, but it was well-done sketch comedy. Even not having seen the film, I enjoyed this, and I bet it's a real treat for fans of it.

The Incredible Hulk (SNES - Probe 1994)
Any%
by Iceplug [WRH]
host Asuka424, no couch
17m48s (est 20m, wr 15m17s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube _cv8hJmNlSs+0
Review: Did not expect this run to turn into a sing-a-long to the funky background music, but it did. Pretty simple as a speedrun but Iceplug made it worth watching.

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (Switch - NatsumeAtari 2023)
Any% Uzume
by EODTexSR [WRH]
host Asuka424, couch kipp, dagronsr
19m55s (est 25m, wr 19m12s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube UJMxnFkUj5s+2
Review: A neat little game, but without good explanations for outsiders, this isn't too interesting a run to follow. It's pure play-game-good, with a character that seems incredibly overpowered. Series fans may get a lot of enjoyment from it, but I didn't.

The Curse of Monkey Island (PC - LucasArts 1997)
Any% Mega-Monkey
by frozenspade [2RH][REM]
host Musical_Daredevil, couch thewoofs [REM]
23m25s (est 21m, wr 15m57s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube CR78-ZdEYQo+4
Review: This run has the super-fast menuing one expects from an adventure-game speedrun, but not much else. Even the comedy of the game was undercut by unenthusiastic commentary and a general lack of energy.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PC - Rockstar North 2004)
Any% (No 3rd-party FPS caps)
by Joshimuz [REM]
host Musical_Daredevil, couch UltimaOmega07 [REM], KZ_Frew
4h10m34s (est 4h20m, wr 3h38m10s) [NV]
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube lpiDy2dZC08+3
Review: For such a long run, it's also an extremely technical one. The main tech is confusing the game with overlapping missions and combining game states, which being invisible, is just really hard to follow. Couch did a valiant job explaining it, but they still couldn't make it exciting.

Darkest Dungeon (PC - Red Hook 2016)
Defeat Hag [BIDWAR]
by RebelDragon95 [2RH][REM]
host ateatree, no couch
34m29s (est 50m, wr 26m54s)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ☆☆☆☆☆
Youtube M-dQ1WxyTIQ+2
Review: A good GDQ run needs two things: interesting gameplay, and interesting commentary on the gameplay. This run provided neither. Much time was spent just cycling missions until a short one popped up. The party composition was never adequately explained. From what was, it seems like the primary speed factor is dungeon layout RNG. The host tried to prompt the runner to discuss things more, but though many words were said, little was engaging. I zoned out of this run while watching it live, and even on re-watch, it was tedious.

Mega Man 6 (NES - Capcom 1993)
Any%
2p1c by DarkTerrex, Ppotdot1 [2RH]
host RUBIEHART, couch Orsa, FastAtcc
37m53s (est 41m, wr 1p1c 33m33s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube DJxfKBnZZtU+0
Review: If it weren't for the handcam, this would have been just an unimpressive run of Mega Man 6. They didn't seem to need any special strats for two players, one controller, just good coordination and maybe skipping the most difficult tricks. This is no easy game to beat even with one brain, but they made it look almost *too* easy.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC - Nintendo EAD 2006)
Any%
by mralberto23 [WRH]
host ateatree, couch Bruggles, Dopezzera, DeanMachine42
2h53m33s (est 3h00m, wr 2h50m09s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube pGCYZCqWVgY+3
Review: "Oh yeah, this is the least broken 3D Zelda game, let's immediately clip out of a tutorial, then take control of the main menu and then save the game on it." Three hours of highly-varied tricks and breakdowns, done with enough levity to keep it a game.

Pizza Tower (PC - Tour De Pizza 2023)
Any%
by SoaringSloth
host CovertMuffin, couch EllieJelli, Shayy, Wooffledee
1h14m23s (est 1h20m, wr 1h07m44s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube jDlTW_PvGfw+3
Review: The big meme game of 2023, but judging by this speedrun, it earned it. Very fluid movement at incredible speeds, this is an hour-plus of execution with a layer of jokes on top.

Titanfall 2 (PC - Respawn 2016) [BONUS GAME 5]
Any%
by Blaidan [WRH]
host CovertMuffin, couch Bryonato
1h20m33s (est 1h25m, wr 1h14m19s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube vFWyd3RKu10+2
Review: This game has probably the best first-person movement mechanics, and Blaidan went full send with them. He didn't nail every trick first-try, but the only one he actually missed was an absurd one at the end that no other runner even goes for. This was an astonishing run from start to end.

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Gunfire: Reborn (PC - Duoyi 2021)
Qing Yan - Full Game - Reincarnation 8
by Shockwve
host JD Puppy, couch amyrlinn, munchakoopas, bryonato
40m50s (est 25m, wr 10m52s) [NF]
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★★
Youtube XidvO44DOb8+3
Review: Genuinely one of the funniest runs I've ever seen - I had to pause more than once just to stop laughing. Shockwve deals with some absolutely hilarious RNG, plays like a champ even while dying to the final boss. Explanations are abbreviated but informative, to keep up with the pace of the run.

Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy (PC - Vicarious Visions 2017)
Full Trilogy Any%
by Murcaz
host NickRPGreen, couch austinoblivion, jhobz296, blunts moses
2h26m50s (est 2h30m, wr 2h20m45s rta)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube 2EYUC5R7m7E+4
Review: I have long found Crash runs to be too repetitive, too focused on clean execution of a very limited amount of tech over too long a game. Expanding it to the full trilogy did not help. If you're familiar enough with the games to be impressed by an hour-plus of near-perfect hobzslides, you'll love this, but most watchers will be better off watching other runs.

Amnesia: Rebirth (PC - Frictional 2020)
Any%
by bloodthunder
host AnEternalEnigma, couch nerd_squared
54m38s (est 1h00m, wr 50m12s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube xG04m7GZfvg+0
Review: A fairly neat run. The speed tech is all out-of-bounds and prop-flying, but bloodthunder paired it with some running commentary on the game's plot and lore. Pretty good for a 4AM run.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (Xb360 via XSX - WayForward 2014, 2016)
All Dark Magic, Pirate Mode, No OOB
by TheSoundDefense
host AnEternalEnigma, couch janglestorm
1h06m22s (est 1h10m, wr 1h01m07s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube x2Bk1kyAHC0+4
Review: A solid metroidvania run. No glitches beyond a few animation cancels, but the NG+ aspect gives tons of fluid movement right from the start, and it just never lets up. Some cool on-the-fly item routing, too.

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (PC - Namco 1997, Monkey Craft 2022)
Klonoa 1 Any% Easy Support Mode
by Mr_Shasta
host PippyInATopHat, couch nickrpgreen, wafflewhybread, kobazco
43m33s (est 50m, wr 37m35s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube s_PovRhtLBM+0
Review: A charming 2.5D platformer, there's some interesting skips but not much in the way of movement tech. But the tricks are spaced out just enough that there's no long blocks of downtime, always something interesting going on, and Shasta always kills it on commentary.

VVVVVV (PC - Terry Cavanagh 2010)
Any% Glitchless
by Metroid Crime
host PippyInATopHat, couch indyvillain
17m42s (est 22m, wr 14m53s igt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube DQTEz1kWbWQ+3
Review: A short run, but jam-packed. No real tricks, just play game, good, and fast. I think it would have dragged if it had been substantially longer, but this was the perfect length for a quick-paced platformer.

SaGa Frontier (PS1 - Square PDD2 1997)
Asellus' Story [BIDWAR]
by Raclesis [WRH]
host PippyInATopHat, couch angieyuna, midboss
1h00m21s (est 1h00m, wr 46m24s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube -O_cU7zgfkY+4
Review: A shorter JRPG run than most, but unfortunately not a better one. The RNG is stratospheric and the game is only marathon-safe because of constant quicksaves and relatively fast loads. The lore, at least as explained here, is pretty generic, and the combat system has some neat combo potential that isn't given enough detail. Even the runner and couch seem to admit this is a filler run. Not bad filler, but still filler.

Final Fight 3 (SNES - Capcom 1995)
Any% Easy
coop by JaekRock, Space Coast Gaming [WRHs]
host SquidDilla, couch johnnnygo, lrock617
19m42s (est 25m, wr 20m58s) [WR]
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube nLTV7N25g4Q+3
Review: A pretty straightforward bmup run, but a very clean one. Nothing flashy or super technical, just good old play-game-good, with solid commentary.

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Genesis - Sega 1993)
Expert
by dagronSR [2RH]
host SquidDilla, couch sonicman2005, faust4712, cypherin
26m50s (est 30m, wr 23m40s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube XiGG9YC9wzw+6
Review: A fairly straightforward action-platformer, if a difficult one. Short, to the point, high-energy, and just unpolished enough for us to see some adaptation on the fly.

Wild Guns (SNES - Natsume 1994)
Any% Hard
coop by giygasblues, Crak Atak
host SquidDilla, couch Starwin, BuffaloBoone
20m14s (est 25m, wr 19m13s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube GMDKH0u6V10+2
Review: This is a run to watch more for the Live Texan Reaction than for the actual speedrun. The on-screen action is just a light-gun shooter with no light guns, lots of mashing and memorizing enemy spawns, but the exaggerated cowboy yeehaws from the couch and host are the real highlight.

Lunistice (PC - A Grumpy Fox 2022)
Any% Glitchless (Hana)
by Nestani [WRH]
host SquidDilla, couch Jaxler [2RH]
28m39s (est 35m, wr 25m24s igt)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube bCkzE_SPS2s+0
Review: A surprisingly polished indie platformer run, nice fluid movement, and enough variety for its runtime.

X-Men (Arcade - Konami 1992)
2-player 1CC Attempt
by LRock617, MetroidMaster
host SquidDilla, couch space coast gaming, jaekrock 
27m27s (est 30m, no wr?)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube UKmJecuvDz8+0
Review: A pretty straightforward 1CC arcade brawler run, I don't recall a single glitch or exploit. It's just play-game-good, but this run's short enough that it doesn't suffer for it.
WRs: too hard to figure out, can't spot either runner on it anyways
TODO: check what port they're playing, if any

Star Wars: Dark Forces (PC - LucasArts 1995)
Easy (TFE)
by CovertMuffin [2RH]
host Brutal_Melo, couch danejerus, bloodthunder
24m02s (est 26m, wr 19m52s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube TKRk3s0vEpw+3
Review: We've seen CovertMuffin run classic Star Wars shooters before, and this was very much the same. Lots of savescumming to hit precise grenade boosts

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (GBA - Capcom 2002)
Any%
coop by AmberCyprian [REM], TGH [REM]
host Asuka424, couch COUCH
27m21s (est 30m, wr 20m33s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube m7dn0hNvUQ0+3
Review: A pretty unpolished run, even looking past the heavy RNG. But it's a novel Zelda run, not similar to any of the five other Zeldas in the marathon. As a series fan, it was neat to see, but it won't hold much appeal to most.

Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch - Retro 2002, 2023)
Any% (Casual)
by Samura1man [2RH][REM]
host Asuka424, couch zayloox
1h56m18s (est 2h00m, wr 1h42m13s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube oUx7wDbv5tE+2
Review: The remaster broke a lot of old speedrun tricks, making this a lot more rough around the edges than classic Metroid Prime runs. There's still clips and OoBs and sequence breaks, but there's fewer of them and they're less consistent.

Pokemon Colosseum (GC - Genius Sonority 2003)
Any%
race Swiftalu vs Sparkle
host Nichole Goodnight, couch Ryziken, TheeOnlyJuan
3h40m40s, 3h43m07s (est 4h05m, wr 3h25m30s) [NV]
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube aKQ3Hre0Hrs+4
Review: Long Pokemon RPG runs are a GDQ tradition. This was not one of the better ones. The unavoidable battle animations dragged the pace, the race opened up early and never closed, and the couch just did not have the chemistry of the best Pokemon runs. If you really want to watch a Pokemon run, this is likely still what you want, but there are better options.

Kaizo Monkey Ball (GC via Wii - Amusement Vision 2001, Twilight 2019)
Story Mode
by IkeSMB
host iggyzig, couch Ganon, MonkeySMB, PetresInc
32m32s (est 40m, no wr?)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube wN9bUlDo-VA+3
Review: Monkey Ball is a tough game out of the box, kaizo hacks push it well beyond that. Some of these levels just are not fair, but Ike smashed through them pretty easily.

Sure Shot (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990; YMM and Margot 2022)
100%
by Shoujo
host iggyzig, couch Maddy69x0420 [DEV], Amethyst_Rocks, Margot [DEV][REM]
23m01s (est 25m, no wr)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube pZCwAyEaV5E+3
Review: Well of *course* kaizo devs give commentary that's mostly just trolling the runner. That's like the entire philosophy of kaizo... and it's also completely hilarious.

Spin Rhythm XD (PC - Super Spin 2023)
XD Turntable Showcase
by AngryScootsman
host iggyzig, couch AChocolateOrange, Georgia_O_Kief
~1h (est 1h00m, no wr - showcase)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube odYeKiB9YD0+4
Review: A cool run, but lacking in both explanations and variety. I'm still not sure exactly what inputs each symbol requires, and it pretty quickly passed the level where the unpracticed watcher can gauge the difficulty. It's just a stream of fast-moving glowing bars and dots.

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Clone Hero (PC - Srylain 2017) [BONUS GAME 6]
Showcase
by Frif
host iggyzig, couch zackuloid, guitarheroroxs, acai
~1h (est 54m, no wr - showcase)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 4hI5jROYm34+4
Review: This was certainly an impressive show of skill, starting off at a level comparable to the last Clone Hero showcase's peak... but it suffered from lack of variety. This was a pure technical showcase - some songs focusing on different techniques, but still just technical.

Celeste (PC - Maddy Makes Games 2018)
True Ending
tas by Lmjacks, tmcalvins, Vamp
host TrainerAnade, couch noel [DEV]
~40m, 32m18s igt (est 36m, human wr 44m50s igt)
Overall ★☆★☆★
Skill   ☆★☆★☆
Fun     ★☆★☆★
Youtube 9OFxjTMsJZU+4
Review: It's a short TASBlock this year, but they picked a good one. This game is nuts even when humans are running it. When it's a machine? Absolute perfection. There's no ACE shenanigans like some previous TASBlocks, just playing the game at an inhuman level.

Celeste (PC - Maddy Makes Games 2018)
All C-Sides [BONUS]
tas by Lmjacks, tmcalvins, Vamp
host TrainerAnade, couch noel [DEV]
4m07s, 3m02s igt (est 5m, human wr 4m29s igt)
Overall ☆★☆★☆
Skill   ★☆★☆★
Fun     ☆★☆★☆
Youtube 9OFxjTMsJZU+2466
Review: Short little bonus run, showing the toughest levels in the game getting demolished with equal ease.

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (PC - Square 2002, 2013)
Any% Proud
race MistMaster1 [2RH] vs Violin [WRH]
host AnEternalEnigma, couch bandityoshi, gamemanofcolor313
2h22m10s, 2h24m34s (est 2h30m, wr 2h21m27s rta)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★☆☆☆☆
Youtube EECy_GCmIIg+5
Review: We've just seen better KH runs. More challenging categories, or more engaging runners and couch, or more interesting gameplay. The race stayed close for a long time, but only because there's so few places to lose or gain much time. Maybe one for the die-hard fans, but the rest of us are better off watching... probably any other KH run I've reviewed.

Neopets: The Darkest Faerie (PS2 - Idol Minds 2005)
Any%
by Jaxler [WRH]
host Musical_Daredevil, couch corundumcore, tempystral, nestani
41m48s (est 50m, wr 39m46s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube qf__wTI5nao+5
Review: WTF, how is a tie-in to a Flash game this good a speedrun? There's a ton of neat tech, completely breaking the game in several ways, all quite handily explained by the excellent couch. 

Tony Hawk's Underground (PC - Neversoft 2003)
Beginner Any%
by Biglaw
host Musical_Daredevil, couch shockwve, PARTY MAN X
34m53s (est 37m, wr 32m41s rta)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube b6bjJ3rJ4zM+3
Review: I don't know what they did different with this run, but it stands well above all the other skate-game runs I've seen. There's no time to set up context or deep tech explanations, it's just a non-stop barrage of "okay now we're doing this".

Spelunky 2 (PC - Mossmouth 2020)
Spelunker Trials Any%
by Lavableman
host Musical_Daredevil, couch swiftalu, fimbz
23m04s (est 20m, wr not found)
Overall ★☆☆☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube CGCe09aFapk+3
Review: A non-randomised mod pack that demands far more precise movement than the base game. Interesting, but the runner suffered from a serious case of nerves, and bemoaning every mistake really dragged the run down. Worth checking out for Spelunky fans but otherwise skippable.

Ori and the Blind Forest Definitive Edition (PC - Moon 2015, 2016)
All Skills No OOB/TA
by Primorix
host Musical_Daredevil, couch covertmuffin
29m24s (est 35m, wr 26m44s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube jPdnR0sAqO4+0
Review: Hyper-polished execution combined with immaculate commentary. A must-see for those of you that love deep explanations of all the little tricks that go into going fast.

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GC via Wii - Sonic Team 2003)
Any%
by monkeysmb [WRH]
host danejerus, couch fleedle_deedle, withermin
1h09m29s (est 1h12m, wr 1h03m37s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube ZEJAHzBeMNw+2
Review: How did this game get so technical? I thought I was just bad at it as a kid, but no, apparently it really is just a hard game, and the speedrun has to avoid certain intended routes because they're unreliable, not just because they're slow. Other than some errors in the last stage, this was really clean for such a trick-dense run, but all of the tricks are pretty simple to understand, no QPUs here.

Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (PC - Square 1991; Square Enix 2021)
Any%
by Zic3 [3RH]
host danejerus, couch FoxyJira
3h01m32s (est 2h55m, wr 2h38m46s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube GfBMf3yu-xo+5
Review: The QoL features of the Pixel Remasters make for a much faster-paced speedrun, compared to most 16-bit JRPGs. Lots of really granular strats, some impressive adaptations to bad RNG, and even a bit of storytelling. Or at least some poking fun at the number of characters that come back after a dramatic sacrifice.
NM: Rewatch first half hour, doubt I missed much important

I Wanna Be the Guy Remastered (PC - Kayin 2007, Natsu et al 2020)
Any%
by LogicPQ [WRH]
host Brutal_Melo, no couch
25m13s (est 25m, wr 21m58s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube BZNj5_OMnkM+0
Review: The originator of that subgenre of sadistic game design, now remastered and with a fresh runner. If you've not seen it before, it's worth checking out just to see all the tricks the game tries to pull.

Superhot VR (PC - Superhot 2016)
Any%
by davidtki
host Brutal_Melo, couch rubiehart, zic3
8m52s (est 15m, wr 7m11s rta)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube RSakgbbvxBA+3
Review: This is the first VR run I've seen where it felt like the speed came from skill, and not from glitches and tricks. This was just some actually impressive execution.

Super Mario Bros. (NES - Nintendo EAD 1985)
Warpless One-Handed [INCENTIVE]
by GTAce [WRH]
host Brutal_Melo, couch Supersonic, Kosmic [REM]
19m37s (est 20m, wr two-handed 18m55s, wr 19m14s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube R3r8VlRWXdY+4
Review: We've seen one-handed runs before, but this one blew them all away. This would have been respectable performance even fully-handed. Flagpole glitch? Are you serious?!?

Fire Emblem Engage (Switch - Intelligent Systems 2023)
Any%
by Claris [3RH]
host AttyJoe, couch KirbyMastah, Elysara
1h10m33s (est 1h15m, wr 1h07m21s)
Overall ★★☆☆☆
Skill   ★★☆☆☆
Fun     ★★☆☆☆
Youtube 1CbS41oj3S8+4
Review: Way too new of a game to have a super polished speedrun, but it's interesting to see runs that are still unsure of the optimal way to do things, and have a big potential for future time saves. Probably worth a look for series fans, the run was different to previous installments GDQ has seen.

Pokemon Violet (Switch - Game Freak 2022)
Victory Road
by eddaket [2RH]
host AttyJoe, couch Shenanagans, Corvimae, ThomasPatrickWX
2h19m30s (est 2h30m, wr 2h15m08s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube BzaOB5r1rr4+0
Review: Another very new game, the route is unpolished (and they go into many of the arguments they've had) but enough mechanics carried over to still get that savant-like memorization of stats and probabilities. Not the greatest Pokemon run, but probably the best of this event.

Super Mario 64 (SM64 via Wii - Nintendo EAD 1996, Arthur Tilly 2019)
Randomizer - 70 Star Non-Stop
by 360Chrism [3RH]
host Konception, couch Shenanagans, Bird650
34m32s (est 42m, wr 31m04s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 5TuUJ8Hxweo+0
Review: We've seen enough SM64 that we needed a bit of a shake-up. But it's been three years since the last Randomizer run of it, and turning on the Nonstop setting makes it an extremely fast and fluid run.

Elden Ring (PC - From 2022)
Any% Glitchless
by Mitchriz
host Xenadir, couch lilaggy, parkenharbor
1h16m09s (est 1h20m, wr 56m27s)
Overall N/R
Skill   N/R
Fun     N/R
Youtube voodQyfd-dE+5
Review: (Not yet reviewed - skipped until I git gud and finish my casual play)

Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2019)
Relay Race
race Team Crushin' Turts (Caspur189, PangaeaPanga, Aurateur, Thabeast721) vs Team Perchance (Shoujo, TheRileyC, TanukiDan, LilKirbs)
host RUBIEHART, couch RaysFire, RealBChin, GrandPooBear
~1h55m (est 1h40m, no wr)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube tQe-K_LfIus+2
Review: These bits are always fun. Watching the racers figure the levels out, seeing how brilliant the level makers have gotten, hearing the commentators and crowd go nuts... it's always a blast.

Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2019)
Versus Showcase [INCENTIVE]
battle Shoujo vs TheRileyC vs TanukiDan vs LilKirbs
host RUBIEHART, couch RaysFire, RealBChin, GrandPooBear
~12m (est 15m, no wr - showcase)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★☆☆☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube 5GR_CwFC8Qo+0
Review: A somewhat silly extra showcase of the versus mode, and some of the creative levels that are being designed for it. It works better as a victory lap for the winners of the relay race, than as an actual showcase, but I liked the level designs.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017) [BONUS GAME 7]
Any% Blindfolded
by Bubzia [2RH]
host RUBIEHART, couch metroidmaster, mitchriz, crystalsaver [WRH][REM]
1h33m48s (est 1h45m, wr 58m47s, sighted wr 23m42s)
Overall ★★★★☆
Skill   ★★★★☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube S9wJO9D7668+5
Review: A particularly difficult game to speedrun blind, which makes Bubzia's eventual success impressive, but some very punishing failures during the boss gauntlet dragged things down from the perfection of his previous runs. Still well worth a watch, but it won't leave you speechless.

Baron Of Shell (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990; ShaoShao 2022)
100%
by grandpoobear [3RH]
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch ShaoShao [DEV], shoujo, dan salvato
36m38s (est 48m, wr 28m34s)
Overall ★★★★★
Skill   ★★★★★
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube ltJYM3VMzp4+6
Review: It's one thing to crush an incredibly-hard game like this. It's another thing to make it look this easy. But making it look easy, while trading banter with the couch? This was a run that should have called for serious time but never did.

Fly Me To The Stars (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990; CarlSagan42 2018)
All Levels
by grandpoobear
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch ShaoShao, shoujo, BeeKaay
21m15s (est 17m, wr 8m98s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★★☆
Youtube UzCqCl1S3Dk+2
Review: What happens when a great runner forgets they're running a game and doesn't practice? Funny stuff, mostly. It actually does a better job of selling just how hard kaizo hacks are, when the runner is rusty and struggling. It did drag in a few places, but then one-shotting a level would remind you that oh yeah, GPB is pretty dang good at Mario.

Super Metroid (SNES - Nintendo R&D1 1994; OsteHovel + Lurern 2017)
100% Items
coop by ShinyZeni, zoast [WRHs]
host Mr. Game and Shout, couch kipp [2RH], unhchabo
41m14s (est 50m, wr 39m48s)
Overall ★★★☆☆
Skill   ★★★☆☆
Fun     ★★★☆☆
Youtube ilG70fc-IJA+2
Review: It's Super Metroid, plus the efficiency of co-op. There's like no downtime in the run, but with the split focus, it also doesn't reach any great heights. It's just a really solid run.
NM: used "2-Player 100%", rules match what they did