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Summer Games Done Quick 2017 | July 2 - July 9 | Shout outs to...
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Gunmonkey36
Member
What was the final total donated?
Also do we know how much actually ends up going to charity? Does GDQ post the split somewhere or is there potential that a lot of this money goes to administrative costs?
Also do we know how much actually ends up going to charity? Does GDQ post the split somewhere or is there potential that a lot of this money goes to administrative costs?
This can all be found on the GamesDoneQuick website.
The money goes directly to MSF, and there is a donation tracker.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Excellent. Thanks for posting this.
also looking for a good list
BrokenFiction
Member
That Jedi Knight II run was one of the best I've ever seen.
$1.75m
It looks like a past GDQ's had about $150k - $200k in expenses, and the rest of the donation goes to the charity.
jack_package_200
Banned
So what were the best runs?
Aaronrules380
Member
I haven't seen nearly all of them, but Nier Automata's was fun, LTTP swordless was great, BotW was fantastic, I enjoyed the gunvolt run, Super Panga World was amazing, Freedom Planet was great, Robobot was great, and of course staples like super metroid and mario 64 were good
I didn't see it, but I heard great things about the stars wars Jedi Knight II run
Ricerocket
Member
Hard to say, not really any run I saw that stood out.
LTTP swordless run is worth a watch.
Freedom Planet was a great watch with great commentary.
Guacamelee
Tetris segment
Super Panga world (SMW similar to Kaizo hacks)
Portal 2 solo coop
Aaronrules380
Member
Didn't watch that one, but I'm glad it was good since I want to see it
Super Panga World and Swordless ALTTP were the best ones I watched.
Aaronrules380
Member
Tetris Segment is great if you never saw it before, but to me it's personally starting to lose it's luster, and I think if you're going to go back and watch a grandmaster run it's been done better at past gdqs
Jedi Knight 2 is a must watch.
Based on the ones I've seen, I really liked the Super Mario Series relay race, Super Mario 64 120 stars, Mega Man X2 race. I usually enjoy races in general the most though.
Baloonatic
Member
Titanfall 2 was great. Really good commentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmxWJI3KGvc
I thought the divinity:OS coop run was great. Followed their progress and routing on it last year. it was fun seeing them break a 50-75 hour game in ~25 mins and how the routes how slightly changed. Also really cool to see them fully use the coop mechanic to go to different sides of the map to collect and abuse things like stuffing water/oil barrels in an indestructible chest to throw on enemies to instantly kill them. Chair warping was cool to see too as it essentially allowed them to complete the game w/o doing any quests.
Even solo any% no chair warp runs can be done in an hour last time I checked (probably well beaten by now) which is a testament to how non-linearly you can play the game. Walk in shadows is OP in both type of runs.
broscientific
Member
I didn't watch much, but the highlights for me were SM64, Majora's Mask, and BoTW
petethepanda
Member
LTTP, Jedi Outcast and Titanfall were my favorites, but I have a pretty huge list to catch up on over the next few weeks. Gonna go back and watch the Automata run today.
bizzarewars
Banned
Out of what I got to watch this year, I really liked the Super Panga World, Ratchet and Clank, Kingdom Hearts 2, Mario Kart 64, and Titanfall 2 runs.
Didn't watch the Swordless Link to the Past run, but I heard that was great too.
Didn't watch the Swordless Link to the Past run, but I heard that was great too.
TheFinalCut
Member
Some really great runs this year. A few of my favorites:
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Half-Life
Ratchet & Clank
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Titanfall 2
Dark Souls 3
Dark Souls
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Half-Life
Ratchet & Clank
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Titanfall 2
Dark Souls 3
Dark Souls
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
NormalFish
Banned
those expenses are paid via other means. Ad revenue, twitch subs, admission costs, etc.
mrmickfran
Member
Just saw the comments in the Botw speedrun.
It's nice to know that I still had some hope in humanity left to lose.
It's nice to know that I still had some hope in humanity left to lose.
Death Metalist
Member
My favorite runs, in no particular order.
Freedom Planet. Best couch + runner combo of the event by far.
Ah yes that's it. I'll add it to my queue thanks!
I've never heard of that game before so I'm curious.
Watching the TF2 right now. So much wall running!
I watched the first 15-20 minutes and found it to be pretty dull. What happens that makes it a classic?
Ultimadrago
Member
Thanks again for the summary, I just got around to Guacamelee.
Glitchless Mirror's Edge Speedrunner Roasted by Couch Sitter
I don't really know who is in the right here, but the amount of salt in this video had me laughing my ass off.
I don't really know who is in the right here, but the amount of salt in this video had me laughing my ass off.
The guy on the couch was obnoxious and thought he was a hoot.
Who was the guy on the couch? I got the impression he was another Mirror's Edge speedrunner that was just kind of bitter that someone else got to do the SGDQ run for ME.
Hambulance
Member
Might & Magic VI run was cool
Baloonatic
Member
It was pretty clearly a bit that him and the runner had decided to do to make fun of the category being called glitchless but having lots of things that looked like glitches. Problem is he ran the joke into the ground
You know they don't just let random people on the couch, the runner chooses who sits there. They're friends I believe.
You know they don't just let random people on the couch, the runner chooses who sits there. They're friends I believe.
https://twitter.com/BBGingaNinja/status/882253246928228354
They're actually buddies, The couch commentator has been getting some flak post GDQ.
Of course.
Then what is the story behind the infamous "I would really prefer if you'd be quiet" Tomba 2 speedrun? At least in that case, it really seemed like the just let some random jackass sit around and provide commentary.
If they're friends, I'm a little confused as to how the Tomba 2 run went so sour. Was the couch guy's awful commentary a planned "bit", in the same way that the Mirror's Edge runner had planned to have his friend on the couch roast him?
Or is it more just a matter of "I invited my friend to this event and he was being a jackass so I had to shut him down"?
I think the runner for Tomba 2 just let anyone sit on the couch. This was obviously a mistake.
I don't see how anyone who has actually watched that video can say that they are friends. It was incredibly awkward to watch.
He literally says 'great job, guy I don't know' at the end after he did 10 jumping jacks.
For the Tomba 2 video, the guy on the couch definitely was not friends with the runner (Tomba 2 guy confirmed it). Occasionally random people will come on the couch, usually during unpopular late night runs, but it's almost always friends or people who run the game.
The Mirror's Edge dudes this year were friends and presumably decided they would do that "joke" before the run.
CavemanDCJ Talks About Chibi & Tomba 2 Speedrun
"I told him to be quiet because he was a fucker, and I didn't ask for him to be on the couch and he just invited himself on...."
Chibi's Response
"Since the couch wasn't being occupied by anyone else, we kinda just said 'fuck it'....."
Maybe GDQ does things different now, but it certainly sounds like they would let pretty much anyone onto the couch in previous years.....at least for the low-viewer late night runs.
"I told him to be quiet because he was a fucker, and I didn't ask for him to be on the couch and he just invited himself on...."
Chibi's Response
"Since the couch wasn't being occupied by anyone else, we kinda just said 'fuck it'....."
Maybe GDQ does things different now, but it certainly sounds like they would let pretty much anyone onto the couch in previous years.....at least for the low-viewer late night runs.
YoodiHoshi
Member
Edobean (Edo) and pcull44444 (Patty) - I love them both. Known them since before GDQ was even a thing
Velcro Fly
Member
I'm biased but the Onimusha run with Bowie doing voice work for Guildenstern was amazing.
Saw a highlight video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fsu4miYMWo) for the Mirrors Edge run, the guy definitely overdoes the joke but it's clearly a joke and it was initially pretty funny until he ran it into the grounds.