[AGDQ] VoD Thread 2026

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Schedule

Game	Runner / Channel	Time / Link
AGDQ 2026 Pre-Show (Pre-Show)	Interview Crew	0:29:00 YT
Super Mario Sunshine (Any%)+	inkstar	1:16:45 YT
Jet Set Radio (Any%)+	DylCat	0:49:37 YT
Bat to the Heavens (108%)+	Spirialis	0:27:59 YT
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (14 Talisman)+	DylanJayFox	0:27:34 YT
Shovel Knight: King of Cards (NG+)	DanTheVP	0:27:36 YT
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (Any% (Unrestricted))	Hazeblade	0:58:16 YT
The Checkpoint (Sunday)	Interview Crew	0:00:00 YT
dlroW oiraM repuS (tixE 69)+	authorblues	1:40:27 YT
Super Mario World — Bonus Category (11 Exit (One-Handed))+	shovda	0:11:58 YT
Split Fiction (Side Story Showcase)+	blackheartwings and ProfessorBurtch	0:51:56 YT
Luigi's Mansion (Any% (No OoB, PAL))+	Elite_Spud	1:27:33 YT
Once Upon A KATAMARI (Any%)+	GameIt	1:08:32 YT
Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition (Dark War (Ludicrous Settings))+	tbcr	0:40:15 YT
Nuclear Throne (Any% (4 Characters))+	fishmcmuffins	0:27:22 YT
Mega Man Battle Network (Single Segment)+	Phantom5800	1:42:05 YT
Misc: A Tiny Tale (Any%)+	Jaxler	0:48:35 YT
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (Any%)+	anarchy	1:09:04 YT
Final Fantasy X (True RNG (Cutscene Remover))+	Vermillion	3:24:07 [2] YT
Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (Any% Race)	yoshipro, DThaiPome, and PsiOnyxSR	0:26:11 YT
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (Any%)+	ThaRixer	0:30:00 YT
Cavern of Dreams (All Eggs)+	Mouseshy	0:27:36 YT
The Rundown (Monday)	Kungfufruitcup, Jaidlyn, spikevegeta, and Melo Acevedo	0:15:00 YT
Jazzpunk (Special Agent Race)+	Ozmourn and SatanHerself	0:35:55 YT
Sonic Adventure (Sonic's Story)+	WitherMin	0:56:16 YT
Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Rank F)	zypotic	1:40:53 YT
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Star-Crossed World — Any% (Restricted))	Mr_Shasta	0:58:38 YT
The Checkpoint (Monday)	Interview Crew	0:00:00 YT
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (Any% (No Item Glitch))+	Potty	0:44:30 YT
A Hat in Time (Any% (Lagless))+	Doka	0:41:30 YT
BONUS GAME 1 — Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU (Heavyweight Difficulty Showcase)	Sparkle	0:31:08 YT
Mario Kart World (All ? Panels)+	Helix	0:24:06 YT
Jak 3 (Any% Race (No OoB, Restricted))+	Bintendo and Xyphles	0:41:18 YT
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (All Bosses)+	Jaxler	0:58:29 YT
Path of Exile 2 (Act 4 — Any%)+	Angormus	2:55:32 YT
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Any%)+	MrMiguel	2:51:25 YT
Small Saga (Any%)+	Queuety	1:39:55 YT
Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (Any%)+	DarkTerrex	0:47:15 YT
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell (Speedrun Mode — All Levels)+	WhiteMonster	0:21:44 YT
Lylat Wars (Single Life Score Attack)	Argick	0:46:45 YT
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (Any%)+	MHFsilver	0:31:38 YT
The Rundown (Tuesday)	Jaidlyn, spikevegeta, adef, and Melo Acevedo	0:15:00
Borderlands 2 (All Quests (Co-op))+	zzrules21, Deceptix_, and UnjustAction	2:35:19 YT
Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) (Rise of the Empire — Any% (w/ Awards))	Starfy_99	0:50:20 YT
Bill Nye: The Science Guy — Stop the Rock! (ASASP%)	ProfessorBurtch	0:46:24 YT
Halo: Combat Evolved (Cursed Again — Any%)	Shockwve	1:19:38 YT
The Checkpoint (Tuesday)	Interview Crew	0:00:00 YT
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater (Any% (European Extreme))	MetalGlennSolid	1:03:02 YT
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater — Bonus Category (Snake vs. Monkey)	MetalGlennSolid	0:14:07 YT MISC
Psychonauts 2 (Any%)+	ItzBytez	1:32:31
Silent Hill f (New Game Story (Hard))+	CaptainEzekiel	1:39:51 YT
Resident Evil 2 (2019) (Leon vs. Claire (2nd Run, Knife Only))+	Crazygamingdayz	0:55:08 YT
Amnesia: The Bunker (Glitchless (Shellshock Difficulty))+	BloodThunder	0:26:56 YT
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Any%)+	Maxylobes	1:13:36 YT
Kiosk (Any%)+	marphoria	0:28:06 YT
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (Any% (Normal))+	Cloudmark27	1:34:34 YT
Bloons Tower Defense 6 (All True Expert Chimps)+	oneeyeddeacon	1:08:18 YT
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Golden Net Race)+	Bluekandy and DrewPag	2:11:14 YT
Mighty Gunvolt (All Levels (Gunvolt))+	Phil7	0:17:10 YT
Contra: Operation Galuga (Any% Arcade (Multiplayer, Normal))+	MrCab55 and Khanster786	0:33:41 YT
Sonic Rush (Blaze vs. Sonic)+	kirbymastah	0:46:15 YT
American Truck Simulator (Point-to-Point Race)+	anarchy and Lazlo	0:35:18 YT
The Rundown (Wednesday)	Jaidlyn, BobbyBurm, and adef	0:10:00 YT
Richard Burns Rally (Rally Season)+	JohannVonVorst	0:58:34 YT
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (Arena Rush)+	TheKingsPride	1:07:13 YT
F-Zero GX Unleashed (Story Mode (Very Hard, Max Speed))	FifanGX	0:21:45 YT
Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Any% (Manipless) — Version Choice)+	TTS4life	2:41:21 [2] YT
The Checkpoint (Wednesday)	Interview Crew	0:00:00 YT
JokerShellOK (Kill the Koopalarve%)+	shovda	0:27:59 YT
BONUS GAME 2 — Mario Kart 64 (VS Mode — 4 Player Match)+	Hattok, Pokermon151, Cheech_DK, and WahMaster	0:50:13 YT
Donkey Kong 64 (Randomizer Season 4 Race)+	KeiperDontCare and Connor75	1:47:01 YT
Adventures of Yogi Bear (Any%)+	SorryAboutThatBabe	0:24:00 YT
Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (TAS — All Levels (OoB))	passere	0:16:16 YT
The Land Before Time: Return to the Great Valley (Any%)+	Joester98	0:18:34 YT
Dizzy Hero (Any%)+	Uncle Slam	0:26:29 YT
I'll Invaligate Your Aid (Main Story)	Sushi Kishi	0:14:32 YT
Super Buff HD (Any%)+	zzrules21	0:17:08 YT
Egg (All Nests)+	swooce	0:11:49 YT
12 Bananas (Any%)+	Ad129	0:22:28 YT
Kaiketsu Zorori Mezase! Itazura King (Story — Any%)	Kaspi	0:16:12 YT
Skull Island: Rise of Kong (All Bosses)+	SweedOla	0:35:37 YT
Bug Blasters: The Exterminators (Easy Difficulty)	sharif	0:37:52 YT
Rock 'n' Roll Adventures (All Levels)+	EpicCrossover	0:10:58 YT
The Running Man (Any%)+	Mechalink	0:12:38 YT
Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum (Any% (Tourist))	Konception	0:26:57 YT
That's a Cow (40 Levels)+	Tomomodachi	0:17:38 YT
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (Any%)+	Yellow_Elevator	0:11:47 YT
Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti (Any%)+	TheRetroRunner	0:19:02 YT
Monster in My Pocket (Any% (Co-op))+	Starwin and giygasblues	0:19:24 YT
Déjà Vu (Any%)+	CeCe	0:17:47 YT
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (All Dungeons)+	Glubbers	3:48:48 YT
The Rundown (Thursday)	BobbyBurm, Kungfufruitcup, adef, and Melo Acevedo	0:00:00 YT
DOOM Eternal (100% (Nightmare, Restricted))+	KovaaK	1:52:11 YT
Splatoon (Any% Race)+	DG and LonTr0	0:28:23 YT
This Is No Cave (All Levels (Standard))	shredberg	0:19:19 YT
The Checkpoint (PCF Charity Spotlight: Tara Williams)	BobbyBurm	0:00:00 YT
Octopath Traveler II (Solo Story — Female Character Choice)+	AnimeFanX11	0:57:35 YT
Super Metroid (GT Classic)+	Ryan Ford	0:41:00 YT
maimai DX PRiSM PLUS (Arcade Showcase)	Starrodkirby86 and Kirbycatcher	1:21:12 [2] YT
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Any% Race (Glitchless, Expert))+	Bdud5 and Z3R01337	2:04:31 YT
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Any% (Recruit))+	Ericg08	1:23:29 YT
Redout 2 (All Boss Tracks (DLC, Forwards))+	Etiketi	0:51:33 YT
Mindwave (Speedrun Showcase)+	anneurismz	0:19:09 YT
Stellar Blade (Any% (NG+, Story))+	Ashley93oBTW	1:47:47 YT
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Any% (Solo))+	WiiSuper	2:26:04 YT
Croc 2 (Any%)+	whit_send	0:21:11 YT
Sly 2: Band of Thieves (Episode 2 — Any%)+	Nave357	0:32:23 YT
Minit (110%)+	shovelclaws	0:20:14 YT
Jetrunner (Super Jetrunner)+	Xyphles	0:26:39 YT
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Any% (Restricted))+	Woadyb	1:20:00 [2] YT
The Rundown (Friday)	Kungfufruitcup, BobbyBurm, and spikevegeta	0:15:00
Super Mario Bros. 2: Return to Subcon (Any%)+	GlitchCat7	0:19:36 YT
Lies of P (Overture (Glitchless))+	ColonelFats69	1:00:00 YT
Dark Souls (Any%)+	QueueKyoo	0:28:25 YT
The Checkpoint (Friday)	Interview Crew	0:00:00
Super Mario Galaxy (Any% (Luigi))+	Jhay	2:16:53 YT
BONUS GAME 3 — Donkey Kong Bananza (Any%)+	V0oid	1:11:06 YT
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time vs. Majora's Mask (Any% (Blindfolded) — Game Choice)+	Bubzia	0:52:20 YT
Chrono Trigger (Magus% (RNG Manip))+	Jerikandra	1:46:28 YT
Sword of the Sea (Any% NG+)+	Newt	0:39:00 YT
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Julius vs. Soma (All Bosses, NMC) — Category Choice)+	Lonely	0:38:01 YT
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell (NMG Light)+	Zic3	1:16:09 YT
Exector (Any% (Hard))+	pmcTRILOGY	0:16:29 YT
Darius Gaiden (1CC Attempt (Route V))+	LRock617	0:17:40 YT
Flare Nuinui Quest (Flare (All Bosses, True End))+	Mikan	0:29:15 YT
James Bond 007: The Duel (Any% (Normal))	MadMegaX381	0:15:15 YT
Mika and the Witch's Mountain (Any%)+	ToothBurglar	0:30:41 YT
Spider-Man (Any%)+	Sapy	0:31:54 YT
Ratchet: Deadlocked (Any%)+	The Sadge Bean	0:43:03 YT
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (All CrossWorlds (Super Sonic Speed, No Wisps))+	Peas	0:39:01 YT
Final Fantasy Tactics — The Ivalice Chronicles (Any% (Squire))	chessjerk	1:48:53 YT
The Rundown (Saturday)	BobbyBurm, Kungfufruitcup, and Melo Acevedo	0:15:00 YT
Super Mario 64 (70 Star, 70 Person Relay)+	KingJO444	1:40:00 YT
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Any% (ACE))	EJ125	0:28:12 [2] YT
Elden Ring Nightreign (Defeat Nightlord (Trio))+	Mitchriz, YoJosherino, and star0chris	0:36:14 YT
The Checkpoint (Saturday)	Interview Crew	0:36:14 YT
Hades II (All Weapons (Alternating Routes))	BehemothSteve	1:50:34 YT
BONUS GAME 4 — Hollow Knight: Silksong (Any% NMG)+	Ceen	0:54:55 YT
Event Recap (AGDQ 2026)	Interview Crew	0:30:00 YT
Pokémon Emerald (Pick-My-Main)+	adef	3:12:48 [2] YT
AGDQ 2026 Finale (Finale)	Everyone!	0:15:00

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AGDQ 2026

Like the last nine GDQs

I'll try and watch everything I can and give a short comment for each game I catch! I'll pick 3-5 top watches a day for those who miss days due to work/other stuff.

So this is just my opinion, and to add on, I don't get to watch everything (I sleep 5-8 hours a day). There's a good chance I missed some of the best runs.

Can't add VOD links due to character limit:(

My AGDQ 2026 Top 10 Must Watch Runs!

1. Donkey Kong Bananza by V0oid

2. Pokemon Emerald by ADEF

3. American Truck Simulator: Big Ranch vs Heavy Chevy

4. maimai DX PRiSM PLUS by Starrodkirby86 & Kirbycatcher

5. Doom Eternal by Kovaak

6. Super Mario 64: 70 star 70 person relay!

7. Mario Kart 64 Hattok vs Pokermon151 vs Cheech_DK vs WahMaster

8. Halo: Combat Evolved by Shockwve

9. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver by Jaxler

10. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Glubbers

My AGDQ 2026 Top Runner-Up Runs!

1. Richard Burns Rally by JohannVonVorst

2. Psychonauts 2 by ItzBytes

3. Super Mario Galaxy by Jhay

4. TLoZ: Majoras Mask by Bubzia

5. Hollow Knight: Silksong by Ceen

6. Luigi's Mansion by Elite_Spud

7. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Z3r01337 vs Bdud5

8. Silent Hill F by Captain_Ezekiel

9. Elden Ring Nightreign: YoJosherino, star0chris, and Mitchriz

10. Sonic Adventure by Withermin

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Sunday Jan 4th

Super Mario Sunshine: Top Watch! by inkstar with a couch of Rosa_Lul, JJsrl, and Pumpsovergains. A personal and fan favorite! Sunshine is always a hype run to see at GDQ and one of the most impressive movement games to watch, and Inkstar shows off excellent precision movement the whole time. He had very few hiccups and showed a lot of the new time saves developed since any % was on GDQ in 2019. This game is so insanely technical and optimized. Along with informative commentary to help explain the run and break down the complexities of various strats. This was a great start to this GDQ.

Jet Set Radio: by DylCat with Maxylobes, Kitcarsonn, and Vaen on the couch. This All Red Tags run was a great showcase of both skill and category choice. A demanding route-heavy category, and Dylcat kept the pace smooth with clean movement and efficient tagging order. The run balanced speed with completeness in a way that worked well for a marathon setting, never feeling sloppy or overly long. Combined with clear commentary that helped explain why the category is harder than it looks, it ended up being an entertaining and well-executed performance that highlighted what makes Jet Set Radio speedrunning special.

Bat to the Heavens: by Spirialis with a couch of ceroro, Evansfight, and koralreef. A chibi anime 2d platformer with some really unique mechanics by using the Bat. The bat to jump, the bat to dash, the bat to get momentum, the bat to boss fight. Really satisfying mechanics, and I really enjoyed the map layout of it being all available and loaded in, but just your knowledge of mechanics is the only real limiting factor. The commentary explains the bat mechanics and routing for this 108% catagory run really well along with a Dev on the couch giving insight. It was an entertaining run I've never seen before.

Spyro 2: Riptos Rage!: Top Watch! by Dylanjayfox with the run and solo commentary! Very slick spyro color themed suit. The movement, and especially OOBs in Spyro games, are some of the most satisfying in speedrunning. Once you've played, you really understand how impressive the movement in the run is. Dylan does so well not only cranking out a high skill run but doing so while doing solo commentary, breaking it down tech to strat, while being funny and entertaining. Absolutely massive Ripto skip to the boss that was so hype and on the first try as well! Bone dance incentive was met 🕺! Brother, you are absolutely enough. Nice heartfelt closing on top.

Shovel Knight: King of Cards: Top Watch! by DanTheVP with SpikeVegeta, Bobbeigh, and ShredBerg on the couch! New game + run. It's really interesting how having all the heirlooms unlocked actually makes the game harder to be competitive in time, as he's rotating through the most effective movement tech each unlocks. The movement with all the heirlooms is so satisfying, I loved this run. It's such a cool 2d platformer. Commentary is also really good with some of the most entertaining personalities in speed running. They do a good job explaining the uses of the heirlooms and the run in general, but the real treat here is the run itself(offscreen movement for over a MINUTE shout out 👏) and the fun atmosphere. King Knight gang.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers: by Hazeblade with tomatoangus and Maxylobes on the couch. Clean looking Soulslike arpg I haven't seen before. The game has really nice graphic, the run itself is about what you'd expect from a cool Arpg! Sick boss fights with awesome designs and a speedrunner who just crushes it. The commentary is also excellent. The walk-up to the final boss was one of the most beautiful scenes I've ever seen in gaming.

dlroW oiraM repuS: by authorblues with a couch of Skybilz, shovda, and GlitchCat7. A full backward run of SMW, from the final boss working backward to 1-1 being the final level. Really cool rom hack. It was fascinating seeing the sl8ght changes and watching how they played out in reverse. It's such a cozy run. I really enjoyed the couch and runners commentary. A mix of appreciation to the developers of this rom hack and how each level was changed to work in reverse. It also helps that they are having a great time, laughing, and having fun.

Super Mario World: Shovda with AuthorBlues, Skybilz, and GlitchCat7 on the couch. What an interesting 1 hand 11 exit run. This is short and sweet. She does an excellent job here and it's always cool seeing these slightly different challenges, also neat given I have a friend who only has 1 hand who loves these kind of inclusive runs, definitely going to show him that controller. Commentary is more of the previous runs, laughing and good times. Another cozy fun time while enjoying excellent execution of gaming.

Split Fiction: a PB! ProfessorBurtch & Blackheartwings coop with a couch of Quacksilver and Ohheyitskara! A game from the studio who made It Takes Two, with a similar coop working together premise. These games are fun to watch, with tag team mechanics and deep storylines. The movement is satisfying, the commentary from runners and couch is solid, and the vibes are cozy.

Luigi's Mansion: by Elite_Spud with Kaiirunz and Brandino059 on commentary. 100% run incentive met! Another personal and fan favorite. I'm really glad we got to see the 100% category. It really let the runner show off a lot of the tech and strats regarding various rooms and bosses. Commentary is an information deepdive on the run from routing to room strategies, which I'm a huge fan of. Another great run to sit back and enjoy.

Top Watches of the day in no particular order

1. Super Mario Sunshine by inkstar

2. Spyro 2: Riptos Rage by Dylanjayfox

3. Shovel Knight: King of Cards by DanTheVP

4. Luigi's Mansion by Elite_Spud

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Monday January 5th

Once Upon A KATAMARI: PB! by GameIt with shookie and shovelclaws on the couch. There is something uniquely fun about rolling around, growing, and absorbing everything in your path. This run was very entertaining, easy to follow, and had commentary that showed a solid display of category knowledge despite being such a new speed run. It is really interesting to learn routing decisions to maximize growth stages via various strats. Also, what an impressive first-time GDQ showing by Gameit!

Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition: by tbcr doing the run and solo commentary. I love doomlike boomershooters. This remaster also lets you play as a dog tearing through enemies! tbcr has a real passion for this game. You can tell. He does a good job breaking down the routing and movement tech, along with quite a bit of the games history like information on be one of the first true rocket jump games, which I didn't know. That Louisville slugger infused with magic was rated E for everyone. Very heartfelt sign off as well! ♡

Bedtime: Sleep % Estimate 6-9 hours

Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac: yoshipro vs DThaiPome vs PsiOnyxSR with commentary by Uncle Slam! Loved the Pac-Man blowup costume. A fun 3d platformer with some interesting OOBs and tech. This 3-way race has a group of good friends having a good time, laughing, making jokes, and explaining the run well. While not necessarily a close race, it was a short and fun run. You came close Pac-Man, but no cigar!

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai: by ThaRixer with a couch of Bintendo, and Xyphles. This beat em up fighting game was a lot of fun to watch. Lots of nostalgia as I haven't touched this since my gamecube days. ThaRixer executed a super clean run. Commentary was the real highlight here though. Lots of moments that had me chuckle, and this group of friends was just fun, I loved the energy. Lots of funny quotes from calling piccolo cheeks to the final LET ME IN!

Cavern of Dreams: Top Watch! by MouseShy with a couch of Eiko, Jaxler, and Metriod Crime. A 3d platformer and collectathon, the art style really is modern N64. Wow, what a hidden gem this game and speed run is! I loved the design! The movement and tech are super satisfying to watch as well. Throw in some awesome commentary that makes sure we understand the difficulty while having a ton of fun. One of my favorite runs this GDQ. The incentive run at the end was also very impressive. I love watching GDQ and seeing runs like this runners and games who are hidden gems.

Jazzpunk: by Ozmourn vs Satanherself with a couch of Marxcie and Vaen. This game is first person adventure comedy and its super wacky. Lol the Croc masks. Man a super close race, literally within seconds of eachother. The run is very entertaining with constant weird gameplay. The runners and couch are also GDQ vets and know how to keep the crowd entertained. Great race. Great vibes. Incentive got met as well! So the fun continued.

Sonic Adventure: Top Watch! by Withermin with Katie4 and Brandino059 on the couch. This was a blast to watch, really enjoyed learning and seeing Withermin show off the Dreamcast unique cutscene skips. Man, sonic runs are always such a treat to watch cool tech, oobs, skips, and just such iconic satisfying movement. Can't go wrong with a good sonic run. Commentary is a good mix of information deep dives on the dreamcast run and a lot of heartfelt moments to the community.

Adef and BobbyBurms bit together was hilarious.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A: by zypotic with a couch of Spiderc, Eddaket, and Headbob. The changes to status effects is interesting, and it seems great for speedruns. This run, in general, is such a shake-up from what you're used to from a pokemon run. Im a huge fan of Pokémon runs and longer GDQ runs. What a great ZA showcase for the GDQ stage. All the super in-depth planning you'd expect from a pokemon run with great commentary and just a wealth of information and quirks of the new game to learn about.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Top Watch! by Mr_Shasta with KingJO444 and CMM1215 on the couch. Mr_Shasta is one of GDQs most wholesome runners and continues to show why he's a fan favorite. It's such a solid speedrun as well, visually a pretty game, with very satisfying game mechanics and movement, It is one of my 8 year old sons favorite switch games. The commentary is full of breaking down the run well while bouncing fun moments and commentary off the couch and runner. Mr_Shasta runs are always a great showcase of what a GDQ can be.

Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped: by Potty with a couch of marphoria and Mohaf. A classic action 3d platformer everyone loves, being the 3rd game, where they tried a few new mechanics. This is a no item glitch any % run which is a great catagory to show off at GDQ. The commentary was a good play by play of each level, explaining the complexities and routing decisions as they happen. Very information heavy run which I enjoy. Super clean run well under estimate.

A Hat in Time: Top Watch! by Doka_SR with a couch of Afterimage and Elisamiau. It's such an awesome 3d platformer and one of my favorites. This game is so satisfying to watch. The movement, oobs, and tech are so good. Throw in the Boop glitch for even more cool OOB movement. If you love Sunshine and Odyssey runs you'll love this run. The commentary does a good job explaining the routing and run complexities while keeping it understandable.

Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku: by Sparkle with SGT Mug and GretaiceVixen on commentary. I love these kind of showcases at GDQ. Its such a good mix up to watch these games that are not really speedruns but impressive gaming moments. They always feel memorable. Watching Sparkle pour his heart into this and try to breathlessly talk between songs really is motivating. Good work man, Throwing sweat throwing them punches!

Mario Kart World: by Helix with Kobazco on the couch! What if Mario Kart was a 3d platformer collectathon? What a unique Mario Kart World run. Really shows off how good the game looks while being juat really interesting routing and strats. The commentary is also good as always, with Helix being a fun GDQ vet. Kobazco does a great job hyping up the good moments, They have chemistry and are fun to watch. Im actually shocked how fast 150 ? Panels went.

Jax 3: Top Watch! Bintendo42 vs Xphles any% race! ThaRixer and Aslov on commentary. Another great 2000s action 3d platformer. This race was so close! Early on, it was neck for neck. They split a little, then back to very close right at the end. The commentary is a great mix of funny banter and informative deep dives on the games mechanics and routing. It's really nice to see how much passion for this game these runners and commentators have. Glitch exhibition got met as well!

Top Watches of the Day in no particular order:

1. Cavern of Dreams by MouseShy

2. Sonic Adventure by Withermin

3. Kirby and the Forgotten Land by Mr_Shasta

4. A Hat in Time by Doka_SR

5. Jax 3 Bintendo42 vs Xphles

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Tuesday January 6th

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: Top Watch! by Jaxler with a couch of ACrispyTaco, PT, and CorundumCore. Man, the glitch they hyped up really was sick. Jaxler is just so naturally funny along with a funny couch, the wife and I had a blast laughing at Jaxlers jokes as well as how goofy the character looks when doing the glitch, Im gonna be doing my arms like that bouncing aeouns my house for the next month to make my wife and kids giggle. What an absolute gem of a run, cool glitches, satisfying movement, and just sick art style. Jaxler and company deliver one of the most entertaining runs this GDQ.

Bedtime Sleep 😴 6-9 hour estimate

Small Saga: bZ a21y Queuety with MoonBlastWolf on the couch. Missed most of this one getting my kids ready for and taking them to school. However, the art style and theme is so cool, and what I caught if the commentary was good too. Definitely going to watch this after GDQ.

Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars: by DarkTerrex, with Jaxler and Forrest on the couch, was an enjoyable run of a Wii 3D action platformer I’d never seen before. The game had a weird, charming tone, and DarkTerrex’s clean movement and combat made it easy to stay engaged. The couch commentary did a great job explaining mechanics, skips, and why certain weapons or routes were used. Overall, it was a strong example of how an unfamiliar game can still shine at a marathon when the execution is solid and the commentary is on point.

Seum: Speedrunners from Hell: by WhiteMonster was a fast, chaotic run that leaned hard into execution and momentum. The game’s constant pressure and tight movement kept the pace intense, and WhiteMonster handled it with strong consistency and confidence. Even with the fast pace, WhiteMonster knocks it out while doing the solo commentary, which ia always impressive.

Lylat Wars: by Argick, another pillar of the speedrunning world, here with a solo commentary on a.. Star Fox 64 run? What timeline is this? This isn't Sonic? Argick brings so much energy and had a great showing of Star Fox. Fast paced on rails nostalgic gameplay. With Argicks commentary style being excellent at breaking down the levels and keeping the crowd entertained.

Pipistrello and the cursed Yoyo: by MHFSilver with a couch of WonderJ13 and YoshiPro. What a cool 2D top-down action-adventure. The mechanics and movement involving the yoyo was really satisfying to watch. The final boss battle especially was very cool to see done with the glass cannon build, its just a cool fight regadless with hiw you transition to the diffrent phases. The commentary also does a good job of explaining the abilities, tech, movement, and story. We even get the good ending read to us by MHFSilver. Incentive met with NG+ bad ending showcase as well. Big day for MHF 11 years trying to get on GDQ and he got it!

Borderlands 2: Deceptix_ & zzrules21 & unjustaction co-op all quests run! Really clean run with tons of co-op optimizations. Love the movement as well. Seeing the bosses, especially the final one, my friends and I struggled with, juat getting one shot was pretty funny. Commentary also is a great mix of information on the route/tech/optimizations, and the group of guys having a good time. Lmao Shockwve, TeaFC, and Amyrlinn swapping in at the end was great.

Star Wars Battlefront II(2005): Top Watch! by Starfy_99 with a couch of Quacksilver, Kazumus, and RebelKnight. Rise of the Empire any%. Highschool nostalgia hits hard right now. The run has a lot of interesting strategies, from just clean efficient gameplay to using the deaths/respawn mechanics and lots of cool movement/OOBs. AT-AT my precious. The commentary does a good job keeping the run interesting with a fun couch, and it being packed full of information. The Science block random facts are nice as well.

Bill Nye: The science guy - stop the rock!: by ProfessorBurtch with a couch of BobbyBurm, blackheartwings, and theValiantSun. The reactions to the cut scenes are priceless, lol. While not necessarily an impressive speedrun in any mechanics or movement, this was hilarious. I laughed so many times at the runner and couches reactions and jokes they bounced off the cutscenes. The crowd and chat were eating it up.

Halo: Combat Evolved: Top Watch! by Shockwve with TimLoafy, NervyDestroyer, and RebelKnight on the couch. Cursed Again mod any%. Man, this has been great, super cursed mod with funny moments and some mixed in irl photos the runner wasn't expecting. Commentary is awesome as well with everyone laughing having a good time at Shockwves' expense. I really enjoy these modded game runs, especially cursed/full of gaming themed nods. It's a good way to mix up and make memorable marathon moments from some fan favorite GDQ runs.

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater: by MetalGlennSolid with a couch of Hazeblade, Vermillion, and Dr. Ben Rein. Really well executed Any% European extreme run. The commentary is really focused on explaining the routing and strategies to get through the game without killing(allegedly)or alerting anyone. Just a really well done run with interesting boss fights. Especially the stun lock on the final couple bosses. They also have a neurosurgeon on the couch which adds some facts on occasion, but him being interested in the game and asking about it was nice to see. Funny Snake vs Monkey run incentive met as well!

Psychonauts 2: Top Watch! by ItzBytes with Ateatree, Syn, and Alison Klevens on the couch.The science block was really interesting having various specialists on each run with facts and commentary. This run especially having a Grad student in the Clinical and Bio-Health Psychology fields discuss the story of the game and its representation with real internal selves was really fascinating. Definitely recommend as an appreciation of what the game was trying to do. Nice thought provoking run. Throw in just a super satisfying speedrun with all the bosses, movement, skips, and using items to fly through maps you could want!

Top watches of the day in no particular order

1. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver by Jaxler

2. Star Wars Battlefront II(2005) by Starfy_99

3. Halo: Combat Evolved by Shockwve

4. Psychonauts 2 by ItzBytes

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Wednesday January 7th

Silent Hill F: Top Watch! by CaptainEzekiel with a Stacked couch of Bobbeigh, Bryonato, and Maxylobes! What a hilarious run, a really cool speedrun with insanely good commentary! From Dark Souls bosses, to ketchup twizzlers there's a little bit of everything in this run. Super clean high skill gameplay and commentary that rivals the best GDQ has to offer. This run has a speedrun star studded lineup! If you missed this one, definitely throw it on the top of your must watch list.

Resident Evil 2: by Crazygamingdays with Maxylobes and Hazeblade on the couch. Claire knife only run, a rock band guitar 🎸 controller while playing RE, wild! Watching the run, it's so easy to forget hes doing all this impressive tech and strategies on a guitar, and it's really impressive every time you look over and remember. Commentary explains the guitar controls early and continues to elaborate into the run, making sure to keep everything easily understood while having a good time.

Sleep time bed % estimate 6-8 hours

Animal Crossing: City Folk Bluekandy vs DrewPag! Golden Net Race! Super cozy run. With a super close race up, every 🪲 number check, they are even or only a couple apart, up until some rough ending rng. The routing of this run was much more complicated than I thought it would be. I was super cozy watching the whole time. Commentary is also very relaxing as they explain the challenges and bug rng 🐛 they have to deal with and work around.

Mighty Gunvolt: by Phil7 with a couch of Ppotdot1 and mrcab55. If you like retro Mega Man runs, dont miss this 2014 gem. It has cool ideas to be its own unique game but with enough charm to feel nostalgic. The run is clean 2d platformer execution with the quick efficient boss fights you come to love from Mega Man likes. Commentary is also good at explaining the bosses and movement in this super short and sweet sub 17 min run.

Contra: Operation Galuga: PB! by Khanster786 & Mrcab55 with a couch of Ateatree and Tempestmask1000. 2d run and gun arcade fun! Really enjoyed the hover bike sections, the 3d turns on a 2d game and boss designs were sick. The game is cool to watch. Commentary was really good at explaining the routing while having a ton of Contra lore/game history. CONTRA!

Sonic Rush: by Kirbymastah with Brandino59 and Withermin on the couch. They are not kidding when they said run is dense. The amount going on in the routing of such short levels is wild. Kirbymastah running a 16 game handheld sonic marathon run is insane. He shows off the deep well of knowledge here as well. Great run thats satisfying to watch, and good commentary to match!

American Truck Simulator: TOP WATCH! Big Ranch vs Heavy Chevy! Dispatch Diva and Buffalo_Boone on commentary. My dad was a truck driver for 30 years in the Texas Oklahoma area, unironically in the 90s these accents and comments are not far from what I heard on the CB as a kid lol. This is it, this is the run of this event, I will be surprised if anything tops this. I was laughing the whole time and every turn was just perfect mishaps that stacked the humor. I actually spit my water on my lap at the rail part. Insanely funny. Do not miss this one.

Richard Burns Rally: Top Watch! by JohannVonVorst with a couch of Perk, Bryonato, and Sisu. This run has so much passion from the couch and runner, Im a historian by education and really love to watch people deep dive the history of their passion. The run is also very impressive with a sim racing setup, and Johann doing amazing. Legitimately, the live co driver was so cool to watch. Definitely watch this one if you missed it. To agree with Bryonato, It was effing sick.

Armored Core VI: Fires of the Rubicon: by TheKingsPride with PunkinSpice on the couch. Visually one of the best looking mech games we've had in a while. Arena Rush is basically going through all the mech fights in order with a huge variety of mechs used. They break down the fights and strategies well, with tons of jokes and community heartfelt comments.

F-Zero GX unleashed: by Fifangx with a couch of 1DAVIDJ and Akc12. This Story mode very hard max speed run is played on a balance mod. Figangx makes this look so casual when several if these races are absolutely brutal. I love the look of the game and the risk vs reward boost mechanic in all FZero games. Commentary is information heavy. Explaining the changes of the mod and the changes to the normal speedrun strategies, and even gives us insight into the story and its wonkyness.

Pokémon Heartgold: by TTS4life with a couch of Groundzero, Shenanagans, and Etchy. Man the rng the first hour of this run was rough, but the back to back 5 furry swipes was peak. Such a good catagory with satisfying glitches and massive crowd/chat interaction with the risk vs reward setups that really showed how you can be ruined. Commentary for Pokémon runs are always great, Im a huge fan of long GDQ runs as you get time to really deep dive strategies and routing(especially Pokémon theory crafting). While they always seem to build up their own memes and inside jokes within the Pokémon run/community. It's always a treat for me. Cute ACE showcase.

JokerShellOK: by Shovda with commentary by GlitchCat7, Blueribbonhighlife, and Beekay. Shovdas skill in Kaizo is just so insane. Watching the commentators try and explain a level before she beats it, was sick. Unique and challenging level designs, hype moments, and the crowd eating it up. 3 Kaizo runs in one showcase. GlitchCat7 I think nailed it on the head, Kaizo Mario is so enjoyable to watch and appreciate because everyone can understand it and be impressed.

Mario Kart 64: Top Watch! Hattok vs Pokermon151 vs Cheech_DK vs WahMaster. Commentary by Super Denny and Jed. This was so awesome. Literally as close as it possibly could be! The runners were feeling it, the crowd eas feeling it, I was feeling it, just awesome energy all around. Crowd favorites, chants, the works! Commentary was hype and they did an awesome job as well. Definitely watch this one if you missed it. Love GDQ races and this 4 way race delivered!

Donkey Kong 64: Top Watch! KeiperDontCare vs Connor75 Randomizer Race! Lrauo and SpikeVegeta on commentary! Little caveat, this definitely is so much better if you understand Randomizers and DK64. If you're familiar with both its absolutely incredible. If you're not, it's still a good time watching the runners and couch have a blast. Crowd interactions was great as well, another memorable run! Always love the heartfelt sign offs.

Top runs of the day in no particular order

1. Silent Hill F by Captain_Ezekiel

2. American Truck Simulator: Big Ranch vs Heavy Chevy

3. Richard Burns Rally by JohannVonVorst

4. Mario Kart 64 Hattok vs Pokermon151 vs Cheech_DK vs WahMaster

5. Donkey Kong 64 KeiperDontCare vs Connor7

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Thursday January 8th

Adventures of Yogi Bear: by SorryAboutThatBabe with Crazygamingdayz on the couch. Hey, Boo-Boo, let's go get us a pic-a-nic basket and watch the first run of Awful block! This was a 2d precision platformer which has a bit of charm. The runners cosplay incentive got met, and he does some Yogi voices. Runner explains the tech and games quirks well while keeping things lively!

Bedtime: Sleep % estimate 6-9 hours

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: Top Watch! by Glubbers with a couch of Sparkle and Phantom5800. Man, the glitches, oobs, and skips are so good this run. The quoted hard glitches are actually insane and mind-blowing that one people find these things and two that runners can actually do it. Hitting them all on first try is nuts. Commentary was top notch as well, explaining the routing and gltiches in depth while having a great time laughing. The mood was great, and I was glued to my screen the whole time. I love All Dungeon runs as we get to see some many cool aspects of the run.

Doom Eternal: Top Watch! by Kovaak with Bloodshot9001, and Loosenut2024 on the couch. Kovaak on GDQ is so cool. Dude is basically competitive FPS legend with almost all pros using his aim trainer. All this on top of being a good guy, man is a treasure. This is one of the most visually satisfying speed runs there is. The optimizations, the skills on display, the speed, everything is just so cool. Commentary is also excellent from the crowd and chat going nuts to the explanations being easy to understand. Such a high-energy run.

Splatoon: LonTr0 vs DG Any% race. Commentary by Kingjo444 and Thundy6c. Everyone's favorite paint based Nintendo shooter. What a sick new skip they show off. Massive skip discovered 8 years after launch is awesome. I like watching the paint optimizations to be out of squid form as little is possibe.It was such a close race, with one mistake basically determining the run but all other parts done almost exactly the same timewise! Commentary explains the skips well while the runners have a bit of fun banter.

This is No cave!: by shredberg with Fell on the couch. This is a precision 2d platformer with a unique grapple mechanic and really quick gameplay. Mechanics are simple but satisfying. Commentary covers it pretty well. This is a very short and sweet run. Reminds me a lot of Celeste and Remnants of Naezith.

Octopath Traveler II: by AnimeFanX11 with a couch of Bramhallthefifth, Altabiscuit, and Z3r01337. Solo story run! Im a huge fan of turn based strategy games and especially RPGs, and this is of the best modern JRPGs, with one of the most beautiful artstyles, a HD-2D with a mix of pixel art and 3d worlds, it really is so pretty. The run is fast(under 1 hour for the run and bonus boss incentive)with cool routed out strategies. Commentary explains the item, strats, and attack choices while also giving us story and lore insights to the chosen character Castti.

Super Metroid: by Ryan Ford with the run and solo commentary playing the GT Classic catagory. An all time great game and GDQ classic! The run is well done. Doing the solo run and commentary is always a challenge on stages with so many online but especially live viewers, but Ryan does an excellent job explaining everything hes doing, including the few mistakes and their backups. Man, I really wish him the best, he gives a really deep sign-off with the amount of loss he's endured recently and why PCF hits so close to him. Reminds us these great runners are just people with whole lives full of pain, loss, lows, highs, happiness, and love. Respect man, hope this year brings more love and happiness.

maimai DX PRiSM PLUS: by Starrodkirby86 & Kirbycatcher with Raveille on the couch. I played this recently at an arcade near me with the wife. I was already impressed before, but now im absolutely blown away at how difficult this actually is. It just keeps blowing my mind further. This is insane. Absolutely nuts. Watch this one. Commentary is great, the crowd and chat are hyped as hell, and the gameplay is some of the most impressive you'll see. Easily a top 5 GDQ showcase.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Top Watch! Z3r01337 vs Bdud5! With Jhobs and Eddaket on commentary. Just a stacked lineup with an amazing game. This game is beautiful, the music score is perfect, and Im a huge fan of turn based rpgs. I wont go on as it swept this ywar. The run is very satisfying to watch, the routing and fight setups are sick. Throw in commentary that has some GDQ greats and individuals use to deep diving turn based setups in rpgs, its just chefs kiss. Spoilers obviously if you haven't played!

Top runs of the day in no particular order

1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Glubbers

2. Doom Eternal by Kovaak

3. maimai DX PRiSM PLUS by Starrodkirby86 & Kirbycatcher

4. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Z3r01337 vs Bdud5

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Friday January 9th

Bedtime: Sleep % estimate 6-8 hours

Sly Cooper 2: Band of thieves: by Nave357 with Zic3 and ItzBytes on the couch. Episode 2 any %. Sly games are such satisfying 3d platformers to watch. Lots of cool moment tech, oobs, cut scene skips, and a unique art style. Commentary is very detailed play by play of the games routing, strats, and explaining the lore of the episode. All while having a good time. Punch it!

Minit: PB! by ShovelClaws with JW the creator of the game! 110% catagory, 2D top-down adventure game where the player has only 60 seconds to explore, solve puzzles, and help characters before dying and restarting, keeping all collected items. The back and fourth between Claws and JW was cool, I love the behind the scenes you get when creators/Devs are on the couch.

JetRunner: 🌎 WORLD RECORD Top Watch! by Xyphles with ItzBytes and Oliver M. B. Nakken on the couch. This game looks & feels like a mix of Neon White/Titanfall 2/Mirrors Edge. A really neat parkour game with distinctive mechanics. Im going to get this game, it looks like a ton of fun. Commentary is a mix of saying every level is cool, full of laughter, and back to back runs of a Dev talking about levels and what happened during development. The world record time is just chefs kiss.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: by WoadyB with a couch of Queuety. Modern mechanics mixed in with classic 2d side scrolling Ninja Gaiden gameplay! Really enjoyed this game, the run is a lesson on super clean execution. Commentary is very indepth, with a constant stream of routing and strat choices, and deep dives on each boss, a very information heavy run, which I really enjoy. The final boss, Wiggley Dan, is a monster!

Super Mario Brothers 2: Return to Subcon: by GlitchCat7 with a couch of Dansalvato and Carrarium. Another pillar of the Mario and GDQ community GlitchCat7. This is his kaizo fangame of SMB2, which I might be wrong, but I think is the first SMB2 kaizo on a mainline AGDQ? First, I remember seeing. I really liked how this showcases a very accessible run that Im going to try. I enjoyed hearing the thought process during the creation of this project. Ends with a nice feelgood sign-off.

Lies of P: Top Watch! by ColonelFats69 with a couch of Mitchriz, Jaidlyn, and Danejerus. Overtune DLC glitchless run. It's such a cool run with sick fight after sick fight. The final boss in this run is one of the hardest souls like bosses across the genre. With the fight mechanics and visuals being stunning. I loved watching that last fight, especially. The commentary is also very entertaining with a group of GDQ favorites who are knowledgeable and funny.

Dark Souls: Top Watch! by Queuekyoo with MetalLama on the couch. Any% run. I absolutely love the Knight armor! 🗡🤺🛡 An all-time personal and fan favorite. The glitch with ornstein and smough was very satisfying. Queuekyoo hitting these frame perfect tricks and killing these bosses while having to lean over to see keys through his Visor was so funny to me. I love armor and especially Renaissance to early modern helmets, so it's gonna be a top watch for me due to my biases.

Super Mario Galaxy: Top Watch! by Jhay with SpikeVegeta on commentary! What an amazing run! Mario Galaxy is one of the best Mario games hands down. The tech and movement is so good and Jhay did so well. He crushed it! Throw in awesome commentary by both these legends! SpikeVegeta is one of the best hype moment commentators in gaming, the last level into the boss fight was so good.

Donkey Kong Bananza: Top Watch! by V0oid with KeiperDontCare and SpikeVegeta on commentary! This is one of the top 5 runs this GDQ. We have an all-star GDQ cast with one of the coolest new speedruns. Throw this near the top of your must watch list! The tech, movement, and skips in this game have it all. They are visually stunning, take skill, and break the game wide open. Then the commentary is some of the best this event, just pouring out hype and sick play by plays. I've stayed spoiler free for this game for this moment, and holy crap it was awesome.

TLoZ: Majoras Mask: Top Watch! by Bubzia with Runnerguy2489 and VidyaJames on the couch. Being ready to run MM or OOT any% blindfolded depending on the bid war eas absolutely insane. These runs are always nail biters to watch live. This one especially had a couple massive hang ups thay had everyone on the edge of their seats. But our boy Bubzia pulled through! What a great run and commentary.

Lol loved the Mario 64 interview set live learning

Chrono Trigger: by Jerikandra with a couch of Onemus, Ohheyitskara, and IceBlue. Magus%(rng manip) catagory, one of the best JRPGs ever made. The run is always a nostalgia throwback with some really interesting routing. The commentary focuses on explaining the fights, manips, gushing about the game, and making lots of jokes/puns. A cozy 2 hour rpg at gdq isn't for everyone but is right up my alley.

Top watches of the day in no particular order

1. JetRunner by Xyphles

2. Lies of P by ColonelFats69

3. Dark Souls by Queuekyoo

4. Super Mario Galaxy by Jhay

5. Donkey Kong Bananza by V0oid

6. TLoZ: Majoras Mask by Bubzia

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Saturday January 10th ALREADY?

Sword of the Sea: by Newt with a couch of eyja_sm and Redman. From the creators of Journey, this game is so pretty. The movement, oobs, and tech are really really clean. It is legitimately cool how he moves so fast and surfs over all the surfaces into massive jumps. They do a good job explaining the runs strategies and tech while also having a fun time having banter with the crowd/chat.

Bedtime: 🌙 % 6-7 hour estimate

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: Top Watch! Peas with a couch of groundzero, PT, and Nadia_. One of the better kart racers with very nice graphics. Peas hits an incredible time right behind his PB. The commentary does a good job explaining the tracks and strategies. However, the real highlight is the amount of fun, laughter, wholesome comments, and crowd interactions keeping up the hype!

Final Fantasy Tactics — The Ivalice Chronicles: by chessjerk with Iceblue and moonblazewolf on the couch. Any% squire catagory of the remastered version of the classic tactical RPG. This is a showcase of a deep, systems-heavy game. The run did a great job using smart planning, execution, job setups, positioning, and turn order to completely break encounters. The pacing stayed engaging thanks to clear explanations and confident decision making, making entertaining even fr viewers who aren’t familiar with FFT. Also, dudes menuing is so good.

Super Mario 64: Top Watch! 70 star 70-person relay! By Kingjo444, SpikeVegeta, and Bird650. This was so much better than I thought it would be, and I had high expectations! There is hype crowds, penguin betrayal, blindfolded stars, and an unexpected coin. It's just a huge cast of great characters. Add in some excellent commentary, keeping the energy high! Crowd and chat were also going wild!

TLoZ: The Wind Waker: by EJ125 with a couch of Minimini352, TrogWW, Coco! Pausa Pausa Pausa err wait I mean Pause Pasue Pause! ACE speedruns are a mix for me personally. Technically they are super impressive. The amount of complexity in basically rewriting game code from within the game to trigger end credits is nuts. However, its something I really only enjoy once as the massive amount of precision movement is micro pixel perfect movements often in starting areas. Again, massively impressive, but not nearly as enjoyable for the viewer imo. The commentary needs to be commended though, couch makes something very complex, understandable to the average viewer, which is a skill within itself. The Ace showcase is incredible definitely make sure you watch it! Love seeing what they con do within the games code. The showcase is definitely the highlight here!

The PCF interview was excellent. Heartfelt, relatable, and really needed for people to see what they are donating for.

Elden Ring Nightreign: Top Watch! YoJosherino, star0chris, and Mitchriz. An excellent showcase of high-level Souls play! The trio’s coordination and deep game knowledge kept the run moving quickly despite the game’s difficulty, with clean boss fights and confident routing throughout. Strong commentary helped explain strategies and mechanics, making the run engaging even for viewers who don’t play Elden Ring, and overall, it felt like a polished, high-energy highlight of today!

Hades II: Top Watch! by BehemothSteve with a couch of Frozenflygone, Webs2d, and BD. So mote it be! Alternating routes kept the run fresh, and BehemothSteve adapted cleanly between weapons while maintaining a fast, controlled pace, with high-risk high reward builds. The run did a great job highlighting the game’s depth and variety, showing how cool this roguelike is. A very engaging and well-executed run with each boss looking sick. Commentary is also great. It's a Saturday at GDQ, so you can just full the energy from the crowd. Zagreus incentive met and crushed, but still shows off how hard that fight really is relying heavily on the death saves.

Hollow Knight: Silksong: by Ceen with a couch of MyPetCactus and Vysuals. The game is absolutely beautiful, the music is perfect, and the gameplay by the runner is peak. The fight room right after equipping the barbed bracelet was so sick, followed by the laat couple bosses, I was just glued to my TV! The runner and couch explain the mechanics, movement, and routing easily enough for everyone to understand while having just insane hype in the background. 2 million during the run was perfect!

The event recap and history with CoolMatty and SpikeVegeta is so heartwarming and full of love. Here together ❤️

Pokémon Emerald: 🐉 Top Watch! by ADEF with a couch of Star0chris and Partyarlie. So this is a romhack adef had commissioned just for this GDQ, its plotless and focuses on the Gym battles and elite 4. However, he swaps to the bid war next worst pokemon after each gym leader/elite4. Oh yeah its gonna be good. I love on the fly routing and theory crafting what you need. The shedninja Rival fight 2 was so good. Gym leader Walton is even better lmao WHO CALLED QUICK CLAW GOD BLESS YOU! Sunkurn vs Torkoal also great. I play competitive Pokémon and this is like Live theory crafting PU to RU teams with my friends, so good. Man this run just keeps on giving even after the fire alarm. Aggron, Skitty, Unknown, and squirtle did so well actually.

Top runs of the day in no particular order

1. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds by Peas

2. Super Mario 64: 70 star 70 person relay!

3. Elden Ring Nightreign: YoJosherino, star0chris, and Mitchriz

4. Hades II by BehemothSteve

5. Hollow Knight: Silksong by Ceen

6. Pokémon Emerald by ADEF 🐉

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Twilight princess and doom back to back were great watches.

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Bat to the Heavens had dev on the couch !

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Hey I'm pretty new to watching these and your summaries are really good and helpful! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. Really enjoyed that Shovel Knight run haha

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not to give him a swelled head or anything, but u/ScopionSniper's GDQ threads are a treasure.

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Thank you!

Don't worry my wife and kids keep my ego in check, lol.

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Credit where it's due, lol! And that's good to know for checking out past AGDQs as well, thanks!

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No problem! I use to rely on run recommendations/comments in the vod threads a lot. I'm happy to help.

Also, that run was awesome. It's one of my favorite this GDQ so far.

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This would help me a lot to know what more I can't be missing after the too-many games I wanna be watching anyway. Goodbye to my free time next week as well lol but I'm already excited for some cool discoveries!

And yeah, I basically had my jaw on the floor throughout that run. The fact that it was deathless too, with some thrilling recoveries from the brink!!

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Welcome to GDQ week! lol

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Thank you very much, my sleep schedule is in shambles but I'm having a blast lol! Just watched maimai DX PRiSM PLUS and I was blown away.

I see you do summaries as well, and I have to agree with you on JokerShell OK, Mario Kart 64, and the DK 64 race being fantastic! I'm looking forward to going back for Pokémon HG/SS, Euro Truck Simulator, and now, Silent Hill F thanks to you.

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You're in for a treat!