Summer Games Done Quick 2015

Dozens of speedrunners gather at one location for a week of speedrunning for charity. The entire event will show live speedruns of games and the only time a game isn't actively played is when the next game is being prepared for a speedrun. The event will start July 26th. People may donate money to the event (which is then transferred to the charity once the event ends). You may submit a message with your donation to be read on stream (these messages are screened and only relevant messages will be read if there is time) and you will be entered into drawings for prizes donated by many people specifically for the event.

Schedule: https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule
Stream (once the event starts): http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

Are there any games or runners people are looking forward to?

My personal interests:

• Trihex (playing SMW2: Yoshi's Island)
  Very fun and energetic speedrunner playing a game that lets him show off that energy.
• Donkey Kong Country and DKC3
• Gauntlet (NES)
  Very unforgiving game and requires a lot of luck and insider knowledge.
• Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (played by TheFuncannon)
  FPS RPG played by an expert with glitches and annoying bosses.
• Kirby Super Star
• Ecco: The Tides of Time
• Banjo-Tooie
  Love the game to death and hoping Grant Kirkhope calls in with Yooka-Laylee hype.
• Cave Story
• Donkey Kong 64
  Mysteriously a lot less lag thanks to Wii U VC meaning easier on the eyes and no 'easy' skips
• Minecraft
  I'm a little curious what could happen in an hour without mods...
• TASBot (playing Mega Man, Sonic Advance, and Ikaruga)
  Gotta keep an eye on Skynet and I've been following it since its inception
• Super Mario 64 (120 stars)
• and many more.

How do you speed run Minecraft?

It's the most autistically awkward-yet-awesome gaming event. Be there or...be somewhere.

HEY BROS I DONATED 10 DOLLARS LETS f**kEN REK CANCER OWN IT f**kEN SHOW IT WHO THE BOSS IS YEA
*awkward forced applause from high donations*
*awkward forced applause from every single f**king move*
Runners who insist on commentating their run when they have that fake-disinterested, monotonous, droning voice.
Then there's all the drama. Autistic kid trying to play a game while another autistic kid tries to make jokes every 5 seconds, until the first one flips his shit.
Or the weird nerdy girlfriend of a guy who, i shit you not, got drunk and suck-f**ked a bunch of other attendees while the guy was doing his run, then blamed him for it.

It's as amazing as it is sad.

Personally, i f**king loved Studio's HL2 run, i liked the other HL2 run by the younger lad, and loved the Star Wars: Outcast run (which was absolutely f**king insane). There's a great run for Dark Messiah too.

Everything else is pretty iffy, either because they're so similar (the Morrowind ones are all basically the same), or because the runs are just awful. Then there's shit like Fallout or Skyrim that doesn't involve anything besides running in a straight line.

Can't say any of the new stuff appeals to me. Let's pray for more nerd-drama instead.