The 2021 Awesome Games Done Quick speed-running event is about to begin.
Awesome Games Done Quick is an annual charity event where speed-runners attempt to complete video games in the quickest times possible.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 runs from January 3 until January 10, and will be broadcast live on Twitch.
With COVID-19 making it impossible to get together in person, the 2021 event will be an online-only affair.
The organisers explain more: “Games Done Quick, a grassroots organisation known for its speedrunning charity events, will host Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2021 Online this weekend, with a thrilling lineup of speedruns taking place on the official Games Done Quick Twitch channel.
“Despite moving online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, AGDQ 2021 Online will find the world’s best speed-runners racing through a mixture of modern and classic games, all in the name of charity.”
With COVID-19 making it impossible to get together in person, the 2021 event will be an online-only affair.
You can watch the action unfold by checking out the Awesome Games Done Quick Twitch channel.
AGDQ organisers have also tried to make the event a little more interactive with a virtual crowd experience.
“The event will also feature a brand new, virtual interactive crowd experience,” organisers explain.
“GDQ Twitch subscribers can join the crowd on the GDQ website and use various emotes in the Twitch Chat to have the audience of Velocities (GDQ’s mascot) cheer on the runners, viewable by everyone.
“The interactive crowd experience will be available at GamesDoneQuick.com throughout the event.”
This year’s event is sponsored by Twitch, The Yetee, Fangamer, NIS America, and Devolver Digital, and will be raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
“AGDQ 2021 Online will be held this year in support of Prevent Cancer Foundation.
“Donations can be made directly to the charity during the event via the viewing page available at GamesDoneQuick.com. One hundred percent of all AGDQ 2021 Online donations go directly to Prevent Cancer Foundation.”
The event kicks off with a pre-show at 4.30pm UK time on January 3. A Mirror’s Edge speed-run follows at 5pm, while Donkey Kong Country, Just Cause 3, Ratchet and Clank, Mega Man X5, Dragon Age: Origins and Ori and the Will of the Wisps will all be broadcast during the first day.
Other highlights throughout the week include The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Sonic Mania, and Halo 3: ODST.
You can see the full schedule by visiting the Awesome Games Done Quick website.
