Games Down Quick
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| Started | January 1, 2010 |
| Website | Games Done Quick YouTube |
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Games Done Quick (GDQ) is a biannual video game speedrun charity marathon held in the United States, originally organized by the Speed Demos Archive and Speedruns Live communities. Since 2015, it has been handled by Games Done Quick, LLC.
Held since 2010, the events have raised money for several charities. The events are broadcast live on Twitch. Over $12 million has been raised across seventeen marathons.
Super Mario Maker has been featured at GDQ 3 times, while 9 different Kaizo Hacks have also been featured.
List of Events[]
Awesome Games Done Quick (2016)[]
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| Location | Herndon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Date Held | January 3–10, 2016 |
- Main article: Awesome Games Done Quick (2016)
Super Mario Maker was featured at the event with two separate blind level race being held. A total of 8 levels were created for the event, while 10 older levels were used for the hard levels race.
Kaizo Mario Bros. 3 was also speedrun during this event.
Summer Games Done Quick (2016)[]
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Date Held | July 3–9, 2016 |
- Main article: Summer Games Done Quick (2016)
Super Mario Maker was featured at the event with a blind level race being held. A total of 11 levels were created for this event.
Summer Games Done Quick (2018)[]
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| Location | Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Date Held | June 24–July 1, 2018 |
- Main article: Summer Games Done Quick (2018)
Super Mario Maker was featured at the event with a blind level race and a hard level showcase being held. A total of 8 levels were created for this event, while 5 older levels were used during the hard levels showcase.
Featured Games[]
| # | Game | Event |
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| 1 | Kaizo Mario World | Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 |
| 2 | Kaizo Mario Bros. 3 | Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 |
| 3 | Super Mario Maker | |
| 4 | Summer Games Done Quick 2016 | |
| 5 | Super Dram World | Awesome Games Done Quick 2017 |
| 6 | Super Panga World | Summer Games Done Quick 2017 |
| 7 | Super Dram World 2 | Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 |
| 8 | Super Mario Maker | Summer Games Done Quick 2018 |
| 9 | Kaizo Mario World 3 | Games Done Quick Express 2018 |
| 10 | Item Abuse 3 | |
| 11 | Quickie World | Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 |
| 12 | Super Gracie World | |
| 13 | Invictus | Summer Games Done Quick 2019 |
| 14 | Grand Poo World 2 | |
| 15 | Super Ryu World 2 | Games Done Quick Express 2019 |
| 16 | Super Mario Maker 2 | Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 |
| 17 | Super Orb Bros. | Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 |
See Also[]
| v • eSuper Mario Maker Events | |
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| Events |
Californithon • Child's Play Relay • Games Done Quick (AGDQ • SGDQ 2016 • SGDQ 2018) • Mario Maker Colosseum (Masters) • Nintendo World Championships • Mario Maker Celebrations (1YMM • 2YMM • 3YMM) |
| Races |
April Fool's Day Marathon • Blind Kaizo Race (Hard • European • Marathon) • Blind Level Race • Casual Race • Facebook Speedrun Challenge • First Clear Race • Flyday Race • Jank Race • NSMBU Race • Precision Race • Puzzle Race • Speedrun Race • Troll Race |
| Tournaments |
Get Peach or Die Tryin' (2) • Kaizo Battlegrounds (2) • Kaizo Combat (2) • Kaizo Relay • Kaizo Wars (II • 3 • 4 • 5) • Precision Wars (2) • Speedoran Jam (2 • 3) • Super Expert Challenge • Switch Invitational |