AGDQ 2024 start this weekend, here are some runs you may want to watch

Cancel your plans and ghost your loved ones, Awesome Games Done Quick is back this weekend to play games faster than the Gods of Gameplay intended and raise money for Prevent Cancer Foundation.

The AGDQ 2024 festivities kick off on January 14 and end on January 21. It’s viewable in person in Pittsburgh and streamed through AGDQ’s Twitch channel. If you’re unfamiliar Awesome Games Done Quick is a biannual series of live speedruns broadcast to encourage charitable donations. There’s a mix of games on the docket, ranging from new releases to ancient artifacts. 

As is customary for Destructoid, here are some recommendations for what to watch. If you’re interested, you can check the schedule here for estimated start times.

Sunday, January 14 TUNIC (Any% Unrestricted) Donkey Kong 64 (No Levels Early) Ultimate Doom (UV-Speed) Monday, January 15 Clock Tower (Ending A vs Ending S) The Typing of the Dead (Any% Arcade Settings) Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu (Any%) Pikmin 4 (Rescue Olimar) Tuesday, January 16 Backyard Skateboarding (Any% OG) Orbo’s Odyssey (All Gears) Tape to Tape (Easy Campaign) Gyromite (Game B – Dog Assistance) Wednesday, January 17 Goof Troop (Co-op U) Metroid Dread (100% NMG) Doom 2016 (100% Nightmare) Thursday, January 18 Sneak King (50%) Virtual Hydlide (Any% Fixed Seed) Friday, January 19 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Any %) Spark the Electric Jester 3 (Any%) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (100% NMG Relay) Saturday, January 20 Go! Go! Hamster Chef (Inbounds) Lost Judgment (Kaito Files Any%) Yeah, there’s some premium kusoge here. I’ve wanted to get my hands on Virtual Hydlide myself. Are there any AGDQ 2024 runs you’re looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.

Zoey Handley

Staff Writer – Zoey is a gaming gadabout. She got her start blogging with the community in 2018 and hit the front page soon after. Normally found exploring indie experiments and retro libraries, she does her best to remain chronically uncool.

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