Summary
- Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 raised over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, surpassing the 2024 total by $100,000.
- The organization's mission is focused on early cancer detection and prevention, along with funding research and outreach programs.
- The 18-minute Crazy Taxi run stole the show, raising over $24,000 in donations.
From January 5 to January 13, the Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2025 event successfully raised over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, surpassing the 2024 event's total by more than $100,000. This annual winter event by Games Done Quick (GDQ) featured captivating speedruns from games like Crazy Taxi, Super Metroid, and various other titles across multiple genres.
Awesome Games Done Quick, held every January, is one of two major GDQ events each year, with Summer Games Done Quick taking place in July. Additionally, GDQ hosts smaller events like Frame Fatales and GDQ Express to bridge the gap between these main marathons. In October 2024, GDQ organized an impromptu Disaster Relief Done Quick event in response to Hurricane Helene's devastation in the Southeastern US. This event managed to raise over $45,000 in just over two days for Direct Relief, a charity focused on providing emergency supplies, transportation, and medical response to disaster-stricken areas.
With the new year underway, Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 made a significant impact by raising over $2.5 million for cancer research. The event, held from January 5 to January 13, exceeded the previous year's total by over $100,000. The Prevent Cancer Foundation, dedicated to early cancer detection, prevention, research, and outreach, has benefited from over $26 million raised through multiple GDQ events. AGDQ 2025 took place in Pittsburgh and kicked off with a swift run of the Switch version of Pikmin by speedrunner Ray0ken, completed within an hour.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 Raises Over $2.5 Million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation
A standout moment of AGDQ 2025 was the run of Crazy Taxi, a beloved Dreamcast title. Due to its copyrighted music, streaming the game poses challenges, often requiring muting or risking Twitch takedowns. At AGDQ, speedrunner Chuckles825 performed alongside a live band that played Crazy Taxi's music live, synchronizing with the gameplay. This unique 18-minute run raised an impressive $24,000 in donations.
The final event of AGDQ 2025 was a thrilling randomized, four-player race of the SNES classic Super Metroid, with runners Eddie and Andy finishing just one second apart. GDQ's next event, Summer Games Done Quick 2025, is scheduled for July 6 in Minneapolis, where the focus will shift to supporting Doctors Without Borders.
