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, exceeding the previous year's total by more than $100,000. This annual winter event featured exciting speedruns of popular games like Crazy Taxi, Super Metroid, and many others across various genres.
Held every January, Awesome Games Done Quick is one of the two flagship events organized by Games Done Quick (GDQ), with Summer Games Done Quick taking place in July. GDQ also hosts smaller events such as Frame Fatales and GDQ Express to keep the momentum going between marathons. In October 2024, GDQ responded swiftly to Hurricane Helene's devastation in the Southeastern US by organizing an impromptu Disaster Relief Done Quick event. In just over two days, this event raised over $45,000 for Direct Relief, a charity focused on providing emergency supplies, transportation, and medical response in disaster-stricken areas.
As the new year kicked off, Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 made a significant impact by raising over $2.5 million for cancer research, surpassing the 2024 total by over $100,000. The Prevent Cancer Foundation, which emphasizes early cancer detection and prevention as well as funding research and outreach programs, has benefited from over $26 million raised by GDQ events over the years. AGDQ 2025 took place in Pittsburgh and started with an impressive 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. Despite challenges posed by the game's copyrighted music, speedrunner Chuckles825 was accompanied by a live band that played the game's soundtrack, allowing for a seamless streaming experience. This innovative 18-minute run of Crazy Taxi raised over $24,000 in donations.
The event concluded with a thrilling randomized, four-player race of the SNES classic Super Metroid, where runners Eddie and Andy finished within a mere second of each other. GDQ will continue its efforts with Summer Games Done Quick 2025, scheduled for July 6 in Minneapolis, benefiting Doctors Without Borders.
