Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 will include Crazy Taxi with a live backing band

It’s nearly time once more for Superior Video games Accomplished Fast (AGDQ), the zany speedrun-fest for a great trigger. The hook for this yr’s occasion is a run of the Dreamcast basic Loopy Taxi with a dwell backing band. Funds raised from this yr’s showcase will profit the nonprofit Forestall Most cancers Basis. AGDQ 2025 runs from January 5 to 12 in Pittsburgh.

The dwell instrumental band rocking out throughout a Loopy Taxi run feels like a enjoyable centerpiece. You may try a preview within the video under, which confirmed the identical band rocking out to a recorded run of the sport at Summer Games Done Quick (SGDC) 2024. On Saturday, January 11 at 4:48PM ET, you’ll be able to catch a completely dwell model.

Different highlights on the agenda embrace a run of the instant PlayStation classic Astro Bot on Sunday, January 5 at 6:30PM ET, a speedrun of Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire for 3DS on January 11 at 8:18AM ET and a play-through of the Wii port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the identical day at 4PM ET. You may try the full schedule for extra.

Final yr’s AGDQ (additionally in Pittsburgh) raised $2.5 million for the Forestall Most cancers Basis. Amongst its finest bits have been a no-hit run of Resident Evil 2 (2019), Tremendous Mario 64 accomplished on an electrical drum package and a pup named Peanut Butter lending a paw to assist his individual beat the NES basic Gyromite. The Video games Accomplished Fast Group has raised $51.8 million for numerous charities all through its 15 years.

You may stream AGDQ 2025 on Twitch. Or, if you wish to attend dwell on the Wyndham Grand in downtown Pittsburgh, you’ll be able to register now.