It’s time for Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), a crazy speed racing festival for a good cause. The hook for this year’s event is a run of the Dreamcast classic Crazy Taxi with a live backing band. Funds raised from this year’s showcase will benefit the nonprofit Cancer Prevention Foundation. AGDQ 2025 takes place in Pittsburgh from January 5 to 12.
A live instrumental band rocks out for a while Crazy Taxi Sounds like the center of running fun. You can check out a preview of the same group taking on a recorded run of the game in the video below. Summer Games Gone Soon (SGDC) 2024. You can watch the full live version on Saturday, January 11 at 4:48 PM ET.
Other highlights on the agenda include a run an instant PlayStation classic Astro Bot Sunday, January 5th at 6:30 PM ET, one quick run Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire January 11 at 8:18am ET for 3DS and a game of the Wii port The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time same day at 4PM ET. You can check full schedule for more.
Last year’s AGDQ (also in Pittsburgh) He collected 2.5 million dollars For the Cancer Prevention Foundation. Among his best bits was a no-hitter Resident Evil 2 (2019), Super mario 64 an electric drum kit and a pup named Peanut Butter lends his paw to beat the NES classic. Gyromit. The Games Done Quick Organization has raised $51.8 million for various charities over 15 years.
You can stream AGDQ 2025 on Twitch. Or, if you’d like to attend live at the Wyndham Grand in downtown Pittsburgh, you can sign up now.
