BETA
Chapter 1
The race against time begins
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Chapter 2
Breaking the digital boundaries
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Chapter 3
The rise of the speedrun community
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Chapter 4
Humans versus the perfect machine
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The world of speedrunning
Ch 3 · The rise of the speedrun community
diegoplays Trigger glitches at the right moment to discover how speedrunners break game boundaries.
diegoplays Live streaming platforms allowed runners to share their practice sessions, building interactive communities around repetitive resets.
diegoplays Launched in 2014, speedrun.com standardized rules and video verification, uniting thousands of fragmented gaming communities.
Fun Fact
GDQ charity milestone: In 2022, Awesome Games Done Quick raised a record-breaking $3.4 million in a single week for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
Glossary
speedrun (noun)
An act of playing through a video game with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible. In April 1998, Speed Demos Archive launched to track these fast playthroughs, beginning with the game Quake.
An act of playing through a video game with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible. In April 1998, Speed Demos Archive launched to track these fast playthroughs, beginning with the game Quake.
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How do speedrun.com moderators ensure that submitted world records are legitimate and not cheated?
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What is the name of the central website launched in 2014 that hosts global leaderboards for thousands of different video games?
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In which year was the first Games Done Quick charity marathon held in a basement, raising over $10,000?
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What does a speedrunner usually do when they make a fatal mistake early in a run that ruins their chances of a world record?
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Which European charity speedrun event, founded in Sweden in 2012, is the continent's largest speedrunning gathering?
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What live streaming platform, launched in 2011, helped popularize speedrunning by allowing runners to broadcast their practice grinds?
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Who founded the first Games Done Quick marathon, originally called Classic Games Done Quick?
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Which major international charity is the primary beneficiary of the winter Awesome Games Done Quick marathons?