Familiar Faces
This legendary gaming mascot did not debut in his own franchise, but as the player character in Donkey Kong (1981).
Who is Mario?
RTA
What is Real Time Attack?
This ragdoll physics based sandbox comedy game features the cutest yet deadliest rodent you've ever seen carrying a weapon he definitely should not have.
What is Squirrel With a Gun?
Lies of P, Another Crab's Treasure, Nioh
What is a Soulslike?
You can play as Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael or Michelangelo in this series of arcade games.
What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Tied with Super Metroid, this RPG is the game that has been featured the most as the finale for a mainline GDQ event.
What is Final Fantasy VI?
This genetically modified creature with a taste for Wumpa fruit is considered one of the emblematic mascots of the Playstation 2 era.
Who is Crash Bandicoot?
TAS
What is Tool Assisted Speedrun?
This bite-sized 3D platformer has swooce controlling the fastest bird with the smoothest schmovement as a perfect run to wake you up Tuesday morning.
What is Pru the Pigeon?
Hollow Knight, Animal Well, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
What is a Metroidvania?
This classic Beat 'em Up for the NES has been showcased at 11 mainline GDQ events, with over half of them being run by TheMexicanRunner.
What is Battletoads?
SGDQ 2017 featured the first and only time that an indie game was the finale for a mainline GDQ event with this 2015 title.
What is Undertale?
Move aside Pikachu! This Pokemon was originally meant to be the face of the Pokemon franchise.
What is Clefairy?
LBLJ
What is Lobby Backwards Long Jump?
Death for a cat means hard work cleaning up after people as speedrunner Inari Houzumi speeds through the afterlife in this game featured in this event's first online block.
What is Crypt Custodian?
Hades, The Binding of Isaac, Risk of Rain
What is a Roguelike?
Mike Uyama's most recent mainline appearance was to showcase this game at SGDQ 2020, taking to the streets as Blaze.
What is Streets of Rage 4?
Ever since the very first mainline GDQ event in 2010, this many events have featured a Nintendo game as the finale.
What is 13?
It has been long theorized that this character's iconic pose is meant to reference whether or not someone is within the fallout radius of a nuclear explosion.
Who is Vault Boy?
SLA - for Portal 2
What is Save/Load Abuse?
The Book of Ages needs protecting, and speedrunner Stevetvonline plays as this game's titular brave fox to team up with his sister and defeat the evil cat Jinx on Monday morning.
What is New Super Lucky's Tale?
Celeste, Super Meat Boy, RITE
What is a Precision Platformer?
Out of the five games in the series, these two Super Smash Bros. games have never been showcased at a GDQ event.
What are Wii U and Ultimate?
This entry in the Kingdom Hearts series has been featured as the finale for GDQ mainline events twice.
What is Kingdom Hearts 2/Final Mix?
Toru Iwatani, the creator of this character and mascot, claims the idea for its design came from a pizza with a slice missing.
What is Pac Man?
NBS - for Spyro 1 (Reignited)
What is No Balloonist Skip?
Featured in this event's awful block, speedrunner Cubsrule21 controls an adorable Pomeranian in this game with the only goal of making as big of a mess in the house as possible.
What is Doronko Wanko?
Spyro the Dragon, A Hat in Time, Yooka-Laylee
What is a 3D Platformer?
SGDQ 2024 was the first time the finals of a tournament were broadcast on the main stage, where this Evil Zone competitor was declared the winner.
Who is Caveman?
These 3 entries in The Legend of Zelda series have been featured as finales for GDQ mainline events.
What is Breath of the Wild, Twilight Princess, and Ocarina of Time?