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Summer Games Done Quick starts today | June 30 - July 6 (gamesdonequick.com)
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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Nobody ever really cared for speedruns. It's always been a niche hobby.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Pretty much. It's not something most of my circle of casual gamers know about. Even the hardcore gamers don't watch live and usually catch a recording of something specific.

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Early days of twitch I think most big channels were speed runners of some sort like binding of Isaac