The week long Summer Games Done Quick marathon finally closed. The event was able to acquire more than $1.2 million in donations coming from 28,474 donors. The money will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.
When the event closed, the total money raised was $1,232,747.90. The biggest single donation was $21,498. According to PC Mag, those who participated in the fundraising event averaged about $43 per donation.
The 2015 Summer Games Done Quick also recorded the biggest on-site crowd since it started its charity marathon in 2010. The event maxed out with 1,200 attendees. This year's event was also historic as online-streamers were able to make "Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue" the most watched video game in the history of Twitch, according to Kotaku.
Organizers posted a message of gratitude on the event's official Twitter account, "Thank you for joining us this week. It's always an amazing time - the surprises, the joy, the sadness that it ends."
Some of the most notable speedruns during the event were "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past," "Tetris: The Grand Master 2," and "Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue." The event ended with the speedrun event of "Chrono Trigger" which lasted around five hours.
The Summer Games Done Quick is a charity marathon organized by Speed Demos Archive. It is a website that focuses mainly to videogame speedruns. The website also hosts another annual speedrunning marathon called Awesome Games Done Quick which usually opens in winter.
The entire sum of donation raised during the 2015 Summer Games Done Quick will be awarded to Doctors Without Borders. It is a non-governmental organization that focuses on bringing humanitarian aid to developing countries as well regions affected by war and endemic diseases.