Are you deep in the post-GDQ blues? Never fear, for another marathon looms near! SCS has its eyes on the future with our upcoming Highway to Help marathon, from Feb 27-Mar 1! Game and volunteer submissions end this Sunday, Jan 18th, so get your submissions in today! Find links in the next post 😎🚍

Hey, #AGDQ2026! Join us tomorrow for a Steel City Speedsters meetup at 12 PM (noon) in the meetup room! At 6 PM, we'll be running our panel: Building a Community: Lessons in Starting a Local Speedrunning Scene. If you're interested in learning more about starting your local scene, check it out!

@sonikkustar.bsky.social you should add @steelcityspeedster.bsky.social to the event pack

Y'all. This made my day. Spiderman PS1 community made a bingo card. What a way to start GDQ weekend. I am flattered.

The final day of #PAT6 is upon us - first up today is @alaracutie.bsky.social with Voyager: The Arcade Game Lightgun%! This is a Star Trek game, so here's some text to help us remember that. twitch.tv/preventathon tracker.preventathon.com/donate

Thanks to all who made our PGX marathon possible! Cool stats: 2 World Records Multiple 1st-time charity marathon streamers 71 Donations Largest Donation $250 822 Unique viewers day 1 2906 Unique viewers day 2 1428 Unique viewers day 3 #PGX2025 #Speedrunning #Pittsburgh @pghgamingexpo.bsky.social

We are so excited to see Yinz at PGX this weekend Join us in person or online for 3 days of zoomies, breaking games, and supporting the amazing work of Assemble! Times: oengus.io/marathon/PGX... Watch: www.twitch.tv/steelcityspe... @pghgamingexpo.bsky.social #Speedrunning #Pittsbugh #VideoGames

Most of the gaming community today:

I think it's fascinating what it tells us that there is this much discourse on either side WHEN THERE WAS A SCHOOL SHOOTING THE SAME DAY. I don't care what side of politics you are on. Charlie Kirk shouldn't be in the news this much. It happened. Move on, there is stuff to do.

Another clue for another game on our awesome schedule for PGX2025 You'll need to SAVE the date or find a way to KILL time before our Finale. Any guesses? Full schedule will be announced Wednesday on our Twitch channel -

Want another clue for what exciting runs will be at PGX2025? The opening is going to REIGNITE our audience 🔥 Any guesses? Schedule will be announced at our Wednesday stream over at twitch.tv/steelcityspe...

Hey folks, just over 24 hours left to submit. Come join us at our next event!

My first time ever beating a Wizard mode. Now I can finally start playing other tables.

Hey folks. We are holding our second event at PGX 2025! Come submit to our event. Remote and on-site volunteers and runners both welcome.

Want new live UK speedrun events? Sonic needs YOU to show your support for potential new marathons! Speedrun Tools UK is in talks with an existing UK convention team to bring speedrunning to their events. We need your backing to show them we mean business! Support and share: discord.gg/QVCYBS7Yk3

"Why did you make a discord server for the Pittsburgh runners? It's just one city" This is why. That is a whole lot of folks for "just one city" especially since many runners in nearby cities are close enough to us to drive over for events.

And I bought my baby with me

I'm running my first in person event!

Holy heck what a morning. I got to see my friend win a race in my favorite character on one of my favorite childhood games AND THEN GET FREAKING ENGAGED. Congrats @asuka424.bsky.social . Lots and lots of love to you and @danejerus.bsky.social .

My baby made his first social media!

And with that, Preventathon 5 has come to a close! Thank you so much everyone for your generosity!!! With your support, we managed to raise a total of CA$3,615.50 for Little Warriors!!! We have sailed past the $10,000 raised amount, landing at a lifetime total of CA$11,419.50! See y'all at PAT6!!!!

Prevent-A-Thon 5 starts tomorrow! Come join us in celebrating these incredible speedruns for a great cause. 🎥 twitch.tv/Preventathon 🗓️ preventathon.com/schedule

[Giveaway] To celebrate the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, we're doing our biggest social media giveaway in our 17+ year history. Repost and follow for a chance to win a console bundle with Mario Kart World. Ends June 1, 2025, open worldwide.

Paranoiascape answers the question, "What if pinball was created in hell?" @alaracutie.bsky.social is up next with Screaming Mad George's #Paranoiascape, with enbyzee on comms! ClockworkOphelia is our host! twitch.tv/ladyarcaders 🩻

Update because a couple people have asked: I am ok. Fell off the face of the earth doing self care and dealing with real life. Things are rough and not okay, but I'm doing my best to survive. I'll be more active again soon hopefully.

Well, suddenly, I once again have plenty of time to volunteer for online events now that I have been laid off. So if anyone knows a marathon that need people (Or know of a Cybersecurity role I can apply to for work) let me know.

It's time for the first run of Love 4 Lonely Games! We have @alaracutie.bsky.social running Project Nimbus (Act 1 - Gamer Difficulty). Come watch this fast paced robot action before it's too late! Stream: twitch.tv/indie_explor... Schedule: horaro.org/l4lg/schedul...

Some days you just feel more confident.

Lots of love to all my friends who helped me commemorate my first ever mainstream appearance at GDQ.

TikTok ban causing people to move to Chinese social media and US and Chinese citizens becoming besties, potentially leading us to the Firefly timeline was not on my 2025 bingo card.

Should I change my name to AAAWLLFAAURRLAA?

If any runners/Volunteers/Staff have not signed Macaroni's poster, look for Alara to add your name.

www.theverge.com/2025/1/8/243... My run is mentioned in an article on the verge. Holy shit. And headlines @lrock617.bsky.social

Macaroni at GDQ: A thread

I did not expect Lore to drop AGDQ2025. But here we are. @selcouthmind.bsky.social @blackheartwings.bsky.social @thevaliantsun.bsky.social

I love this so much!

Running a cool thing on GDQ express lane on Dec 3rd. See you there. I'll be waiting with Antici-

Conservative men get angry we choose the bear, then scream "Your body, my choice".

Everyone keeps saying to fight. To hold on. But I'm tired, I have been fighting so many fights on so many fronts my whole life. Oppression from being Puerto Rican, racism from being white passing in a Hispanic country, being trans and all it comes with. I wanted one fight over. I have nothing left.

Check in on your lgbt+ friends tomorrow y'all. We are not okay.

*Confused speedrunner noises of joy*

Pizza Possum! Looks like I'm in.

Games list is up

Since GDQ isn't on here. Here is the unofficial official complete games list: Day 1: Bubsy Day 2: Snolf 2 Day 3: Sent showing off prizes for 24 hours Day 4: A live feed of the arcade room Day 5: Megaman X Day 6: Tunic 2: Electric Fox boogaloo Day 7: Spikevegeta convincing you to play Rayman. YW <3

Curse you GDQ for making me open birb app to see the games list memes.

🏁And that's time! 🏁 Prevent-A-Thon 4 raised an incredible $3183 CAD for Little Warriors ! Thank you all for a wonderful event! 💜 We'll be back next year with more events in support of Little Warriors, but for now ... Good Marathon :)

If you are still awake, come join us for the grand finale!

I mean, I guess we are all doing this.