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Holiday Treat #18: Is This the First GDQ Prize?

Added 2023-12-17 14:00:05 +0000 UTC

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Awesome Games Done Quick is only a month away, and one of the long GDQ traditions is raffling off prizes. Prizes? Did someone say prizes?

We have a prize from GDQ in our collection, and not just any prize. We believe this is the first prize ever given away at a GDQ event!

This sketch of Proto Man, drawn by long-time Games Done Quick artist LLK, was raffled off at the first Classic Games Done Quick in 2010. The winner (and donor) was a community member named IG-64, whose $15 contribution was one of the first ten donations in the history of GDQ. This drawing may also be one of the only pieces of physical evidence that Classic Games Done Quick was originally planned to be held at the gaming festival MAGFest.

We love this item for its historical significance to the speedrunning community. Also because it’s easier to put on a shelf than most GDQ prizes. We don’t have much room for replica swords here.