Delightful 'Sonic the Hedgehog' speedrun is the perfect distillation of what makes speedrunning great

At a hotel in Maryland, about 15 miles outside of Washington D.C., hundreds of gamers gather to play (and watch people play) over a hundred games as quickly as they can, back-to-back, at all hours of the day and night, for a week straight.

This is Awesome Games Done Quick, an annual speedrunning charity marathon that raises money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, and on Tuesday night one of the best runs of the week happened: Sonic the Hedgehog run by Dr. Fatbody.

This run is a distillation of what makes speedrunning great — and it just so happens to be a game that's all about going fast. Read more...