I love Pac-man’s signature bowtie! Pac-man wears a bowtie, right? Gotta be a bowtie…

Adding a proper @johnnygo.runisdead.com ping.

Thank you @gamesdonequick.com for allowing me the incredible opportunity to showcase my run with your audience, and for continuing to foster a safe space for community members to connect and share our awesome love for speedrunning. [8/8]

@thisisjayc.bsky.social, @braselthegamer.bsky.social, @tecolote12.bsky.social and many others I met for the first time. I hope to see you again.

There are many folks I merely chatted with and didn’t get to hang with. I feel awful about it, and will make it right in the future. [7/8]

@vainx.bsky.social, JohnnyGo, @bugdoctor.bsky.social - No contest the ones I spent the most time with all week. I had an absolute blast hanging with you all. Not just from simply sharing a love of video games, but genuinely looking forward to your company each day. Genuine lasting friendships. [6/8]

This was my first time running a game on the main stage with Casual Birder. Thank you to @withermin.bsky.social for answering my plea and jumping in on comms, and thank you to @jrisjunior.bsky.social for hosting and connecting with me to ensure the feature would be as successful as it was. [5/8]

@madmegax381.bsky.social, @lrock617.bsky.social, and @ebloodycandy.bsky.social - thank you for letting me join in your love of retro speedrunning. NES Block especially has become a cornerstone of my GDQ experience and I can’t wait to participate and hang with y’all each year. [4/8]

That said - every single year I make it to SGDQ, I feel more and more a part of the speedrunning community. This year especially I felt more connected with people and a true extension of the group. I met new people, made new friends, and extended an arm to new members of the community. [3/8]

nearly as often as I’d like, so these marathons are an important opportunity for me to connect with the communities I hold so dear. Unfortunately, due to a healthy dose of adult-onset introversion, these opportunities also require significant mental gymnastics most of the time. [2/8]

GGs! Had a blast watching.

Thank you!!! Even though it wasn’t announced during the run, thank you so much for donating to the cause 💛 - and thank you so much for such an amazing console and platform for indie developers and gamers everywhere!

Thank you so much for the shout-outs, donation, and support, Max! Your soundtrack is sooo good!

Thanks for the shout-outs, donation, and support! Most of all, thank you for the game - absolutely love it 💛

It really is! 😃