AGDQ Games Reasoning

Super Mario World: New cloud glitch is interesting. Has enough good offers for a 4 way race.

Kaizo Mario World: Infamous difficulty makes this a good choice. Not sure about a race though.

New Super Mario Bros 2: Only New Super Mario Bros game that hasn't been in a marathon. Good short watch with a reliable runner.

Super Mario Sunshine: Although it's long. 120 Shine shows off all of the tech in sunshine. Also Stelzig is the Sunshine master. Sunshine has also become one of the most popular mario games.

Super Mario Bros 2 Japan: Fast game. GameJ06 is popular. Just a fun speedrun, and it's short.

Yoshi's Island: Any% hasn't been shown since 2011. YI is a good race game.

OOT: Hundo has evolved so much since AGDQ 2013. Extremely entertaining run with dozens of glitches. ZFG is popular.

Legend of Zelda: One of the most heated rivalries recently. Run hasn't been in a while. Popular game.

LTTP: It's Link to the Past. Entertaining category with popular runners.

ALBW: Deserves a runback after it's poor showing at SGDQ. Zaheer is a popular and entertaining guy.

Minish Cap: Has never had a true marathon showing. Run is fast paced for Zelda.

Metroid Prime: Notch really wants to see this run.

Super Metroid: It's Super Metroid.

Melee: Popular game, popular runner. Short and entertaining.

DKC2: Has enough good runners for a 4 way race.

Tropical Freeze: Fast paced new game with several popular runners. I'd love to see 100% Co-op over Any% race, but hundo is  too long.

KSS: Oxwas.

Wario Land 4: Never been in before. Interesting run. Could be the "sleeper hit" of the marathon.

1001 Spikes: New, popular game. Speedruns of difficult games always attract people.

10 Second Ninja: Short, Interesting run.

BattleBlock Theater: PJ and Mecha Richter has been pushing for this for years. This game finally deserves its chance.

Broforce: Popular, recent game. Has popular runners behind it (broman, bloodthunder)

Crypt of the Necrodancer: It may be a rougelike, but it's different/entertaining enough to make it in. Popular guy running it too.

Commander Keen XX: Popular nostalgic series. Short. Always a good pick.

Electronic Super Joy: Entertaining run. Good runner. Game has been rejected several times and deserves its time in the sun. Got good reception on AGDQ 2014 Bonus Stream.

Escape Goat 2: Game got famous due to SRL race. Devs are speedrun friendly.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Glitched run is an efficient way of getting the GTA run in a marathon. Glitches are interesting + GTA is a monster franchise.

I Wanna Be the Boshy: Deserves another run after it's amazing SGDQ reception. 100% has lots of entertaining bits. Lots of donation incentives (CD songs, Characters)

Knytt Stories: Run is fast paced. Don't Eat The Mushroom donation incentive is really strong.

Legend of Princess: LOZ is popular. Short and fast paced run. Any% Glitched is a good incentive. Another "sleeper hit" potential.

Momodora 3: Popular and Entertaining runner. Floating glitch is sure to get the room riled up.

Oddworld: Abe's Oddessey: Popular series.

Rouge Legacy: See 1001 Spikes.

They Bleed Pixels: Fast paced run.

Tiny Brains: Runner has proven to be entertaining in the past. Interesting run.

Transistor: New game, popular runner. Good follow up to the 2014 Bastion runs.

Trials Evolution: Gold Edition: Trials games are good watches.

Volgarr the Viking: New game. Good speedrun.

Within a Deep Forest: Fast paced. Could be paired with Knytt Stories for Nifflas block.

Megaman 10: Protoman/Bass bidding war could raise a lot of money.

MMU: Popular fangame. Has donation incentive for 100%

MM7: Runner is godly at the game. donation incentive for 100%

MM5: ohon

MMX4: X run has never been done before. Has enough runners for a 3 way race.

MMX3: Any% has never been done before.

Sonic Advance: Popular game. Good speedrun.

Sonic Advance 2: Deserves a runback.

Sonic Adventure 2: EXTREMELY popular Sonic game. Popular runners. Has good donation incentive.

Sonic Generations: Popular runner. Good speedrun.

Sonic Heroes: Has probably the strongest bidding war aside from the animals. Several popular runners.

Sonic 1: Under done speedrun. Top tier runner.

Sonic 3 and Knuckles: Popular sonic game. Popular runner. Top 5 Locks.

Battlekid: Infamously difficult game. Has two popular runners offering it.

Contra: it's contra. Two of the top runners.

Ducktales 2: Never been done before. Popular runner.

Gimmick: GIMMICK 2014

Little Samson: fast paced game. Never been done before (?)

MTPO: We haven't seen a full any% run in years.

Ninja Gaiden: Hard game+2P1C=Sucess.

Prince of Persia: Feasel.

River City Ransom: NES Classic. Popular runner. Short.

Shadow of the Ninja: Blechy. Good game.

Strider: Glitchy mess. Coolkid is popular.

Super Turrican: Jorf.

Dynamite Headdy: Popular genesis game. Good speedrun

Ecco 2: Deserves a run back after it's poor SGDQ 2013 performance.

Gunstar Heroes: Popular game.

Ristar: Never been in before?

Rocket Knight Adventures: popular game.

Shenobi III: Popular game.

World of Illusion: Popular game. Never been in before.

Aperture Tag: New, fast paced game. Reliable runner.

Goldeneye 007: Has enough good runners for a 4 way race. Popular game.

Half-Life: Opposing Force: Good way to get a half-life game in.

Halo 2: Co-Op has lots of cool parts. Popular game. Popular runners.

Portal 2: Single player hasn't been in in over 2 years.

Quake II: Never been in before?

Shadow Warrior: Interesting FPS

CVIII: Ohon.

CVSOTN: Because SOTN

CVPOR: Never been in. Finish up the DS trilogy.

CVIV: Enough good runners for a 4 way race.

Baldur's Gate: nostalgic and popular game. Trilogy run is a good idea.

Elder Scrolls 3: Never been run other than Any%. has lots of cool glitches and is popular.

KH1.5 vs 2FM: Could raise and ass load of money. Popular series.

Phantasy Star Online Ep 1+2: Glitched run is entertaining. Has lots of nostalgia and popularity. Good donation incentives.

Pokemon Blue: 151 Pokemon is an entertaining category with lots of cool glitches. Has a ton of donation incentives+nostalgia.

Superstar Saga: Glitches are really entertaining. One of the only "popular" mario games that hasn't been in.

SMRPG: Hasn't been in in two years. Plenty of good runners.

Mighty Switch Force 2: Desrves another run after its good reception at SGDQ.

Pocket Monster II: Lol

Shovel Knight: new, popular game. Popular runner.

Shantae: Risky's Revenge: Popular runner. Good reception for the first game at SGDQ.

Sparkster: popular runner. Fast paced run.

BJW's weird ass JP game: BJW.

Banjo Kazooie: Popular run hasn't been in in two years. New FF skip makes the run much more interesting.

Crash Bandicoot 2: Popular, nostalgic game.

Jak III: Glitchy run deserves attention.

Spryo: Nostalgic game deserves a hundo run.

F-Zero: Race is hype as fuck.

F-Zero Climax: Never been in before. The rail grinding stuff is cool.

F-Zero X Vs. GX: Could raise a ton of money. Both are good runs.

Mario Kart Wii: Cool skips. It's mario kart.

Silent Hill: Popular series has never been in before.

Star Wars Dark Forces: Never been in before. Good star wars game.

All Awful Games: Good, short, entertaining watches.

Arcade Battletoads: PJ and crew are good.

Batman Bidding War: Could raise a ton of money.

Crazy Taxi: Entertaining game. Has good runners.

God Hand: THE entertaining game.

Goof Troop: We'll always stick together.

Super Street Fighter Puzzle 2 Turbo HD Remix: Cool puzzle game.

Super Monkey Ball Deluxe: Monkey Ball is always a good choice.

ZAMN: Cool Co-Op run has never been in before.