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The Big 20

Where maniacs race to complete 20 NES games
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What’s the Big 20?

The Big 20 is a semi-annual marathon where speedrunners select 20 games from the NES library and compete against each other to see who can finish them in the shortest amount of time. The list of games and goals is revealed about a month before the event, giving the community only around 4 weeks to practice. Check out past games, runners, and more below.

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How long does it take to finish 20 games?

It depends on the goals set for the marathon, but historically the fastest time clocked in is 2:44:13. The slowest time on record is 69:27:01 and the median time is 4:21:31.

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Results
RaceDateVODOfficial Result1st Place2nd PlaceThird PlaceNumber of RacersFastest WinSlowest WinTotal Racer Time
Big 20 #1February 28th, 2015Toad22484dxtryogidamonk383:23:3010:46:51130:34:20
Big 20 #2May 2nd, 2015Toad22484infestedricheprimal85312:49:1417:34:50144:48:35
Big 20 #3September 5th, 2015yogidamonkinfestedricheToad22484372:55:1919:22:58180:15:32
Big 20 #4February 27, 2016 Toad22484JaguarKingyogidamonk482:47:1412:45:08217:04:59
Big 20 #5September 10th, 2016yogidamonkToad22484JaguarKing352:54:0733:44:44225:26:06
Big 20 #6March 4th, 2017coolkidJaguarKingendyswe402:44:1313:25:44155:35:20
Big 20 #7September 2nd, 2017prisiArcusJkL373:32:079:47:26156:25:26
Big 20 #8March 13th, 2018the_kovk0zzxkhananaphone362:50:3112:02:39119:50:53
Big 20 #9October 6th, 2018prisiyogidamonkOverswarm373:02:5933:52:43164:26:32
Big 20 #10February 20th, 2019yogidamonkendyswePikapikapikachuuuu383:13:4729:32:39225:00:26
Big 20 #11September 7th, 2019prisiPikapikapikachuuuuskateman222173:40:076:31:2170:54:07
Big 20 #12March 7th, 2020OverswarmPikapikapikachuuuusquerc243:30:5712:30:34116:05:10
Big 20 #13September 12th, 2020yogidamonkOverswarmPikapikapikachuuuu1013:07:4521:30:39417:09:15
Big 20 #14March 13th, 2021squercprisismartalec24333:22:3524:10:51150:01:14
Big 20 #15September 17th, 2022PikapikapikachuuuuOverswarmLackAttack1023:12:5752:12:54512:39:43
Big 20 #16March 11th, 2023OverswarmLackAttackNESCardinality452:50:0724:55:11208:50:14
Big 20 #17September 9th, 2023LackAttackDarkoprisi823:09:0317:16:46361:41:26
Big 20 #18March 2nd, 2024prisiPikapikapikachuuuuOverswarm652:39:5728:34:04301:22:35
Big 20 #19October 5th, 2024PikapikapikachuuuuPeaJaeReeve42423:05:3863:39:34307:01:20
Big 20 #20March 1st, 2025PikapikapikachuuuuPeaJaeLackAttack534:36:2269:27:01471:04:34
Big 20 #21October 4th, 2025PikapikapikachuuuuPackieBogledowdee423:35:0719:34:25220:08:06