Live speedrun attempt interrupted by fake Windows 10 update
Would you kindly update your computer?
A speedrun of 2007 game BioShock was seemingly interrupted by a Windows 10 update during this year's Games Done Quick charity event.
Speedrunner Blood_Thunder stumbled into the now infamous blue screen update as he approached a terminal in the game at around the 33 minute mark, to the surprise of audiences watching in the room and online.
Bioshock speedrun, Windows10% #SGDQ2016 pic.twitter.com/dZqVskPY8a
— Wario64 (@Wario64) July 5, 2016
The installation was later revealed, however, to be a prank, with the cutscene edited to look like an unexpected update was taking place, before the run continued on as normal, finishing with a time of 51:54. Well played!
There was, however, a genuine stoppage at the event earlier this week, where a New Super Mario Bros 2 attempt was temporarily suspended when the Nintendo DS it was played on ran out of battery power - but didn't stop runner Eevee Spirit achieving an impressive time of 31:53.
Video of 3DS running out of battery power during a speedrun. lol. #SGDQ2016 pic.twitter.com/V6ERcX3sYs
— Wario64 (@Wario64) July 4, 2016
Taking place this week, Games Done Quick is a series of video game speedruns and marathons for charity, taking place every January and July. Upcoming highlights are set to include a Tetris: The Grand Master section and back-to-back runs of every Elder Scrolls game on Thursday, as well as Kirby, Mario and Mega Man X attempts on Friday, before the event concludes on Saturday, July 9.