Legokun Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Sorry about the Shameless plug here, but I need to get this out. On the 15 of July, a few people are going to be streaming for about 72 hours pretty much everything and the kitchen sink, including Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, and possibly the most threatening of them all, E.T. for the Atari 2600. They'll be raising money for Free the Children, which, if you've never heard of them before, are a charity group, I quote, "devoting improving the lives of children in developing nations". Basically think of TheSpeedGamers, but slightly less professional, and less known. If you choose to show up, tell em' Legokun sent you. If you care to read the full copy-paste being thrown around the internet, here it is. This can tell you more than I ever can. [spoiler=Warning: Walloftext] ExtraLives.org is a website that has been raising money for various charities and nonprofits through video gaming Marathons since 2009. During that time, we've left quite a few games unfinished. Longtime viewers may recall how our TV died during the Legend of Zelda Marathon and left us unable to finish the GameCube and Wii Twilight Princess race. Or how, despite our best efforts, we never had a chance to finish Super Mario Bros. 2 or even attempt Super Mario Galaxy 2 during our Mario Retrospective Marathon? To celebrate two years of ExtraLives.org, we'll be going through the vaults to finish up all the games we never got a chance to complete during our Marathons. Dubbed The Mop-Up Marathon, this event will have an eclectic mix of games that draws from big-name series like Mario, Zelda and Pokémon to horrifically bad games like Superman 64, E.T. on the Atari 2600 and Shaq-Fu. We'll be starting the broadcast at noon, Eastern Time, on Friday, July 15th. We're expecting to play for about 72 hours nonstop and we hope you drop in! We'll be raising money for Free the Children (http://www.freethechildren.com/) this time around, a charity that provides humanitarian aid to kids in developing nations. We're aiming to raise at least $8,500 to fund the construction of a schoolhouse in an underdeveloped country. Donations go directly to the charity and those over $10 are tax deductible. Every $5 you donate enters you once in our raffle for an ExtraLives.org T-shirt! We'd be very appreciative if you could post an update regarding our marathon on your website. We need your help to make this fundraiser as successful as possible! Thanks for your time and let me know if you have any questions, Tim Troppoli (www.ExtraLives.org) [/spoiler] So, yeah, discuss this and video game charity events in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Fascist Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 I'm happy that they are doing this. Always nice to help people out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legokun Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Could I get a-da Bump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legokun Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 They're streaming live just now. JOIN IN OR YOU SHALL NOT BE CIRCULAR. http://www.justin.tv/extralives http://extralives.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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