3rd Annual Mario Marathon going on right now!

[Spitfire'd]

Hey guys,

The 3rd annual Mario Marathon kicked off today at 11 a.m. EST.

These are some very cool guys who play through all the classic Mario games while raising money for Penny Arcade's Child's Play Charity.

I'm not asking you to donate, but check it out! It's very fun and nostalgic to see the old Mario games.

www.mariomarathon.com

 

[-King.exe]

Itse me Mario

 

[Mayhem Death]

Nice! I <3 you Spitfire'd....lol. xD

 

[Kamon]

Oh man, I remember this from the last two years. I'll be sure to watch, thanks for the reminder.

 

[Spitfire'd]

Well, if you'll forgive me for bumping a 3 day old thread...The Marathon is over. It ended last night (Tuesday night) around midnight. They played through 760 of the 804 available levels with the money that was raised. They played for approximately 111 hours!

How much money? Try Over $81k! That's easily double what the last two years raised. I went to bed and to work several times expecting it to be over when I got home and much to my surprise they were still going.

They allegedly said this was the last year they were doing it, but I heard those rumors last year so we'll see what happens.

Hope you got a chance to check it out. Like I said it was just some good old fashioned fun!

They gave a nice speech towards the end and I'd like to summarize it. They basically said that it was about finding a cause that you believe in and making it happen. For them it was getting money to Child's Play, which is a great charity. We have a very cool thing going here at eGO and I hope you remember that as you look for places to donate money that you have available to donate.

Thanks for your time!

-Spitfire'd