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You may remember The Returners, a group who performs video game marathons for charities, and earlier this year ran through all 13 Zelda games in 72 hours to support the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Well, they’re back, and this time it’s the Super Smash Bros series. They will be playing all three Smash Bros games for 48 hours attempting to collect as many trophies as possible, while also taking Brawl challenges from viewers, for $5 per match.
Like stated in the title, this is just a reminder post about the Zelda marathon that The Returners will be attempting. Just a little bit about the marathon for the people that don’t know about it:
- The Returners are a group that play games for charities.
- They will be playing all thirteen Zelda games in under 72 hours.
- The charity they are raising money for is the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and they will be accepting donations for the charity on their website starting sometime within a week before the marathon.
The marathon starts on the 20th of March at 5:00pm CST and ends on the 23rd at the same time. They’ll be streaming the marathon live so we can all watch, so be sure to visit their website for further details.
Yes, there is another group that will be playing Zelda for a charity. The group is called The Returners, and they are going to attempt to play all thirteen Zelda games in under 72 hours and will be streaming it live. The charity they are raising money for is the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
About a week before the marathon, they will open up donation so that people can either go to the website to click on a direct link to the charity or by using a Chipln widget that directly donates to the charity. The donation window will be open during the marathon till about a week after the marathon.
This marathon will take place at 5:00pm CST on March 20th to 5:00pm CST March 23rd. During the marathon they will be interactive with the viewers and answering questions as well as doing various skits live online while they take donations. They hope to give out prizes to their top donors, but they are currently unsure if they will be able to do so.
They hope to reach their $5,ooo goal with our support.
More information about this can be found at their website.
I’m sure most of you readers have heard about the different groups of people that have gaming marathons to raise money for different charities. Man do I have a special treat to share with all of you!
The Speed Gamers are one of these groups, and on March 13th 2009 they will be doing a 72 hour marathon tackling 13, yes 13, Zelda titles. The games being played are…
You may have heard of Child’s Play, a charity by gamers to supply sick children with games, toys and books, which has raised over two million dollars already. Well, some of our members have banded together to help promote a contribution to Child’s Play, and to found a ZU-based charity organization of their own. Check out the thread here for more details.
The quest to complete seven games in seventy hours has begun, starting with the Mario Marathon guys over at mariomarathon.com. They began at 8pm EST, yesterday, with the original Legend of Zelda game. Having finished both the original Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link overnight, the Mario Marathon folk are currently playing A Link to the Past.
Cameron Banga and all of Team Four48 are expected to begin playing at around 6pm EST. We’ll be covering the event as it unfolds, and possibly return with fun interviews and media to fuel the charity event. In the meantime, hit the jump for a video feed and keep up with the Zelda action for the next two days. if you’re feeling generous, donate a buck or two (or ten) to their cause – with a goal to raise $2000 for Child’s Play.
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