Once again, those wonderful marathon gamers are going at it again, only this time they are going all out with the amount of games and type of games they are playing.

They are going to be playing a total of 11 games, all within the Final Fantasy universe.  The game list will feature Final Fantasys I-X, and XII (since XI is an online MMO, it would be pointless to play in a marathon).

The total time they are allotting for this marathon is an insane 120 hours!  They are going to start on August 6, 2009 at 5pm CST with Final Fantasy I, and hopefully be wrapping up Final Fantasy XII on August 11, 2009 at 10pm CST.

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The Returners are back for another 72 hour gaming marathon on July 10th, beginning at 5:00pm CST time. For those who haven’t heard of them, The Returners are a fundraising group who raise money for various charities by organizing gaming marathons.

The coming marathon will serve to raise money for Child’s Play, and the marathon can be followed live on The Returners’ blog. Be sure to write that down somewhere in your busy schedules!

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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.

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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.

Source: Returnersgaming.blogspot.com

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.

Source: Returnersgaming.blogspot.com

Well, there is another gaming marathon that will be going on, and it’s not just Zelda. Magic Stork are going to be the guys that are attempting this marathon, and they say it will only take them 72 hours or less.

They got the idea from the Four48 and MarioMarathon teams, and are going to be streaming it live.

The Magic Stork members said that it will probably be around June, somewhere around the 19th. It’s a team based effort and they will have about five people playing.

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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…

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Retrospective Remembrance: The Ocarina of Time

10th Anniversary Special Extravaganza
By Power Shot

Link decides to reveal a surprising retro look for the decade celebration.

So I’ve been asked to do this now. I’ll be writing this in a completely different format from my usual reviews, partially because of the significance of the game I’m being asked to review, and partially because I only have two days to get this out. In case you couldn’t tell, November 21st is the tenth anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Regarded as one of the finest games ever designed, it has sold 7.6 million copies of its original N64 release, and has spawned almost half a dozen re-releases. It was also the first game to ever receive a perfect score from Famitsu, which in itself is regarded as the most respected video game reviewing magazine available. Yes, even I liked this game as a child, and I still do as an adult, so it’s incredibly difficult for me to say anything negative about this game. So, instead of all of that, we’re going to take a look at this juggernaut of gaming and see exactly what made it tick back then, what makes us remember it now, and how it came to be classified as one of the greatest, if not the greatest games ever made.

Incidentally, this remembrance will contain more spoilers than a review of the new Saw film. But if you’re wary of spoilers of this game, then you clearly have no idea what I’m talking about, so give this review to someone who does.

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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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