Playing video games for charity

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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:52 pm

http://www.mariomarathon.com/

I just found this on the web. These guys have been playing Mario games for almost 57 hours straight at the time I'm posting this. They're collecting donations while they play, all of which goes directly to a charity called Child's Play. They've raised over $17,000 so far! Shocked

It's oddly addicting to watch people sit around and play video games live. I encourage everyone to take a look, send them a Tweet, and give a donation if you feel so inclined because it looks like a worthwhile charity.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3123

Didn't a Japenese fellow die after spending about 60 hours in the internet cafe playing a war game?

Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:03 pm

That sounds about right, but it looks like there's about three people playing the games so I suppose they play in shifts and take naps and such. Still pretty crazy, though!

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 1043

Good job them. They're at $19,000 now.

My favourite video game marathon had to be Desert bus for hope, but the mario marathon is near the top.

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