Mario Marathon Breaks Previous Donation Record
Posted by James Newton
Currently at $33,000 and counting
Exactly one month ago we told you about a Mario event run by The Speed Gamers, and now we bring you news from another Mario Marathon, this time raising money for the Child's Play charity.
In just over 52 hours of play the event has raised over $33,000, easily eclipsing 2009's total of $29,082. At time of writing the gamers are taking on some of Super Mario Sunshine's trickier stages, so consider heading to the Mario Marathon site and donating a few dollars to a good cause to make it all worthwhile.
[via mariomarathon.com]
User Comments (13)
#1
ZarroTsu said:
Mama mia!
#2
Kevin said:
TheSpeedGamers just had a week long marathon and raised over 56k! See if they can top that. Probably not.
#3
Tengoku said:
What I would do to be those guys...
#4
Pwerlvlamy said:
I'm watching this a lot! They have do the truffle shuffle for 100$ and a rave party during a stage haha
#5
Aviator said:
I was thinking about this yesterday. Good on em.
#6
Klapaucius said:
Awesome!
#7
suburban_sensei said:
Thats really cool! I know I have been watching it on and off, and it looks like they are having a lot of fun, which then makes us viewers have lots of fun. Congrats to breaking a record and to earning more for charity.
#8
LordJumpMad said:
Sound like a Fun Charity.
Play games, and make money...sweet
#9
Sakeraf said:
i dont understand how this raises money...
#10
GammaGames said:
i saw that on ustream.com! i didnt go to it though cus i was gonna see if my cousin was on
#11
Aviator said:
@Sakeraf People donate money, and each level costs a certain amount of money. They play all the stages that are unlocked until there are none left and all the money is donated.
#12
motang said:
Awesome! Good for em!
#13
Sakeraf said:
@11
Okay, that makes sense. This just goes to show that Mario makes the world better!