Random: Desert Bus for Hope Aims to Raise Big Money for Child's Play

As fans of the terrific 'Games Done Quick' events will know, live streaming games in an entertaining way is a great method for raising money and doing a lot of good. Now Desert Bus for Hope, which has been running annual events since 2007, is pitching in once again.

Since 2007 the group has raised over $3 million for Child's Play, with the quirky premise being that the group must keep playing notoriously weird game Desert Bus, which simulates an uneventful real-time drive from Tucson (Arizona) to Las Vegas (Nevada). While playing this game there are frequent "singing and dancing breaks, live auctions, celebrity call-ins and more", often with another game also being played at the same time. Retro Ninty titles pop up often, of course.

This year there are a range of Nintendo prizes included in the giveaway, too:

• Zelda: Legends of Localization: November 13
• Crocheted Bowser Doll: Silent Auction November 14
• Zelda Bag and Wallet: Silent Auction November 15
• Star Power Shadowbox: Silent Auction November 15
• Legend of Zelda squid plush: Giveaway November 15
• Dark Link Sword Replica: Giveaway November 15
• EarthBound backpack full of goodies: Giveaway November 16
• Tetris Block Pillows: Giveaway November 18
• Wearable Mega Man Helmet: Giveaway November 18

The event is underway, and the more that's raised the longer it'll run. After about a day it's already raised over $70,000 at the time of writing.

If you want to watch and follow along head over to desertbus.org; we'll aim to track and share more fundraising marathons and so on in the future, too.