Super Mario Marathon for Charity!

Deathsythe | June 30, 2008 | News | Nintendo 64 Gamecube Company Misc

Brian Brinegar, Dan May, and John Groth are playing all seven main Mario games, ranging from the original Super Mario Brothers to Super Mario Galaxy. This is no mere feat of pure gaming prowess, they are raising money for Child's Play, a very worthy charity. A noble feat indeed.

Brian Brinegar, a 29-year-old web developer from Lafayette, Indiana, and two of his avid gamers friends, Dan May and John Groth, decided to get together and play seven Super Mario Brothers games straight through the weekend for a good cause, the Childs Play Charity.

The trio have been playing the original Super Mario Bro. all the way through to Super Mario Galaxy. Check out the fun while it lasts at Super Mario Marathon; and please give what you can, if youre apt to do so! To date theyve already raised over $11,000 for Childs Play.

The marathon ends Monday, June 30th, but donations will continue to be accepted, so go quickly! Also, you can view a ton of recorded video of the event on on the official Ustream.tv page.

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Super Mario 64 [N64]
Super Mario Bros. 2 [NES]
Super Mario Bros. [NES]
Super Mario Bros. 3 [NES]
Super Mario Galaxy [Wii]
Super Mario Kart [SNES]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars [SNES]
Super Mario World [SNES]

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chautemoc | June 30, 2008

Child's Play? :S

Well, good to see gamers for charity, anyway.
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  Akira_EX | June 30, 2008
  
  This Child's Play, the one that's run by Penny Arcade.
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    chautemoc | June 30, 2008
    
    I know, I'm just saying it's a weird name for a charity, considering..
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      RabidChinaGirl | July 01, 2008
      
      It's supposed to be an intentional play on words, a witty reference to pop culture.
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Marooned Chic | July 01, 2008

Oh, I get it. I thought It would be some kind of a charity that would help in some way.
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Drogo Baggins | July 01, 2008

This is great, IMO.

Nintendo keeps whoring Mario out anyway, why not do it for a good cause?