EL BannerOn October 17th 2009 I’m going to be taking part in the Extra Life sponsored video game marathon to raise money for pediatric cancer research and treatment at the Texas Children’s Hospital. This is a 24 hour event, meaning I’m going to be playing games from 8am EST on Saturday all the way through to 8am EST Sunday. I’m doing it a little differently in that I’ll be playing 24 different games, one every hour, to try and keep it interesting. Keep checking back for updates.

Watch the event live on UStream!

Hopefully I’ll have plenty of supporters and helpers on hand to keep me awake and caffeinated, and of course getting lots of cash for a great cause will be a motivator. That’s where you step in! The link below will take you to my donations page – you can use all major credit cards or PayPal and donations are fully tax deductible in the US.

DonateNow

But Wait! There’s More!

To try and encourage some bigger donations, I’m throwing myself at your mercy.  Anyone who donates a minimum of just $1 per hour (that’s $24 total) will be able to choose one of the games I play. It can be anything (subject to certain logistical restrictions, below) and you can even choose a time slot. Want to see me play an hour of minesweeper at 2am? Now you can! The table below lists the current nominated games – first come first served. Any slots not filled by sponsors will be chosen by me closer to the date.

TimeGamePlatformSponsor
8amGalagaXBLAMorgan Gibbons
9amGTA IVXbox 360Mike Geller
10amBattlefield 1943Xbox 360John Soong
11amPole PositionAtari 2600Dan Faltyn
12pmGrand Theft Auto Chinatown WarsDSAudrey Jankukic
1pmProfessor LaytonDSTom Reeve
2pmCall of Duty 4 CampaignXbox 360--
3pmCall of Duty 4 Multi-playerXbox 360Jonathan Wells
4pmUncharted 2PS3Jackie
5pmMirror's EdgeXbox 360Mike Hickin
6pmDirtXbox 360Dhaval Parekh
7pmLittle Big PlanetPS3Rich Kleter
8pmRatchet & Clank FuturePS3Ken Berkovec
9pmFinal Fantasy 1NESJoAnn Tropiano
10pmSnoodTBD (PC?)Meredith Friedman
11pmWipeout HDPS3Paul Linford
12amSamba Di AmigoWiiJohn & Joyce Reeve
1amBurnout ParadiseXbox 360--
2amGears of War 2Xbox 360--
3amDDR Universe 2Xbox 360Jim Adams
4amTetrisXBLALaura Ann
5amRed Alert 3Xbox 360Tessa & Laurence
6amPainPS3Conrad
7amHalo 3Xbox 360--

If you’re making a donation of $24 or more, please leave your game choice in the comments field, or email me later. The rules are:

  1. Must be playable on a system I own: Xbox 360, Wii (& Gamecube), PS3 (& PS2), PC, Mac, DS, PSP, GBA, iPhone
  2. I need to be able to get hold of a copy at a reasonable price (I’m not going to spend $60 on new games – the money is better off going to the charity!). If I can get it used for cheap, or if you can lend me a copy, or if I can rent it – that’s fine. Even better if I already have it!

If you need some ideas to choose from, or just want to know what I already have to save having to find a game, I’ve posted a list of some of my existing library.

Thanks in advance for your support, and thanks to Morgan for the awesome graphics at the top of the page.

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