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 http://www.mariomarathon.com/ Starting in 2008, Mario Marathon is an annual charity event run out of Lafayette, Indiana and broadcast on Twitch. The premise is simple: over a weekend (read: until a Tuesday), beat every home console Mario platformer, with the number of levels to beat based on donations. What's the charity? Child's Play. Now, before you vote 1 on this thread, keep in mind that it's a worthwhile charity that also gives money to domestic violence shelters. Why are these people using old memes? Keep in mind, the people who put on Mario Marathon are not 'hip'. These are average people with normal lives, and they can't be bothered to learn what's cool on the internet this second. What's in it for me? For every donation of some amount (depending on the hour), you are entered into a random drawing for special, one-of-a-kind Mario mementos (usually Mario Marathon shirts, which are not for sale). Of course, near the end of the event, expect either a Nintendo 3DS or Wii U up to one lucky individual who donated. THE ORDER OF GAMES (100% in bold, warps in italics) Super Mario Bros. Super Mario 64 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Sunshine Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Mario World New Super Mario Bros. U Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario 3D World Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Green Star Challenge Hey! They're using warps in four of the games! Due to the nature of there now being 12 core Mario games and the fact they have day jobs, what once was possible with asking three days off from work just isn't possible anymore for non-speedrunners. Of course, if they raise more than their highest donation level, they might do more, who knows. The Mario action starts this Friday at 11AM Eastern, so tune in any way you can! Make sure you mention Something Awful in your donation!
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Jun 16, 2014 06:27
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Just looking at clips from last year's marathon - why the gently caress do they put the game in the small window and the might-as-well-be-static image of dudes sitting on a couch in the big window? 
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Jun 20, 2014 01:08
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Stuff happens sometimes on camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFeP9fHbeEs
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Jun 20, 2014 03:02
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I like how during that they make it the game even smaller.
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Jun 20, 2014 04:39
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So this and SGDQ were scheduled for the same time. That's dumb as poo poo.
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Jun 20, 2014 06:31
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Mario Marathon's always been in June, while SGDQ has never had a stable month.
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Jun 20, 2014 06:46
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SGDQ seems better in every way on the surface. Why are we doing this one instead?
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Jun 20, 2014 10:01
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This reminds me why I never watch streams besides the SDA marathons. It's just people making constant high-pitched noises while being bad at video games. With SDA, they're good at the games, while also being informative, funny, quiet, or Blueglass.
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Jun 20, 2014 16:34
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CaptainYesterday posted:Stuff happens sometimes on camera: i hereby swear i will never donate money to anything these people deem good or worthy
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Jun 20, 2014 16:46
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cool fat people talkin about how much they want to eat chikky nugs while playing mario poorly it's my dreams come true
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Jun 20, 2014 17:44
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Ugh god they aren't even playing original SMB, they're playing the Mario All-Stars version THESE GUYS ARE THE WORST
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Jun 20, 2014 17:57
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mario marathon is the best time of the year, gently caress all haters
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Jun 20, 2014 19:22
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Yesssssss I forgot this was starting today. And Jed's there!
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Jun 21, 2014 03:34
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whats the point in hosting a Mario marathon when the games aren't even getting top billing on the screen.
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Jun 21, 2014 03:47
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I opened this and there's a small window showing Mario 64 and these people have cards and are arguing about the Monty Hall problem. Why?
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Jun 21, 2014 05:53
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im sorry but this marathon has been consistently terrible every year
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Jun 21, 2014 07:46
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Why are you guys harping the stupid poo poo? They are doing it for charity and making a decent amount for it.
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Jun 21, 2014 10:50
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jabro posted:Why are you guys harping the stupid poo poo? They are doing it for charity and making a decent amount for it. And these people have failed. Shameful.
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Jun 21, 2014 13:25
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It's good that they're doing this for charity, but that doesn't mean you can't poo poo on the production. I mean, for one thing the way they make money for charity to begin with is by being entertaining. Saying that it isn't entertaining is legitimate criticism.
Endorph fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jun 21, 2014 |
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Jun 21, 2014 16:27
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Pixeltendo posted:whats the point in hosting a Mario marathon when the games aren't even getting top billing on the screen. I will never understand this. If the marathon is about the game, show the loving game.
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Jun 21, 2014 17:46
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So is that other charity gaming marathon (the one that people actually like) that starts this weekend getting a stickied thread? Or even a thread at all? I can't seem to find one for it.
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Jun 22, 2014 01:50
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Jibo posted:So is that other charity gaming marathon (the one that people actually like) that starts this weekend getting a stickied thread? Or even a thread at all? I can't seem to find one for it. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3644187
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Jun 22, 2014 01:57
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Endorph posted:It's good that they're doing this for charity, but that doesn't mean you can't poo poo on the production. I mean, for one thing the way they make money for charity to begin with is by being entertaining. Saying that it isn't entertaining is legitimate criticism. Pewdiepie gives his money to charity, but he still proved to millions of people that you can become rich by shrieking rape jokes at a computer game. Maybe he should donate to the rape victims he's demeaning. I hope these guys earn lots of money for charity, at least. Just because I didn't find it entertaining doesn't mean I don't support what they're doing.
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Jun 22, 2014 02:13
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Apparently, they got hit by a DDoS attack and can't take donations.
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Jun 22, 2014 04:12
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Alright, which one of you DDoS'd the Mario Marathon site?
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Jun 22, 2014 04:12
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They're taking donations for Child's Play. Can't the Humble Store just handle their donations page for them? No one is going to be able to DDoS the Humble Store. Also, if you're not being entertained by these guys, you're probably not their target demographic. They're not amazing, popculture savvy gamers who glitch out games for super speedruns. They're moms and dads streaming for other moms and dads that grew up with these games as well, and maybe their kids, for charity. Jesto fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Jun 22, 2014 |
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Jun 22, 2014 04:21
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I was into Mario Marathon since the beginning, they were one of the first huge charity gaming streams. But I have to say, I think AGDQ/SGDQ have kind of spoiled me in terms of quality charity streams. They have a real tight schedule and there are constantly new a differently things going on. It's tough to go back, but the mario marathon guys still have alot of fun energy. Also, thanks to this thread for reminding me SGDQ starts tomorrow.
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Jun 22, 2014 06:08
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Yeah I'd be lying if I said I find any of the streamers other than Jed consistently funny. But they're good people with normal lives who take a chunk of their free time every June to raise a shitload of money for charity. They're not professional entertainers like LoadingReadyRun and they don't have the A/V savvy of the speedrunners, but I still like checking in with them periodically every year.
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Jun 22, 2014 08:44
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Do you guys get a cut of the proceeds after it goes to the foundation? IIRC AGDQ and SGDQ some of the organizers get some kind of salary and/or percentage from the charity.
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Jun 22, 2014 10:22
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No, none of the Mario Marathon people take a cut. It all goes directly to Child's Play. They all have regular jobs which they take time off from to do this.
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Jun 22, 2014 13:50
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MVP posted:Do you guys get a cut of the proceeds after it goes to the foundation? SGDQ Thread posted:SGDQ: What it is
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Jun 22, 2014 18:30
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MVP posted:IIRC AGDQ and SGDQ some of the organizers get some kind of salary and/or percentage from the charity. No they don't.
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Jun 22, 2014 21:35
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What kind of shitheel does a DDoS on something that goes to sick kids? The gently caress? There's another marathon going on right now that's way more entertaining and its thread isn't stickied for some reason. Come check it out. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3644187 http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchivesda https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule Some good games this year including Blasto, Chameleon Twist, and I Wanna Be The Boshy.
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Jun 22, 2014 22:25
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Mister Xenophobe posted:No they don't. From Mike Uyama, quote:
So some people get a salary directly from PCF while the president takes a percentage.
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Jun 26, 2014 16:12
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Final total (as of now): $85,359.79 Still probably a couple donations finishing up processing but that shouldn't push things any higher. Bobby One Shot put up a good fight against Champions Road but ultimately had to submit. The stream ended with a couple levels unfinished but they had work that same morning, can't blame them.
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Jun 26, 2014 17:19
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MVP posted:So some people get a salary directly from PCF while the president takes a percentage. SGDQ donations go to Doctors without borders though, and not PCF, so that's not even applicable. I don't know if Romscout recieves a salary somehow, but he's running the summer marathons, not Mike.
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Jun 26, 2014 18:32
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Some of the people that work on the marathons full time for the duration of the marathon get paid for their time. The evil bastards.
Pneub fucked around with this message at 08:21 on Jun 27, 2014 |
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