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Today, July 15, the group of American college students begin their tenth gaming marathon, and their third Pokémon-related marathon. This time round, they'll be raising money for Free the Children, a non-profit organization which helps to build schools to educate and free children from poverty. | Today, July 15, the group of American college students begin their tenth gaming marathon, and their third Pokémon-related marathon. This time round, they'll be raising money for Free the Children, a non-profit organization which helps to build schools to educate and free children from poverty. | ||
The marathon is entitled "The Mop-Up Marathon". The list of games includes titles from a variety of game series, including Mario, Sonic, Zelda, and (of course) Pokémon. The Pokémon games included in this marathon are ''{{bp|Hey You Pikachu!}}'' and two "bootleg" games, ''Vietnamese Crystal'' and ''Pokémon | The marathon is entitled "The Mop-Up Marathon". The list of games includes titles from a variety of game series, including Mario, Sonic, Zelda, and (of course) Pokémon. The Pokémon games included in this marathon are ''{{bp|Hey You Pikachu!}}'' and two "bootleg" games, ''Vietnamese Crystal'' and ''Pokémon Adventu''. ExtraLives will also be playing ''{{wp|The Sims}}'' as a prelude to the marathon: the gamers' avatars will be (quite accurately) living in a house with a coffee maker, but without beds. | ||
The entire marathon will be streamed online on Ustream and Justin.TV for anyone to view. Donations are welcome from video game fans worldwide. Once $9,000 has been surpassed, a brand new ExtraLives theme song will be released. | The entire marathon will be streamed online on Ustream and Justin.TV for anyone to view. Donations are welcome from video game fans worldwide. Once $9,000 has been surpassed, a brand new ExtraLives theme song will be released. |
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