Help Out Extra Lives!

Every gamer should know about Extralives.org.  I've talked about them before, but this time I'll spend a little more time about them since weather may impede their good deeds.

Started when a group of teenagers decided to be giving and awesome, the guys of Extra Lives decided to play video games for charity.  Now in college, the guys have raised over 60,000 dollars that went directly to charity.  They don't touch a red cent.  They have played everything from speed races of favorites to the dreaded Zelda videogames on the CDI, merely for your entertainment and the hope of building school and cleaning water for those less fortunate across the globe.

This current marathon of bootlegged games may be interrupted this weekend due to Hurricane Irene.  They're going to stream until they lose power, but may I suggest donating regardless.  These guys are actually entertaining to watch and will respond to the IRC chat set up in their website.  So donate!

Feel free to watch the marathon while it lasts below.  After the marathon, they'll show clips from marathons past if you still want to watch.



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Gaming for a good cause

I may waste a lot of time playing video games, but I've never had the chance to do what Extra Lives does.

Right now they're doing a marathon of Sonic--the best and the worst of the series--to raise money for charity.  This time it's Charity Water, but they've given thousands of dollars to other good causes.  Extra Lives plays video games in hopes of making the world better.  Who would've though it possible?

Please give them a gander, and if you make a decent amount of dough, give something.  Hell, the boyfriend gave 20 cents.  Anything and everything helps.

Also, these guys will embarras themselves singing if they get more money.  It's hilarious, trust me.