The Speed Demos Archive is once again raising money by speed running through various games very quickly! Gathering donations for the Prevent Cancer foundation. A team of gamers, this year including our very own Denmark, will be quickly working their way through a various amount of games from Jan 6th through the 12th. In fact it's a whole whooping 115 games to be played!
If you donate you may also have a chance to get some prizes! Some of the highlighted games are:
Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Zelda: A Link to the Past, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Zelda: Wind Waker
Super Metroid, Zero Mission, Metroid Prime 1 and 2
Mega Man 4, 9, 10, and X
Metal Gear Solid 3
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Castlevania 1 and 3
Mass Effect
Portal 2
Doom 1 and 2
Devil May Cry 3
New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii
StarCraft 2
Final Fantasy IX
Of course there are many more than that but as you can see Final Fantasy IX is their very last game. That's right! After a week, FF IX will be there to end the whirlwind of gaming with a bang! If you're interested, there are various prizes you can win merely by watching and donating. The IX play will be separated into two time slots. Fri Jan 11 2013 09:25:00 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) and Sat Jan 12 2013 16:05:00 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time). They must be trying for the Excalibur II! Let's hope they get it!
During those times you'll have a chance to win prizes! During the first round of IX you can win:
Zidane figurine, Garnet illustration, Distant Worlds signed CD, Black Mage perler, Final Fantasy Chronicles + Origins + Anthology w/ strategy guide, Chocobo plushie, Replica Wind Waker
And During the Second round:
Boxed copy of Chrono Trigger, Moogle plushie, Team fight illustration, Final Fantasy VII and VIII w/strategy guide, Zidane/Vivi/Garnet/Steiner figurines; Replica Wind Waker
If you're a fan of gaming then definitely check them out this week! If you're interested in their full schedule and full list of games, check it out here. If you're at all confused on how to donate, during the live event, on the speed demos archive website, they will have a live chat coupled with instructions on how to do so. So don't fear, you too can help out.
Go there and support our fellow gamers and our fellow member, Denmark, in collecting donations for charity!
What's your opinion of speed runs? Do you think you could beat this elite team of gamers? Show your support by tuning into the marathon.
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