Marathon
Description:
It's almost New
Years!
What better way to ring in 2011 than by celebrating Nintendo's beloved
mascot, Mario? We'll be running this Marathon between December 30th to
January 2nd, making it our second New Years Marathon so far.
- Super
Mario Bros.
- Super
Mario Bros 2
- Super
Mario Bros 3
- Super
Mario Land
- Super
Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
- Super
Mario World
- Super
Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Super
Mario 64
- Super
Mario Sunshine
- Super
Mario Galaxy
- New Super
Mario Bros. Wii
- Super
Mario Galaxy 2
Between
each console's set of games, we'll be playing a "buffer game"
that isn't a main entry in the Mario series. These include various
sports and party games, a couple of Mario "edutainment" titles and, of
course, Hotel Mario on the Philips CDi (provided the damned thing works
come Marathon time).
All
the
money raised will go to Free the Children, a charity that provides
humanitarian aid to children in developing nations worldwide. If we
raise $8,500 we can fund the construction of a school somewhere (we'll
stick a poll up and let you guys choose where you want it). Check out a
total list of what your donations go to here
and help us build a school (or raise that goat army we're always
talking about).
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Why
Super Mario Bros?
We just had a big Sonic the Hedgehog Marathon and I've played enough
bad Sonic games to last a lifetime. We're in need of a palate cleanser
and considering Nintendo has never put out
a bad Mario game, I can't think of anything better.
Plus,
2011 marks the 30th anniversary of Mario's first appearence in the
original Donkey
Kong and the 25th anniversary
of the release of Super Mario Bros.
outside of Japan. That's worth celebrating, eh?
What's
the criteria for completion?
We're done
with Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 when Bowser is defeated
at the final stage. Super Mario Bros. 2 is complete once Wart is taken
down at the end.
Super
Mario Land is considered complete when Daisy is rescued (sorry, Peach)
and Super Mario Land 2 is finished when Wario is defeated.
Super
Mario World is finished when Bowser is beaten on the last stage (I'm
beginning to notice a pattern) and Super Mario World 2 is over when
Baby Bowser is destroyed at the end.
Super
Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy (and Galaxy 2) and
New Super Mario Bros. Wii are all finished when Bowser is defeated on
the final stage.
What
system will
you play the games on?
Super Mario Bros. will be played on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console
and on the Game Boy Color through the Super Mario Bros. Deluxe port.
Super
Mario Bros 2 will be on the Virtual Console and on the Super Mario
Advance Game Boy Advance port.
Super
Mario Bros 3 will be on the Virtual Console and the Super Mario Advance
4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (that's a mouthful) GBA port.
Super
Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2 will be played via the Nintendo Game
Boy Player on the GameCube.
Super
Mario World will be played on the Virtual Console and Super Mario World
2 will be played on the SNES and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
GBA port.
Super
Mario 64 will be played on the Nintendo 64. Super Mario Sunshine will
be played on the GameCube.
Super
Mario Galaxy, Galaxy 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii will all be played
on the Nintendo Wii.
Is there going to be
a raffle?
Yes! I am in the
process of getting some ExtraLives.org T-shirts printed up to raffle
off. We will be raffling five
of these shirts during the Marathon and one shirt will be reserved for
the highest donor, making a total of six
shirts we're giving away. We
also have a prize donated by a fan to be raffled off-- it's a limited
edition prize sent out to Platinum Club Nintendo members. Here's a
picture of it:
As
was the
case with the previous Marathons,
every $5 donation counts for one
entry in the raffle. Each $5 entry will enter the donor in every
raffle we have throughout the
course of this Marathon.
Like the
Pokethon and second Sonicthon, we will not
be raffling off all of the items at once. Instead, we will raffle off a
T-shirt approximately every 12 hours.
Donate early and often for the best chances at winning!
You had a bunch of
fanart last time-- will you accept more?
Sure! We love to get fanart and we hope you guys enjoy looking through
it as much as we do.
For every piece of fanart you submit, we'll give you an entry into the
raffle. However, the fanart has to be something a bit more than some
scribbles on a white MS Paint background-- put a bit of effort into it!
Also, do me a HUGE favor and don't call the files "fanart.jpg." I get a
LOT of files named like that and I have to go through and manually
rename them. Including your name in the filename would be a great help
in sorting out who made what!
I see this broadcast
on
Justin.tv too! What happened?
We're trying out a simulcast between Ustream and Justin.tv for this
Marathon. There are a few features on Justin.tv I'd like to give a try
and I just wanted the chance to get acquainted with the site in
general-- who knows, maybe one day we'll switch?
I
want to watch, but I'll be away. What
do I do?!
Provided there
are no unforeseen
technical issues, we'll be recording the entire Marathon
so you can re-watch
it whenever you'd like!
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