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Revision as of 17:46, 13 March 2010

The Speed Gamers' logo

The Speed Gamers are a group of gamers based in Texas that play video games for charity.

The Pokémon Marathon; December 2008

The Speed Gamers began their first Pokémon Marathon on December 19, 2008, at 5:00 PM CST - which ended on December 22, 2008 at 6:00 PM CST. Their goal was to capture every single Pokémon possibly obtainable in America at the time. This meant that they intended to capture 491 Pokémon, leaving out Shaymin and Arceus. Running on time with everything going smoothly, their Pokémon Ruby cartridge's battery ran out, meaning that by the end they had 429 Pokémon. The marathon was scheduled to be 72 hours long although they went over their time limit slightly due to the technical problem.

They raised $5,923.69 for ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment).

The Pokémon Marathon; December 2009

The evolution of Bayleef, giving them the final Pokémon.

Running between December 18, 2009 and December 21, 2009 was The Speed Gamers' second Pokémon marathon. This time, they were aiming for all 493 officially released Pokémon in the 72 hours they gave themselves. Starting 20 minutes late on December 18, The Speed Gamers finished at 6:07 PM CST, thus completing their goal of all Pokémon in 72 hours.

They raised $18,358.96 for Ally's House.

Previous marathons

Donation box from 2008

Below is a table with all of the marathons The Speed Gamers have complete as of December 2009. Entries in Italics were not for Charity.

Marathon Month/Year Length Charity Money Raised
Zelda March 2008 72 hours St. Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,090.00
Zelda June 2008 72 hours Giggles Therapy (Autism) $1,450.75
Mario July 2008 48 hours No Charity N/A
Metroid August 2008 72 hours St. Jude Children's Research Hospital $6,123.79
Mother/Earthbound August 2008 55 hours No Charity - "PK Call In" N/A
Halo September 2008 24 hours No Charity N/A
"Hallowe'en" October 2008 48 hours Lupus Foundation of America $1,060.00
Pokémon - Catch 491 Pokémon December 2008 72 hours ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment) $5,923.69
Zelda March 2009 72 hours Ally's House $6,235.39
Mother/Earthbound May 2009 72 hours Susan G. Komen $10,586.00
Metal Gear June 2009 72 hours No Charity N/A
Final Fantasy July 2009 168 hours ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment) $50,734.63
Mega Man August 2009 72 hours Earth Day Network $7,188.06
Resident Evil October 2009 49 hours The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation $8,349.54
Pokémon - Catch 493 Pokémon December 2009 72 hours Ally's House $18,358.96
Metroid March 2010 72 hours Halton Autistic Family Support Group IN PROGRESS


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