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“The Zelda Marathon” To Support Big Brothers Big Sisters

by Annette Gonzalez on October 27, 2009 at 11:21 AM

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The Penguins in the Desert Productions team is hosting The Zelda Marathon in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters St. Catharines – Thorold & District. The event is a fundraising effort to aid in mentorship programs, future fundraising efforts and making successful matches for children in the program.

The Penguins team will play seven Zelda games for 24 hours a day until all seven are completed. The team will broadcast live from the headquarters of the Big Brothers Big Sisters branch they are supporting and will also invite children in the program to play a few hours each day.

The Zelda Marathon will begin November 27 at 6 p.m. ET. Penguins in the Desert hopes to raise $5,000 for the program and donations can be made during the event through a “Chipin” widget on the event's Web site. Not only will you support a good cause, but members of the Penguins team will commit to "punishments" after reaching certain dollar amounts. Raise $500 and the team eats a can of sardines. Raise $5,000 and one of the members waxes a Triforce symbol on his chest. Ouch.

Check out one of the promotional videos below:

Filed under: News, charity, The Zelda Marathon, Penguins in the Desert, Big Brother Big Sister

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by MasterBrief Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:43 PM

thats cool.
by That IT Guy Ty Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 01:34 PM

Awww
by That IT Guy Ty Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 01:39 PM

Hmmm.
by Hector Dilan Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 05:01 PM

Cool.Wierd.Awesome.Strange. Yeah we should talk more.
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by dbull620 Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 09:08 PM

Me thinks Black Friday is not the best date for them to have this event...
by iceap12 Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 09:29 PM

I want to have my own Zelda marathon. I'm pretty sure I could beat Link to the Past in about 4 or 5 hours.
by dragonfyre110 Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 09:48 AM

That is awesome. Video games+charity=perfection :)
by MiketheMajora Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 01:52 PM

That's a really cool idea. I wonder if each individual is playing the seven Zelda games, or will they be playing all seven as a team like they are in the promotional video?

Seven Zelda games might only take about 24 hours to complete... Although they mad die a lot if they play one of the first two games.

Anyways, I'll be trying to keep track of this one.
by thezeldamarathon Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 04:25 PM

Thanks for all the kind words, guys.

Mike The Majora: We will be rotating through players for Ocarina, Majora's, Waker and Twlight. We have individuals who know the first 3 games very well who are going to be taking care of them! I agree, Zelda 2 is going to cause a feast of epic fails.

Anyways, thanks for taking interest. We will have more promo videos coming!
by Urufu Hiken Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 08:16 PM

well this looks........ interesting...