[1]The Penguins in The Desert Productions [2] team will be holding “The Metroid Marathon [3]” to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines – Thorold & District [4]. The event is a third party fundraising effort that is being put together to aid in mentorship programs and making successful matches for children.
The event will begin Friday, June 1st at 7 p.m. ET, and The Penguins Marathons team will be playing every Metroid game [5]for 24 hours a day. The marathon will not conclude until all games have been completed.
They will be playing :
- Metroid
- Metroid 2: Return of Samus
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Prime: Echoes
- Metroid Prime: Corruption
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Other M
- Metroid Fusion
The team always has great prizes [6] and this marathon is no exception as for the first time ever donors can order custom Metroid Jersey’s with their name on them for a minimum $50 donation. The team is raising the bar high and aiming for a $4,000.00 goal. Donations can be made at the time of the event via a “Chipin” widget on their website. For more information contact Penguins Marathons [7].
The team has created trailer which is a parody of the Liam Neeson film “The Grey” to promote The Metroid Marathon:
1 Comment To "Metroid Marathon To Support Big Brothers Big Sisters"
#1 Comment By Tami Quiring (@VillageGamer) On Tuesday May 22, 2012 @ 11:27 am
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