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Summer Games Done Quick 2014: Invoking Marathon Luck
Sterica
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Hey champ! Do you like these weird things called...video games? Do you like to play your games really fast? No? Well, do you like to watch other people play these games really fast? If so, then do I have the event for YOU. It's called Games Done Quick, a speedrun marathon that occurs not once but TWICE each year, and the summer marathon is starting soon. How soon? How about JUNE 22ND AT 11AM PDT?
"Yeah, so it's coming," you say with a dry, un-enthused tone, "but so what?"
SO WHAT? The summer marathon is all about raising money for Doctors Without Borders, an organization that gets medical help to areas ravaged by natural diasters, war, and other calamities regardless of their race, religion, and so on. A solid organization if I saw one. Every cent the marathon makes goes to charity: all the runners, equipment, and so on is paid out of pocket by the people attending. Everyone present has taken time off from their daily routine to volunteer for this event, and spectators aren't charged to attend. Last winter, the marathon managed to get over a million dollars in donations for the first time in its history! An incredible achievement THAT YOU CAN BE PART OF!
"I'm a greedy jerk," shouts a shady-looking dude from the back, "what's in it for me?"
If you were born with an icy heart made of the darkest coal, then there's some self-centered incentives so that even YOUR dour person can be moved to donate. Many runs will have various goodies raffled off for people that donate during that run, such as perlers, copies of the game being played (which sometimes are quite rare), and even a grand prize given away at the end (I think it's a Wii U bundle this year)! Are you such an empty husk of humanity that this isn't enough? Do you need something a bit more guaranteed before parting with your money that was probably stolen from school children? FEAR NOT, because our friends at Yetee have a bunch of shirts made JUST for the marathon. Every sale will give three dollars to the marathon, so even the Scroogiest of you can contribute. But careful: these shirts are ONLY available during the marathon.
That's about it. Oh wait, how about a nifty schedule that adjusts itself to your PC's clock USING THE POWER OF MAGIC? Or I can link to their YouTube channel which has all of the runs from previous marathons. You know, something to whet the appetite.
So let's chill and spend the week watching video games. And stay tuned for the special BONUS STREAM that occurs for a few days after the main marathon ends. Also, never forget:
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