To kick off the start of Zelda marathon month, the folks over at Penguins Marathons will be starting their Zelda Marathon this Friday at 7pm US Eastern Time. That’s just over 24-hours from now! These players will be raising money and streaming Live at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Headquarters in St. Catharines. This particular marathon will consist of 8 Legend of Zelda games including all 8 of the major single player console games. This isn’t a timed marathon, but instead, they’ll be playing until all 8 of these titles are completed. Go ahead and make the jump to see the full press release.

This is the first in a number of Legend of Zelda themed Marathons that are occurring this month, all trying to raise money for varies charities. Thus far we’ve been contacted by SIX different Zelda marathons that will all be going on this month and are looking to be promoted here at Zelda Dungeon. This is the first of these marathons, so be sure to check them out in just over 24hours.

Dec 10, 2011 – The Penguins in The Desert Productions team will be holding “The Zelda Marathon 3” to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines – Thorold & District. The event is a third party fundraising effort that is being put together to aid in mentorship programs, future fundraising efforts and making successful matches for children.

The event will begin Friday, Dec. 16th at 7 p.m. ET at www.penguinsmarathons.com. The Penguins Productions team will be playing 8 Zelda games for 24 hours a day. The marathon will not conclude until all 8 games have been completed.

They will be playing : The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link , A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword.

Headlining their amazing prizes is a BRAND NEW Nintendo Wii with Skyward Sword and New Super Mario Bros. Details on how to win that prize can be found on their website at: http://penguinsmarathons.com/Media.html

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 in The Desert Productions at penguinsproductions@gmail.com.

Also, for those of you wondering, Zelda Dungeon will not be participating in any of these December marathons. However, a mega-marathon of our own is in the works and you’ll hear more about it within the coming weeks!

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