Tag: Charity

Ah, the joy of breaking childhood games. SpeedDemosArchive’s charity speedrn marathon, Awesome Games Done Quick 2016, is well under way, and two days ago, Lackattack24 had a great run of The Legend of Zelda on NES. As with any other run, Lack and the gentlemen on the couch help to explain what is going on, how certain aspects of the game work, and what is done to glitch the game. It is an entertaining run, clocking in at 30 minutes…

It’s that time of year again! The awesome charity marathon, the Zeldathon, is about to start! Literally! Their stream page has a countdown running at the moment with some sweet Zelda remixes playing for those eagerly awaiting the start of the marathon. As always, expect loads of Zelda titles to be played through (with even more that can be played, if enough money is raised), and of course, hilarious shenanigans will ensue after everyone starts donating and demanding that the…

Over the past six years the Zeldathon Team has sponsored a marathon several times a year to raise money for various charities and to date the team has raised over $625k! On December 27th, the 15th biannual Zeldathon will be broadcast live via Twitch starting at 4pm ET, with the goal of raising a total of 150,000. The Zeldathon Team is proud to announce that this years charity will be HelpHOPELive, a group that helps to support community based fundraising…

December 27th, 2015 is the fated day when Zeldathon is going to be held on Twitch for all to see. For those who don’t know, Zeldathon is a huge charity event where a group of friends play Zelda games on a livestream to fund a different charity each year.

This year they’ve chosen HelpHOPELive, and the Zeldathon players will not see a single penny of the donations that will be given during the livestream…

Check out the full Live Stream Page

The good people at Zeldathon have announced another marathon playthrough of the entire Zelda franchise, including a few of the CD-i games! Organized by Matthew Moffit, otherwise known as SuperMCGamer, these Zeldathons have proven quite successful at raising money for charity, and this one is looking to be their most daring yet.

Previous Zeldathons worked on the premise of unlocking games through donations…

AGDQ, or Awesome Games Done Quick, is the Spring event of the Games Done Quick series where high level speed runners for games of all kinds, including the Zelda series, come together to help raise money for charity by live streaming their runs nonstop for a week. January 4th is finally here, meaning the ultra fast gaming has begun! Make the jump to see when they will be running Zelda games!

The Legend of Zelda fans and gamers in general have always been very active and engaged in raising money for charitable organisations. Some platforms include live speedrunning, general livestreams and real life events, but livestreaming is the most popular and accessible to anyone. One organisation that’s very active in raising money for different charities through livestreams and donations is Fun for Freedom, which is currently hosting their latest event: Zeldathon Relief.

As many of you may know, Zeldathon team held their 11th annual week long marathon playing through every game from the Legend of Zelda series, including the infamous CD-i Wand of Gamelon and Faces of Evil, and Zelda’s Adventure. This time around, Zeldathon surpassed their significant goal of $100k with a grand total of $101,621 in donations for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Hit the jump to read some interesting tidbits of this past Zeldathon!

Just yesterday, a group of dedicated Zelda fans sat down for a marathon gaming session for the greater good. While we all scramble to check out the latest news on Hyrule Warriors, these gamers are on an adventure through the well-tread grounds of Ocarina of Time and other series hits, and much more is on the line than the fate of Hyrule. Learn more after the jump.