Zelda Dungeon:2017 Zelda Dungeon Informer Marathon

The 2017 Zelda Dungeon Informer Marathon, also known as the ZD-i Marathon, took place between July 15th and July 21st, lasting roughly 168 hours. It was the 6th annual Zelda Dungeon Informer Marathon, and the second collaborative marathon between Zelda Dungeon and Zelda Informer. Exactly $5000 was raised in support of the Children's Hospital of Illinois, through Extra Life.

Attendees

• Mases Hagopian
• Trevor Magnani
• Josh Zelinsky
• Caleb Mosley
• Joseph 'Gooey' Dane
• Kevin O'Rourke
• Kara Brown
• Blake Ballard
• Locke
• Erica Fletcher
• Benny Girard
• Alasyn Eletha
• Katie Zezulka
• Alex 'Fish' Mahan
• James 'Thortok' Beatty
• Bethany Shontz
• Andrew Severs

Who Played What

Game	Player(s)	Notes	Race	Winner	Completion Time
The Legend of Zelda	Caleb Mosley Trevor Magnani		2-Player	Caleb Mosley	1:15:12 (Mosley)
The Legend of Zelda (Second Quest)	Blake Ballard				1:25:52
The Adventure of Link	Blake Ballard				1:46:59
A Link to the Past	Mases Hagopian Joseph 'Gooey' Dane Blake Ballard Erica Fletcher Kevin O'Rourke Victor Akellian Kara Brown Alex 'Fish' Mahan James 'Thortok' Beatty	Blake, Mases and Fish were handicapped by not being able to obtain any bottles, sword upgrades, or mails. Mases was disqualified after accidentally obtaining the Red Mail.	9-Player	Blake Ballard	5:11:26 (Blake)
Link's Awakening DX	Blake Ballard Kevin O'Rourke		2-Player	Kevin O'Rourke	1:29:34 (Kevin)
Ocarina of Time 3D	Joseph 'Gooey' Dane Trevor Magnani Alasyn Eletha Andrew Severs		4-Player	Andrew Severs	6:08:01 (Andrew)
Ocarina of Time 3D (Master Quest)	Alex 'Fish' Mahan Benny Girard Locke		3-Player	Benny Girard	5:35:07 (Benny)
Majora's Mask	Joseph 'Gooey' Dane Caleb Mosley Bethany Shontz		3-Player	Caleb Mosley	4:20:55 (Mosley)
Oracle of Ages	Caleb Mosley Mases Hagopian		2-Player	Caleb Mosley	3:47:16 (Mosley)
Oracle of Seasons	Caleb Mosley	Mases played some early portions of Mosley's game, but did not play his own file.			3:12:46 (Mosley)
Four Swords	Joseph 'Gooey' Dane Locke Erica Fletcher Kevin O'Rourke Andrew Severs	This game was played during the post-show, as it had been postponed earlier.
The Wind Waker (2-Player)	Blake Ballard Josh Zelinsky		2-Player
The Wind Waker (4-Player)	Katie Zezulka Alex 'Fish' Mahan Alasyn Eletha Locke		4-Player	Fish	6:22:35
Four Swords Adventures	Entire Team	Bethany, Alasyn, Fish and Josh were the ones to finish the game.			10:29:39
The Minish Cap	Erica Fletcher Joseph 'Gooey' Dane	Twitch chat helped the two players navigate their way through the game.	2-Player	Joseph 'Gooey' Dane	6:11:12 (Gooey)
Twilight Princess	Mases Hagopian Kara Brown Joseph 'Gooey' Dane Benny Girard Katie Zezulka James 'Thortok' Beatty Trevor Magnani Blake Ballard Josh Zelinsky Alex 'Fish' Mahan	Royal Rumble style, where players entered at different time offsets. Mases started with an anticipated time of 14 hours. Kara was made to complete the Malo Mart sidequest, as she would have completed the game an hour ahead of her predicted time. Mases left for around 3 hours to repair the AC unit in the basement, forcing Locke to take over.	10-Player	Kara Brown	13:10:35 (Kara)
Phantom Hourglass	Katie Zezulka Alasyn Eletha	This was the first year Phantom Hourglass was not the first game to be played, as well as being the first time the game was raced.	2-Player	Katie Zezulka	5:40:50
Spirit Tracks	Josh Zelinsky				7:15:26
Skyward Sword	Alex 'Fish' Mahan Trevor Magnani Alasyn Eletha James 'Thortok' Beatty Katie Zezulka Locke Joseph 'Gooey' Dane Erica Fletcher	This game was played in a 3v3v3 relay format, where three teams of three played through the entirety of the game, substituting players over time. This was the first game played, breaking conventions of Phantom Hourglass being first.	9-Player	Team Locke	14:16:45
A Link Between Worlds	Kara Brown Benny Girard		2-Player	Benny Girard	5:08:06 (Benny)
Hyrule Warriors	Kevin O'Rourke Locke		2-Player	Locke	2:36:40 (Locke)
Tri Force Heroes	Kevin O'Rourke Erica Fletcher Trevor Magnani				5:59:28
Breath of the Wild	Blake Ballard Alex 'Fish' Mahan Locke Joseph 'Gooey' Dane Josh Zelinsky Erica Fletcher James 'Thortok' Beatty Alasyn Eletha Bethany Shontz	This game was played in a 3v3v3 bingo format, where three teams of three played through the entirety of the game, substituting players over time. Each team was required to complete all four Divine Beasts, as well as defeating Calamity Ganon. Furthermore, a bingo card was drawn, and each team selected a row or column of objectives for them to complete over the duration of their run. There were also various donation incentives made available during the game, which required players to complete additional, unselected objectives from the bingo card.	9-Player	Team Locke	11:43:12

Memorable Moments

• After a donation incentive during Skyward Sword, Trevor had to unlock the boss room in the Fire Sanctuary blindfolded.
• Team Locke attempted to use a Wooden Mop for the final blow to Calamity Ganon in Breath of the Wild, but a deflected laser was the final hit.
• During Twilight Princess HD, the AC unit in the basement stopped working, and Mases had to stop playing in order to resolve the issue.

See Also

• Zelda Dungeon:2012 Zelda Dungeon Marathon
• Zelda Dungeon:2013 Zelda Dungeon Marathon
• Zelda Dungeon:2014 Zelda Dungeon Marathon
• Zelda Dungeon:2015 Zelda Dungeon Marathon
• Zelda Dungeon:2016 Zelda Dungeon Informer Marathon
• Zelda Dungeon:2018 Zelda Dungeon Marathon
• Zelda Dungeon:2019 Zelda Dungeon Marathon
• Zelda Dungeon:2020 Zelda Dungeon Marathon