Enjoy Metroid? Enjoy Marathons? Come watch TheSpeedGamers' 72-hour Metroid Marathon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
This weekend TheSpeedGamers, a group that does gaming marathons in order to raise money for charity, will be doing a live stream of their 72-hour Metroid marathon. They will be collecting donations to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the world leader in the treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases. They start streaming on Friday at 6 PM Pacific, continuing through Sunday.
The marathon will be streamed live on their website. They will be playing Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Metroid: Zero Mission, Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Metroid Fusion, and Metroid Prime Hunters. During each game they will be giving away copies of the classic titles, including a copy of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption signed by the staff of Retro Studios themselves.