TheSpeedGamers

The Speed Gamers' logo

The Speed Gamers are a group of gamers based in Texas that play video games for charity. As of July 2011, they have raised $289,895.64 for fifteen charities.

Pokémon marathons

December 2008

The Speed Gamers began their first Pokémon Marathon on December 19, 2008, at 5:00 PM CST - which ended on December 22, 2008 at 6:00 PM CST. Their goal was to capture every single Pokémon possibly obtainable in America at the time. This meant that they intended to capture 491 Pokémon, leaving out Shaymin and Arceus. Running on time with everything going smoothly, their Pokémon Ruby cartridge's battery ran out, meaning that by the end they had 429 Pokémon. The marathon was scheduled to be 72 hours long although they went over their time limit slightly due to the technical problem.

They raised $5,923.69 for ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment).

December 2009

The evolution of Bayleef, giving them the final Pokémon.

Running between December 18, 2009 and December 21, 2009 was The Speed Gamers' second Pokémon marathon. This time, they were aiming for all 493 officially released Pokémon in the 72 hours they gave themselves. They had the support of well known Let's Player, Chuggaaconroy. Starting 20 minutes late on December 18, The Speed Gamers finished at 6:07 PM CST, thus completing their goal of all Pokémon in 72 hours.

They raised $18,358.96 for Ally's House.

March 2011 (Retro)

On March 11 2011, The Speed Gamers started a 72 hour marathon attempting to get all 251 available in the first two generations of Pokémon games. They completed this feat with help from the Mew and Celebi glitches in the time allotted.

They raised $15,394.03 for ALS Association.

June 2012

Running between June 15, 2012 and June 22, 2012 was The Speed Gamers' fourth Pokémon marathon in aid of ACT Today, a charity dedicated to raising awareness and providing treatment services and support to families of children with autism. The gamers aimed to catch all 646 currently available Pokémon during the seven-day event, which also featured playthroughs of numerous side games such as Pokémon Stadium, battles in Pokémon Battle Revolution and gameplay from the then newly-released Pokémon Conquest. Viewers making donations were entered into a series of prize draws and contests throughout the week to win prizes such as games, merchandise and hand-made artwork. This was the first charity marathon to be live streamed by Bulbagarden.

They raised $59,111.00 for ACT Today.

Previous marathons

Donation box from 2008

Below is a table with all of the marathons The Speed Gamers have done as of May 2010. Entries in italics were not for charity.

Marathon	Month/Year	Length	Charity	Money Raised
Zelda	March 2008	72 hours	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	$1,090.00
Zelda	June 2008	72 hours	Giggles Therapy (Autism)	$1,450.75
Mario	July 2008	48 hours	No Charity	N/A
Metroid	August 2008	72 hours	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	$6,123.79
Mother/Earthbound	August 2008	55 hours	No Charity - "PK Call In"	N/A
Halo	September 2008	24 hours	No Charity	N/A
"Hallowe'en"	October 2008	48 hours	Lupus Foundation of America	$1,060.00
Pokémon - Catch 491 Pokémon	December 2008	72 hours	ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment)	$5,923.69
Zelda	March 2009	72 hours	Ally's House	$6,235.39
Mother/Earthbound	May 2009	72 hours	Susan G. Komen	$10,586.00
Metal Gear	June 2009	72 hours	No Charity	N/A
Final Fantasy	July 2009	168 hours	ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment)	$50,734.63
Mega Man	August 2009	72 hours	Earth Day Network	$7,188.06
Resident Evil	October 2009	49 hours	The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation	$8,349.54
Pokémon - Catch 493 Pokémon	December 2009	72 hours	Ally's House	$18,358.96
Metroid	March 2010	72 hours	Halton Autistic Family Support Group	$11,616.50
Mother/Earthbound	May 2010	48 hours	Susan G. Komen	$10,749.32
Mario	June 2010	189 hours*	ACT Today!	$57,399
Assassin’s Creed/Prince of Persia	August 2010	72 Hours	Gulf Restoration Network	$10,550.04
Castlevania	October 2010	48 Hours	Rocking H Ranch	$6,926.50*
Kingdom Hearts	December 2010	72 Hours	Best Friends Animal Society	$10,624.65
Pokémon Retro - Catch 251 Pokémon	March 2011	72 hours	ALS Association	$15,394.03
Metroid	May 2011	72 Hours	Civic Force	$8,251.85
Star Wars	July 2011	168 Hours	Direct Relief International	$11,254.09
Pokémon - catch 646 Pokémon	June 2012	168 Hours	ACT Today	$59,111.00

In addition, during "The Summer of Zelda" (July 2010), the Speed Gamers helped ACT Today win $20,000 through the Chase Community Giving contest by streaming a Zelda game most nights of the month and encouraging people to vote for ACT Today in the contest. They also held a Community Stream month in October 2010, raising a further $2,075 for ACT Today.

External links

• The Speed Gamers
  
• Past Marathons

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