TheSpeedGamers

The Speed Gamers are a group of young people based in Texas that play video games for charity. They ask users to donate money to these charities, with donators being put into a raffle. The winner of the raffle is awarded a prize. While many people donate for the prize, most do it to give to a charitable cause while having fun.

The Speed Gamers' logo

The Pokémon Marathon; 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).

The Pokémon Matathon; December 2009

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. 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.

As of 11:29 AM CST on December 22, they raised $18,142.90 for Ally's House.

Previous Marathons

Below is a table with all of the marathons The Speed Gamers have complete as of December 2009. 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	Donations still open

External links

The Speed Gamers
Past Marathons