Extralife Video Game Marathon - Play Games. Heal Kids.
By Royale 1 Comments
I'm trying to recover from the extra life 24 hour gaming marathon that we had last night. It was crazy. As part of the marathon my brother and I put together a nice LAN party at my house and invited all those who wished to attend to donate a minimum of $10 to Extralife. We ended up with around 8 people stacked in my basement with their PCs and some were not able to make it but donated anyways! Thanks to the LAN party, our we raised over $100 for Extralife and boosted our team to over $900. Last night was fun, but I haven't stayed up that late since before I was married.
We all played a mix of games... but I think a big focus was on Unreal Tournament 3, Warcraft 3 and World of Goo. My nephew quietly sat in the chair next to me and got in around 14 or so hours of Halo 3. He was the only one on the xbox 360. Overall, I think Extralife went extremely well and I look forward to next year when we can do it all over again.
Also, as far as Unreal Tournament 3 is concerned... that game is severely under appreciated. That game is awesome! Especially in a LAN party situation. We played it for several hours and wondered why there aren't many people online. It really is the only modern FPS of it's kind. Maybe that type of shooter is just not as popular any more... but I love it. If you enjoyed Quake, old Unreal Tournament, or even Half Life 2 Deathmatch but haven't tried UT3.. you need to.
Also... Abaddon, Omniknight, Dirge + 3 mekansms and 3 arcane rings = win.