Third annual Mario Marathon for Child’s Play now ongoing

In continuation of the tradition of raising funds for Child’s Play, the third annual Mario Marathon is happening this summer. The money raised will be given, as usual, to Penny Arcade’s children’s hospital charity.

In continuation of the tradition of raising funds for Child’s Play, the third annual Mario Marathon is happening this summer. The money raised will be given, as usual, to Penny Arcade’s children’s hospital charity.

This year, Brian Brinegar, John Groth, and Chris Deckard have once again locked themselves in a room to play non-stop through each one of them Mario games. Included in their playlist this year are: Super Mario Bros, SMB 2, SMB3, Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy 1 &2, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Needless to say, that all sounds very super, plus the fact that they’re doing this for a very good cause. Now, if the donations keep pouring in, these guys will go on to finish the whole thing for everything, until the full 100%. So keep those donations coming and let’s see history happen (yet again).

As of this writing, the marathon’s been on the go for a bit over 24 hours already. Donations so far are at a whopping US$ 41,547. That’s already so much mroe than the US$ 29,082 total they garnered for Child’s Play back in the 2009 marathon. They’ve also completed 558 levels out of 675.

Remember, it’s for a good cause! To make donations and watch how the marathon’s going, check out their official website linked below.

Via [Mario Marathon]