Whoa this weekend has been insane. I woke up around 3pm on sunday, Missing some crazy looking football games(upsets Patriots, Seahawks, Eagles) But thankfully I did not miss my jaguars play because they have a Monday Night Game vs the Titans tomorrow night.But why in the blue hell would I wake up so late in the day? Well that is because I partook in my second annual Extra Life.
What is Extra Life you may ask? Well I'm guessing by now most anyone who knows me has heard of it since i have spammed Facebook and twitter and whatever for the past few weeks. But just in case you have been hiding under a rock for some odd reason....
Extra Life is a charity program in collaboration with Sarcastic Gamer to raise money for Children's hospitals around the US. What must one do to earn the money for the children? Hunt bears? Wrestling dwarfs? Repetitively get kicked in the testicles? No no...Nothing to that extreme. Honestly you just play Video Games for 24 hours.
I woke up saturday morning(after falling asleep at 3am) around 7:30 only to start my 24 hours of gaming at 8am. I would force myself to play video games until sunday morning at 8am on the dot.
Did I make it? Did i play games for the full period? Did i pass out? Was i bored? What the hell happened in 24 hours?
Well I made it to 8 oclock sunday morning. Thanks to multiple people, Including the folks who donated to my team and helped me reach my goal(My personal goal was $200) As well as anyone who helped my team as a whole(As of right now we around just past the $2500 mark) As well as the TRS crew for raising over $6500.
I would like to say Thank you to my friends who came over and brought food or video games and helped play some games.
Travis, Played some Wii and first to pass out around midnight.
Shawna, Brought pizza and helped me beat Halo Reach.
Pat, Brought Taco Bell and some encouraging words.
Tim and Eryn, For stopping by and playing some Halo Reach and Rock Band.
As well as my Mother who was shocked to see I was still awake when she woke up this morning.
As well as some twitter shout outs to folks who helped by donating.
@smellthecheese @alfonsopyro @siraim & @dylissia along with @taozoo4u and my friend Steve. Along with others who I didnt get to thank. So i take this second to say Thank you :D
I just wanted to List the games I played:
Red Dead Redemption: Over 7 hours and finally reached the end of the game(apparently i have one last mission that i refuse to do, as i want to explore the world more)
Madden NFL 11: Over 7 hours, For the second year in a Row @seandps has fallen to the Jacksonville Jaguars online. Final was 34-0 over the Rams. It really was a solid game until the final quarter, It was 7-0 until he fumbled 3 times and had I think five INTs? Anyways....Looking forward to next years match up. I also played several madden moments and Played franchise mode killing the Titans and Chiefs.
Halo Reach: Over 3 hours. Finally beat it on Heroic thanks to Shawna. Also played some firefight with Tim. Shockingly I never found myself on Xbox Live.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Over 2 hours. Thanks to Travis for helping me find the wii and get it back up and running, It was fun. I remember why i love this game. Just need someone to play it with.
Rock Band 2: Over 2 hours. Why in the hell did i buy a lady gaga song? Anyways.... This is of course the perfect group game to kill some time. Plus killed time looking at downloadable content which i hadnt viewed in along time. Also purchased Re:Your Brains(JC) and Saviour(Rise against)
Puzzle Quest 2: 42 minutes. FINALLY i beat that stupid Ogre. Dugog. Unlocking an achievement in the process.
A few more little titles with some game play was:
Angry Birds- iPhone
Movie Challenge -iPhone
Legend of Zelda(downloadable on Wii)
Then some time trying to hook up the Wii and find some batteries and so on. Next year i hope to have everything ready to go. I never did turn on the PS3 like i had planed.
It was fun for sure. I can not wait to kick some butt next year as well.
Now Im stil flipping sleepy....I just wanted to ramble a bit. Take down some notes and hand out some thank yous to everyone who helped me during this.
Donations are still welcome up until Nov 14(i think its the 14) http://bit.ly/aVyQ2L
Take it easy.
