Popular Post effdeegee Posted July 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Hello, fellow PSNProfiles members! Every year, at the locally owned, independent game store on my street, they host a gaming event where all donations go towards buying video games for children that have to be permanently hospitalized, for prolonged periods of time, due to the severity of their illnesses. The event is called Megamanathon and will take place all day on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, starting at 10:00am EST. Each year sees Adam Strickland attempting to play through all Mega Man games, in one sitting, live on stream, inside the store, in an attempt to raise money for the children's charity known as Child's Play. With over $8,000 raised in the first 4 years, we all consider this to be a huge success. You can read a bit on last year's instalment right here. Child's Play provides sick children with consoles and video games, in order to keep their morale levels high during their extensive stays at the hospital. The games they provide must all be new, sealed, and sterile, to avoid any contaminates getting into the vicinity of the children. You can see the charity's official event page here. On top of the in-store gaming, their will be: - Live streaming via the store's Twitch channel. - Text chat. - Video chat. - Audio chat. - Several different consoles set up for visitor gaming. - Raffle ticket sales and prizes. - Door prizes and giveaways. - Cosplay. - Refreshments, cake, etc. You can also find lots of information regarding the event at this website, and if you'd like to donate directly, you can go here. If you're in the neighbourhood, the store is also a Pokestop and Pokemon gym, complete with FREE, ultra high speed wifi and several outlets/charging stations. The Last Gamestore Official Website Facebook Instagram Twitch Twitter So, if you're a fan of Mega Man, charities that help sick children, live streaming of games, or just conversing with gamers in general, stop by any of the above links, or find your way to the store, drop off a few nickels and dimes for the kiddies, and join in on the day of fun! Thanks for reading, having a great day, and as always, happy gaming! Edited July 23, 2016 by effdeegee 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrintus Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 What a terrific initiative! I have a sealed copy of Skate 3 lying around here, so I'll look into getting it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 That's awesome that you're helping drive awareness for the event, but I have one question... Who is Adam Strickland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effdeegee Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) What a terrific initiative! I have a sealed copy of Skate 3 lying around here, so I'll look into getting it there. While your sentiment is lovely, I believe you've misunderstood the premise. You donate money to the charity, and with that money, the charity purchases games for the children. The purchase of the games must be made from a reputable organization, while under supervision, to ensure the cleanliness of the product. Sending a game 4,000 miles in the public mail system is a perfect example of what the charity is trying to avoid. Also, it's worth noting that most of the games are specifically requested by the children, because they're usually very young (like ages 4-6), so lots of Pokemon, Gameboy-type stuff is frequently sought. I don't think a 4 year old Canadian girl with terminal brain cancer would be able to grasp the intricate flick-it system in a German speaking skateboarding game with mature content. Again, it's the thought that counts though, so the children sagt Danke and whatnot. Edited July 22, 2016 by effdeegee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonidol38 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Also, it's worth noting that most of the games are specifically requested by the children, because they're usually very young (like ages 4-6), so lots of Pokemon, Gameboy-type stuff is frequently sought. I don't think a 4 year old Canadian girl with terminal brain cancer would be able to grasp the intricate flick-it system in a German speaking skateboarding game with mature content. Again, it's the thought that counts though, so the children sagt Danke and whatnot. *cough* He's from Belgium, not Germany. *cough* If you want a german Pokémon-game, ask me. But nice that you try to advertise a local charity event like this. I hope this will help the donations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLamb121 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Not only is this an awesome thing to do, but the fact you're raising the awareness is great too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effdeegee Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) That's awesome that you're helping drive awareness for the event, but I have one question... Who is Adam Strickland? Just an ordinary young dude that created the event. He does other charity events, too. *cough* He's from Belgium, not Germany. *cough* If you want a german Pokémon-game, ask me. But nice that you try to advertise a local charity event like this. I hope this will help the donations. In my defense, I never said he was from Germany. I already knew he was from Belgium, and only used German as an example because it's one of the 3 official languages of the country. Edited July 22, 2016 by effdeegee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrintus Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Just an ordinary young dude that created the event. He does other charity events, too. In my defense, I never said he was from Germany. I already knew he was from Belgium, and only used German as an example because it's one of the 3 official languages of the country. My bad. I read too quickly and thought they accepted games as well as donations. Apologies! The game, however, is in English though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonidol38 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 In my defense, I never said he was from Germany. I already knew he was from Belgium, and only used German as an example because it's one of the 3 official languages of the country. Haven't said a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetectiveCJ Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I don't think I'm living in the same state as your game store, sorry. But I appreciate the sentiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MesopithecusUK Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) I don't think I'm living in the same state as your game store, sorry. But I appreciate the sentiments. That doesn't matter so much as you can donate online to this amazing cause: http://tiltify.com/events/megamanathon-2016 Also, as FDG has mentioned, there will be an online Twitch stream of the event so even those elsewhere in the world would be able to view It raises awareness of the charity too so that maybe other people can set up events - http://childsplaycharity.org/events#planYourOwnEvent Edited to add: Child's Play also have an Amazon wishlist, so you can buy items from the wishlist and they get sent directly to the charity. If you click on the interactive map at the top of this page it will take you to the appropriate country Amazon page: http://childsplaycharity.org/donate Edited July 23, 2016 by Velvet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effdeegee Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 The event starts in just a little over an hour from now. I hope to see you folks around the stream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effdeegee Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Major update: We set a goal that, if the online portion of the donations reached $1,000, Adam Strickland would shave his head. Within moments of that being announced, someone walked in and donated the remaining $800+ dollars. We're at $3,150 so far today and have now topped $11,000 for the 5 years! Edited July 23, 2016 by effdeegee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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