Nintendo Okie

I know what you’re thinking, “But Tony, wasn’t Extra Life last weekend?”  Well yes, it was for most people, but we had to plan for a different weekend due to some scheduling issues.  We’ll be doing our part for the Children’s Miracle Network tomorrow (Saturday) beginning at 8:00 CST.

We’ll be starting off the day with a game that neither Shelby, nor I have ever completed, Super Mario Bros. 2.  Will either of us finally be able to mark that milestone off of our list?  Who knows, we’ll find out soon.  Then Shelby is going to give everyone the chance to see him speed run through Metroid for the NES.  Can he beat the game in two hours?

At 11:00 we’re giving you, the community, the chance to pick what we play.  Is there some game that you would like to see us play?  Send along your suggestions and we’ll see if we can accomidate you.

Have you ever wondered which member of the Nintendo Okie crew was the best Mario Kart player?  Well, we’re going to find out during our epic Mario Kart marathon.  Beginning at noon we’ll be playing through every track of every console Mario Kart to date and keeping a tally of who finishes higher the most number of times.  Will Shelby prevail, or will Tony reign supreme on the race courses of the Mushroom Kingdom.

After that we’ll be turning our attention to the Xbox 360 where we’ll play through the Co-op campaign of Portal 2.  This will include all of the new DLC that was just released so if you haven’t seen that you’ll get your chance to on Saturday.  GLaDOS is going to torment us, and we’re going to love every minute of it.

After that it’s back to Nintendo where we’ll tackle a 50 turn Mario Party game courtesy of Mario Party 6.  Can we hold it together long enough to get through, or will blood be shed?

After that it will be a grab bag of whatever we happen to be in the mood for.  We’ll let you give us more suggestions throughout the rest of the event.  Regardless of what we play, we’re doing it for a great cause and we’re going to have a blast.

If you want to get in on all the fun you can join us on uStream by simply clicking here.   We’ll be in the chat room all day and you’ll be able to talk to us throughout the entire event.  If you want to get in on some of the game playing fun we’re going to invite all of you to play Mario Kart Wii with us.  Just reply here with your Mario Kart Friend Code and add Shelby’s to your Mario Kart Friends List.  1891-1550-7864  All we ask is that you give us your code and add Shelby’s before we start playing to minimize any wait times that we might incur.

So, join us as we raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.  We’re going to have fun, but most of all we’re going to help raise money to save the lives on young people who need our help.