What: A charity gaming marathon, live-streamed on Twitch. We'll be playing NES, SNES, arcade classics, and even a few modern things might be thrown in.

When: September 1-3, 2017 starting at 6PM ET!

Where: Live stream and donations can be made at http://www.adultmarathonforkids.org

Why: We're raising funds to help Connor's Cure. Here are the details on this awesome cause:

Stephanie McMahon, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE and its fans are strong supporters of pediatric cancer research. Stephanie and Paul became passionate about pediatric cancer research, when they met WWE fan Connor Michalek. Connor, 8, was battling medulloblastoma, a rare tumor that affects the brain and spinal cord. Connor formed a special connection with Stephanie and Paul and many WWE Superstars and Divas. When Connor lost his battle with medulloblastoma in April 2014, Stephanie and Paul decided to honor him by creating Connor’s Cure, a fund at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

The new partnership will expand Connor’s Cure outside of Children’s Foundation and support top research centers and hospitals nationwide. To date, Connor’s Cure has raised nearly $1 million and assisted more than 100 families around the world.

As a result of the new partnership, funds raised by WWE will support Connor’s Cure through The V Foundation’s grant-making process. The V Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee, comprised of world-class physicians and research scientists, vets and awards top-rated grant proposals from the nation’s leading medical facilities. In addition, funding will continue to support the research being done at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
Who: The event is hosted by Scorpion Tank Media, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was formed to host gaming events, concerts, film festivals, and other forms of entertainment with the goal of supporting causes we care about. All donations are tax deductable in the United States.

How: Simply join us for the stream, hang out in chat, and enjoy some gaming goodness during the marathon. If you want to win prizes, you'll get a raffle entry for every $5 you donate! Make sure to leave your contact info when you donate!

There were a few inspirations that led to founder Michael Perry (known in some online circles as “Bonner” for some reason) ultimately deciding to commit to running a charity gaming marathon. Having stumbled upon Game On Marathon and Play2Raise (among others), the thought occurred that these marathons were no different from his everyday interactions with his friends. There were, however, some marked differences. While Game On is a family-oriented, relatively PG-rated event, Play2Raise and their Mario Mayhem marathons featured mostly college-aged students. That’s all well and good, but some people want their fundraising to come with a little bit more of an edge.
Adult Marathon for Kids isn’t PG. The average marathoner has not seen a college classroom in quite some time. AM4K is more or less the uncensored bastard cousin of the gaming marathons that came before it. While the money that we’re raising is for kids, the content is certainly not. Expect crass humor, coarse language, and probably a heavy dose of alcohol consumption from our team.
If you’re not into that, there are plenty of other options out there for you. The bottom line is this: We’re all working towards the same cause.
What is the cause, exactly?

This year, we are raising funds to help Connor’s Cure! WWE and UPMC Children’s Hospital founded this amazing organization in order to fight pediatric cancer in all it’s forms! Your donation will help this incredible cause!
I’m new to this whole internet thing. What happens at a gaming marathon?
A little bit of everything. It’s a team of friends who have dedicated a huge portion of their free time to entertain our viewers. If you’re entertained, you’ll be more inclined to stay tuned. If you stay tuned, you’ll hear more about our cause. If you hear more about our cause, you’re more likely to donate to it. Pretty simple. Here’s how we intend to provide said entertainment:

Basically, we gather at 6:00 PM Eastern Time in the living room of a house on the outskirts of Pittsburgh on September 1, 2017. At that point, everyone cracks their first beer. We’re guessing at around 6:05 PM, the first team member will need a smoke break. That’s also when we start playing some of your favorite classic games. Those will be revealed in the coming months, so make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-speed. Then we play games. We play more games. We drink. We talk. We argue. We interact with our viewers.
Friday night, there's a Tecmo Super Bowl tournament. Saturday, there's DOA Beach Volleyball. In between, relive some of your favorite classics and donate to make us spin the WHEEL OF DESTINY, which can result in some hilarious punishments for our team.

There’s a live chat room, too. The chat is just as big a part of the show as the games and the team, which is why it’s included on the stream itself. Participation in chat at the right times might also earn viewers another opportunity to win prizes by participating in chat trivia challenges. We might even take calls via Skype (imagine that, your face, live on internet TV!) if the offer is right (and if we’ve had enough beers).
We do realize that playing games and drinking beer for that long might not always result in the most entertaining content. It’s for that reason that we’re going to have plenty of goodies to unlock. Donors will be eligible to win various prizes (you’ll have to follow us on social media to find out about those) and to unlock different challenges for our team to conquer in the various games that we’ll be playing. There’s plenty to see, hear, and do.

Sounds great. How can I participate?
Of course, you can join us from September 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM Eastern until September 3, 2017 by visiting this website. The stream is right there on the front page. It automatically starts. You can’t miss the damn thing! We’d also love to have you in our chat room, which incidentally also loads automatically on our home page. In order to chat, you’ll need an account at twitch.tv. It only takes a few seconds and it’s free to sign up.
Once the marathon starts, we’ll announce various prize drawings and incentives for donors, so be sure to pay attention. There’s no minimum donation for most prizes, but donating more cash more frequently gets you more entries in the drawings. Don’t be a cheapskate! Not only will we announce those live on the video feed, but we’ll announce them in chat and via a text crawl on the stream as well, so people who join us late will still know what’s going on.

What are the Prizes?
Good question! While this isn't everything, here's a rundown of some of the most sought after prizes!
Please join us this weekend as we play games for a great cause, and maybe you can even win some awesome prizes! That website, again, is www.adultmarathonforkids.org!

(Note -- You ARE eligible for prizes if you donate before the marathon starts. Cutoff is Sunday and will be announced on the stream.)