The Final Fantasy Marathon (July 2009) is the 12th marathon by TheSpeedGamers and the 8th for a charity. Many people have proclaimed that such a feat is impossible, however, TheSpeedGamers made a great effort and were close to success. The original goal was $20,000, however, when the goal was reached in 72 hours it was raised to $50,000. For this marathon, many staff members came to Texas to help with the marathon, including Gwellin, Localretard, and Baltes.
TheSpeedGamers had multiple news appearances during this marathon. In one of these, Rob was asked to describe the Final Fantasy series. His description given while lacking sleep and also playing a game went: “It's a fantasy world, where you have to save the world from being destroyed… pretty much.”
This marathon was published in the Guinness Book of World Gaming Records for the “Longest Relay on a Japanese RPG” record.
| Final Fantasy Marathon (July 2009) |
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| Date: July 17-24 |
| Length: 168 Hours |
| Charity: ACT Today |
| Total: $50,734.63 |
Games Played:
Final Fantasy I (Completed in 6 hours)
Final Fantasy II (Completed in 22 hours)
Final Fantasy III (Completed in 25 hours and 30 minutes)
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI (Completed in 6 hours and 20 minutes)
Final Fantasy VII (Completed in 24 hours)
Final Fantasy VII (Completed in 23 hours and 59 minutes)
Final Fantasy IX (Completed in 28 hours and 30 minutes)
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XII
Players:
Kilgard - Final Fantasy I
Localretard - Final Fantasy II
Cross-Warrior - Final Fantasy VI
Phil - Final Fantasy V
Gwellin - Final Fantasy III
Dustin - Final Fantasy VII
Daniel L. & others - Final Fantasy IX
Baltes - Final Fantasy VIII
Blackduck - Final Fantasy IV
Rob & others - Final Fantasy X
Britt & Chase - Final Fantasy XII
NobodyX - Final Fantasy XI
Commentary:
Gwellin, Rob, Tyler, Britt, Chase, Rust, Ninboy, Dustin, Blackduck, Phil, Paul, Ferenc, Baltes, Local, Kristin, Stella, Oscar
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