The Pokémon Retro Marathon was the four marathon to host a Pokémon theme, and the 22nd marathon, and 18th one for a charity. However, this was the first marathon to focus on Pokémon from the first two Generations only. The games played for the marathon were from the original Game Boy cartridges; Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold and Silver. Pokémon Crystal and Stadium were played as well, but for the purpose of trading all the caught Pokemon to one cartridge.
The goal for the marathon was to catch all 251 Pokémon from both the first and second Generation games. Mew and Celebi were obtained through glitches, as they are unable to be caught otherwise.
The charity that was being played for was the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (Lou Gehrig's Disease). It is a charity that treats and cures ALS through global research and nationwide advocacy while also empowering people afflicted with Lou Gehrig's Disease and their families to live fuller lives.
The Pokémon Retro Marathon continued TheSpeedGamers' use of Justin TV streaming. As a part of Justin TV's streaming service, broadcasts are automatically recorded and archived in two-hour segments. As with TSG365, the marathon also runs advertisements to support TheSpeedGamers.
Multiple TSG Members came to help and support the marathon's goals. These included Ruju, StopDropAndBear, Lothis (Blaumager), Toast, Pierre, Taylor, Dustin and Jamesdh17.
| Pokémon Retro Marathon (March 2011) |
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| Date: March 11-14 |
| Length: 72 hours |
| Charity: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (Lou Gehrig Disease) |
| Total: $15,300.03 |
Games Played:
Pokémon Red Version - Jamesdh17
Pokémon Blue Version - StopDropAndBear
Pokémon Yellow Version - Phil
Pokémon Gold Version - Lothis (Blaumagier)
Pokémon Silver Version - Ruju
Pokémon Crystal Version (To trade Pokémon from the main cartridges)
Pokémon Stadium 2 (To trade Pokémon from the main cartridges)
Game Schedule and Players:
Generation I (Red/Blue/Yellow)
Friday 6pm-12am – Blue – Bear
Saturday 12am-6am – Red – James
Saturday 6am-12pm – Yellow – Phil
Saturday 12pm-6pm – Blue – Bear
Saturday 6pm-12am – Red – James
Sunday 12am-6am – Yellow – Phil
Sunday 6am-12pm – Blue – Bear
Sunday 12pm-6pm – Red – James
Sunday 6pm-12am – Yellow – Phil
Monday 12am-6am – Blue – Bear
Monday 6am-12pm – Red – James
Monday 12pm-6pm – Yellow – Phil
Generation II (Gold/Silver)
Friday 6pm-2am – Silver – Ruju
Saturday 2am-10am – Gold – Lothis
Saturday 10am-6pm – Silver – Ruju
Saturday 6pm-2am – Gold – Lothis
Sunday 2am-10am – Silver – Ruju
Sunday 10am-6pm – Gold – Lothis
Sunday 6pm-2am – Silver – Ruju
Monday 2am-10am – Gold – Lothis
Monday 10am-2pm – Silver – Ruju
Monday 2pm-6pm – Gold – Lothis
Commentary:
Friday 6pm-9pm – Britt
Friday 9pm-3am – Chase
Saturday 3am-6am – Chase & Rust
Saturday 6am-12pm – Britt
Saturday 12pm-3pm – Tyler
Saturday 3pm-6pm – Rob
Saturday 6pm-12am – Chase
Sunday 12am-3am – Tyler
Sunday 3am-6am – Chase & Rust
Sunday 6am-12pm – Britt
Sunday 12pm-3pm – Rob
Sunday 3pm-6pm – Phil
Sunday 6pm-12am – Chase
Monday 12am-3am – Tyler
Monday 3am-6am – Britt & Rust
Monday 6am-9am – Britt
Monday 9am-12pm – Rob
Monday 12pm-3pm – Chase
Monday 3pm-6pm – Britt
Pokémon Nicknames
In addition to the marathon, people watching donated to give nicknames to a Pokémon of their choosing. Legendary Pokémon were auctioned off to the highest donation (this included Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, Entei, Suicune, Raikou, Entei, Ho-Oh and Lugia).
Community Jokes
Trailers
