Shmuppreciation 16-Hour Marathon (Live-streamed event)

[Trickman]

Hello! I'm doing a 16-hour gaming marathon fundraiser in order to help my niece and her husband's adoption process. They are adopting two sisters from Africa and doubling the size of their family. Travel to and from Africa is unbelievably expensive, and they have to do this multiple times.

This fundraiser is specifically for the travel expenses they incur during the adoption process. Donations to this will literally help bring the girls home. I've set up a fundraiser page to help them. Please check it out at the link below:

http://www.giveforward.com/bringthegirlshome

About the marathon: Starting Friday evening 3/8/13 at 8pm CST, I will be playing a variety of shoot-em-up (shmup) video games until Saturday 3/9/13 at noon. This is not a longevity marathon on one game, nor am I going for a specific high score. But I figure I can do this for about 16 hours and maybe entertain any watchers with my (poor) skills and a various amount of games.

Why shmups? March has been deemed by many to be Shmuppreciation Month. I thought it would be proper to honor that month as well as do something wonderful for my family.

This will be live-streamed at www.twitch.tv/trickman

I could use a cheering section throughout the night and morning, so please tune in and say hello in the chat.

If you know me, you're aware of the many charitable causes I've taken part in, either as an individual or through Retroids. Will you help me with this one, that is so very near and dear to my heart?

Believe me, I'm NOT doing this for my health. It's because I love my family and want to help them. Please support if you can.

Please note: I've been kind of under the weather lately, so I will do my best to pull off the full 16. If I need to end early due to sickness or some other reason, I'm sure you'll understand.

You guys are the best. Thank you!

[Trickman]

Here's another site that is supporting me in this: Gaming World Wide --

http://www.gwwentertainment.com/trickman-terry-schmupathon

[Primebuster]

Hell yeah, Trickman. you should do all the shmups you know cheats for and play them all to completion using as many cheats/tricks as you can muster!

[Trickman]

Hell yeah, Trickman. you should do all the shmups you know cheats for and play them all to completion using as many cheats/tricks as you can muster!

LOL, at least for the Konami console ones. Good idea.

[Trickman]

Hi everyone. This is tonight. Please come and support me if you can. Thanks!

http://www.gwwentertainment.com/trickman-stream

[Trickman]

Today starting at 10AM Central, Dave Vogt of Gaming World Wide will be carrying the torch for Trickman Terry's Shmuppreciation... http://t.co/2YtCEnyyYQ

Watch, share, and please donate if you can. Thanks!