Extra Life

Extra Life is an American charity benefiting children's hospitals across the continental United States. Their flagship charity event, "Game Day", began in 2008 and has occurred annually ever since. Starting in 2013 Draco has hosted a 24-hour fundraising marathon for Extra Life in an effort to raise money for Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. Draco says he chose this hospital because when his brother was very young they saved his life. To date, Draco and the Gatorbox community have raised over $11,000 for the hospital. Draco has also personally made additional donations of games, toys, and stuffed animals to the hospital.

Gatorbox's 2013 and 2014 marathons were hosted from the Extra Life event headquarters in Windcrest, Texas. Draco was a featured performer both years; in 2013 his speedrun of Cosmic Spacehead was showcased on the official Extra Life livestream and in 2014 he was a participant in some of Extra Life's live skits and comedy content. The event headquarters moved in 2015 and Draco has hosted the marathon from the regular Gatorbox set ever since. A marathon was planned but ultimately not held in 2017 due to Hurricane Harvey destroying the studio where the show was taped. The annual marathon resumed in 2018 with a record-setting turnout both in funds raised (at the time) and marathon length. Despite not holding a marathon in 2017 a few donations still came in out of tradition from fans and Draco contributed the ad revenue of the Extra Life videos on the channel for the previous year like he normally does.

Extra Life participants are permitted to do whatever they like for their Game Day fundraising events, Draco has elected to model Gatorbox's marathons similarly to popular speedrunning marathons such as Games Done Quick. Between 2013 and 2018 Draco hosted a 24-hour speedrunning marathon, however starting with 2019's broadcast the schedule was split into two 12-hour marathons in order to allow for better scheduling and a more restful break.

Occasionally, new world records are set in some of the games featured; in 2013 and 2014 new records were set for Super Off Road. In 2020 a new world record was set for Croc's World. In 2021 a de facto record was set for Crimson Room: Decade.

Following the conclusion of the 2023 marathon Draco and the Gatorbox channel were awarded Extra Life's lifetime achievement award for surpassing $10,000 in total donations across all of the marathons.

Donation Incentives

Throughout the years that Gatorbox has broadcast an Extra Life marathon there have been numerous attempts to incentivize donations. The marathons hosted in 2013 and 2014 included basic "milestone" style incentives such as turning an "Any%" run of a specific game into a "100%" run. These incentives were eventually discontinued due to the issues they posed with scheduling. Milestone incentives were brought back as a one-off for 2019's marathon, though this time the incentive would be placed at the very end of the marathon to avoid scheduling issues and to offer as much time as possible for viewers to donate. The game in question, Twitch Sings, would only be added if the marathon's goal of $500 was met (which it was).

In 2015 the idea of performing a quick game "challenge" for every $50 raised was introduced and this proved to be a much easier incentive to incorporate into the show. Every time the marathon's total donation amount reached a multiple of $50 Draco would draw a random challenge from a box of community-submitted ideas and had 15 minutes to complete it. In 2022 the amount needed for a challenge was raised to $100 due to the continued growth and support of the marathon by the community.

Gimmick Speedruns

There are numerous games that are featured multiple times in Gatorbox's Extra Life marathons and some of them are included every year. In order to avoid these games becoming "stale" to viewers Draco occasionally mixes up their features to include fun gimmicks and keep them interesting.

Examples of these runs:

• Kirby's Adventure: Played on real hardware with an NES flight stick and through an emulator with an Xbox 360 light gun.
• Super Off Road: Played with an Xbox 360 steering wheel controller.
• M.C. Kids: Draco eats something every time he dies (cheeseburgers, McNuggets, sometimes with hot sauce).
• Bible Buffet: The game's official Bible quiz book is used.

Featured Games

Below is a table showing every game that has been featured in a Gatorbox Extra Life marathon. Games noted with a "C" signify titles that were featured as a donation incentive challenge and not a full speedrun. An "X" denotes a run that was cancelled during the marathon due to technical difficulties or other unforeseen problems.

		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue	GBC										C
3D Body Adventure	PC
3D Dinosaur Adventure	PC
4-in-1 Fun Pak									C
Action 52	NES										C
Adventure	A2600										C
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, The	NES									C
Aladdin											C
Alice no Paint Adventure	SFC											C
Anticipation	NES							C
Arkista's Ring	NES
Asmik-kun Land	FC
Atlantis no Nazo	FC										C
Attack of the Labyrinth	PC
Back to the Future II & III	NES										C
Backgammon										C
Backyard Football 2007	GBA									C
Barbie Groovy Games										C
Barney's Hide & Seek	GEN									C
Bible Buffet	NES
Bigfoot	NES								C
Biker Mice From Mars	SNES
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon	SNES									C
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S	GG
Blackjack	A2600									C	C
Blast Corps	N64
Blue Sphere	GEN							C
Board Game Classics										C
B.O.B.	SNES											C
Boggle Plus	GB			C
Bubble Ghost	GB						C
Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective	PC											C
Cameltry	SFC											C
Centipede	A2600											C
Chalvo 55	GB									C
Checkers	A2600								C
Chiki Chiki Boys	GEN
Chip's Challenge	PC								C
Codename: Kids Next Door	GBA			C
Color A Dinosaur	NES											C
Contra	NES										C
Cool Spot	GEN
Cosmic Spacehead	GEN
Cotton 100%	SFC											C
Crash Bash	PS1									C
CrazyCars 3D	PC						C
Crimson Room	FLA
Crimson Room: Decade	PC
Croc's World	NS
Destruction Derby 64	N64
Destruction Derby Arenas	PS2
Dian Shi Ma Li	FC						C
Dig Dug											C
Digimon Racing	GBA								C
Dinosaurs For Hire	GEN								C
Donald Duck Advance	GBA											C
Donkey Kong Country	SNES										C
Doraemon: Nobita to Tsuki no Oukoku									C
Doraemon: Nora no Suki no Yabou										C
Dordle	WEB											C
Dragon Tales: Dragon Adventures	GBC
Dragon Tales: Dragon Seek	PS1
Dragon's Lair	NES								C
Dragster	A2600								C
Duck Tales 2	NES						X
Duke Nukem Forever	PC
Dynamite Headdy	GEN
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial	A2600							C
Earthworm Jim 2	GEN
Ecstatica	PC							C
Extreme Forklifting 2	PC						C
Extreme Sports w/ Berenstain Bears	GBC			C
F-Zero Climax	GBA										C
Fantavision	PS2
Forgotten Ones, The	PC
Freaky Factory	FLA											C
Ghosts N' Goblins	NES									C
Goma-chan no Yuuenchi Daibouken	SNES										C
Gon' E-Choo!	PC							X
Gone Home	PC								C
Goof Troop	SNES										C
Grimace's Birthday	GBC
Hacker, The	FC
Harm's Way	X360
Home Improvement	SNES											C
Hot Wheels World Race											C
Ice Road Truckers	PC			C			C		C		C
Innsmouth no Yakata	VB
International Superstar Soccer 2000									C
Island Xtreme Stunts	GBA			C
J League '96 Dream Stadium									C
Jeopardy!: Teen Tournament	GB			C
Jungle Book, The
Jurassic Park	GG
Kamen Rider Black										C
Kendo Rage	SNES										C
Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: Hot Scramble	FC											C
Kirby Super Star	SNES
Kirby's Adventure	NES
Kirby's Dream Land	GB								C
Krazy Kreatures	NES				C
Last Legion UX										C
Last Starfighter, The	NES											C
Legend of Zelda, The: A Link to the Past	SNES										C
Lethal Weapon	NES											C
Lost World, The: Jurassic Park	GG
M.C. Kids	NES
Maniac Mansion	NES						C		C		C
MANOS: The Hands of Fate	PC
Mario Clash	VB									C
Mario Pinball Land	GBA											C
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure	GEN
Mega Man 4	NES						C
MegaRace	PC
Mercury Hg	X360
Microsoft Entertainment Pack	GBC							C
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers	SNES											C
Milon's Secret Castle	NES							C
Mini Putt	GB						C
Monster Truck Madness 64	N64
Monster Truck Rally	NES				C
Monster Trucks Nitro	PC
Mortal Kombat 4	PS1											C
My Little Pony: Dr. Discord's Conquest	NES
NanoQuest	PC										X
Nanosaur	PC
Natsuki Crisis Battle	SNES								C
Nightmare Busters	SNES									C
Ninja Gaiden	NES									C
Nintendo World Championships 1990	NES								C
*NSYNC: Get to the Show	GBC			C				C
Othello World										C
Pac-Man Championship Edition	PC
Pepsi Invaders	A2600							C
Perfect Bowling	FC								C
Pokémon Blue	GB						C		C
Pokémon Fire Red	GBA									C
Power Piggs of the Dark Age	SNES										C
Project S-11									C
Puggsy	GEN
Ray Thunder										C
River Raid	A2600						C
Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction	GBA						C
Rockman X3	GEN											C
Ronald in the Magical World	GG
Rugrats: Search for Reptar	PS1
Running Battle										C
Sailor Moon S: Kurukkurin									C
Shadow Squadron	32X											C
Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures	GBA							C
Shao-lin's Road	ARC
Shovel Knight	PC
Sky Blazer	SNES										C
Snow White in Happily Ever After	SNES										C
Sonic Jam	GCOM
Sonic Pinball Party	GBA									C
Sonic Pocket Adventure	NGPC
Sonic Spinball	GG								C
Sonic the Hedgehog: Genesis	GBA								C
Sonic the Hedgehog	GEN								C
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	GEN						C
Sonic the Hedgehog 3	GEN										C
Sonic 3 & Knuckles	GEN
Sonic Blast	GG									C
Spot: The Cool Adventure	GB
Spot Goes to Hollywood	GEN								X
Spyro the Dragon	PS1									C		C
Star Fox	SNES
Star Fox 64	N64
Sunset Riders	SNES											C
Super Bowling									C
Super Mario Bros.	NES						C	C		C	C	C
Super Mario Bros. 2	NES
Super Mario Bros. 3	NES								C	C
Super Mario Bros. 35	NS
Super Mario 64	N64										C
Super Mario Kart	SNES										C
Super Mario Land	GB
Super Mario Maker	WIIU
Super Mario Maker 2	NS
Super Mario World	SNES										C
Super Mario World 64	GEN
Super Nova									C
Super Off Road	SNES
Suzuki Alstare EX Racing										C
Taboo: The Sixth Sense	NES				C
Tail 'Gator	GB
Taz-Mania	GG									C		C
Terminator, The	NES										C
Tetris	NES							C
Tetris & Dr. Mario	SNES											C
Texas Trivia	TT									C
Thunder Alley	GBA									C
Toobin'	NES									C
Trick Trap 1771	ARC
Twisted Edge Snowboarding									C
Twisted Metal III	PS1
Twisted Metal 4	PS1
Twitch Sings	PC
Ultimate Brain Games	GBA								C	C
Ultimate Puzzle Games	GBA								C
Urban Yeti!	GBA									C
Tyrian 2000	PC
Vectorman	GEN
Video Checkers	A2600								C
Video Chess	A2600											C
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense	PS1							X
Virtua Racing Deluxe	32X
Virtual League Baseball	VB										C
Wacky Races	NES
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey 64	N64								C
Where's Waldo?	NES						C
Wonderful End of the World, The	PC
Xena: Warrior Princess	N64									C
Yoshi's Story	N64
Yukkuri no Meikyu	X360
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel	SNES
Zoop	GEN							C

* 2017's Extra Life marathon was cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey.

Trivia

• Total games featured: 130
• Most money raised in one marathon: $2,646 (2022)
• Most games in one marathon: 57 (2020)
• Most challenges in one marathon: 35 (2021)
• Most featured game: M.C. Kids, Super Off Road (10)