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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Total games featured: 130
* Total games featured: 218
* Most money raised in one marathon: $2,646 (2022)
* Most money raised in one marathon: $2,646 (2022)
* Most games in one marathon: 57 (2020)
* Most games in one marathon: 57 (2020)

Revision as of 07:53, 13 September 2024

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 GB C
Action 52 NES C
Adventure A2600 C
Adventures of Rocky
& Bullwinkle, The
NES C
Aladdin SNES 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 FDS C
Backyard Football 2007 GBA C
Barbie Groovy Games GBA 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 GBA 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 FC 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
SFC C
Doraemon: Nora no
Suki no Yabou
GG 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
GBA C
Island Xtreme Stunts GBA C
J League '96 Dream Stadium SFC C
Jeopardy!: Teen Tournament GB C
Jungle Book, The GEN
Jurassic Park GG
Kamen Rider Black FDS 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 N64 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 GB 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 GBC C
Puggsy GEN
Ray Thunder GB 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 MS C
Sailor Moon S: Kurukkurin SFC 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 N64 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 SNES C
Super Off Road SNES
Suzuki Alstare EX Racing GBC 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 N64 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 C
Zoop GEN C

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

Trivia

  • Total games featured: 218
  • 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)