Shepard starts his adventure with confusing controls and muddy textures. It may not be flawless, but it created an original sci-fi universe. Respect it.
The video game equivalent of a mid-80's, big budget, science fiction adventure. If you make us lose people in the Suicide Mission, I'll never forgive you.
An amazing game, eclipsed by a less than amazing ending. Decide whether we get the red, blue, or green flavor, and the fates of like three alien species.
Between games and when we're waiting for votes, we'll play some of our favorite indie games, like Towerfall: Ascension and the Jackbox Party Pack. Join the fun!
A: Don’t worry. Even if we were sick and evil enough to want to steal donations, we can’t. If you check the confirmation message after you donate, as well as your confirmation email, you will see that the money is going STRAIGHT to Child’s Play’s paypal. The super fancy donation button will record who donated though, so we know who to get the prizes to.
A: Yes. We do the annual Halo: Endurance Evolved marathon of which there have been four, and in April of 2011 and 2012 we did Retrothon, where we played a bunch of retro games for charity. We also did the Fallout 3 Marathon in Feburary 2012, which was our most successful marathon. We followed this up with the Ultimate Gaming Challenge, and the Oculus Riftathon. So far, we’ve raised almost $10,000 for Child’s Play Charity.
A: The chatroom is for audience interaction. It is NOT for saying “LOL I LIKE BUTTS AND SO DO YOU” over and over again. A big part of all of this is audience interaction. We’d love to talk to you as much as possible. Good discussion topics are… - Telling us what mistakes we’re making, and mocking us for making stupid decisions. There are many ways to play these games, and part of the reason why we have a chat is to get help and to see the game from another point of view. Please speak up if you disagree with what we’re doing. – Giving us pointers. If you know an easier way to get through a place that we’re stuck at, PLEASE speak up. Your help is the other reason why we have a chatroom. – Talk amongst yourselves. The more of you that are in there, the more likely more people will stay, and hopefully donate. Things to avoid are… - CAPS LOCK. WHILE MANY WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS “CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL” OR “FOR THE COOL KIDS, BRO”, THEY’RE BEING SARCASTIC. IT’S REALLY ANNOYING. PLEASE USE IT SPARINGLY. – Excessive foul language. There is a fine line between swearing fitting into regular speech, and it becoming obnoxious. If you’re being obnoxious, you’ll get a warning and then a ban from the chat. – Being quiet. Please talk. We’re all lonely. That’s why we’re playing 48 hours of videogames. We need human interaction.
A: Because we really wanted to help a good cause. Split between all of us, the costs of the prizes aren’t that high. Besides, we’d GLADLY spend 50 dollars or so in order to get hundreds or hopefully thousands of dollars to Child’s Play, which is really a great cause. Not to mention the fact that we’ve already done a bunch of marathons, so we already have all of the materials needed to make this happen.
A: We’re using a combination of a Logitech HD webcam, an “AVERMEDIA Game Broadcaster HD” we got off amazon, we may end up breaking out the old “Easycap” which we got from an awesome website called Dealextreme as a secondary capture card, and a Blue microphone Lucas picked up online. We added in some duct taped and very cobbled together audio and video splitters and adapters, of which there are more and more as things break during the marathon. We also have an older Blue Snowball microphone and an old laptop to chat over Skype with friends who can’t be at the marathon, assuming our internet connection is up to the task. This website is made with wordpress and hosted by bihira, which is an awesome host. The Picture in Picture effect is done with Openbroadcaster, and we’re streaming through the awesome that is twitch tv. We’re collecting donations through Child’s Play’s official donations widget. I think that’s about it.
A: Well, I’m awesome. So you should. Look, I even didn’t put a referral link for the easycap.
A: The first place you should look is Mario Marathon’s page of tips. The more we’ve followed what they do, the more successful our marathons end up being, and they’re also incredibly awesome, intelligent, and handsome. You can also shoot us an email at staff@omnithon.com and I’ll respond as soon as possible. Oh, one important tip that the Mario Marathon guide doesn’t have is that if your team is small enough where a lack of sleep will be an issue, prepare to start hating your friends. You learn who people truly are once they’ve been awake for 24 hours straight constantly playing video games, or when you try to wake them up at 4am for their shift.
A: Yes.
A: I wouldn’t be surprised if everything on this site is broken. We’ve finally retired the old site, which got us through two years, and built this snazzy new one, so some bugs or issues are to be expected. Anyways, please email us at staff@omnithon.com, or use the contact form on the front page.
A: Email us at staff@omnithon.com, or use the contact form on the front page.
Omnithon is a group that does gaming marathons to raise money for charity. A gaming marathon is where we play through a game or series of games, and stream it online while collecting donations for a cause we support, which in our case is Child's Play Charity, which brings entertainment and hope to those in children's hospitals. We've raised over $10,000 dollars with our prior marathons, and hope to raise even more going forward.
