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tagline=Once again they're raising for British Red Cross Disaster Fund |
tagline=FullRestore.co.uk hosting live-stream to raise money for the British Red Cross |
blurb=With the previous two marathons raising over £8000, Full Restore starts a new Pokémon marathon! }}
blurb=With the previous two marathons raising over £8000, Full Restore starts a new Pokémon marathon! }}
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The gamers from the UK has just started the 100-hour marathon
With the onset of live-streaming, Pokémon game marathons are becoming a regular occurrence on the internet, with numerous gamers doing what they can to raise money for good causes across the world. In the past, the British Pokémon fansite FullRestore.co.uk has raised over £8,000 and they have now embarked on their next live stream - to play through as many games as they can, with the order determined by donations, to raise money for the [http://www.redcross.org.uk/ British Red Cross], a large charitable organisation known for their disaster relief efforts and helping people in crisis, regardless of what shore they're on.


Full Restore has raised over £8000 within two years. Their goal is to play as many games as they can, with the order being determined by amount of donations for playing that game. They are starting with Pokémon Red.
They are currently playing through {{bp|Pokémon Red Version}} and have managed to already raise over £400! Anyone who donates has the option to influence the game play in many ways - such as choosing the Pokémon that will be caught and their nicknames and other requests.  


Even though the marathon has just begun, they've already raised £125 before it started. 
The live stream can be viewed and more information can be found out about the stream, on [http://fullrestore.co.uk/index.php Full Restore's website]
Full Marathon is again going to promote any interaction by viewers which is made possible with the livestream. Anyone who donates has option to influence game in some way - such as choosing Pokémon to catch and naming them, choosing name for player or rival, choosing the game to play or other specific requests.
 
If there is a high demand and enough donations, they will also try to perform {{bp|Mew glitch}}.
 
The group is going to save only if it's absolutely necessary - such as power cut or electrical storm. That means should they fail to catch a legendary Pokémon or make a big mistake - they will simply continue playing rather than restart the game.
 
More information can be found on the Full Restore website.

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With the onset of live-streaming, Pokémon game marathons are becoming a regular occurrence on the internet, with numerous gamers doing what they can to raise money for good causes across the world. In the past, the British Pokémon fansite FullRestore.co.uk has raised over £8,000 and they have now embarked on their next live stream - to play through as many games as they can, with the order determined by donations, to raise money for the British Red Cross, a large charitable organisation known for their disaster relief efforts and helping people in crisis, regardless of what shore they're on.

They are currently playing through Pokémon Red Version and have managed to already raise over £400! Anyone who donates has the option to influence the game play in many ways - such as choosing the Pokémon that will be caught and their nicknames and other requests.

The live stream can be viewed and more information can be found out about the stream, on Full Restore's website