Submission + - Internet's longest running fundraiser kicks off 19th year (twitch.tv)
Line Noise 42 writes: Canadian Internet comedy troupe LoadingReadyRun have started their annual fundraising drive, playing the most boring computer game ever made, 24 hours a day for 7 days straight.
The Desert Bus For Hope marathon raises money for the Child's Play charity. The LRR crew have raised over 12 million dollars in the 19 years they've been running the marathon.
The game, Desert Bus, is an unreleased Sega CD mini-game created by magicians Penn & Teller. Billed as the most boring computer game ever created, players drive a bus at 45mph between Tuscon, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. The drive happens in real-time on a perfectly straight road with no other traffic. It takes 8 hours to score 1 point. Upon reaching Las Vegas the bus turns around and the player starts driving back to Tuscon.
Over 100 volunteers come together to make Desert Bus For Hope happen. The game is so boring they entertain viewers with performances, challenges, skits, songs, quizzes, and anything else they can think of. It's a week of madness raising money for the children!
The team is driving the bus right now on Twitch.
The Desert Bus For Hope marathon raises money for the Child's Play charity. The LRR crew have raised over 12 million dollars in the 19 years they've been running the marathon.
The game, Desert Bus, is an unreleased Sega CD mini-game created by magicians Penn & Teller. Billed as the most boring computer game ever created, players drive a bus at 45mph between Tuscon, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. The drive happens in real-time on a perfectly straight road with no other traffic. It takes 8 hours to score 1 point. Upon reaching Las Vegas the bus turns around and the player starts driving back to Tuscon.
Over 100 volunteers come together to make Desert Bus For Hope happen. The game is so boring they entertain viewers with performances, challenges, skits, songs, quizzes, and anything else they can think of. It's a week of madness raising money for the children!
The team is driving the bus right now on Twitch.
