Video Game Writer Attempts 48 Hour Non-Stop Gaming Marathon

Today the editors of the gaming site The-Lowdown.net announced their plans for the Marathon Project, a forty-eight hour non-stop gaming session. The event, and the process leading up to it, will be documented in various articles posted on the site, and the marathon itself will be broadcast live via webcam. Senior writer for the site, Kevin C. Sullivan, developed the idea and will carry it out.

It started out, as most ideas do, as just a gag," Sullivan says, and then we [site editor Steven Webster] decided it would be something worth doing if we can involve our readers, as well."

As of press time, the site plans to make use of four consoles: Sonys PlayStation 2, Nintendos N64 and Super NES systems, and Segas Dreamcast system, which was recently discontinued. Various sponsors for the event will be seeked out, mostly involving the video game industry, but both Sullivan and the site insist that this is a purely non-profit venture.

Mostly this is for fun, and essentially to see what happens when you play games for two days without stopping," Sullivan said, Ill probably lose my mind, but its all in the name of science."

Readers of the site will be encouraged to not only submit their favorite games, but to also participate in various chatrooms and in online competition with Sullivan during the marathon. The site also has a few other surprises in store, alhough they refuse to elaborate at the moment.

At the end of the 48 hours, Sullivan will write a brief synopsis of the experience, then sleep. Following that, a longer, in-depth analysis will be published on the site.

For further information on this event, please contact Kevin Sullivan at (515)451-3448 or via e-mail at ZenGaming@sprintpcs.com. You can also contact site editor Steven Webster via e-mail at Decoder_x_@the-lowdown.net.