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Offline Jonnyboy117

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Swag Auction for the Kids
« on: November 05, 2005, 05:40:16 PM »
This charity auction gives you a chance to grab some rare, often silly, but definitely cool promo items.

For the past few years, the guys at Penny Arcade have been running a charity called Child's Play, which provides video games to children who are bed-ridden in hospitals around the U.S.  In fact, this year the program is serving children's hospitals around the world.  Child's Play is like a gaming-specific version of Toys for Tots, and we definitely recommend that you check it out and consider offering your support.    


One way you can support Child's Play and score some hard-to-find swag is by participating in Chris Kohler's ongoing auction over at his Wired News blog.  Kohler is a well known freelance writer in the gaming industry and has just published his second book, Retro Gaming Hacks.  As you may or may not know, members of the gaming press tend to accumulate bizarre promotional items over numerous press events, not to mention swag-fests like E3 where you can literally walk out with bags full of branded t-shirts and frisbees.  Kohler has assembled a sizable lot of such items and is putting them on auction, with the proceeds to benefit Child's Play.  If you're a collector of weird gaming items, check it out!

THE LAMB IS WATCHING!

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RE: Swag Auction for the Kids
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2005, 07:43:34 PM »
I already have a mario kart stylus.
Thanks Jeff!
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RE: Swag Auction for the Kids
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2005, 11:48:10 PM »
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Nintendo's Winter 2005 catalog, with full-color glossy pics of newly announced titles. From the aforementioned conference.

I've got one of these. It's neato!
Poor people should eat wheat!
I'm about to go punk up some 3rd parties so they don't release games on other hardware, ciao!
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RE: Swag Auction for the Kids
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2005, 04:49:33 AM »
Yup... I love the Nintendo Catalogues...
Just some random guy on the internet who has a different opinion of games than you.