Note: This is part one of three.

On Saturday, December 4th, 2010, the staff of Nintendo World Report hosted a live telethon-style audio broadcast based on the format of our Radio Free Nintendo podcast. The goal was to raise money for a wonderful charity called Child's Play. (Our donation drive is over now, but you can still contribute to this great organization all year long by visiting the official Child's Play website.) In case you missed the live event, or if you were there and want to relive the glory on your computer or MP3 player, we now present a complete recording of the event (with much thanks to Karl Castaneda for managing the recording and post-production on these files). The event ran for over six hours, but we have split the recording into three segments of about two hours each. As you'll hear Karl explain, the audio quality and overall tightness isn't nearly the same as you've come to expect from RFN, but the live format offers many of its own charms and opportunities instead. We hope you enjoy it, and thanks again to everyone who donated and helped to make this awesome event so successful!

This archive of Radio Free Nintendo: Doin' It Live... for the Kids! was recorded and edited by Karl Castaneda.