Brian Brinegar, John Groth and Chris Deckard from the original Mario Marathon are at it again this year, playing through every major Mario Bros. console game. Their goal, like last time, is to raise money for charity. This year’s charity is Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play, which raises money to buy toys and video games for sick and dying children.

As you can see from the live feed, the boys are well on their way to meeting their goal of 100% completion in each game, and are hoping to hit their monetary goal of $98, 000 before the marathon ends Wednesday, July 13. As I write this, the gang has raised $23, 370.50 for Child’s Play.

It warms my heart to see fellow geeks banding together to turn their favorite hobby into a means of helping others. Seeing these guys at it again has me thinking of pitching in a few bucks for Child’s Play this year. What about you folks?