I guess you guys heard of Gaming Marathons? The idea is to complete games in a set amount of time, while live streaming it. Often a complete series of games are to be finished, and me and my friends and fellow gamers in Tantalus4 have been playing the Final Fantasy Series the last two summers. This summer we return once again, playing Final Fantasy 1 through 13 (except for 11, being an online game, and follow ups as FFX-2) in a week. While playing we raise money for Child's Play Charity, an organization aiming to improve the situation for hospitalized children through buying gaming consoles etc for the hospitals. So, 12:00 (GMT +1), June 6th, head over to www.tantalus4.se and watch us play, join our chat and have a good time! Our goal is to be done June 13th 12:00.

/Zaphod aka Hannes, Tantalus4

Time for the first blog-post! It'll be about my main-event this summer, tantalus 4 final fantasy speedrun/marathon! So, this is summer. Yet again I stand with this horrible problem at my hands, what will I do with all this free time? Don't hate me, but at least once in your life you're bound to experience it! Anyhow, besides just hanging out, enjoying the sun and having a cold one, a friend of mine provided the answer. The two of us, and a number of others, have been wasting enormous amounts of time on the Final Fantasy series. So, the plan was to hold a final fantasy marathon where we'd play through all of the FF main games. That was the beginning of Tantalus 4.Today I'm happy to announce that this July, Tantalus 4 will perform a Final fantasy marathon. Here are the rules: Tantalus 4 marathon rules: Time limit: The goal is 10 days (240 hours) Consoles: PS3, Nintendo DS (for FF III) Style: Single-segment (saving allowed, but limited by time). Only one game at the time, and we count it completed once we have defeated the final boss. Tantalus 4 marathon information: Games: FF I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIII Members: MasterSundberg (VI, VIII, XII), KingVikmo (I, V, IX, X), Emanuel (II, IV, VII, X, XIII), Rickard (III, VIII, X, XII, XIII) Date: 18th July Recording: The games will be live-streamed from our website. Also, broadcasts from other events/random stuff will be added. Website: www.tantalus4.se Stay tuned for more information.