It’s almost time for our very first World Water Day Game-a-thon! We opened up the floor for you to suggest the games you want to see us play, that fall within a World Water Day theme. And boy, did you deliver! After much deliberating behind closed doors, here are the games (and the justifications for how they fit the theme) that won out:
| Game | Justification |
|---|---|
| Aqua Aqua | “A puzzle game where you create landscapes to manage water.” -Tracy/Grant |
| Aquanaut’s Holiday | “It’s, uh, underwater. So you’ll think about water, and discuss water, and donate for water?” – Grant |
| Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag | “On a boat!” -Jimmy |
| Banjo-Kazooie | “Entire section of Mad Monster Mansion takes place in a toilet.” -Chip |
| Beautiful Katamari | “There is a level where you have to roll up objects relating to water/the ocean.” – Stephonee |
| Beyond Oasis | “Aside from having ‘oasis’ right in the name? Part of the game revolves around the character trying to gain the ability to summon a water spirit.” – Stephonee |
| Bioshock | “Scary, takes place underwater, also gross.” -Horse Parties |
| Dead Rising 2: Off The Record | “Because you save in the bathroom and also something something PP stephonee said someone should request it ok.” -Chloe |
| Dishonored | “Whaling and sanitation issues! Lots of rats!” -Horse Parties |
| Ecco The Dolphin | “I mean, dolphins fighting pollution.” -Horse Parties, Canageek, Jason from The Cave |
| Fallout: New Vegas | “Survival Mode where you must drink water.” -Tracy |
| Final Fantasy X | “You play sportball underwater and there is a watery badguy.” -Grant |
| Harvest Moon 64 | “Your plants need water to survive!” -Stephonee |
| Jaws Unleashed | BONUS GAME -Chip |
| Last of Us | “Survival game, fungi can clear water & soil.” -Horse Parties |
| Man vs. Wild | “It’s important to stay hydrated.” -Bear Grylls, repeatedly, during this game (also Jinx) |
| Metal Gear Solid 3 | “Survival game! Snake hangs out in some seriously gross water.” – Grant |
| Myst | “Go to the shipwreck world first.” -Canageek |
| Ōkami | “Because some of the levels are all about purifying poisonous “evil” waters.” -Allyson |
| Oregon Trail | “Dysentary!” -Horse Parties |
| Phantasy Star IV | “Takes place on a planet that is increasingly devoid of water and ecological sustainability.” -Chip |
| Pokemon Sapphire | “Team Aqua wants to raise the water level worldwide.” -Grant, Bloodyfufu |
| Risen 2: Dark Waters | “It’s pirate themed so there’s water involved. You go from island to island and I think I remember you actually see yourself on the boat.” -umchristine |
| Silent Hill Downpour | “Downpour. Downpours are full of water.” – Grant |
| Silent Service | “Takes place in water?” -Canageek |
| Super Mario Sunshine | “Many of the missions revolve around cleaning grime with a water pump.” -Debbstep |
| Tampon Run | “Menstruation and sanitation concerns.” -Stephonee and Jen |
| The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct | “Pretty sure you had to collect water bottles for health or something.” – Grant |
| Tokyo Jungle | “Herbivores need clean water and plant life to survive.” -Chip |
| Viscera Cleanup Detail | “Clean up other peoples’ messes.” – nancymarie |
| Zombies Ate My Neighbors | “You need water (as ammo) to survive!” – Grant |
Don’t see a game you suggested? We did limit the World Water Day games to only the best justifications for how the games fit the theme. BUT, you can always re-suggest a game for our June event, UPickVG 5 – no justification of theme needed!
And just who is it that will be playing these games as you donate for them?
World Water Day Player Shift Schedule
| Monday March 21st |
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| 8pm – Midnight | Stephonee |
| Tuesday March 22nd |
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| Midnight – 4am | Colin |
| 4am – 8am | Chloe |
| 8am – Noon | Chip |
| Noon – 4pm | DebbStep |
| 4pm – 8pm | Horse Parties |
| 8pm – Midnight | Stephonee |
All times above are Eastern Time (UTC/GMT -4 hours). The marathon will be starting at Midnight (morning side) on World Water Day in GMT, and continuing until Midnight (evening side) on World Water Day in EDT, which is what makes it a 28-hour long World Water Day! 😀
So go ahead, donate now to get these players playing the World Water Day games of your choice! Yep, we said “donate now” … because donations are now open! Remember that each dollar you donate to our charity: water campaign gives points to the game of your choice. Every hour, we’ll spin the Wheel of Destiny to see which of the top-ranked games (in terms of those points!) we play for the next hour. When the Wheel lands on a game, it loses all of its current points and goes back to the bottom of the list. (So if you want to see it again, you’ll have to donate again!)
Stack that Wheel up with the games of your choice! Any donations made before 7:50pm ET March 21st (the first Wheel spin) will count for that first Wheel spin, and the points will carry over into the following hours (other than the game that is landed on, of course).
