Ok guys, so unfortunately the compounding technical issues with both Extra Life themselves (a DDoS attack) and my own connections failing (especially my Elgato), I have decided to split this into two sessions. The first today was great despite everything, I really want to thank all of you who came by, it truly means the world to me.
But I don't want to half-ass anything and it simply makes sense to me to give the best go possible, so I'll be back in a few weeks with another 12+ hour stream to raise funds, this time with a functioning (not 10 or so years old) capture card, so I can play console games as I had originally planned.
Extra Life has confirmed that they are indeed suffering from a DDoS attack, and encourage us to hang in there and keep trying the donation pages. HOWEVER - I'll ask that anyone who was going to donate just sorta wait a day or so. I hope that despite the technical issues on their end you can find the time to come back and donate as every bit really does help the kids and this is a charity that's really important to me personally.
Thanks again for all the support, and look for another update here soon!