They completed all four
games of the Zelda
franchise and were live
on a web-stream
throughout to ensure
they complied with the
rules of the event.
Luca told the Ealing
Gazette newspaper: "I
was Tom's friend and as
it was recently his 18th
birthday I thought it
would be a great idea to
do something for him,
especially as I hadn't
taken part in any of the
sponsored walks. I chose
the computer game
because it was around
when Tom died and I
played it for three days
to take my mind off
things. Also it's
something I can do well.
It's notoriously quite a
long game; the average
play time is probably
100 hours. It takes a
lot of concentration."
Tom's dad, Paul, said:
"Our family hugely
appreciated the effort
made by Luca and Rory.
They also organised
everything themselves,
including web-cams,
publicity and a support
team. They didn't get
much sleep but they
stuck at it!"
Donations in support of
Luca and Rory's efforts
can still be made at
http://www.justgiving.com/Luca-Fruzza
