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The Wizard DVD Release Set for Aug 29

by Mike Sklens - May 23, 2006, 4:51 pm EDT
Total comments: 31 Source: 1up

I could make a powerglove joke, but I have more respect for you than that.

Old school Nintendo fans will be happy to hear that Universal is finally releasing the gamer classic The Wizard on DVD in America on August 29th.

For those of you not in the know, The Wizard is a 1989 take-off on The Who's Tommy that followed a pair of brothers (one played by The Wonder Years' Fred Savage) on a journey to California to the Nintendo World Championships. Along the way, they meet a girl (played by a very young Jenny Lewis, now singer for indie-rock band Rilo Kiley) and get into some trouble with a kid named Lucas who is way too into his Powerglove. In the end, it turns out the whole movie is a commercial for Super Mario Bros. 3, but you won't really care.

Talkback

KnoxxvilleMay 23, 2006

w00t! The movie wasn't that great, but the scenery of the 80'ish-ness of it all is well worth the price of admission.face-icon-small-cool.gif

I love The Wizard. It's so bad.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorMay 23, 2006

This is the kind of stuff I wank to.

KnowsNothingMay 23, 2006

I've never seen this, but that article certainly made me want to. Sounds awesome :cool:

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorMay 23, 2006

KN was born the day before my 9th birthday.

Karl Castaneda #2May 23, 2006

Pale is made of oldsauce. KnowsNothing was born on the One Year Anniversary of my birthday.

I have also not seen the movie, actually. Perhaps one day...

RennyMay 23, 2006

OMG JENNY!!!11

GarneeMay 23, 2006

You keep your Power Golves off KN!

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorMay 23, 2006

For those who haven't seen the movie, here's a preview!

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joshnickersonMay 23, 2006

How the hell did Jenny know what a Warp Whistle was?

So full of plot holes...

Oh, and on a related note, George Lucas got a hold of the final print and now the scenes of Super Mario Bros. 3 have been replaced with the "All-Stars" version...

capamericaMay 23, 2006

Its been so long since I last saw this movie... Infact I think the last time I saw it was when it was released to VHS =P
I may pick up the DVD just cause I'm that much of a Nintendo Fanboy.

BranDonk KongMay 23, 2006

"He kicked ass in Double Dragon"

JonLeungMay 23, 2006

Anything associated with Super Mario Bros. 3 should be instant win.

KnowsNothingMay 23, 2006

Woah, me Pale and Viewtiful are like BIRTHDAY BROTHERS =OOO

except not really Pale a haw haw haw

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorMay 23, 2006

I can't get over the fact that someone born in 19 freaking 90 could be driving now....

Jeez, maybe I am old. Pearl Jam's Ten came out when KN was 1! /sigh

cubistMay 23, 2006

This movie is a cool babysitting tool for raising new Nintendo loyalists. My nephews can't get enough of it.

I kicked ass in Ninja Gaiden back in the day...I think I would've made the finals...


LOL...

Nick DiMolaNick DiMola, Staff AlumnusMay 23, 2006

WOOHOO! I love the Wizard! Time to toss the DIVX copy and pick up the DVD. It will go right next to my Mario Bros. DVD. Man I'm getting old, I remember when this movie was in the theatres and my mom took me to see it because I was so obsessed with the NES at freaking 4. Nintendo fanboy 4 life.

BTW Pale, I was just checking out your website and it turns out I actually go to the same school as you(RIT) and live like 2 doors down on the Golden Rod. Man its a small world.

KnoxxvilleMay 23, 2006

Yeah, I might be dating myself here a little bit too, but I was in high school when this hit the theater....and I went opening night, too.face-icon-small-happy.gif

King of TwitchMay 23, 2006

If you're going to be dating yourself, please have them home by 11pm

couchmonkeyMay 24, 2006

Four words: He touched my breast.

EasyCureMay 24, 2006

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Originally posted by: couchmonkey
Four words: He touched my breast.



dammit you beat me too it!!!!

SgtShiversBenMay 24, 2006

I wanted to see this movie, but no one wanted to see it with me when it was in theaters.

dack25May 24, 2006

I remember watching this movie on Nickoloden a couple of years ago. If I find it for cheap I might buy it.

ShyGuyMay 24, 2006

what video game is the flying monster-cat-face on the cover from?

BiLdItUp1May 24, 2006

Wow...this sounds almost as ridiculous as
the Turkish Star Wars.. OK, that's probably an overstatement, and I don't wanna turn this into the 'ridiculous movie' thread.

Anyways...I'm gonna have to pick it up, especially if it's cheap...this, and Super Mario Bros...or not :']

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorMay 24, 2006

For a bit of overview on the movie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_%28film%29

And in reply to an 'error' that's included in the above-linked article

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When Jimmy's turn in the preliminary round of Video Armageddon is completed, he walks away from the game he's playing, but the game continues to play on its own.


The game isn't really playing on its own. It's really Jimmy playing it. In fact, Jimmy is so damn good, he entered in the button combos so fast that the machine was still catching up - which is what we mere mortals saw playing out on the screen as Jimmy walked away.

KDR_11kMay 25, 2006

Except the NES doesn't have an input buffer and just ignores input that's too fast for it.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorMay 25, 2006

Not when you're Jimmy.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorMay 26, 2006

I was just thinking, they should have waited for the release of the Wii to release this on DVD.

They could have cross marketed it... and included a free VC download of Super Mario Bros. 3!

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