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The Wizard Released on DVD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-you're-playing-with-power dept.

The Wired Game|Life Column points out that something momentous happened yesterday: The Wizard was released on DVD. From the post: "And I do not understand how any sane person couldn't be happy about this. Generally recognized even by the small children who saw it in 1989 as being a ninety-minute ad for Nintendo, The Wizard is quite frankly a masterpiece of our time. It starred Super Mario Bros. 3." From 1up's post on the release: "Appropriate celebrations include sending Wizard cards (depicting Fred Savage in all his pre-teen glory, natch), the decorating of the Wizard tree (ornaments should resemble characters from Super Mario 3), and wearing the Wizard celebratory garments (also known as the Nintendo Power Glove). I'm sure the lack of Blu-Ray release was simply an oversight, and not a monstrous snub by the higher-ups at Sony."

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  1. Yeah, well... just keep your Power Gloves off her, by Emrikol · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rilo Kiley and Jenny Lewis! Fred Savage? Huh? Wasn't that Peter Falk's grandson? Mod me +WTF, Obscure

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  2. Awesome!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now we can have an upcoming sneak-preview of Mario 3!!!

  3. I love this movie. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's so... bad.

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    1. Re:I love this movie. by CaseyB · · Score: 5, Informative

      In case some of you don't know why this comment is hilarious

  4. Neuromancer moment by Wilson_6500 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If we ever got to the point where a video game was driven by an artificial intelligence so advanced that it could itself become a citizen of a country, then couldn't we literally have a movie _starring_ the video game itself?

    "Based on the hit video game 'Chessmaster 3035,' Chessmaster 3035 stars in: 'Chessmaster 3035, the Movie.'"

    Love to see Uwe Boll try to tackle that one.

    1. Re:Neuromancer moment by schon · · Score: 4, Funny

      Love to see Uwe Boll try to tackle that one.

      My guess is that it wouldn't have anything to do with chess.

  5. One was almost elected President in 2000 by krell · · Score: 5, Funny

    "artificial intelligence so advanced that it could itself become a citizen of a country"

    Not only can they become citizens, they can run for president and just about damn near win (2000).

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  6. That how cool nintendo was by dbombarc · · Score: 3, Informative

    Its amazing that nintendo was cool enough to release a commericial as a film and kids would flock to see it?
    Best review of this film I've ever seen is here: http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0795/

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  7. Re:Lucky for me by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Funny
    I was in college by then, and drinking heavily.

    Ah! An intellectual.
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  8. Re:Cloak and Dagger by kirun · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have the "Film that actually had something to do with the game" box set.

    Actually, it's just a cardboard box I found.

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  9. Re:Oh...that one.... by spyrochaete · · Score: 3, Funny

    WoSAT is exactly what I was hoping for when I saw this and a previous /. headline. Thankfully I have a pretty high quality laserdisc rip on DVD. You could likely still find one as well on a rainy day (you know, a day that's a Bit Torrential).

  10. Re:memories by kalirion · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jerk Jerk Revolution?