The Wizard DVD Release Set for Aug 29

May 23, 2006 at 16:51 PDT – Source: 1up

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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.

Mike Sklens, INACTIVE

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