Does anyone remember "The Wizard" from 89'?

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The movie with the kid that was real good at video games, and they were trying to travel to a Nintendo Tournament?


I think Is there a part where they Have a challenge of who can get the farthest in mario3 ?

I'd like to see that movie, but it's hard to find.

Way back on page 4 in the off-topic section there's a poll on whether you would like to see Wizard 2 or not and there's also a discussion about the first one. Read through it, it's fun.


I rented that movie about 6 months ago or something.

I liked the movie when I first saw it, and I still liked to watch it. I do want to know how the heck that kid was supposed to have gotten through Ninja Gaiden without getting hit, though! Ha! How to destroy the Demon's head with your sword and not get hit when it rolls at you .... hmmm... Not sure. Hollywood.

I remember when I was a kid I always thought Fred Savage was cool... hmmm.... Then I got older and realized that he's a horrible actor.

Ooh gosh. I remember this. Hopefully there'll be a fancy 60 disc box set limited edition directors cut edition out on dvd soon. Hehe.

It seemed like a devious way for Nintendo to have a 2 hour commercial to me

I didn't see it, but I did see Seanbaby's article on it for EGM, so I can't say that I'm unbiased...

I have DON'T it on my HD right now. I can't make a torrent for you guys, even if you want. I DON'T HAVE THIS MOVIE, I SWEAR.

Woo, a torrent would be great, sir.

Here is a website!

I only have a 50kBps upload, and some of it is already dedicated to other things, but that doesn't matter because I don't have this movie to seed to you guys anyway!

did you stop seeding it? I was (slowly) getting it. I'll continue to seed as well when it's done.

WHoops. I had to shut my computer down today for some troubleshooting and forgot to restart Azureus. Not that it matters because I DON'T HAVE THIS MOVIE AND THUS I'M NOT SEEDING IT ANYWAY!

Thanks for the torrent, dude. I hope I can get it until Sunday.

I stumble across this and the link is broken! Could someone put the torrent up again?

I could seed it, but I'm only online with my computer some hours a day and only on the weekends (Mo-Fr I use University pcs). And I have a crappy upload. It would take months to get it from me now.

I suggest you drop MrDNA a few lines by pm or email. I'm sure he'll seed it again for you.

I have it on VHS. Id like to send it somewhere, get it copid about 20 DVDs and ship it to the members of the Nesfiles

that would be awesoime.



If there's more than 2 or 3 people kicking around that want it, I won't seed it, because I DON'T HAVE THIS MOVIE, HONEST. Don't respond here if you want it, because it's pointless.

I would love to get this movie, seed it please!

yea i've only seen parts of this movie along time ago would love to see it again.

I got this off Ebay today on DVD

How? Was it like home-made? the only DVD commercial release is in germany. "Joystick Heroes"

Here's a probably fake but whatever.

"Yeah, well, just keep your POWer gloves off her, pal."

The page is not responding... says eBay.

Post a few pics when you got it.

As OneGenerationTooLate already stated the only official release on DVD was published in Germany.
I'm not 100% sure though. There could have been a small label which marketed it in the UK or so.

hey manuel, ever get a chance to grab a copy?

does anyone still have this torrent, its the only place on the net that Ive found anything close to

The versions of The Wizard that pop up on eBay are indeed pirates. Martin from Nes World did a small review of a copy he bought:

Hey guys, I can seed for a while, I just need the initial download, which at the moment doesn't exist...So seeders, please reseed, help is on the way!...

God that sounded lame...

Yes it is a fake, it was 10 pounds, so quite cheap. It's nice looking as well.

The link doesn't seem to work at all. I will post pictures though when it arrives.

no torrent yet? Im dieing....

No, because this is a NES site, not a torrent site.

If we start serving torrents here, we'll get users with 2 posts asking for stuff all the time.

PLUS, I DON'T EVEN HAVE THIS MOVIE ANYWAY!

It came today, the actual picture quality isn't to good, but the packaging is quite good (even though it's in a green xbox style case) I'll try to post pictures later.

I've received some PMs from new members regarding this movie. Please don't PM me to seed the movie.

If you review the thread, you'll notice that I never in fact had the movie, and that it was never seeded on this site. Sorry for any confusion, but I JUST DON'T HAVE THIS MOVIE ON MY HD, YOU CAN REST ASSURED.

Thanks, and have a wonderful day.

you just crushed all of my hopes, boo-urns

The Wizard is by far one of my most favorite movies, i own it on VHS i won an auction for it off ebay about a year or so ago...i think it was like $25 for it. Movie is awesome ....soon i hope to buy a DVD Recorder and i will be transfering it to DVD with a nice menu...sadly the only country that has it on a real DVD release is Germany i think its a region two dvd....i really wish they would release it on dvd.

Daynum, did you ever get your copy of this from Ebay? If so, any good?

i still need to see this movie

hehe, a bit blurry, but heres my VHS copy. its still in the plastic wrap, besides the bottom, where i opened it to watch it.

hahaha, you can't even tell what that is!


when i uploaded it, it became alot blurrier than it was. anyway, i can distinguish jimmy sitting on their shoudlers

if u look at it right, it looks kinda like Megaman.

I also need see this i've only seen parts of it.



lucky! i haven't even seen parts of it

all i know is "i love the POWer glove.. it's so bad" because that clip is in a HORSE the Band song

yes..Yes....HOrsetheBand.

GReat Horse, and Great Band.

Yeah.....i ve seen parts of it too.

I found a torrent of this, once its done I can make DVDs, but it ain't gonna be free. I figure a decent trade individually would be a cruddy dupe, I ain't out to rip people off, but the act of encoding, burning, getting discs, and sending individual postage with every single DVD takes a lot of time and effort. I gotta find cases and envelopes that'll handle the disc without it getting killed in the mail...I'll repost if/when this thing is finished. Feel free to PM me if you are interested, so I can figure out how much of what to get.

Note: Please realize that until they either are well established in the forums or have successfully traded before. I will NOT reply to any inquiries by users who are either new or untrustworthy. Assuming from Mr. DNA's torrent over the torrent, I will not be distributing the location of the torrent. If you really want to download it for yourself, you can find it in a few minutes, but the copy I'm getting appears quite large and can be assumed to be of high quality. I offer this as a matter of convenience rather than to scam out fellow members. Only if they agree to a cheap dupe and I recieve first will I do business with nobodies.



Yeah I got it and for a pirate thought it was very good quality so thanks for the recommendation David. The packaging is nearly as good as any official DVD. The only problem with the film itself is that it skips a couple of seconds every so often, but that only happens about 3 or 4 times so no big problem. For anyone who wants to see some pics here you go:




As for the film itself, I had never seen it before but it really lived up to all the hype. A nes fans dream! I've only watched it once so far. I need to see it again. So funny.



you should try those AOL disc cases that come in the mail. my mail box gets gang-banged by them about once a month. 90% of the time i through the disc out and keep the case.

i think this is my favorite movie

heres a little fix of it for all the fiends untill you get the full movie,












maybe you could ask these guys if they have the full movie, and get them to send it to you, i dont know all that technical sh&t

I'm working on making a fan DVD (no PMs please) with some extra crap.
I have the trailer so far, and aM trying to Obtain some production notes, or pics from an old press kit. when It's done, I'll let you know, and show you a few screenshots of my dvd.

Well, just finished downloading, and I gotta say the quality is stellar. If there's interest, I can make DVDs.



Good news.

YES....
YES.....
YES!

This is, without a doubt,
I remember first seeing this in the theater! This, as I remember, was our first glimpse of SMB3. I had to have the game after seeing the movie (well, I probably would have bought it anyway), seeing that it was a vast improvement over SMB2.
I've seen this movie recently on TV more than I've seen copies of a videotape...a DVD must have, for sure.