Autistic boy wins video game championship(movie)

[Riotsword]

I found a movie from my childhood at my local library recently... I didn't think I'd ever see it again.

Anyone remember "The Wizard"? It had Fred Savage in it, back when he was still young, and profitable? And he played this kid who takes his little brother to this video game championship? And they played Super Mario Bros. 3? And the characters kept talking like they knew about everything in the video game, even though SMB3 was supposed to be "never-before-seen?"

Anyway, yeah, I watched it. Loved it as a kid. Now I think it's kinda dumb. It feels like some two-hour-long commercial for the NES and its games.

Oh yeah, and if anyone here's a fan of the band Rilo Kiley, you'll see their singer, Jenny Lewis, as a kid.

[Hyper Dingo]

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But he sure did play a mean pinball.

[Funk]

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I love the Power Glove. It's so bad!

[Kefka Jr.]

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I remember one day we rented The Wizard and Super Mario Bros. the Movie. I watched Mario Bros. but never finished The Wizard. Funny how I had the patience for one, but not the other.

[Magus]

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Because The Wizard is so boring.

Mario Bros. is hilarious/sad.

[The Toecutter]

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Never seen The Wizard. I saw Super Mario Bros in the 3rd grade. It represents some the worst things to come from the 90s, although that awesome T-Rex redeemed things a little.

[Tsunami]

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I've seen both The Wizard and Super Mario Bros, they're both pretty bad.

[RPGD]

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I merely have vague memories of The Wizard, none of real significance.

[Redneck 2000]

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Super Mario Bros. is a spectacular film.

[The Toecutter]

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It must have been the T-Rex. Anything with a T-Rex is cool.

[Funk]

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[The Toecutter]

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I cannot identify what that is, but it reeks of coolness.

Was there ever a movie based on it?

[Funk]

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'Dino Riders'. TV show. Late 80's.

[Nixon]

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HARNESS THE POWER! DINO-RIDERS!!!!!!

And the wizard was boring to me, even as a kid. All I could think about was "QUIT STALLING AND SHOW MARIO 3."

The Mario Bros movie was... um... hmm. I like the bob-bombs... Dennis Hopper must've been pretty cracked out when he signed that contract.

[IRC]

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I like the Mario Bros movie. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. Everyone laughs at me because I own the DVD.

Dinoriders was the ****. When I was little me and my best friend used to have massive battles with the toys. Unfortunatly we never got the Stegasaurus. The best part was the commercials at the end on the videos.

Wizard was cool too. It's a story of sadness and redemption.