Nintendo Nostalgia: “The Wizard” Reunion @ The Alamo
Nerd alert! The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin has announced that it will screen Nintendo’s 1989 video game epic (or infomercial, if you prefer) The Wizard, with director Todd Holland and actors Fred Savage and Luke Edwards (the titular Wizard himself) live in the theater. Following the story of three runaway kids trying to make it to the Video Game Armageddon in Hollywood to win the 50,000 jackpot, The Wizard not only features a spectrum of throwback Nintendo games (Metroid, Ninja Gaiden, Mega Man, Double Dragon, Zelda et al), it also fetishized Mattel’s NES Power Glove for an entire generation of gaming kids with the line “I love the Power Glove. It’s so bad!” The Wizard reunion will take place on Friday, December 7th, and tickets to the event go on sale Monday, November 5th at noon, so be sure to purchase yours early to ensure your spot in the nostalgia glow.