Although e-sports have long been a part of video game culture since the early ’70s, competitions saw a large surge in popularity in 1989 when Universal Pictures-produced The Wizard, a movie about a trio of kids who make their way to a national Nintendo video game championship for a grand prize of $50,000. The Wizard didn’t go down as a timeless, cinematic classic, but it did develop an understandable cult following as the years went on, and in this segment, we tell you why.
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 251: September Nintendo Direct Reactions + UnMetal Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 250: Indieland 2021 And Epilogue GB Operator Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 249: Celebrating 20 Years GameCube + WarioWare: Get It Together! And SkateBIRD Reviews
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 248: What Is A Metroidvania, Anyway?
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 247: Gameboy Games On Switch, No More Heroes III, And Hoa Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 246: 30 Years Of The SNES And WarioWare: Get It Together! Impressions
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 245: Pokémon Presents Reaction And Indie Game Extravaganza
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 244: Indie World Reactions And Greak: Memories Of Azur Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 243: The Best Games Of 2021 So Far
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 242: Pokémon Unite Review, Nintendo Mobile Game Shutdown
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 241: Skyward Sword HD Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 240: Monster Hunter Stories 2 Review, Mario and Zelda Auction Prices, and More
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 239: Switch OLED Model Reactions, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity DLC Review, and More
NXpress 238: Mario Golf: Super Rush Review, Kazuya in Smash Bros. Ultimate, and More!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 237: Reviewing Game Builder Garage, Lego Builder’s Journey, and More
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 236: The Official E3 Nintendo Direct Discussion
Nxpress Nintendo Podcast 235: E3 Predictions Extravaganza!
Nxpress Nintendo Podcast 234: Kirby Manga Mania Review, Nintendo E3 Predictions, and More!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 233: Sonic and Dragon Quest Anniversaries,Miitopia Review, and More
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 232: Fujifilm’s Instax Mini Link and New Pokémon Snap
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