I watched it in the theater, it was a huge deal. The only game that has ever been premiered in a movie. I remember everyone knew the game was gonna be Super Mario Bros 3 and when it came out in the movie, it was an incredible feeling. My dream as a kid was to compete in the Nintendo championship. I never got to do it though.
@@opo3628 But that’s exactly why it’s irritating! Haha! If you don’t know what the heck you are talking about, keep the mindless irrelevant babble INSIDE your mouth lol
Yeah, I know it's a 90 minute Nintendo commercial. But I don't care. 11 year old me thought this movie was awesome. Hell, I love this movie now for the nostalgia.
Nobody has the right to judge you for it. These were good times, and screw all the cynics who say you can't enjoy a piece of your life from the past. If The Wizard is wrong, I don't want to be right, bro.
They almost INVENTED E-Sports. Nintendo World Championship, Nintendo PowerFest, Nintendo Whateverthenameis. They were not kidding around back then! They did not fully invent it because such events were held earlier already. Also, some great players, err, I mean back then you thought they were great players, like Todd Rogers and Billy Mitchell were heroes of high-score hunting. Deep fall from grace, but that legacy of them still is an important one.
That's a great info I didn't know yet, and I am into video games for over 25 years (I think I played the NES at 4 or so already, and the SNES at 6 or 7, my mother got me Secret of Mana for christmas 1993). I know about Swordquest from the AVGN, I know about the Atari badges, about the Arcade tournaments (although not much about those) in the early 1980s. But I never heard of "Star Soldier caravans" until now. Thanks for sharing! If you know other history details about speedrunning/tournaments/high-score hunting/etc., please don't hesitate and let us also know! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Soldier#Caravan_gaming_tournaments
This was a huge deal. I remember when this came out, and I can't even think of anything today that would compare. This movie was everyone's first look at Super Mario Bros. 3, since it hadn't yet been released. The game was also above and beyond anything that had been seen in the previous two games, pretty much light years ahead of them. It was the first time I had heard of there even being video game competitions, the forerunner to today's esports. Not only all of this, but the game was just GOOD. Like GOAT material.
dragonore2009 Until The 100 minute Lego movie 2 commercial, Where Chris Pratt talked for a couple minutes, and then it just showed the original Lego movie.
He said he was in the state of mind, of metaphorically being "mind blown". He didn't say that he said those actual words back then. I think you need to take a few tranquilizers.
Donald Dalpian Super Mario 3 came out in 1990 (in America anyway) this movie was filmed in 89’. And yes this was the publics first view of the game...it wasnt released for like 2-3 months even after the movie premiered...
@@jkarnes7529 I remember seeing this movie like... the weekend it came out. my little brother and i pleaded to our parents for us to go. i went with my then best friend a few streets down who also played video games with us every afternoon. when super mario 3 dropped at the end. ho-ly-shit we were like astonished. And it was basically all anybody would talk about the next week at school, it was either " did you see the power glove " or "super mario 3". i was 7 years old at the time. lol. i remember it clear as day. i also remember the kids being a lot older and having deeper voices. lol. funny how that works
I remember watching this with my brother and to this day, the way the announcer shouts “Super Mario brothers THREEEEEE” is forever ingrained in my memory. SO COOL.
I used to think the same thing, but I always figured maybe that red headed girl got some inside info from Nintendo Power or something because she was the one researching all the games.
Reginald Greene go back to SMB1 WHERE ON THE TUNNEL STAGES THERE'S ARE WRAPS THE SAME WAY HOW HE FOUND THAT FLUTE SO IT WAS EASY TO THINK LET ME FLY UP HERE AND SEE IF A WRAP UP HERE AND ANOTHER THING A WRAP IS ALWAYS BY A DOOR OR IN SMB1 BY A TUNNEL REMEMBER THAT SO ALL YALL ARE WRONG!!!!
The video games and tournament were always more significant to Corey and Haley. Jimmy only wanted to go to California to put the last memories of his late twin sister to rest. Other characters are shown going on personal journeys as well with Jimmy being the uniting force for them. Yes, this movie is and will be remembered for prominently featuring Nintendo games, but it also had some heart.
He did enjoy playing the games though. He was asked several times and he wanted to continue, he even says that, which is big considering he had PTSD and barely spoke.
This movie was released in the US on December 15, 1989. I've come to the realization that this was the final movie I saw in theaters in the 1980s. As a child of the 80s(I turned 13 in '89), whose leisure time was dominated by playing the NES in the late 80s, this was the most fitting movie to be the final one.
Young pup. We called them "Worlds" in our day. It was a popular enough lingo that Nintendo named the follow-up Super Mario Bros in the series for the Super Nintendo "Super Mario World".
yes but the point is, they're in World 1 (says so right down there in the corner of their screen), and there are Levels within these Worlds. the announcer is incorrect here, but they allowed the flaw probably because it was too costly to reshoot it.
lol back in the day I created my own version of a SMB3 boardgame. I could not for the life of me think of a good ending for the game, so I just had the players battle it out in thumbwar- best 2 of 3. I wish I would've thought of an ending like this instead though! :/
All things aside I remember getting Super Mario 3 on my 10th BDAY in 1990 and it’s one of my greatest childhood memories, mind was blown having loved the original 2 Mario’s....good God I went ballistic!! Back then when games would actually sell out and would be hard to find, I remember it was no easy task being able to find SMB3!!
both these jokers are wrong. while we have video game 'competitions' on TV(nick arcade, the random comps you'd see in magazines, AVGN did one about some series of Atari games that folded) and stuff, the dawn of Esports began with Street Fighter and fighting games.
Till this day I still think it's hilarious that it was somehow written into the script that Jimmy's friends would shout out specific tips to him about a game that wasn't even out then. It was written into the plot that this was a new game that no one had played. That was part of the challenge for the players. There's so much wrong with this scene I just laugh the entire time. And how this has to be the only time anyone has ever cared about how many "points" you get in a Mario game lmao!
Well, there's a behind the scenes answer for why Jimmy's friends know the tips and tricks to the game, they got a sneak peek and played the game in advance. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if Shigero Miyamoto himself actually came by to "supervise" this scene.
@@remasterproductions2599 Yeah, I don't think it was possible to access any japanese walkthroughs before the internet existed and have them translated :/ so no rumours circling around, only that magazine.
At the time this film was in theaters, I was 10 years old and this was the most talked about movie for kids because if I remember correctly it was the very first time that we all learned about Super Mario Bros 3. Obviously we didn't have social media back then, or even internet, so game "leaks" were almost non-existent, and we only learned about new games on TV or in stores. Kids literally went NUTS when we saw them playing this game. Amazing memories.
I remember waiting in line as a kid to see this movie when it originally released in theaters. They had people handing out promotional stuff, I remember a little pocket-sized magazine that was basically a mini Nintendo Power. Good times, hard to believe that was 30 years ago... Feels unreal.
Just watched this in my 40’s. I remember watching it as a kid. I loved playing games especially Marion brothers. Heck I even bought the mini Nintendo just not too long ago. Good times!
Wow!! Talk about blast from the past!! I'm 38 years old now and back in 1989, I was a 10 year old Nintendo video game nerd who lived for video games!! I remember when Mario 3 came out cause it was considered one of the all time greats video game wise during that time. But what's great about that is its stood the test of time and is still considered one of the greatest video games ever created. It is a fun game!! Hell, I got all the Mario games 1-3 downloaded on my android device. To me its a must have video game wise!!
While it was released in the US in 1990, SMB3 had released in Japan in 1988, a year before this movie came out. So it's possible that during Jimmy's "training" they played some Famicom games.
I watched this movie in the theatre when I was 10, and at the time Mario 3 hadn’t come out yet. Was amazing to see footage of the new game. I remember this movie being amazing for all the video games, especially the Power Glove Rad Racer game lol
I was 9 when this came out...it hit theaters before Mario 3 came out, and it was insane to see this before the game release. Gaming and life was more pure back then. Such nostalgia. Extra are the kids in the background holding their arms up, probably because of multiple takes. Lol
I remember when this came out in theaters, i was 8 in 1989. We had already played Super Mario Bros 1 and 2, and seeing that 3 at the end was just amazing. Simply amazing. We couldn't believe what we were going to get soon (as the movie came out before the game was released). Gaming was way different back then. Since there was much less competition and Nintendo was basically the ONLY thing that existed (or even mattered), it was like God Himself bringing a gift to the whole of society all at once. That may sound pretty far-fetched when put that way but i cant think of a better comparison. People bitch now about this game being a shameless Nintendo ad, but we simply didn't care. We DID NOT CARE. It's still a very well directed and entertaining and hysterical film. You just really had to be there.
SergeTheBlerge I agree. I didn’t see the movie when it came out, but I definitely remember the impact of SMB 3 being at the end. I remember seeing a preview of the movie and THAT got me hyped for the game. So I can just imagine the feeling if I was seeing this final scene in the movie theater for the first time back then. It’s hard to explain that feeling to a person who wasn’t living during that time, or weren’t that concerned about video games. You have to understand the CONTEXT of why this movie scene is so special
@Bad Miles 0827 In Japan it was released in 1988, but for many American kids, this is the first time they ever saw the game as it wasn't released in North America until 1990.
I'm glad the video game in the final game tournament is Super Mario Bros. 3. That's really cute. Also: "That the magic flute!" No, it's the Warp Whistle.
FYI: SMB3 was released a full 14 months before this movie in Japan. Just think: if you knew someone in Japan who'd mail it to you at that point, you'd have been the coolest kid in school!!!!!!
This scene still gives me goosebumps this is pure ASMR I remember when I went to go watch it with my father in the theaters when this scene popped up he whispered in my ear as soon as this game hits the stores we're getting it.... now that he's passed on it's a beautiful memory that I get to share with my kids, we own it on Blu-ray and on DVD but it's always a treat whenever we pop this Tape in the VCR.
They spent a lot of time, and dad's credit card money, on calling the Nintendo hotline and reading through gaming magazines, so it's very possible he knew from there. But also, more importantly, a lot of us gamers simply have certain instincts, and when you see something like where the first whistle is found, that castle wall coming down, you might instinctively think "Why's it like that? Is it for me to fly over?" and having played Super Mario Bros. 1 the first warp pipes kind of do the same thing.
I was 9 years old and cried during this movie. I remember writing a letter to Santa that I only wanted Super Mario Bros. 3 and for him to deliver the game in February on release day. Santa didn't come that Christmas but I was the first kid in my class to get SMB3.
man I remember seeing this in the theater lol. I was so excited when I found out there was a SMB 3. I also remember this part of the movie was kept under wraps because there were promoting a game but you had to see the movie to know what the new game was.
Yup! Way before youtube and any kinda leaks or spoilers. I think I seen an ad in Nintendo Power magazine for this movie. I still was excited to see SMB3 for the first time
My grandmother took me to see this in the theater, I had to of been about 7 yrs old. I remember we took in our own microwave popcorn lol. Oh the memories...
Did you guys realizes that Jimmy was the FIRST dude[Although fictionally] to ever discover A FUCKING SECRET at Super Mario Brothers 3, which wasn't EVEN released at this time? LOL
If that guy would have announced anything else then I would have said it was over the top. However Super Mario 3 is a masterpiece that deserved that sort of excitement.
If he was a REAL prodigy he would of pressed down on the white square so he could run behind the map and get the magic flute that warps you to the end of the game....
@@jeremyriley1238 that’s basically what it was lol but it was enjoyable, and there’s just something special about 90s films, even if they were cheesy/bad.
Dude, as a kid seeing super Mario brothers 3 ( hadn't been released everywhere yet, ESPECIALLY in my hometown) was like finding the holy grail. Got me so hyped!!!
My local news station held a contest to be one of the first people to own Super Mario 3. All you had to do was stop by the news station and put in your name and phone number and they would display some names on the screen during the Nightly News. The first person to call in won the game for Nintendo and also two tickets to Universal Studios and free entry into the video game tournament that they have there which promoted this movie. So what I did was I called the new station and then hung up so we would be programmed into redial on my touch tone phone. My name popped up on the screen and all I did was hit read out and I actually won. It was the best time of my nine-year-old life
I was far from being born when all this commotion took place. Yet, it's still interesting to visit a golden past that could've been lost if wasn't for the internet magic.
As a little kid I loved this movie so much. I didn't have an NES so I just gathered as much knowledge of the games as possible. I had Nintendo Power issues just to look at levels and art and read about what the game was. Old Nintendo Power was almost an adventure magazine as much a game magazine. And then this came out. My only complaint at the time was that there wasn't enough video game footage in it.
As if I tortured my parents by making them bring me to see this in cinemas. FYI when everyone saw this back in the day no one had any idea they would be playing super mario 3 THE theater exploded !!!!
I am a 90's kid. We had the absolute best of everything growing up. Tv,cartoons,toys, there is too much to list. I feel so sorry for the kids growing up these days they are fucked. Who gives a shit about a slightly faster phone or better graphic gaming console. Our era was pure heaven. I wish I can re-live it
I saw this movie when it was in theaters and the only comparison to audience hype was the first episode of Star Wars. Nothing makes sense and it doesn’t have to. Best 1.5 hour Nintendo commercial ever.
- Jimmy get the star!
*Gets flower*
- Yeaaaaah!
Glad I wasn't the only one who caught that...
Me too
Yeah
Yeah, the whole damn movie didn't really know what the Hell it was talking about.
Rolf
I watched it in the theater, it was a huge deal. The only game that has ever been premiered in a movie. I remember everyone knew the game was gonna be Super Mario Bros 3 and when it came out in the movie, it was an incredible feeling. My dream as a kid was to compete in the Nintendo championship. I never got to do it though.
You would have been great
*I'm still gonna win that thing!!!*
Yea when I saw super Mario was the game as kid I was jumping up and down lol
Its never too late
My Dad rented it for us when it came out on vhs. I can only imagine what it was like in the theatre!
“Jimmy!…. Watch the mushrooooooomss!” I don’t think there was ever more unneeded advice in the history of the Earth.
Haha I can forgive it because his character knows nothing about video games.
@@opo3628 But that’s exactly why it’s irritating! Haha! If you don’t know what the heck you are talking about, keep the mindless irrelevant babble INSIDE your mouth lol
Maybe he somehow played the Lost Levels 😂
When SMB3 came on the screen.... everyone in the theater lost their minds! Love this movie.
hahaha man those were the good ol' days when everything was so much fun.
All the kids lost their minds when the new game came out.
Yeah, I know it's a 90 minute Nintendo commercial. But I don't care. 11 year old me thought this movie was awesome. Hell, I love this movie now for the nostalgia.
I was 9 when the movie came out
Fernando Flores I was 3 and thought it was the greatest thing ever
Fernando Flores I never seen it. 30 years old but I remember my NES and duck hunt Mario.
Nobody has the right to judge you for it. These were good times, and screw all the cynics who say you can't enjoy a piece of your life from the past. If The Wizard is wrong, I don't want to be right, bro.
did you try to shoot the dog?
they predicted esports
Actually there already were similar events back then... But it wasn't very common. Usually it was something organized by a magazine.
They almost INVENTED E-Sports. Nintendo World Championship, Nintendo PowerFest, Nintendo Whateverthenameis. They were not kidding around back then!
They did not fully invent it because such events were held earlier already. Also, some great players, err, I mean back then you thought they were great players, like Todd Rogers and Billy Mitchell were heroes of high-score hunting. Deep fall from grace, but that legacy of them still is an important one.
There were even older NES(Famicom) tournaments in Japan,search for Star Soldier caravans
That's a great info I didn't know yet, and I am into video games for over 25 years (I think I played the NES at 4 or so already, and the SNES at 6 or 7, my mother got me Secret of Mana for christmas 1993). I know about Swordquest from the AVGN, I know about the Atari badges, about the Arcade tournaments (although not much about those) in the early 1980s. But I never heard of "Star Soldier caravans" until now. Thanks for sharing! If you know other history details about speedrunning/tournaments/high-score hunting/etc., please don't hesitate and let us also know!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Soldier#Caravan_gaming_tournaments
+Lovuschka
Υou are welcome my friend.
Search youtube and you will find videos from those tournaments,really awesome stuff!
I bet the reaction to this in theaters at the time was insane.
Hahaha true
SUPER MARIO BROS 3 WASNT RELEASED WHEN THIS RELEASED XD
This was a huge deal. I remember when this came out, and I can't even think of anything today that would compare. This movie was everyone's first look at Super Mario Bros. 3, since it hadn't yet been released. The game was also above and beyond anything that had been seen in the previous two games, pretty much light years ahead of them. It was the first time I had heard of there even being video game competitions, the forerunner to today's esports. Not only all of this, but the game was just GOOD. Like GOAT material.
DylanPlaysRoblox it was released but not in burgerstan
Can confirm. Saw this in theaters with my dad. Seeing SMB3 in motion like this was crazy (all i had up to that point was Nintendo Power).
This is the longest commercial in history.
dragonore2009 Until The 100 minute Lego movie 2 commercial, Where Chris Pratt talked for a couple minutes, and then it just showed the original Lego movie.
@@PBCStudiosInc or 102 minutes and 32 second of detective pikachu dancing commercial... prank by ryan reynolds 🤣🤣🤣
George Lucus' bank account would like to disagree
Lol The whole movie is about selling SMB 3.
And the most entertaining
I remember watching the trailer for this in 1989 and being completely mind blown by the power glove and the SMB 3 sneak preview...good times
He said he was in the state of mind, of metaphorically being "mind blown". He didn't say that he said those actual words back then. I think you need to take a few tranquilizers.
Super Mario Bros 3 came out in 88. This movie was just to get everyone to buy the game
So this was the first time the public saw SMB3?
Donald Dalpian
Super Mario 3 came out in 1990 (in America anyway) this movie was filmed in 89’. And yes this was the publics first view of the game...it wasnt released for like 2-3 months even after the movie premiered...
@@jkarnes7529 I remember seeing this movie like... the weekend it came out. my little brother and i pleaded to our parents for us to go. i went with my then best friend a few streets down who also played video games with us every afternoon. when super mario 3 dropped at the end. ho-ly-shit we were like astonished. And it was basically all anybody would talk about the next week at school, it was either " did you see the power glove " or "super mario 3". i was 7 years old at the time. lol. i remember it clear as day. i also remember the kids being a lot older and having deeper voices. lol. funny how that works
I remember watching this with my brother and to this day, the way the announcer shouts “Super Mario brothers THREEEEEE” is forever ingrained in my memory. SO COOL.
Exactly
Speedrunning on 1989
Kamo why
Weren't they trying to get points? That's the opposite of speedrunning.
they were playing for score, he'd be halfway through world 8 with this time.
This is 80s life here. I miss the 80s and 90s.
That was some serious bullshit when Jimmy found that flute. There was absolutely no way he could have known about that secret passage.
I used to think the same thing, but I always figured maybe that red headed girl got some inside info from Nintendo Power or something because she was the one researching all the games.
Like, she was the one who said the magic flute opens a warp. I figured she knew something. Or, it's just a big giant flaw in the movie.
It's a flaw. A flaw Nintendo allowed just to sneak a tip in.
Why couldn't he find that special part of 1-3?
Reginald Greene go back to SMB1 WHERE ON THE TUNNEL STAGES THERE'S ARE WRAPS THE SAME WAY HOW HE FOUND THAT FLUTE SO IT WAS EASY TO THINK LET ME FLY UP HERE AND SEE IF A WRAP UP HERE AND ANOTHER THING A WRAP IS ALWAYS BY A DOOR OR IN SMB1 BY A TUNNEL REMEMBER THAT SO ALL YALL ARE WRONG!!!!
The video games and tournament were always more significant to Corey and Haley. Jimmy only wanted to go to California to put the last memories of his late twin sister to rest. Other characters are shown going on personal journeys as well with Jimmy being the uniting force for them. Yes, this movie is and will be remembered for prominently featuring Nintendo games, but it also had some heart.
Penis turds.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
He did enjoy playing the games though.
He was asked several times and he wanted to continue, he even says that, which is big considering he had PTSD and barely spoke.
should have ended with the triple star and the epic 5-up animation :(
Kannibal That would have been cool. But why though?
because at the time nobody has a clue of the exact rules of the game ;)
To make it more epic and exciting of a finish?
he had collected a mushroom so that wouldn't have been possible
It did end that way...Mandela effect changed it
This movie was released in the US on December 15, 1989. I've come to the realization that this was the final movie I saw in theaters in the 1980s. As a child of the 80s(I turned 13 in '89), whose leisure time was dominated by playing the NES in the late 80s, this was the most fitting movie to be the final one.
I was 3 years old in 89. I wish I was a teenager in 89.
What's always kinda funny is they BS'd their own "points" in the movie even though the game HAS A SCORE COUNTER. XD
At the beginning they went by the score counter as announced by the lady. But later yeah they did bs the scores
Eastwood
Smile
Sweet
Sister
Sadistic
Suprise
Service
*SUPER MARIO BROTHERS THREEEE*
Sooper Shpee SUPERRRRRRR SMAAAAAAASH BROTHERERRRRRRRRS
NAH THAT'S SHIT, SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 2 BABY THE FUTURE OF GAMING
ScorpionZero NAH NIGGA ITS SUPER MARIO BROS LOST LEVELS NIGGA
*SPEEDRUNNINGGGGGGGGG*
SNOOP DOOOOG
All I can say is when Jimmy shows up after the door opens, that was such a boss moment in the movie
I'm glad I'm not the only person who remembers that
I was 10 lol
and the fact that it wasnt intentional makes it better
I love this movie. It's so bad.
@@prey7560 No u. :D
Oh I see what you did there.
*I love the power glove, it's so bad.*
@@prey7560 really dude?
"and I mean baaaaaaaaaaaad."
The biggest, most expensive first-time-reveal-of-a-videogame commercial in history! Lol XD
Does the announcer not know the difference between a world and a level?
Young pup. We called them "Worlds" in our day. It was a popular enough lingo that Nintendo named the follow-up Super Mario Bros in the series for the Super Nintendo "Super Mario World".
yes but the point is, they're in World 1 (says so right down there in the corner of their screen), and there are Levels within these Worlds. the announcer is incorrect here, but they allowed the flaw probably because it was too costly to reshoot it.
@@makofly6747 Ah, I see now....touche'
NintendoLover2005 I was thinking the same thing. Bad writing!
lol back in the day I created my own version of a SMB3 boardgame. I could not for the life of me think of a good ending for the game, so I just had the players battle it out in thumbwar- best 2 of 3. I wish I would've thought of an ending like this instead though! :/
All things aside I remember getting Super Mario 3 on my 10th BDAY in 1990 and it’s one of my greatest childhood memories, mind was blown having loved the original 2 Mario’s....good God I went ballistic!! Back then when games would actually sell out and would be hard to find, I remember it was no easy task being able to find SMB3!!
It was pure magic
Dawn of E-Sports
@Spit Dragon These kids nowadays only know stuff they have seen here on UA-cam and Twitch.
both these jokers are wrong. while we have video game 'competitions' on TV(nick arcade, the random comps you'd see in magazines, AVGN did one about some series of Atari games that folded) and stuff, the dawn of Esports began with Street Fighter and fighting games.
Till this day I still think it's hilarious that it was somehow written into the script that Jimmy's friends would shout out specific tips to him about a game that wasn't even out then. It was written into the plot that this was a new game that no one had played. That was part of the challenge for the players. There's so much wrong with this scene I just laugh the entire time.
And how this has to be the only time anyone has ever cared about how many "points" you get in a Mario game lmao!
Well, there's a behind the scenes answer for why Jimmy's friends know the tips and tricks to the game, they got a sneak peek and played the game in advance. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if Shigero Miyamoto himself actually came by to "supervise" this scene.
Don't forget SMB1, his friends just show support by going "use the powerup" and the like. As for the whistle, well... research?
@@MoonwalkerWorshiper And by research you must mean Nintendo Power? That's the only thing I can see the actors using as research material.
@@remasterproductions2599 Yeah, I don't think it was possible to access any japanese walkthroughs before the internet existed and have them translated :/ so no rumours circling around, only that magazine.
@@remasterproductions2599 That's very interesting. Now I wanna get the DVD to see the behind the scenes and just to own it I guess
I remember watching this scene as a kid and being absolutely blown away because Mario 3 hadn't been released yet.
As a kid , this was considered a Oscar worthy movie lmao
At the time this film was in theaters, I was 10 years old and this was the most talked about movie for kids because if I remember correctly it was the very first time that we all learned about Super Mario Bros 3.
Obviously we didn't have social media back then, or even internet, so game "leaks" were almost non-existent, and we only learned about new games on TV or in stores. Kids literally went NUTS when we saw them playing this game. Amazing memories.
Back in 1986 we were at the arcade’s playing street fighter 2 while yall were watching that movie, ,😳
I remember waiting in line as a kid to see this movie when it originally released in theaters. They had people handing out promotional stuff, I remember a little pocket-sized magazine that was basically a mini Nintendo Power. Good times, hard to believe that was 30 years ago... Feels unreal.
Just watched this in my 40’s. I remember watching it as a kid. I loved playing games especially Marion brothers. Heck I even bought the mini Nintendo just not too long ago.
Good times!
This movie made me a game head that i am today. This definitely a throwback .. i just had a good flash back 👌🏾
JIMMY! WATCH THE MUSHROOMS!
J. Kang GET THE STAR, JIMMY!
wiegraf37 When the kid had a Star and Flower in his level box thingy, but somehow it's a good thing he got a star lol.
"It's healthier to keep your nose out of certain things, like princesses and stones."
Wow!! Talk about blast from the past!! I'm 38 years old now and back in 1989, I was a 10 year old Nintendo video game nerd who lived for video games!! I remember when Mario 3 came out cause it was considered one of the all time greats video game wise during that time. But what's great about that is its stood the test of time and is still considered one of the greatest video games ever created. It is a fun game!! Hell, I got all the Mario games 1-3 downloaded on my android device. To me its a must have video game wise!!
Close enough im 37 in 89 I was 6
The most important moment in gaming history.
People dont understand just how hype this was when it came out lol
Still get goosebumps watching this part and I’m 43
4:00 who the hell would know to do that back then?!
lol true. Maybe he just fluked it lol
I was jussayin they sure knowALOT about a new game!!!!
wiisalute LMAO!!! So true!! They must've made the game. Even though its totally inaccurate it still is one of my favorite childhood movies.
+Brett hallisey no shit!
While it was released in the US in 1990, SMB3 had released in Japan in 1988, a year before this movie came out. So it's possible that during Jimmy's "training" they played some Famicom games.
To All Old School Gamers everywhere, This movie's for us,
I watched this movie in the theatre when I was 10, and at the time Mario 3 hadn’t come out yet. Was amazing to see footage of the new game. I remember this movie being amazing for all the video games, especially the Power Glove Rad Racer game lol
This is one of the most epic moments in gaming history!
good times.
When SMB3 came on the screen.... everyone in the theater lost their minds! Love this movie.
I was 9 when this came out...it hit theaters before Mario 3 came out, and it was insane to see this before the game release. Gaming and life was more pure back then. Such nostalgia. Extra are the kids in the background holding their arms up, probably because of multiple takes. Lol
I remember when this came out in theaters, i was 8 in 1989. We had already played Super Mario Bros 1 and 2, and seeing that 3 at the end was just amazing. Simply amazing. We couldn't believe what we were going to get soon (as the movie came out before the game was released). Gaming was way different back then. Since there was much less competition and Nintendo was basically the ONLY thing that existed (or even mattered), it was like God Himself bringing a gift to the whole of society all at once. That may sound pretty far-fetched when put that way but i cant think of a better comparison. People bitch now about this game being a shameless Nintendo ad, but we simply didn't care. We DID NOT CARE. It's still a very well directed and entertaining and hysterical film.
You just really had to be there.
SergeTheBlerge I agree. I didn’t see the movie when it came out, but I definitely remember the impact of SMB 3 being at the end. I remember seeing a preview of the movie and THAT got me hyped for the game. So I can just imagine the feeling if I was seeing this final scene in the movie theater for the first time back then. It’s hard to explain that feeling to a person who wasn’t living during that time, or weren’t that concerned about video games. You have to understand the CONTEXT of why this movie scene is so special
Love how Nintendo after all these years is still around, shame that they became famous for hating the fans
It was magical my brother. I still get goosebumps seeing This
You are completely right bro. We DID NOT CARE AT ALL!!!!! This was Super Mario Bros 3!!! Case closed!!!!!!
Bro. They have no idea the hype of this. It was like Jesus Comin
i finally managed to get a copy on DVD sent from the states! you guys in the usa have the best fims! :-)
I loved this movie. I miss the late 80's 😌
This is way better than today's 2021 lifestyle here.
1989: "Only ten minutes to play Mario 3? What a tease..."
2021: literally everyone speed-runs Mario 3 in less than ten minutes
This is actually how Super Mario Bros. 3 came out for the first time!
@Bad Miles 0827 In Japan it was released in 1988, but for many American kids, this is the first time they ever saw the game as it wasn't released in North America until 1990.
@@MatthewGross87 It would've come out in the states sooner had it not been for the great NES cartridge shortage of 1988.
What's that
@@kennywohl1061 Have you ever seen the movie called "The Wizard"?
@@jcjjcc yeah I was referring to the shortage thing
I'm glad the video game in the final game tournament is Super Mario Bros. 3. That's really cute.
Also: "That the magic flute!" No, it's the Warp Whistle.
I like how they made a whole movie just to tell you that Super Mario Bros. 3 was coming.
FYI: SMB3 was released a full 14 months before this movie in Japan. Just think: if you knew someone in Japan who'd mail it to you at that point, you'd have been the coolest kid in school!!!!!!
You'd also need a Famicom though. Because of the different cartridge format between that and the NES.
This scene still gives me goosebumps this is pure ASMR I remember when I went to go watch it with my father in the theaters when this scene popped up he whispered in my ear as soon as this game hits the stores we're getting it.... now that he's passed on it's a beautiful memory that I get to share with my kids, we own it on Blu-ray and on DVD but it's always a treat whenever we pop this Tape in the VCR.
I would rent this at blockbuster video a thousand times, as a child.
Good thing he magically knew where that obscure flute was hidden having never played the game
They spent a lot of time, and dad's credit card money, on calling the Nintendo hotline and reading through gaming magazines, so it's very possible he knew from there. But also, more importantly, a lot of us gamers simply have certain instincts, and when you see something like where the first whistle is found, that castle wall coming down, you might instinctively think "Why's it like that? Is it for me to fly over?" and having played Super Mario Bros. 1 the first warp pipes kind of do the same thing.
When they introduced Mario 3, it blew our minds at the time
No game in history has been so hyped that a movie was made about said hype, us 80s kids were so geeked seeing this
I was 9 years old and cried during this movie. I remember writing a letter to Santa that I only wanted Super Mario Bros. 3 and for him to deliver the game in February on release day. Santa didn't come that Christmas but I was the first kid in my class to get SMB3.
man I remember seeing this in the theater lol. I was so excited when I found out there was a SMB 3. I also remember this part of the movie was kept under wraps because there were promoting a game but you had to see the movie to know what the new game was.
Yup! Way before youtube and any kinda leaks or spoilers. I think I seen an ad in Nintendo Power magazine for this movie. I still was excited to see SMB3 for the first time
This has got to be the best scene in the entire movie! :D
And the dad and the older Brother playing Ninja turtles
I love how this is how SMB3 was announced...
3:22 "Jimmy, grab the star"
*Jimmy grabs the Fire Flower*
*cheers anyway*
Continue to rest peacefully, Yamauchi-San and Iwata-San. Thanks for making Nintendo a HUGE part of my everyday life.
What's funny is that Yamauchi didn't like playing video games! ;D
"the magic flute"
You mean Warp Whistle?
TM8 The game wasn’t released in the United States yet.
gcHK47 how would he know to get the flute?
Green Grudge Because the script demanded him to.
gcHK47 what year in USA and Canada?
Mario Iacolucci February 12, 1990.
I have no idea how I missed hearing about this movie when it came out. I was 14 yrs old and obsessed with Super Mario 2 all throughout 1989.
What's even more weird is 20 year later I only just found out Mario 2 was a scam was not a true Mario game 😂
My grandmother took me to see this in the theater, I had to of been about 7 yrs old. I remember we took in our own microwave popcorn lol. Oh the memories...
This was our childhood.
Did you guys realizes that Jimmy was the FIRST dude[Although fictionally] to ever discover A FUCKING SECRET at Super Mario Brothers 3, which wasn't EVEN released at this time? LOL
If that guy would have announced anything else then I would have said it was over the top. However Super Mario 3 is a masterpiece that deserved that sort of excitement.
It’s The same as 1 and 2 you’ve just been suckered in by the film and the advertising
@@coryinthehouse5734no, you are wrong
This was back before secrets could be found easily. That warp whistle would have taken weeks during that time period.
If he was a REAL prodigy he would of pressed down on the white square so he could run behind the map and get the magic flute that warps you to the end of the game....
My nigga
How does it take you to the end,I only know it as just a regular whistle, in order to go to world 8,you need two of them
@Joe T i know right
What white square?
@1 D.A.R.Y.L - that’s a good movie
I always wanted to figure out how he hacked the atm - so I could do it to my account
I was 9 years old and had my mom take me to see this movie. I actually won a super mario brothers championship in my home town.
Hmmm 🤔
Classic! This brings me back to my childhood.
Despite that the movie came out in ‘89, this has to be the most 90s thing ever. It’s glorious.
Super Mario 3 scene alone overshadowed this movie. I don't think any other kid back then didn't care about anything else!
Well, TBH, people basically have mixed feelings about this film, with some calling it nothing more than a 90-minute Nintendo commercial.
@@jeremyriley1238 that’s basically what it was lol but it was enjoyable, and there’s just something special about 90s films, even if they were cheesy/bad.
Dude, as a kid seeing super Mario brothers 3 ( hadn't been released everywhere yet, ESPECIALLY in my hometown) was like finding the holy grail. Got me so hyped!!!
I remember being so hyped for Super Mario Bros 3 because of this movie!
My local news station held a contest to be one of the first people to own Super Mario 3. All you had to do was stop by the news station and put in your name and phone number and they would display some names on the screen during the Nightly News. The first person to call in won the game for Nintendo and also two tickets to Universal Studios and free entry into the video game tournament that they have there which promoted this movie. So what I did was I called the new station and then hung up so we would be programmed into redial on my touch tone phone. My name popped up on the screen and all I did was hit read out and I actually won. It was the best time of my nine-year-old life
"Watch the mushrooms!" ..... I needed a dad like this
This is memories of my childhood in my 41 year old body going on 42 in March. Ah, the memories!
I never noticed at 2:17 when it shows the knight guy hit the wall, his points actually went up 18,000 lol
hahaha yeh just saw that too lol
Meat Missile It sure did! lol
Kudos to the person who made sound and music in this scene exciting and reaching the climax 👍🏽
Gotta love how everyone else is losing their shit but Jimmy Is the original Ultra Instinct master.
I was far from being born when all this commotion took place. Yet, it's still interesting to visit a golden past that could've been lost if wasn't for the internet magic.
There will never be a better reveal than this.
Holy crap that had me laughing so hard I had tears literally running down my face. Such good memories, and yet SO horrible. Thanks for uploading that.
This movie was an oracle to me as a kid
Little did they know that this little red plumber would one day become a video game God within the span of two decades.
What if AVGN got involved in the Tourniment.
When I saw this I realized I must dedicate my life to playing video games and I found the game I wanted for my 11th birthday.
Super Mario Bros 3 is THEE GREATEST VIDEO GAME OF ALL TIME!!!
kingsofcobra where
1 and 2 were better
@@sliat1981 1 was better than 3? Really?
Treyworld yes, my son. The original was by far the best
@@sliat1981 Becaaaause?
As a little kid I loved this movie so much. I didn't have an NES so I just gathered as much knowledge of the games as possible. I had Nintendo Power issues just to look at levels and art and read about what the game was. Old Nintendo Power was almost an adventure magazine as much a game magazine. And then this came out. My only complaint at the time was that there wasn't enough video game footage in it.
Kids these days will never know what this movie meant to those born in the 80s.
I was born in 86
1980 here. Totally agree
This scene used to pump me up. So badly
As if I tortured my parents by making them bring me to see this in cinemas. FYI when everyone saw this back in the day no one had any idea they would be playing super mario 3 THE theater exploded !!!!
haha so you so this at the theatre? Lucky you :-)
I am a 90's kid. We had the absolute best of everything growing up. Tv,cartoons,toys, there is too much to list. I feel so sorry for the kids growing up these days they are fucked. Who gives a shit about a slightly faster phone or better graphic gaming console. Our era was pure heaven. I wish I can re-live it
This blew my mind as a kid.
I saw this movie when it was in theaters and the only comparison to audience hype was the first episode of Star Wars. Nothing makes sense and it doesn’t have to. Best 1.5 hour Nintendo commercial ever.
"He is not human... he is like a piece of iron..."
noob BLOXXER Lol Ivan Drago
Ivan look down at Jimmy
"I must break you."
"you vill lose"
omg i was a kid when i saw this movie. It was magic! I just dreamed of owning NES and playing this game...
Imagine if this was today and they announced Smash Ultimate.
Thatd be SICK. But do you think they'd keep that game secret until the movie release?
@@BowenEros-gt8gn who knows?
@@BowenEros-gt8gn It could have leaked now sadly
Really the Modern day equivalent would be if somehow GTA 6 was unveiled in a random movie
We'd be screaming like fangirls.
This game changed history!