Hardware · Nintendo · 1985

Nintendo Entertainment System

Rad Racer Ninja Gaiden Super Mario Bros. 3

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Rad Racer on a wall-mounted CRT, with the NES on a stool below.

The Wizard (1989)

Lucas shows off the Power Glove by playing Rad Racer with it.

Game: Rad Racer
Hardware: Nintendo Entertainment SystemPower Glove
Screen: Unidentified CRT television

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A Power Line counselor with an NES on top of his CRT.

The Wizard (1989)

Jimmy gets help from the Nintendo Power Line, whose game counselors work with an NES sitting on top of each CRT monitor.

Game: Unidentified
Hardware: Nintendo Entertainment System
Screen: Unidentified CRT television

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Jimmy, contestant 427, at a qualifying station with NES consoles on top of the monitors.

The Wizard (1989)

Jimmy becomes a Video Armageddon finalist by playing Ninja Gaiden.

Game: Ninja Gaiden
Hardware: Nintendo Entertainment System
Screen: Unidentified CRT television

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The Super Mario Bros. 3 title screen on the Video Armageddon stage.

The final round of Video Armageddon, held at Universal Studios Hollywood, gives the finalists ten minutes to score as many points as they can in Super Mario Bros. 3. The game was already out in Japan but hadn't been released in North America.

Game: Super Mario Bros. 3
Hardware: Nintendo Entertainment System
Screen: Unidentified

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Jimmy finds the Magic Flute in World 1's fortress and warps to World 4, but neither scores points in the real game, so the contest seems to use its own scoring. The announcer also gets several level names wrong.