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PAX West Concludes With Real-Life Version of ‘The Wizard’ in Seattle

From Geekwire.com: It’s going to be tough for the organizers of PAX to out-do themselves after this. For the big finale of the thirteenth annual PAX West (and twenty-fifth PAX overall) Penny Arcade Director of Events Ryan Hartman created a full-sized replica of the “Video Armageddon” tournament finale set from the “The Wizard”.

Well-known among gaming circles, “The Wizard” is a 1989 movie starring Super Mario Bros. 3 and Nintendo’s Power Glove NES accessory. Oh, Fred Savage was in it, too.

Hartman “had been dreaming of this one for a few years,” he said after the show. “The 25th PAX made the most sense. We contacted a team to design the digital assets and manufacture the pedestals.”

Read more at Geekwire.com

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