So it was perhaps only a matter of time before the boy wizard zapped up an actual rock star.

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We old-time arcadegoers remember how a pinball wizard could launch that silver ball into a maze of bumpers and ding off massive bonus points on a single play.

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My first play through of the game, with a Wizard, only brought me up to level 30 by the time Diablo was defeated.

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One reformed wizard tried drowning his copy in the sea but by the time he arrived home it was back in its usual place on his bookshelf.

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Still, it's instructive to reflect on what's missing in "Oz the Great and Powerful" by recalling what made "The Wizard of Oz" one of the most beloved movies of all time.

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