Magic Kombat
Magic Kombat is a 1995 Philippine sci-fi fantasy comedy film written and directed by Junn Cabreira. The film stars Smokey Manaloto and Eric Fructuoso, and centers around Mario (Manaloto) and Luigi (Fructuoso) as they are accidentally transported into a video game world and are forced to fight their way out of it. Many of the film's scenarios, sound effects and characters–including that of Mario and Luigi–were unauthorized parodies of Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter II and other video games popular in the Philippines during the 80s and 90s. It was one of the entries in the 1995 Metro Manila Film Festival. Plot
Two unemployed brothers, Mario (Manaloto) and Luigi (Fructuoso), struggle to make ends meet until they find employment as janitors at a school. When a video game character named Rio suddenly gets materialized into the real world during a gaming session by Mario on a stormy night, the Mario brothers along with their friend Diana set out to get Rio back to her home world, but things get complicated when Mario and Luigi are sucked into the video game realm instead of Rio. The two brothers are then forced to fight their way through each of the game's levels and are later aided by Rio who made her way back to her home realm. After a final encounter with supernatural creatures in a cave, Mario and Luigi use the gems they retrieved from their previous encounters, unlocking the door which leads them back to the real world. Back in their old job as janitors, Mario and Luigi chance upon a student who bears a striking resemblance to Rio. Cast
 Smokey Manaloto as Mario
 Eric Fructuoso as Luigi
 Dandin Ranillo as Janitor
 Beth Tamayo as Diana
 Joanne Pascual as Rio
 Sharmaine Suarez as Blanka
 Ernie Ortega as Samurai Man
 Aga Fazon as Gorilla
 Jan Cassie Espolong as Goko
 Cita Astals as School Dean
 Jaime Fabregas as Asst. Dean
 Francis Enriquez as Student
 Nonong de Andres as Albularyo
 Solita Carreon as Recruiter
 Cris Daluz as Uncle Teong

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1995 films
1995 fantasy films
1990s parody films
1990s science fiction adventure films
Filipino-language films
Philippine fantasy comedy films
Philippine parody films
Philippine science fiction comedy films
Films about artificial intelligence
Films about computing
Films about video games
Metafictional works
Moviestars Production films
Parodies of video games
Unofficial works based on Mario
Works about janitors
Works based on Street Fighter
Works about Nintendo