Discs of Tron is the second arcade game based on Disney's 1982 film Tron .
Arcade for Disc of Tron
Description
While the first Tron arcade game had several mini-games (Gridbugs, Lightcycles, entering the MCP cone and Tanks), Discs of Tron is inspired by the short sequence in Tron the film where the character Flynn beats another trapped program, leading to that program being "derezzed ". Tron is also introduced, beating four "computer players" very early in the movie.
In the movie, both players stand on top of a platform made of five concentric circles that disappear if an energy pellet, thrown from an arm extension touches a target between both platforms. Discs of Tron uses several platforms, and the player must beat Sark by throwing discs at him (a maximum of three at a time, which would return to the player) and eventually derezz him or push him outside the platforms. While the player, along the discs, can use a deflector, Sark has two more weapons: a chaser and a super chaser, that can only be destroyed with the discs.
As the game progresses, the player is given different configurations of platform rings to jump and stand on. The video game also uses a spinning knob that is used to move a mouse-like cursor around the playing field so you can judge where the discs will deflect off the walls and on later levels the knob can be pulled up or pushed down depending on the height of the platforms.
Legacy
This game was released just before the video game crash of 1983. It was ported to the Commodore 64. In 2004, it was released again in the Game Boy Advance game Tron 2.0: Killer App (GBA). On February 13, 2008 Disney Interactive released an updated port on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360.
In the Competitive Arena
According to Twin Galaxies, Davide Bagenski, of Syracuse, NY, USA, scored a world record 418,200 points on June 28, 1986 during the 1986 Video Game Masters Tournament.