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As Tron, the player attempts to "enter the flashing circle before time runs out," while a swarm of grid bugs surround the circle, which the player may fire at to destroy. Points are awarded for each Grid Bug destroyed and for the amount of time remaining.
 
As Tron, the player attempts to "enter the flashing circle before time runs out," while a swarm of grid bugs surround the circle, which the player may fire at to destroy. Points are awarded for each Grid Bug destroyed and for the amount of time remaining.
 
===MCP Showdown===
 
===MCP Showdown===
As Tron, the player attempts to enter the MCP Core as the screen pushes the player closer to it. The player accomplishes this by destroying the spinning MCP shield by firing at it. 1000 points are awarded for entering the core, and an additional 1000 points are awarded for destroying the entire shield first.
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As Tron, the player attempts to enter the MCP Core as the screen pushes the player closer to it. The player accomplishes this by destroying the spinning MCP shield by firing at it. 1000 points are awarded for entering the core, and an additional 1000 points are awarded for destroying the entire shield first (although this is not necessary to enter the core).
 
==Ports==
 
==Ports==
 
Along with Discs of Tron, Tron was ported as an Bonus Game in Tron 2.0 Killer App.
 
Along with Discs of Tron, Tron was ported as an Bonus Game in Tron 2.0 Killer App.

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Tron arcade

The standard upright cabinet with blacklights and fluorescent lines.

This article is about the 1982 arcade video game called Tron. To read about the movie of the same name, go to Tron (film).

Tron is a coin-operated arcade video game manufactured and distributed by Bally Midway in 1982. It is based on the movie, Tron which was released in the same year. The game is made up of four segments, each of which are based on scenes from the movie. The game earned more than the film's initial release.

In 1983, Midway released the sequel arcade game Discs of Tron, which was inspired by the disc arena sequence of the film. On the game was released for Xbox Live Arcade.


Description

Arcade cabinet

Tron came in three different cabinets: a standard upright cabinet that features two blacklights and fluorescent lines painted onto the cabinet to recreate the "glowing circuitry" effect from the movie. The game came in a mini upright cabinet and a cocktail (table) version. The upright cabinet actually appears in the beginning of the movie as a Lightcycles arcade game.

Gameplay

Gameplay consists of "4 digital arenas" (4 gameplay sequences) that, when all of which are completed, the player plays again with harder difficulty i.e. more enemies.

Battle Tanks

The player fights against other tanks in a maze-like arena while avoiding their fire.

Light Cycles

The player operates a light cycle and tries to outmaneuver the others.

Grid Bug Swarm

As Tron, the player attempts to "enter the flashing circle before time runs out," while a swarm of grid bugs surround the circle, which the player may fire at to destroy. Points are awarded for each Grid Bug destroyed and for the amount of time remaining.

MCP Showdown

As Tron, the player attempts to enter the MCP Core as the screen pushes the player closer to it. The player accomplishes this by destroying the spinning MCP shield by firing at it. 1000 points are awarded for entering the core, and an additional 1000 points are awarded for destroying the entire shield first (although this is not necessary to enter the core).

Ports

Along with Discs of Tron, Tron was ported as an Bonus Game in Tron 2.0 Killer App.