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jmswallow

Flynn Lives

Feb 28, 2010 13:34

As I've nerded about downblog, this December will see the release of a movie that I've been waiting to see for nearly thirty years; Tron Legacy, the sequel to the cult videogame sci-fi classic Tron is bearing down like a Light Cycle at full throttle, and I can't wait. It's weird how I sometimes think I've outgrown the sweet thrill of geekosity ( ( Read more... )

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daytonward February 28 2010, 15:14:41 UTC

I bought "Flynn's Arcade" t-shirt last summer at Comic-Con, but I never got a chance to do the scavenger hunt they had going on, or see the arcade they'd set up in the Gaslamp District. I'm so jazzed for this movie that I can't see straight :D

I just signed up at the site, so hopefully they'll have plenty of goodness to keep us occupied for the next 10 months.

Oh, and I'm so stealing that icon. End of line.

padfoot_uk February 28 2010, 16:28:46 UTC

*drools uncontrollably*

I loved Tron. As you say, it was our generation who really got it, although my dad (who was quite cool, y'know, for a dad) loved it also.

D'you remember the huge numbers of arcade games that came out? The one with the discs that was in a big booth sort of thing?

Tron broke a mould. Even watching it now is awesome.

"Now THAT'S a big door."

Favourite. Jeff Bridges. Line. Ever.

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multiclassgeek March 1 2010, 10:46:26 UTC

Am I really missing something?

Short answer? Yes.

Long answer: Being sucked into a video game is something of a trope these days, but TRON was one of the first to do it, and did it the best of all, because it wasn't just a gameworld, it was the system itself (an idea that wouldn't be seen again until the similarly excellent CG-animated series Reboot). As Jim points out, it was the Narnia Effect for the early cyber-generation.

jmswallow March 1 2010, 12:38:35 UTC

I still haven't seen it.

Your fanboy licence is hereby suspended.

multiclassgeek March 1 2010, 10:37:47 UTC

I'm disgusted with myself that I managed to miss this campaign so far :(

You have my thanks for pointing it out.

the_tingler March 12 2010, 14:57:52 UTC

New trailer out, and it's looking damn fine. What I particularly love about the new name (Tron Legacy) and the trailer for the new game is that there's obvious connections to Monolith's great Tron 2.0 game. I'm hoping they'll reference it at least.