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Eugene Jarvis Honored At Robotron 2084 Event At Star Worlds Arcade

Eugene Jarvis Honored At Robotron 2084 Event At Star Worlds Arcade

June 19, 2012, No Comments on Eugene Jarvis Honored At Robotron 2084 Event At Star Worlds Arcade

(Thanks to Patrick O’Malley for the info) This past weekend the Star Worlds Arcade in DeKalb, IL held a special event to celebrate 30 years of Robotron 2084 (you might recall that a lot of big names are turning 30 this year) and the highlight of the event was the man who designed the »

Light Trikes Brings TRON and Exer-gaming into one

Light Trikes Brings TRON and Exer-gaming into one

May 24, 2012, 1 Comment on Light Trikes Brings TRON and Exer-gaming into one

When TRON Legacy came out back at the end of 2010, a lot of us were excited about it along with some of the arcade stuff being pushed as a part of the marketing for the movie. I did my own “what if” post about potential TL arcade game ideas. I actually found out »

Arcade Related: Brain Battle by Ars Electronica; Pinball Arcade by Farsight Studios

November 27, 2011, No Comments on Arcade Related: Brain Battle by Ars Electronica; Pinball Arcade by Farsight Studios

Way back in 1983, Atari promised to revolutionize game controls with a device they called the Atari Mindlink. Prototypes were built and tested, running on modified versions of Pong and Breakout, but ultimately it was canned when Atari changed ownership. A similar idea has been brought back to life with Ars Electronica’s research project »

Duck Tron

August 23, 2011, No Comments on Duck Tron

(Thanks to DasBacon for the tip!) Now this is how you sell Duck Tape. Click below for some light-hearted and vaguely arcade related fun, it’s DUCK TRON!   »

Videos for TRON LE Pinball; Konami’s Steel Chronicle

July 12, 2011, 3 Comments on Videos for TRON LE Pinball; Konami’s Steel Chronicle

Here are two arcade-related videos to share with you today, first off the highly anticipated TRON Legacy Limited Edition Pinball in action. Since hearing about the modifications like the light-tubes, we’ve been waiting to see how it would turn out. They also made the Recognizer toy move around so it’s more interesting. I wonder »

TRON Legacy Pinball Review

TRON Legacy Pinball Review

July 7, 2011, 2 Comments on TRON Legacy Pinball Review

I am a TRON fan. Discs of Tron was the first arcade game I have memory of, I watched the original movie more times than I can count over the years, played through Tron 2.0 several times and I liked Tron Legacy despite some of it’s flaws. I loved video games and as a »

TRON Legacy Pinball Game Features Video

June 21, 2011, 1 Comment on TRON Legacy Pinball Game Features Video

Stern Pinball has released a video demonstrating all of the features to be found in their latest title, TRON Legacy Pinball. As we can see, the video game scoop shot is an important target that is the finishing touch on many of the features. Hopefully they make a similar video for the Limited Edition »

TRON Pinball now out in the wild + flyer

TRON Pinball now out in the wild + flyer

June 16, 2011, 2 Comments on TRON Pinball now out in the wild + flyer

One of the most popular news items we’ve had on the site recently would have to be Stern Pinball’s TRON Legacy Pinball. The TRON franchise has an interwoven relationship with arcades but since Discs of Tron in 1983, we haven’t had any new Tron games for venues to enjoy. Granted there hasn’t been a »

TRON Pinball and more from the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show

TRON Pinball and more from the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show

June 5, 2011, 4 Comments on TRON Pinball and more from the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show

While I didn’t attend the NW Pinball and Gamerrom Show that we discussed the other day, plenty of people with cameras were so we can get a feel for what it was like. First off, the one thing everyone has been wondering about: TRON Pinball. Here are two videos in HD quality of the »

Geek out with TRON Pinball at the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show

Geek out with TRON Pinball at the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show

June 2, 2011, 2 Comments on Geek out with TRON Pinball at the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show

(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip) Each year there are several pinball game shows for fans and collectors alike to attend, where you can experience hundreds of games in one spot for a weekend. The latest  is the Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show, taking place at the Seattle Center from tomorrow, June 3rd »

Pinball news: Teaser videos for TRON Pinball; Wizard of Oz witch toy + more

May 11, 2011, 1 Comment on Pinball news: Teaser videos for TRON Pinball; Wizard of Oz witch toy + more

Let’s kill a few birds with one stone here by combining a few bits of recent pinball news into one post. First, the one I’m a little surprised by – Stern hasn’t released anything quite like this previously. Being a teaser, it doesn’t show the new Tron game of course(which has already been seen »

Stern releases TRON Pinball Limited Edition details

Stern releases TRON Pinball Limited Edition details

May 6, 2011, 2 Comments on Stern releases TRON Pinball Limited Edition details

Stern Pinball has announced what is different about the limited edition version of their upcoming limited edition TRON Pinball machine and here is a summary of the additions: Multi-colored Fiber Optic light tubes. Motorized Recognizer toy Four bank drop-targets Additional lamps and LED lights New game rules and playfield art For this they are »