What's sad is that something I dearly love has destroyed the arcade - which I also dearly love.

Home console systems. As sad as it makes me to say it, our Nintendos, X-Boxes and PlayStations are what killed off the arcade.

People would rather stay at home and play games without depositing endless amounts of quarters and either pay a $50 one-time fee for a game to own, or only $4 to rent a game.

Now, I'm guilty of this as I loves me some home consoles. But I dearly miss the atmosphere that was present in arcades back in the day. I sigh every time I watch Tron and they show Flynn's Arcade.

Damn sad, but I guess they had to fade away sometime, just like VHS.

*sigh* I wish I had Tron arcade games in my house! One of these days I shall!!!

I'd wake up every morning before work and instead of having a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper, I'd bust open a can of Coke and play Tron!! hehehe

You're always doing your best to help out the Tron community, DaveTron! U rock.

yojimbo Wrote:15 or so years ago, there was a "dime store" in town with several arcade games...Star Wars (upright), Pac-Man, Dig Dug, etc. There was also a Disc of Tron cabinet. The shop was not doing well, and the owner commited arson, trying to collect the insurance, destroying all those great games with the shop.

So I'd reccomend to play X-Box Tron instead. It is better than the DOT, you know?

BHK, have you ever BEEN to an actual arcade???


The Xbox and PS2 are cool and all, but the arcade was an experience in and of itself. It was a culture. Sure, there are places like Dave & Busters and some other 'family amusement centers' still around, but it's not quite the same.


I have MAME on my PC, but as fun as it is to play those old classics on my computer, a keyboard and joypad is just no replacement for a sticky joystick in a smokey room with a pool table in the corner.


Ok...I feel old now

DaveTRON Wrote:I'd rather play my TRON and EDOT any day over the Xbox.

Pfft! Amen brother. What I wouldn't give for a stand-up Tron game. :P I have been looking for them in local arcades..and nary a one to be seen. Not even in Vegas.


I am sorry but Tron cannot be emulated, and the ONLY way to play Tron is on the original arcade game.

Sketch, come to LA, I have the hook up!

Arson is the crime of setting a fire to something to inflict and cause damage.

I'm gonna travel to downtown Madison one of these days soon and visit the local arcade which I have yet to do. I'm told they have a DOT there. If they don't mind me doing so, I'll take pics of the cabinet and the outside of the arcade just for the heck of it. It would be interesting I think maybe if we all documented where our favorite Tron arcade machines still reside in playable form today.