How to Play TRON Light Cycle Games on the Mac or PC

Chris Pirillo — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:51:33 +0000

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Do you know what my favorite movie is? I love TRON the movie, and the games as well. The Light Cycles is a lot of fun. I play it on Mac OS X. I can play against myself, or even on a network game. Tron was an arcade game based on the movie of the same name, release by Disney in 1982. The original game consisted of 4 sub-games, the only one of concern is the ‘Light Cycles’ one, in which the player uses a left/right joystick to control a ‘Light Cycle’ which leaves a wall behind it wherever the cycle it goes, turning only at 90 degree angles. The player must then get the AI to crash into their wall while avoiding hitting the AI’s own wall themselves. Those were the humble beginnings of Armagetron Advanced’s game play, which has now blossomed into 16 player mayhem, with highly advanced AI, network game play, and of course all in a 3D environment.

Armagetron Adavanced is a multiplayer game in 3d that attempts to emulate and expand on the lightcycle sequence from the movie Tron. It’s an old school arcade game slung into the 21st century. Highlights include a customizable playing arena, HUD, unique graphics, and AI bots. For the more advanced player there are new game modes and a wide variety of physics settings to tweak as well.

If you know of other cool TRON-like stuff, drop me a line. Don’t challenge me to a game though – you’ll win. I’ll just give you the winner title now!

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How to Play TRON Light Cycle Games on the Mac or PC

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How to Play TRON Light Cycle Games on the Mac or PC