[Rogi Ocnorb]

It was the Coleco "Electronic Quarterback" Football game.
There was a period where Mattel made both Football and Baseball games similar to this one, but not that would be mistaken for the Coleco game.
http://www.iclassifieds.com/forsale/collectibles/997579117/_alot-of-vintage-handheld-games-entex-coleco-tommytronics.html
http://seventyseveneightytwo.blogspot.com/2007/06/mattel-other-brand-handheld-games.html

[madopal]

SkekTek wrote:

I stand corrected regarding the black Gen 2 toy- it was a Gen 5 as someone else pointed out. Hmm... since a black lightcycle would be invisible on the game grid, wonder if that was a nod to an "invisible cycle" mode in a hypothetical console version? Also, a cool nod to the original was the handheld Mattell baseball game that Flynn plays with in the original Tron movie (when he's meeting Alan and Laura in his arcade loft) lying dusty in Flynn's arcade when Sam goes down to the basement.

I could swear it was football, not baseball. Have to watch again. It is the same game, however, that he was playing before his "Sherman, set the way back machine for...3 years ago" exposition.

Also, one other really quick detail I got...when Sam gets picked up by the recognizer, just after it takes off, he looks around. When he glances up, I'm pretty sure you see the cockpit above him, and recognizer controls look very similar to the original ones ("Just like the old arcade grips").

[ArtGuy 84]

xombiekitty wrote:

Cchinese Pirate wrote: I mentioned in another post... but I saw at least 4 or 5 things that I felt were TOTALLY homages to Blade runner, including a particular riff in Daft Punk's score... perhaps I'm reading into things, but they seemed blatant tributes to me... Nope, you're not imagining it... or if you are, I am too Seeing/hearing two of my favourite films in a mash-up homage-y way was epically cool

They definitely channeled the soundtrack that Vangelis created for Blade Runner at various points. It really added to my enjoyment of the soundtrack that much more because of it.

[serenosaur]

SkekTek wrote:

I stand corrected regarding the black Gen 2 toy- it was a Gen 5 as someone else pointed out. Hmm... since a black lightcycle would be invisible on the game grid, wonder if that was a nod to an "invisible cycle" mode in a hypothetical console version? Also, a cool nod to the original was the handheld Mattell baseball game that Flynn plays with in the original Tron movie (when he's meeting Alan and Laura in his arcade loft) lying dusty in Flynn's arcade when Sam goes down to the basement.

Ahh, so that's what that was! Somehow I thought it was a Gameboy or something. What a great detail to put in! I'll have to look out for that the next time I see the movie.

[confusion]

Euchre wrote:

confusion wrote: Euchre wrote: You don't think those events were planned long before hand? I'm sure most of the ARG was designed in outline before the first Bit hit the post office.The details of each stage are malleable I'm sure, but they can't exactly just make up the story and events a month in advance - especially when they're using the REAL actors from the film. I don't know how long the events were planned before hand, do you? All I can do is base my analysis on the facts at hand, and the chronology of events. The 89 logo appears in the trailer before the ARG. That trailer utilized scenes shot months before that. If you want to get really technical, the ARG started with the Flynn's Arcade event back in July '09. If 42E was already working up the outline then, they could easily get involved with the Disney folks enough to talk about a logo that Sam would use that would appear in both the film and the ARG. I'm not aware that the shooting schedule was ever published either, or that anyone knows when those shots were put together. In a recent interview it was noted that as little as 2 weeks ago, they were STILL putting the last bits of work on the film. Usually a film is 'in the can' a month before its released. Also, the first trailer with footage from the film, NOT the FX test, was first shown 2 weeks after the first ARG event of 2010. I'm sure that event with coordination in cities worldwide, including the logistics of setting up cell phones that would work worldwide, took at least a month to plan, probably more. Another thing that makes me think the 89 Forever logo and idea was an insertion specifically as a result of the ARG work is that I have not seen any other usage of the logo in any other merchandising or licensed materials.

I just got back from the Gallery Nucleus Tron Legacy panel and they had an unplanned designer come in at the end of the panel. As luck would have it, he was the one that worked on all the graphics, symbols, letters, fonts....etc. Each symbol and graphic had meaning and they had specific rules on how and where to use them. He also created the 89 symbol. He said the 89 symbol had a pretty detailed and specific backstory and was planned and designed for the movie from the beginning. He also mentioned it was also on Sam's backpack (on the bottom some place) and could possibly be seen when Sam jumps off the Encom building.

So, there you go. The 89 symbol wasn't created by the ARG and later inserted into the movie.

[SkekTek]

I stand corrected regarding the black Gen 2 toy- it was a Gen 5 as someone else pointed out. Hmm... since a black lightcycle would be invisible on the game grid, wonder if that was a nod to an "invisible cycle" mode in a hypothetical console version?

Also, a cool nod to the original was the handheld Mattell baseball game that Flynn plays with in the original Tron movie (when he's meeting Alan and Laura in his arcade loft) lying dusty in Flynn's arcade when Sam goes down to the basement.

[CalebH2010]

infamous wrote:

serenosaur wrote: So, with the TRON poster in young Sam's room... does that mean that in that world, TRON was made into a movie too? Or a video game, created by Kevin? I thought that was odd when I saw it. It's a game.

*sighs* Not anymore. *swings ID Disc down and infamous derezzes*

[infamous]

serenosaur wrote:

So, with the TRON poster in young Sam's room... does that mean that in that world, TRON was made into a movie too? Or a video game, created by Kevin? I thought that was odd when I saw it.

It's a game.

[serenosaur]

So, with the TRON poster in young Sam's room... does that mean that in that world, TRON was made into a movie too? Or a video game, created by Kevin? I thought that was odd when I saw it.

[eolith]

yeah, I've already bought that, too.

Btw, the Yar's Revenge was Atari 2600 only, but somehow they made a cabinet. It was in the Flynn's Arcade mockup at SDCC this year. Not sure why.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yars'_Revenge

Btw, the yellow lightcycle that was up against the window on a shelf/dresser(?) was from a set made in Japan. I was luck and nabbed one

[Rogi Ocnorb]

My Target has a black one in the same scale as the white gen 2... But it's a gen 5.

[eolith]

[quote="SkekTek"]

madopal wrote:

renderinfo wrote: And speaking of Sam's shelf...anyone else notice that there are *2* 2nd gen light cycles, a white one and a black one? Yeah, they are the same toys I bought at Target. I was actually disappointed in the amount of screen time that light cycle had. I'm very fond of those old "bigball" cycles.

there wasn't a black one in stores, only the white one. That black one on the shelf was a black version of Flynn's cycle.

[infamous]

[quote="emeraldbeacon"]

Hazama wrote:

Did anyone else think it's a bit ironic that: Spoiler (Rollover to View): This movement was called "Flynn Lives"? Assuming there is no sequel, of course. I just hope that Kid Dillinger turns out to be an alright kinda guy when Tron Legacy 2 (Tron 3? Tron Reloaded?) comes out, though I fully expect him to be angry and resentful that Sam's stepping back into the company, potentially blocking the way for Dillinger Jr. rise in the company.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

I'm fully expecting Dillinger's son(cillian) to be the main antagonist in the next film.

[SkekTek]

[quote="madopal"]

renderinfo wrote:

And speaking of Sam's shelf...anyone else notice that there are *2* 2nd gen light cycles, a white one and a black one?

Yeah, they are the same toys I bought at Target. I was actually disappointed in the amount of screen time that light cycle had. I'm very fond of those old "bigball" cycles.

[SanyuMiyazaki]

emeraldbeacon wrote:

Spoiler (Rollover to View): And for that matter, being the creator of the virtual computer world, he's also a progenitor of Quorra and the ISOs. Without him, she would never have existed... so in a sense, he's akin to her father or grandfather... she is just as much his 'legacy' as Sam is.

And thus, we can sink the Sam/Quorra ship with this statement. You, sir, are my new best friend.