<s>
Tron	B-Language
is	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
manufactured	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Bally	O
Midway	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
subgames	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Productions	O
motion	O
picture	O
Tron	B-Language
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tron	B-Language
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
1983	O
sequel	O
,	O
Discs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tron	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
licensed	O
Tron	B-Language
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
based	O
directly	O
on	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
and	O
not	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tron	B-Language
consists	O
of	O
four	O
sub-games	O
based	O
on	O
events	O
and	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Tron	B-Language
,	O
either	O
in	O
human	O
form	O
or	O
piloting	O
a	O
vehicle	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
eight-way	O
joystick	O
for	O
movement	O
,	O
a	O
trigger	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
stick	O
to	O
fire	O
(	O
or	O
slow	O
down	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
light	O
cycle	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
rotary	O
dial	O
for	O
aiming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
12	O
levels	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
programming	O
languages	O
:	O
RPG	B-Language
,	O
COBOL	B-Application
,	O
BASIC	O
,	O
FORTRAN	B-Application
,	O
SNOBOL	B-Application
,	O
PL1	B-Language
,	O
PASCAL	B-Application
,	O
ALGOL	B-Language
,	O
ASSEMBLY	B-Language
,	O
OS	B-General_Concept
,	O
JCL	B-Application
,	O
USER	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
Tron	B-Language
to	O
the	O
flashing	O
circle	O
of	O
an	O
Input/Output	O
Tower	O
within	O
a	O
set	O
time	O
limit	O
while	O
avoiding	O
or	O
destroying	O
Grid	O
Bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Tron	B-Language
's	O
final	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
MCP	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
changes	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
MCP	O
's	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
player-vs-AI	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Snake	B-Application
game	I-Application
concept	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
guides	O
Tron	B-Language
's	O
blue	O
Light	O
Cycle	O
in	O
an	O
arena	O
against	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
yellow	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
sub-game	O
in	O
Tron	B-Language
to	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
rotary	O
dial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
Tron	B-Language
's	O
red	O
battle	O
tank	O
through	O
a	O
maze	O
and	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
opposing	O
blue	O
enemy	O
tanks	O
by	O
shooting	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
three	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tron	B-Language
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Coin-Operated	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
The	O
naked	O
computer	O
reported	O
that	O
Tron	B-Language
made	O
$	O
45,000,000	O
by	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
said	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
:	O
"	O
Even	O
many	O
of	O
today	O
's	O
coin-ops	O
ca	O
n't	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
mighty	O
Tron.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
record	O
high	O
score	O
for	O
Tron	B-Language
was	O
set	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
by	O
David	O
Cruz	O
of	O
Brandon	O
,	O
Florida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tron	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
fifth	O
segment	O
of	O
Tron	B-Language
but	O
was	O
left	O
out	O
because	O
programming	O
was	O
not	O
finished	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tron	I-Application
was	O
not	O
widely	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
clones	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ElecTron	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Kron	O
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	O
cycles	O
segment	O
of	O
Tron	B-Language
has	O
led	O
to	O
Snake	B-Application
games	I-Application
sometimes	O
being	O
called	O
"	O
Light	O
Cycles	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
concept	O
dating	O
from	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
post-Tron	O
snake	B-Application
games	I-Application
use	O
themes	O
or	O
terminology	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2004	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Tron	B-Language
2.0	O
:	O
Killer	O
App	O
contains	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tron	B-Language
and	O
Discs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tron	I-Application
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tron	B-Language
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
ported	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
and	O
branded	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
miniature	O
Tron	B-Language
arcade	O
cabinet	O
showing	O
a	O
looping	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attract	O
screens	O
is	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
toy	O
in	O
the	O
Tron	B-Language
Legacy	O
pinball	O
machine	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Stern	O
Pinball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Arcade1Up	O
released	O
a	O
recreated	O
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tron	B-Language
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
