Tap, Tap, Tap..... (sqeeeeeeeeek) is this thing on? Hi, my name is John. (Hi John.) I am an Ebay junkie.
My bidding and browsing got the best of me the other day. I had been talking with Stacey about our plans for our basement, and I mentioned it sure would be cool if we had an upright arcade game to go with the crane. A pair of games makes much more sense than a single game, right? Say with me... "right." So, being the impulsive kind of guy I am, this meant an immediate trip to EBay to see what I could find. In reality, I had only one game in mind. Tron. As a youth, there were pretty much only a handful of games I played. Space Invaders, Aseroids, Pac Man, Star Wars Tie Fighter and Tron. The game that I pumped more quarters into than any other? Tron. So, of course, that was what I sought out. First listing I came across was a slightly beaten up Tron with no sound located in Ohio. I thought to myself, Ohio.... that's not a bad drive. I went to school in Ohio. Ohio is fine... only 5-7 hours away. I can do that. Yep. Yep. On the sound issue... I am sure I can fix that. There must be people who do that on the net. I'm a tech savvy guy. Yep. Yep. Why don't I just place a bid to snipe this auction at the last possible second, for the list price. I'll just do it for fun. No way I will win. This has to go for more than $600 right? Ok, placing bid. No way I will win. Yep. Yep.
I won.
I guess the sound issue scared some folks off. Anyway, it does indeed seem there is a vibrant community out there that remembers and loves this game as much as I do. In fact, there are about a dozen sites dedicated to telling the story of restoring Tron games to their former glory. In other words, there is a roadmap for me to follow. And this is a good thing. Now, if I can get the sound working again, I will be a Happy Boy.
"The MCP Comes Home - Tron Arcade Game"
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