Descpription:
While the first Tron arcade game had several mini-games,
Discs of Tron is inspired by the short sequence in Tron the film where the character
Flynn beats another trapped program, leading to that program being "derezzed". Tron
is also introduced, beating four "computer players" very early in the movie.
In the movie, both players stand on top of a platform made of five concentric circles
that disappear if an energy pellet, thrown from an arm extension touches a target
between both platforms. Discs of Tron uses several platforms, and the player must
beat Sark by throwing discs at him (a maximum of three at a time, which would
return to the player) and eventually derezz him or push him outside the platforms.
While the player, along the discs, can use a deflector, Sark has two more
weapons: a chaser and a super chaser, that can only be destroyed with the discs.
As the game progresses, the player is given different configurations of platform rings to jump
and stand on. The video game also uses a spinning knob that is used to move a mouse-like cursor
around the playing field so you can judge where the discs will deflect off the walls and on later
levels the knob can be pulled up or pushed down depending on the height of the platforms.
