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Tron

Up to two players control light cycles that leave a solid light trail in their wake. The object of the game is to trap the other player by surrounding them with a light trail that they can't avoid crashing…

31 December 1982

Tron is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Apple II.

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What Tron is

Tron was released in 1982. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Up to two players control light cycles that leave a solid light trail in their wake. The object of the game is to trap the other player by surrounding them with a light trail that they can't avoid crashing into – or forcing them to run into their own trail. Coming into contact with a light trail, either yours or the other player's, collapses your own trail and ends your turn. The player still standing at the end of the round wins.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Tron launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Tron come out?
Tron was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II.

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