I'm going MMr for long term appeal.

Should put a poll up.

Get a Pro, bling it up to LE-style and what you save will buy you at least half a MMR.

I think Medieval blows away Tron for long term playability. If you do decide to go with Tron, I agree about blinging out a Pro unless $ isn't an issue.

Depends… do you care about your money?

Get a Tron Pro or LE and you should be able to enjoy it without losing too much cash. Or buy an original MM at todays already discounted prices.

Get a NIB MMr and be prepared to lose $1000-$2000 pretty quickly.

Buy a Tron Pro and spend ~1k on mods and chromework.

Put the balance towards an original MM.

Many may not like it but TeeKee speaks the truth. If you plan to keep forever and money is not a factor then go buy an original MM and experience the real thing.

If you want to be able to play for a while and then resell, MMr will be a 1-2k hit out of the box (just like all other high production editions are). Drive it off the lot and you will be selling for 2k less in short order.

i would save up and get a tron le for some of these bargain prices that we have seen lately with all the vault nonsense and then get an original mm for again, some of these bargain prices that we have seen with the already supposed to be finished and delivered mmr. you will not regret having both these games. everyone makes pinball mistakes. i am just trying to help you avoid making two here.

Exactly… patience is a virtue and buying NIB especially a remake does not make good (dollars and) sense. Let someone else take the hit and deal with the issues of a brand new untested pin.

Pretty much and a couple have sold at good prices with all the mods added… good deals coming!

Correct, if in no hurry, then the smartest thing to do is just wait out the full delivery and MMrLE and also there is unlimited MMrpro after that (with no real difference from LE). Prices WILL drop on secondary for remakes. Take a wait and see approach on that one. Also smart as the new tech can be stress tested by others.

For Tron, there will not be a Pro or vault edition with all the features of the original LE. Lights will NOT happen IF they ever do a vault and neither will DP multi. Stern likes money but they also now understand they are on shaky ground with the home collector market. Making a VE of IM was safe since that never had a LE version. Remaking something equivalent to a full LE will not happen and in the case of tron can not happen for logisitical and legal reasons concerning some of the special features of the LE.

all mods for sure including the ramp light kit from eli but not the code, extra callouts, daft punk multiball, moving recognizer, drop targets, different playfield art, and the whole one of four hundred thing (cert, numbered plaque...)

Both are amazing games! I appreciate Tron for the short ball times & fast and furious play, sometimes I will go to start a game of MM and then think "I don't have time to play MM right now" Tron on the other hand typically kicks my ass in 4 minutes or less (sort of like what IM does to me)

I'm with the majority on this one also. Buy a pro, pimp it out. Or wait to pick up a mmr on the cheap when people can't even give the turds away.

If you have not played a real MM, I would suggest doing so before being one. For me, it's a very different experience playing the real pin versus the virtual version. Sometimes the real thing is more fun and sometimes it's a let down.

I would go for the MMr for the humor and classic style. Tron is okay but not worth LE pricing imo. Waiting a little while and getting MMr used sounds like the smart choice.

I agree with this in regard to the LE features. However, if they do a VE, it would be cool to have a NIB with integrated LEDs and the new spike system. This is where I'm at right now. Waiting for the MMRs to hit and see what happens to the market in 6-12 months and waiting for a VE Tron. Or...waiting for the code to vastly improve the modes on ST. Otherwise I'm looking forward to Alien or GoT. LOL....any which way, I'm waiting right now. Have the cash, but in no big hurry to spend it. Patience is a virtue.

Ask yourself: Do you like Funny Medieval girls or Electronic Rave girls?

I'd go Tron LE....MM (remake or original) will be easy to get at anytime, but LE Tron's don't come up very often. So if you get sick of Tron, sell it to easily buy a MM

As others have said go Tron Pro and bling it out to YOUR taste. I'm in a bit of the same boat with a Tron Pro in it's forever home. I personally think my game looks better than any LE out there because I made every mod decision myself. I don't miss the moving recognizer and I'm not good enough to miss DP multiball. I'm actually not a fan of chrome on that game but I am planning to get a nice electric blue powder coat at some point. I have a couple LEs that I regret a little bit because I didn't make the decisions there and they were expensive enough I'm not going to touch them. Take the money you save by buying a Pro and put that towards a steeply discounted HUO MMR in the future and you have two lifetime keepers.

Great - Now I want to blow off work and play Tron all day. Thanks.

MMr without a doubt. Played both, and, sorry, just don't see Tron as long term. JMO

Is this a serious post? Tron LE of course.

Never understood the super love for Tron but I did enjoy it and between the 2 I would go for a Tron LE or modded pro over MM, funny pinball just doesn't work for me at all. MM is a great game but I like the Sci fi feel and gameplay better of Tron.

Money-wise go with TronLE if you're going to sell at some point in the near future. You WILL lose at least a grand on MMr in the short-term if bought NIB. For gameplay, theme, layout, and rules MM blows ANY version of Tron away. It's not close. MM is a long-term keeper and Tron is not. Simple as that.

MMR. I have had MM and TronLE. Nobody here missed the Tron except the little ones who liked the light show.

Tron LE.
End of line.

easy...

have Tron LE... on order for MMRLE

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there was a Tron LE on sale outside of houston a while ago.
maybe it hasn't sold yet?

Isn't MM rules just bash the castle over and over for the highest score? Thats how tournament players score big. In comparison Tron strategies vary, even if simpler objectives it might be more balanced.

Well that's tournament vs. location/home play.

It sold.

Marcus

ahhh...

so… how ya keeping the dust off of her while waiting… waiting… waiting… waiting… waiting… waiting
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put it on SMB
both have light up castles on the playfield...

plus, the bubble-wrap that came with it has kept me side tracked. trying to ration popping only a few per day.

Well, yeah if you want to be bored. At home, you go for Battle For the Kingdom and all the cool stuff along the way. For points...yeah, bang away on the castle. I never play for "points"...I play to complete cool shit. Points just come along for the ride while having fun completing tasks. Take STTNG for example...the Neutral Zone is absolutely worthless as far as points go, and a tournament player will never go for that. I play it because it has fun modes and can be a challenge. Points schmoints!

back off to only popping one per week (Monday's only) and you might have a chance…

#363. HUO. PM sent.

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Gotta admit, Teek makes a long term strategy point. But, MMR hopefully will be great. I plan to hopefully pick up an MMR discounted later, sold my Tron le, so been there.

Yep. They were made for eachother!

I think so!

Having a MM for ages now, still my #1. Would not trade it for a TronLE ever. But TronLE is on my wishlist and is becoming a reality soon, I hope. Both are fantastic!