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Stern - Please make a Tron Vault Edition

By pcprogrammer

5 years ago


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“Tron Vault Petition”

  • I would immediately purchase a new Tron Vault if available. 72 votes
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#1 5 years ago

Some of us, like myself, were not in the hobby during the last run. At the current market prices I would rather just purchase a brand new one.

I don't need many major changes to the pro, lighted ramps would be great and the drop targets.

Let's see how many people would buy a vault if available.

#3 5 years ago

It would be nice if they could at least do a small run like Iron Man Vault.

#6 5 years ago
Quoted from PinKopf:

I'd like to see one more like IMVE - ie about normal pro price. Spiderman Vault was too rich for my blood...

If they included the drop targets and lighted ramps then I would be ok with Spiderman Vault pricing. If they keep it like the stock original Tron Pro then I think IMVE pricing makes more sense.

#9 5 years ago

Lets get the petition to 100!

#11 5 years ago
Quoted from dri:

This is free money for Stern. There must be an issue with the license. I got tired of hoping and overpaid for a NIB three years ago.

Now we are past overpaying for a NIB, we get to overpay for one that has been used, played a lot and pass around between multiple owners. I agree there must be a license issue.

#15 5 years ago
Quoted from AUKraut:

I waited for a TRONVE for months myself, and with the announcement of Star Trek Vault I threw in the towel and found the best one I could to buy used. Disney's licensing gauntlet must have reared it's head again (see Stern Star Wars), especially since they've canned a TRON 3 movie......
Had mine now since June, and love every minute I've spent with it!! Don't wait and hope, get what you want and enjoy!!

I guess I just view HUO different than most. The current market prices are tough to swallow for a pin that's been passed between 2 or 3 owners and had thousands of plays on it. The price has just crept up too high for a used pin.

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#17 5 years ago
Quoted from AUKraut:

Yeah, felt the same way. I bought mine LOADED with all the mods (basically everything on the list you could buy for the pin plus ColorDMD & shaker). Buying the mods separately would have been over $2500, some of the mods are no longer made, and knowing me I was going to mod it out myself either way. If you keep in mind most of the $6-7K TRONs and the costs of those mods if you plan on doing them yourself that $6-7K is easier to swallow.....

I agree about the mods. But but this isn't like someone selling their 1 owner HUO Iron Maiden, Deadpool or GOTG. Tron Pros are all 5 to 7 years old at this point and most I see have been passed around a lot, or the seller just doesn't mention it because it would be a negative. Thousands of plays over 7 years at home or on location makes no difference, plays are still plays. The cab would be more beat up on location though.

#42 5 years ago
Quoted from sulli10:

Not sure I understand the 5 to 7 years old been passed around thing. Most Trons I have seen are in beautiful condition, heavily modded and really play well. Some games sit in collections and get very little play. I have several examples of that in my own collection. For example, my LOTR LE maybe has 300 plays on it and I bought it NIB years ago.
Some of the games, I own, that have been "passed around" , I am really proud of. I have a Dr Who that is a reimport that once I cleaned up (Nicotine all over it) is a really great example. Plays great and gets a lot of compliments when pinball visitors are over.
Sometimes new isn't better. You can have play field manufacture problems for example. A 7 year old game in this hobby, that has been well taken care of is just broken in. A new Tron may come in at more money then people are willing to pay ( see SMVE).
If you want a Tron, they can be found in excellent shape for 6K.

I agree every pin is different, some really have low plays others don't. Just in relation to the current pricing it doesn't seem like a very good deal to pick up a Tron, most are at 7k. I just look at my MET and we don't even play it excessively and in a year I know we have way more than 300 plays, probably over 1k plays are logged, I'll have to check. So if in 1 year we can log 1k plays just think how many plays are on a 5 to 7 year old pin that's been passed around a few times. Buying HUO is fine with me, but at the current prices it just isn't for me.

Iron Man Vault is a good example. I think only 300 were produced? Sold at 6k new and now they sell HUO between $4500 and $4900.
Supply and demand of Iron Man seems to be about right. Tron could definitely use another vault run of a few hundred.

#53 5 years ago
Quoted from vid1900:

Every time Gary would publicly say "Nope, were not running any more TRONs. That one's done.", a few months latter, they'd run more Trons.
If the distributors give Stern feedback that people are still calling for Trons, Stern makes more.
Disney does not care if the 3rd movie got shelved. They are in business to license their properties.

When I did my Stern factory tour I was told that in a year they would be doing more AC/DCs. A year later it happened. I came on Pinside and reported it and no one believed me. They didn't really act like it was much of a secret so I was surprised no one on Pinside believed me. Just wondering if anyone has some inside info on Tron Vault. Looks like no one does. I don't think a Vault needs to be as much of a secret as a brand new pin like Maiden or Deadpool, although those new ones seem to be known well ahead of time too.

I know Tron Vault is discussed quite often on Pinside. The people that own it already or hate it say we don't need more. But the same could have been said for Ironman, Spiderman, AC/DC or Star Trek. It's pretty clear to me that a Tron Vault run makes as much sense as any of those other pins, if not more so.

#55 5 years ago
Quoted from Pinkitten:

I recently traded a nearly new MET pro for a Tron pro with all the mods, ramp lights, color DMD, etc. Added $1,500 too. I looked all over to find someone willing to part with a very nice one. Mine was built in late 2012, and has 1200 plays since last update. No wear on the shooter lane or arcade scoop (with no Cliffy there yet). They are out there. Assuming my MET pro with mods was worth about $6k, I'm okay with $7500 for what it is. Another Tron pro owner wanted my new MET pro + $5,000 and was serious.

That's awesome. Although MET is the only pin we own and can't part with that one.

#91 5 years ago
Quoted from indybru:

Several years ago at the Expo when Batman 66 was revealed without game play. I was standing next to Gary Stern and another person described as the finance guy. I mentioned about rerunning Tron. They smiled but gave no comment.
I like to idea of a rerun, but right now I kind have moved on, mainly because I'm not sure I want to sell anything buy another pin.

This is the first small hint I've heard of real evidence a vault might be possible. It's not much to go on, but it's something.

#92 5 years ago
Quoted from Aurich:

I know the game has a cult popularity, I own one and think it's fun, but I just don't see there being enough interest without a film or something to make it work. The general public has already forgotten about the Legacy movie I'm sure.
I'm not playing mine, I keep thinking about selling it but don't. If I ever do decide to sell that's when they'll announce the vault, so I'll let everyone know when I'm ready to summon it.

Yea but there really is no interest in anyone watching the old Batman show, but nostalgia of the classic show made it possible for a Batman 66 pin. I'd long forgotten about that show until the pin. I watched every episode as a young kid but as an adult I have zero interest in watching it, a little too goofy acting and writing.

#93 5 years ago

I just want a pin that I can turn on and play several times a week and just have fun trying to complete easy to understand code. No more JJP pins for me as I don't like the code complexity. I want something newer so I don't have to fix on a 90s pin. Tron seems to check off all the boxes for me. For the record, at this point I don't have any opinion on whether there will be a Vault, Stern either has no interest at all or they are actually keeping it secret for the first time ever.

#106 5 years ago
Quoted from chooch:

I enjoyed Legacy much more then the original. To each their own I guess.

Yea I enjoyed both movies a lot. I like legacy more than the original though.

#121 5 years ago
Quoted from Aurich:

Why do that, when they could just spend the time developing a new game? No one who owns (or maybe owned) a Tron wants to buy a 'new' game that's just a recycle of what they already have/had.
The OP has a phobia about buying a used game, but if you really want a Tron they're out there. Not everything needs to cater to NIB collectors who obsess over shooter lane wear.

Haha, most games I've purchased have been used. Look at the market, most huo games are not priced very aggressively at all and just sit. My point is why hassle with huo to save $300? Obviously this doesn't apply to tron since it's a 6 to 7 year old pin and not available new anymore. That's why I created this thread to begin with. I would buy a new tron if they made it.

#128 5 years ago

Outstanding theme.
One of the best audio packages in a pin.
Awesome layout, not frustrating - the design is really fun to shoot.
Theme integration is perfect.
So many cool mods available.
Ruleset is easy to understand.
Addicting, you always want one more game.

Not sure how anyone can say this is a bad pin, I think it's great.

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