Nope.

I bought mine NIB this summer and it is a disgusting dirty pig of a machine thanks to that disk, but I love it anyway.

I prefer it to SM, but I don't know your SM's value.

I have both games and it is NOT an equal trade. SM is way more game. Both are great games, but SM is has way more to offer in my opinion. Even value wise a SM is worth more than a Tron Pro.

To answer your question though, the disk is made with black rubber to grab the ball.

I wouldn't trade my S-M for Tron pro.

SM is worth 6-7k
Tron 4-6k

Condition matters of course... I've played 3 different Trons.. 2 LE and 1 Pro... the LE for whatever reason do not get as dirty as the pros do... i dont know why this... but it just is in my experience...

Disc is fine as noted above.

I have both machines. I bought the SM first and at the time was going back and forth with tron over and over. Took me weeks to decide. I feel your pain. I ended up choosing the SM as it is a MUCH bigger game. Watch Bowen beat it in his 1 hr PAPA tutorial. When I finally got a Tron it was the LE which I absolutely love and at the moment play more than Spidey. SM is not going anywhere though, it is such an awesome machine. Tron pro is not a choice I don't think, even though it is awesome. Tron LE maybe, but if I was only having one then SM all the way.

Spider-Man > Tron

Tron > Spider-Man

The dirt comes from the disk. The disk has a rubber coating allowing it to grab the ball and put some wicked spin on it and the rubber sticks on the ball. I think its just part of the deal. People use white rubbers on the game but I don't know how they keep them clean, maybe its just the playfield that gets all the rubber marks. I'd like to white rubber tron if I knew it wouldn't look nasty after a while.

SM for me.

Not in a million years.

Tron is a great game, but this is not a straight up trade. As others have pointed out, if you do decide to make the deal you should be having some cash coming your way as well.

That TRON looks completely mod-less, not even ramp protectors...any mods to your knowledge? I think Id ask at least 1K cash if not more for that trade.

I personally enjoy the upper flipper play on TRON more than I do on Spiderman. I also think TRON is a faster game. There's no ball-locking, there's no lane completion. I also think TRON has a better sound package; the music is top notch. Don't get me wrong, the callouts in Spiderman are awesome but the music is better on TRON. I also think, especially if you got the 'two chicks' translite, that TRON's art package is better than Spiderman's.

Having said that, there's way more 'to do' modeswise on Spiderman. It's probably a deeper game. And for sure it's worth more in the market right now, given that you can still get NIB TRONs out there.

Disclaimer: I own a TRON Pro.

Hello Den,

after my purchase at Aug. 2011 was the dirt extrem fast on my TronLE.

The rubber on the disc was kindy "dry", after application with a rubber care product (Sonax rubber care) the dirt never come back.

Regards
Roland

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6-7k? That would be seriously over-paying. You can get them for $5k all day long. One sat on our local CL for a month until the seller dropped to $4400. It was not mint, but it was pretty clean.

Bottom line: It's a pretty even value trade. I prefer Tron, which is why I bought one. Disc smudges were very minmal on mine, and after a few hundred plays is now a non-issue. Can't pick for you. Just go with your gut.

Ain't nothin compared to my old POTC. That disk would put crap all over the playfield in 30 games after a total clean of the playfield.
Count your blessings...supposedly mine was one of the few that had that problem and it totally sucked. Never got a response from Stern on it, and was glad to get rid of the game because I got tired of cleaning it after every weekend of any play from guests.

My PoTC has a decal - no mess at all. Really no need for an extreme rubber gripping disk in that design feature since the ball will always exit in a controlled manner.

that tron looks very good. the dirt can be cleaned.
your best decision is keep sm and save money to get a tron

I think they are a great equal trade imo. i'd trade it either way.

Get at least double that if you do the trade.

** This is assuming your SM is pristine of course. If not, then the equation changes. **

Exactly, A pristine SM just sold for near 6K on pinside. Id value a mod-less lightly used TRON at 5K at best.

Of course the OP is in Denmark where values could be a little skewed based on supply and taste differences.

Yeah, Daft Punk is like the beatles over there, or like Timberlake for you under30 dudes.

I sold my HUO SM with mirrorblades and speaker upgrade for 6500. Went to CN. Its a better pin then Tron Pro but not Tron LE.

Trade if you want a change. But you may never be able to afford a SM again. They are rare in FL. They get bought fast.

Yes that would be a Red LED display.

just got a newsletter from pinballcenter.eu
they got a new transparent disc rubber:
http://www.pinballcenter.eu/catalog/disk-gummi-set-transparent-tron-legacy-p-6216.html

i think this will solve the disc crap?

Looks like it, hope we can find it in the States soon. If its coming here I won't clean my game again until I get it!

I have them both sitting next to each other. Both HUO. Tron gets more play.
Perhaps it's because I've played the crap out of spidey and Tron is newer.
If tron has some mods on it, i'd say they are in the same ballpark on an even trade.
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I don't agree with this at all. Show me one standard red SM that sold for anywhere close to $7K. I don't even think they go for that much on eBay.