Stern

TRON: Legacy (Pro)

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This game received 578 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.339 _/10

8.339

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 2nd in the game group "TRON: Legacy". The group itself ranks #35 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.217

Artwork: 8.064

Sounds/Music: 8.337

Other Aspects: 8.457

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This title is part of group: "TRON: Legacy"

TRON: Legacy
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TRON: Legacy
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10.000/10

12 years ago

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pinballdwh

Inactive member

12y 5,500 2 13

The best eye candy from a pin since CV. Excellent game play. With one more update I think this may be in the top 5

9.252/10

12 years ago

WPG

guymontag451

Wedgehead

Portland, OR

13y 92,800 1,006 25 170

Great game. Love the layout, love the recognizer, and love the music. With the EL wire on the ramps, this game is a real looker (for a Stern). Tons of fun on this game. The Skill Shot is a well designed and actually feels like a "skill shot". A top Stern effort in my opinion, great quick smash about game that packs a serious fun punch.

guymontag451 edited previous rating on September 07, 2023.

9.120/10

12 years ago

JMG

drbond

Inactive member

14y 62,400 1,473 7 85

"Whoa-Whoa-Whoa!" A possible turning point for game design from John Borg, started with the fun Iron Man game. Bringing back memories of early 90's style pins (less flashy toys, like T2 or HSII), this game feels very similar to Borg's own DE Tommy. Very fast moving game, with lots of ramps! Not a whole lot of moving parts. A fellow pinsider agreed, in that this machine is definately one of the most accessible modern machines to maintain, for new pinball machine collectors. The "recognizer" three target motorized bank should be familiar to fans of Spider-Man or Attack from Mars (hit the ball past the target and ricochet the ball within like a Tron disc). Art is typical photoshop. Depending on the production run of Tron Legacy Pro, the game will either include a cool looking 3D translite ala Stern's Avatar, collage of all the main characters, or translite featuring the lovely ladies of the film (Gem & Quorra). Incredible sound! Wow! Possibly the best sounding machine produced by Stern! Daft Punk fans will dig selections used from the movie soundtrack. Semi-difficult game with quite a bit of drains going in the outlanes, but not as brutal as Iron Man. Overall, a fun game! Great to see Stern improving on their machines' fun factor. Special props go out to Borg's team for keeping the gameplay almost identical, in making the Pro model compared to the LE model. Can't wait to see John Borg's next design! Maybe his next one we'll see him revist another classic layout...TFTC. Highly recommended game to collector's who watch their pinball budgets, as the Pro model has all the fun from the LE model here at half the price.

drbond edited previous rating on September 03, 2018.
drbond currently owns this game.

6.018/10

12 years ago

PVW

pascal-pinball

Pinside member

19y 92,075 1,590 255

One of the most overrated stern's ever.
I had it twice and sold it after 3 months.
booring game....

pascal-pinball edited previous rating on December 04, 2015.

9.676/10

12 years ago

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daveispinball

Pinside member

12y 36,650 210 24

Modified rating after 600 plays. I'm still going strong after so many plays. The game is challenging enough that after so many games I'm still looking forward to the next. The music is great as well. I have added a shaker and I wouldn't mind an upgradded sub. Used to be my 3rd fav... no fav pin.

daveispinball edited previous rating on October 01, 2011.

6.716/10

12 years ago

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GenericGuy

Inactive member

Dallas, TX

12y 6,000 9 3 6

A very back-to-the-basics approach to pinball. Lacks the toys and novelty of Stern's other recent attempts. Good for a very fast game of pinball, but not a machine I would purchase.

9.876/10

12 years ago

DIE

underlord

Pinside+ Addict

14y 133K 9,047 49

Finally played this at the local arcade. Even though it had the earlier software and was just a Pro version, I really thought this game rocked! I am a bit biased, as I am a huge Tron geek. Based on theme alone I traded for an LE model nib!

Stern's speaker system needs a serious kick in the woofer!

Flow was better than expected, lights and sound implementation were best in two years from Stern, and no more pixelated graphics! Nice.

9.866/10

12 years ago

VEC

VECTOR-INVADER

Inactive member

Costa Mesa, CA

14y 9,650 39 1 12

Very fast and addictive game play ! enjoyed every minute I was playing :)

VECTOR-INVADER currently owns this game.

9.100/10

12 years ago

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taxfighter

Inactive member

Berg

15y 9,500 7 38

Very addicting and fun game!

taxfighter edited previous rating on June 03, 2012.

9.440/10

12 years ago

JOA

JoachimR

Pinside member

Geel

13y 68,550 126 284

Wow, this is the first game since RBION from stern that got me comming back for more.
Didn't know the theme but the pin made me want to see the movie and i must say it's a very good transfer to pinball :)
Sounds are fantastic and the constant 'battle' against the machine is great.

JoachimR edited previous rating on February 09, 2021.

8.245/10

12 years ago

WYO

Ballsofsteel

Inactive member

Riverton, WY

12y 73,550 2,923 7 81

SOFTWARE VERSION 1.5

super fast, the engineering of the playfield design was brilliant. yes comparible to FH, but it has a different flow from the combo shots and multiball modes. i've loved tron since the original early 80's movie and arcade game. the artwork, daft punk, and theme are all up my personal preferences. MB's can be stacked, hard to score, fun and fast. finally stern has come back somewhat (think RS, or AVATAR). A SHOOTERS GAME

Ballsofsteel edited previous rating on May 02, 2013.
Ballsofsteel has owned this game in the past.

9.320/10

12 years ago

FAV

bemmett

Pinside+ Addict

12y 127K 3,967 126 2

Not a bad game at all, took awhile to grow on me but I like it more, the more I play. I love the LE features in the game but have seen the mods that can be done to the Pro to mimic them and would totally go the Pro route for the machine cause of the huge price difference.

bemmett edited previous rating on May 13, 2016.

8.200/10

12 years ago

BEN

TZBen

Pinside member

14y 62,050 1,543 13

played 10 strait games on it. Fun but I think i'll stick to playing on location.

Update,

I'm now buying one, first nib. Will update after a couple hundred games

100 game update:

fast,fast,fast reaction time must be razor sharp with this pin. I like the sounds (game is hooked up to external sub) a lot. stacking multiballs is fun. just a lot of one more game funness.

TZBen edited previous rating on October 15, 2012.

7.320/10

12 years ago

ROB

RobKnapp

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

13y 110K 3,116 13 183

Tron is a solid Pinball.I played it for an hour or so. Need more time with Pinball. My first impressions are average for the 5,000.00 My contact is asking.

RobKnapp edited previous rating on February 02, 2015.
RobKnapp has this game on the wishlist.

7.992/10

12 years ago

EMH

pinheadpuckguy

Inactive member

Coon Rapids, MN

14y 54,400 2,608 12

I am changing my mind on this game full circle. The game has good flow. With the right mods............a Tron Pro can look great. I want one now.

pinheadpuckguy edited previous rating on May 21, 2012.

9.081/10

12 years ago

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blitzburgh

Inactive member

Dallas, TE

12y 8,250 9 21

Great theme but to be honest was not expecting much from this pin. Stern proved me wrong on this one.

7.748/10

12 years ago

SYD

Pin_Scot

Inactive member

Rochester Hills, MI

12y 22,400 17 20

Likes: left ramp is satisfying, the fast and furious multiball (add-a-ball feature is nice), the spinning disc, the theme

Dislikes: 3-D backglass artwork, some annoying sound bites from the movie, some of the toys look cheap

Overall: Fun to play, I'll have to spend more time on it to see if I warm up to it more.

9.220/10

12 years ago

HAZ

hank527

Pinside+ Addict

13y 128K 5,426 249

Wow started off thinking this was okay, but after about 20 plays I started to really like this. The DMD animation scenes are just not good, however the game has the ability to grow on you. I played this while I was on vacation every day for 4 days and now want to own one. I think this has tremendous potential if you install a sub woofer and install lights on the ramps. I also think future software upgrades and a shaker motor might put this game in the top 20. New software made me revise rating. DMD is now awesome.

hank527 edited previous rating on April 22, 2012.

8.492/10

12 years ago

EMM

nutshell79

Inactive member

Geneva, IL

14y 60,400 1,038 7 10

I put about two hours on Tron the first time I played. The art package looks great and fits the theme perfect. The music on the game is outstanding. I really like the track after the three bank drops. The two ramps flow really smooth along with the left loops. Although some shots from the left flippers were a littler harder (both right loops were hard to hit for me) but the right outer loop was satisfying to make all the way around especially if you hit the right ramp as a combo. They should have feed the upper right loop back to the upper flipper instead of down into the pops to be set up for consecutive looping shots and provide even better flow. I don't know if the game I played wasn't leveled correctly but weak shots that feed through the pop bumpers had a tendency to fall down the middle. The game has a nice skill shot into the arcade that requires some nudging. The spinning disc works nice, looks great, and only once did it throw the ball directly down the left outlane. The rule set was a good mix of multiball and standard modes -fairly deep. I could see this game having legs in a home environment.

Overall a nicely designed pf layout, good rules, great sound and artwork make Tron a very enjoyable game.

nutshell79 edited previous rating on June 17, 2011.
nutshell79 has owned this game in the past.

10.000/10

12 years ago

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n2kenai

Inactive member

13y 33,400 136 10 43

I must admit, I was worried that I wouldnt like Tron Legacy, but after playing it, i was very impressed with everything. By far the most notable thing about this game is the music. Soundtracks straight from the film are excellent and really get you groovin' while you play. The sound effects compliment the target shots well. The 3rd flipper was a great challenge and the Light Cycle ramps are really neat. The Recognizer has an incredible blast of power. The cabinet is beautiful, and I actually liked the translite. Overall, a perfect score from me. I want one so bad.

n2kenai has this game on the wishlist.

8.031/10

12 years ago

CMM

maldoror

Inactive member

Idaho Springs, CO

14y 33,650 662 26 34

Ok so I had a chance to put 20 or so games on Tron legacy tonight and here is my quick review. This game is in many ways a step in the right direction for Stern Pinball, but some annoying design and manufacturing choices remain that in other ways take pinball in the wrong direction. Gameplay is fun, a flow minded pin in a lot of ways with good loops and nice ramps. The spinning disc feature is quite good and really shines during multiball. The thing can move the ball at quite a rate of speed and create some nice crazy bounces with the spin it puts on the ball at times. Other times it does barely anything. Game rules are not too deep, but I suppose deep enough. I got to Sea Of Simulation one time, it was pretty fun. I wonder what the portal multiball is like. Some shots feel kind of "hollow" if you will and not very rewarding, namely the two mini orbits next to both ramps, something just does not feel right there. The sound is awesome, but that was kind of to be expected. The art package is hit and miss, nothing to write home about for sure but it works. The game can not help escaping feeling like Rolling Stones or Avatar in some ways, maybe it is the plain jane clear ramps (lame) that does it. Really a shame the lighting on this game could not be better. Sure the LE may fix that but this is the "base" version of the game and because of that it suffers from a lack of creative lighting. All in all a step in the right direction for stern, but still not a return to their glory years of a few years ago.

maldoror currently owns this game.

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