Talk:Tron 2.0

Screenshot

How about a screenshot of the game instead of a non-informative cover image? Pipatron (talk) 01:08, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

The standard for the video game infobox requests a cover image. BTW, a screenshot that big would raise copyright issues. Admiral Norton ^(talk) 14:36, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I've added a screenshot request to the WikiProject Video Games banner. -- œ^™ 17:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

DVD-ROM

Can anyone verify that Tron 2.0 was indeed released only on DVD-ROM?

I don't have a copy of the game, but as far as I know it was released on CD.

Hush, you.- agreed

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It only came as a 2 disc cd-rom I still have my copy. still far better than the Tron 2 movie. kills me that Disney did not use this as the base for the sequel. excellent atmosphere and storyline overall. and the fact that they got the original actors and artist to do this truly amazes me that they ignored it and made that other pos and actually cancelled the slated Tron 3 because of poor sales. Another genius CEO at work methinks?

xbox?

what about the XBOX version? is that a separate page?

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It is right now, but I'm all for merging it in. I don't think it really merits its own page. Ace of Sevens 00:59, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Plot

Is this statement from the Trivia section important?

It is amusing to note that the plot, before the game was released, is in some ways quite different than what appeared in the final product—possibly intentionally.

The plot and story of many games (and movies, for that matter) change substantially during development. Why is this game any different? And it hints that the plot was changed during development as some sort of ploy, but gives no further information as to why. I think that unless it is clarified, the whole paragraph should be taken out. The plot changing from early development isn't noteworthy in the least. — Frecklefoot | Talk 15:28, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)

No Tron in "Tron 2.0"?

I have not played this game, but from the description, it looks as though the character ("program") Tron does not appear ANYWHERE in this game. Granted, in this day-and-age, I concede that the original 1982 Tron app would be an old, outdated, and conceivably obsolete program. However, the point still stands that this game is called "Tron 2.0". Does Alan's son take the program name "Tron 2.0"? Or is there absolutely NO character in this game named "Tron"? I believe this is definitely worth mentioning by a Wikipedian familiar with the game.

End of line.

--Schmendrick (talk) 17:41, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

I've played it (the german version, though) some time ago. As far as I remember Tron itself doesn't appear at all - the title instead refers to an unfinished program, intended to replace the original Tron, which the player has to retrieve and compile. Should I ever play it again(the ending is horrible, IMO), I'll take notes. Cyberman TM (talk) 16:06, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

That's the tron legacy code that you have to retrieve and compile. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.139.1.68 (talk) 16:20, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

What does the article gain from a plot section?

In my experience, Tron 2.0's plot largely consists of "Jet goes there, Jet kills stuff, Jet comes here, Jet kills HUAAAARG." There are no interesting character dynamics and the connections to the first Tron are a matter of two sentences; three, tops. There's a place for interesting things done with (ab)use of computers in the "Environment" section. Since the section is extremely bulky, and is not - I claim - helpful to the reader or even of interest, how about we axe the thing? --Kizor 13:24, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

I've zapped this section back to the overview. The change can be seen here. I'm still open to input, though my talk page will get much faster results than this page. --Kizor 11:37, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Verifiable sources, please

Please remember that Wikipedia is not a primary source and must not become one. Any claims about Tron 2.0 originally being a movie concept, or about abortive patches or comic books should cite credible sources, even and especially if they presented as speculative. You cannot simply type subjective recollection, opinions, gossip and trivia and expect to have them remain unchallenged. I have removed the more egregious violations; if you restore them, please cite sources. Rogerborg (talk) 16:28, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

The source for the first claim does not mention Lisberger at all in the article. Not sure if it is a reasonable source. (side note, who gets to decide what is canon?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.46.203.232 (talk) 17:37, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

I was wondering about the first cite also, as I didn't see anything supporting the claim. The second cite, while hardly a reliable source either — it's an attendee's recollection from a Q&A event at which no recording equipment was permitted — is at least verifiable, and that was a Q&A with both Lisberger and Kosinski. My read is that they jointly endorsed the game's non-canon status.

So, now that I see the first cite never supported its claim (and wasn't just recently changed), and given that the second cite appears to contradict it completely (and isn't merely a retconning), I feel the only correct thing is to change the article's lead from this:

According to Tron creator Steven Lisberger, Tron 2.0 was the official sequel to the 1982 film Tron. However, the game was later retconned by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski.

to this:

According to Tron creator Steven Lisberger and Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, Tron 2.0 is not part of the Tron movie canon.

Sources

If someone can come up with a verifiable source for Lisberger's prior endorsement of Tron 2.0 as canon, then please re-incorporate that info into the article, with appropriate citation. -- FeRD_NYC (talk) 17:17, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Tron 2 redirect

I noticed Tron 2 redirects here, surely the Tron 2 film will be the primary article here? I have played the game and loved it, but I imagine most people searching for Tron 2 would expect to find the film. Rehevkor ✉ 02:14, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I think the disambiguation note at the top of this article will suffice. Since "Tron 2.0" and "Tron 2" are pretty much synonymous and the game came out well before the new movie, redirecting to the game and then saying "This is about the game, for the film sequel go here" makes perfect sense. Also, since the movie itself has never been referred to in any official sense as "Tron 2" - closest it came was "TR2N" - there's no real plausible search term for "Tron 2" that can't be taken care of with the current setup. — KieferSkunk (talk) — 19:06, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Sources

• German interview with Jace Hall - some is in German, some in English, so be sure to use YouTube's subtitle translation to get it all. --Teancum (talk) 22:14, 16 May 2022 (UTC)