• more about #lightcycles
    Torley: I know that Daft Punk is doing the music is in the new Tron, but I hope for a Kavinsky remix. The zombie dude has a particular affinity for combin... more »
    Rocketknight: Lightcycles were just about the only thing I liked about Tron. They're pretty much the only reason I'm excited about the new Tron, too. more »
    t3knomanser: Turning at 90ΒΊ angles is cooler, despite the lack of real-world practicality. more »
    Monsieur.Mind: No helmets on Grid warriors in '83? Come on! They wore permanent bicycle/hockey helmets! [tron.wikia.com] more »
    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Its innevitable that the program would upgrade with the times. Man that new lightcycle looks sweet. But why the safety issues. Has the game become mor... more »
    EdificeComplex: Now I want to see Captain Slow race a lightcycle against a jet. Afterwards, the Stig will take it out to the track for a time trial. Damn you Emmett f... more »
    CalderMedusa: The changes are because of the lightcycles representation of gaming. in 83, they had the hard right angle turns because it was a 2D game. Now, gaming... more »
    Annalee Newitz: This is a truly epic post. I want the legacy lightcycle, please. more »
    zerofritz: While not yet approved for emissions standards in the state of California Knowing those left coast hippies, they'll be all over these things. Greene... more »
    Valkyrie Ice: From an article on H+ magazine. [hplusmagazine.com] more »
    Bootknife-Jackson: FACT: the redesigns will NOT be radical, or awesome. no, they will be RADSOME! case. closed. more »
    Viva Evolucion!: Deadly Discs! Deadly Discs! Nothing was more satisfying in 1983 than throwing that cursor through that other cursor. more »
    tande04: So what about this is different from what we've seen of the movie so far? All looks the same as it did in the very first teaser trailer to me. Bigge... more »
    SlayBeau: Any interest I might have had in the film disappeared when I saw this billboard. Is it just me, or does the helmet look like a bro-hat (you know, a b... more »
    Munch the BanNail: The early posters I've seen leave me less than fully impressed... more »
    TonyWonder: i've said it before and I'll say it again... taking the 2 out of the TRON title was a huge mistake... I'm actually very curious as to why Disney scrap... more »
    Hamslicer: I wonder if they still grab the baton to get the cycle. I always thought that was so cool. more »
    Skunky: One of my worries is that this new Tron wont be radical enough. Take a look at the TRS-80 chassis design and compare it to the new Thermaltake case. Y... more »
    lostarchitect: I think that's the brakes. more »
    Belabras: I miss the covered cycle design, but this is still pretty damn cool. more »
  • #tron

    Tron's Lightcycles: 1983 vs. 2010 Model Comparison

    How does Tron Legacy's new lightcycle design compare with the 1982 model? Here's a Top Gear-inspired comparison between the two cycles, based on our research. More »
  • #tron

    Just How Radical Will Tron Legacy's Redesigns Get?

    New Tron Legacy billboard art seems to show some more new modifications to the classic lightcycle/suit design, including a revamped helmet... and is that a gun on the cycle?
  • #sdcc

    io9 Visits Flynn's Arcade, Gets First Look At New Light Cycle

    Disney dropped a replica storefront of Kevin Flynn's Arcade into downtown San Diego as part of promotion for Tron: Legacy. Best part? We played Space Paranoids and got to see the light cycle live. Full gallery below. More »
  • #tron2

    Just How Sexy Will Tron 2 Get?

    This may not be your daddy's Tron, if an interview with one actress who appears in the Disney sequel is to be believed. More »
  • #tron2

    More Details About Tron 2's Shakespearean Tragedy β€” With Lightcycles!

    New plot details about the Tron sequel have leaked out, and it sounds like a gripping tale of father-son conflict and intergenerational angst... with light-cycles. Tons of spoilers, below. More »
  • #tron20

    How Tron 2.0 Will Clone The Young Jeff Bridges

    How do you bring back a younger more light-cycle-friendly Jeff Bridges? We've dug up some details on exactly how Disney may be digitizing Bridges to bring the Flynns together, and they've spared no expense. More »
  • #conceptart

    Tron's Light Cycles Could Have Looked Much Stranger

    As sleek and cyber-looking as the light cycles were in VR-game epic Tron, some of the original light-cycle concept art looks even more arresting. Some of the light cycles look almost industrial, like machines made out of pixels, while others look abstract and chaotic, just squiggly lines moving around. Even though the light-cycle concept art includes work by masters Syd Mead and Peter Lloyd, my favorites are the comic-booky drawings by Andy Probert, above. Some more favorites, below the fold. More »