The first time I ever saw the Tron arcade game was when my parents took me to see the movie. For some reason we saw the movie at a theater we rarely visited, Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino, CA. We lived 20 minutes away, and there were at least 4 or 5 other theaters closer. It was maybe only my second time there.
I was 10.
After the movie there was a bunch of older kids huddled around the game. I remember my dad put me up on his shoulders so I could watch.
I remember the theater was cool because it was underground. You would drive down into an underground parking garage, and then the lower level had shops and the movie theater. The lower level opened up to the top floor via an atrium. Pretty interesting.
Today I did an internet image search to see if I could find a shot of that theater and where the game used to stand. Found one on yelp... game would have been on the wall on the very far left side of this photo. Just one Tron game. No others. I expect they brought the game in special for the movie release. Funny though, I remember the lobby area being much larger.
I didn't get to play a game that day... but I did get to play it later at Farrell's in Woodland Hills, CA... which was a childhood favorite. Attended many birthday party celebrations there. I couldn't find a photo of the arcade space, but here's what the rest of the place was like:
I was 10.
After the movie there was a bunch of older kids huddled around the game. I remember my dad put me up on his shoulders so I could watch.
I remember the theater was cool because it was underground. You would drive down into an underground parking garage, and then the lower level had shops and the movie theater. The lower level opened up to the top floor via an atrium. Pretty interesting.
Today I did an internet image search to see if I could find a shot of that theater and where the game used to stand. Found one on yelp... game would have been on the wall on the very far left side of this photo. Just one Tron game. No others. I expect they brought the game in special for the movie release. Funny though, I remember the lobby area being much larger.
I didn't get to play a game that day... but I did get to play it later at Farrell's in Woodland Hills, CA... which was a childhood favorite. Attended many birthday party celebrations there. I couldn't find a photo of the arcade space, but here's what the rest of the place was like:
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