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GL Tron brings the light cycles of the classic science fiction movie Tron to your computer in an exciting and well made game. If you are unfamiliar with Tron, the. Jul 27, 2017 gltron was inspired by the film tron - actually, more by all the games that where inspired by the film tron:-) It's a game for one to four players, the objective is not to drive into a wall. Gltron download SourceForge.net.
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Relive light cycle racing from sci-fi classic TRON!
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DFG Exclusive Review Summary
- Several types of gameplay including wall acceleration which increases your speed as you get closer to opponents' walls.
- Challenging and fun gameplay with varying difficulty settings.
- Multiplayer option on the same computer only.
- Brings the classic movie to a playable game.
- Game can lock up while playing.
- Mouse controlled camera can be difficult to control.
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Special Note: Reason for Discontinuing This Game
After some internal discussion we decided to discontinue this game due to potential trademark violations by the game developer. Game remakes, as fun as they are, actually are not legal if they use trademarked names or game features found in the original game. Since this particular game closely resembles the original, we decided to be safe rather than sorry and discontinued it.
If you would like to still play the game, we are happy to point you to the GL Tron Developer's Site
Can you steer a light cycle and finish in 1st place?
The game is fairly simple, you race your light cycle at astounding speeds and try and create an inpregnable wall for your competitors to crash into before you hit the system's wall and die yourself.
How do you do this? Basically, you navigate through the system and keep close tabs on where your competition is via an overhead map. The trail you leave is made of light and acts like a wall for your competition to crash into. Make sure you miss their traps and try and set up your own for them to run into.
Based on the classic movie TRON!
Where did this game come from? Basically it was inspired by the cult classic TRON from the mid 80's. The developer took the premise of the movie and decided to make a game based on it. This little game is extremely addicting and the graphics are amazingly well done for a FREE game! Hop in your light cycle and let's take a spin!
GL Tron Review
- Review by Mick
GL Tron brings the light cycles of the classic science fiction movie Tron to your computer in an exciting and well made game. If you are unfamiliar with Tron, the premise of this game is to ride your light cycle around an arena leaving behind a wall of colored light for your opponents to smash into and the last one standing wins.
Play Against the Computer or Friends
GL Tron can be played solo with up to three computer opponents at once. GL Tron can also be played with a friend on the same keyboard.
Game Modes and Options
The game types allow for different game experiences. In Wall Acceleration Mode, your light cycle goes faster as you steer closer to opponents walls making it more challenging to avoid other walls but giving you an advantage over the other players. In Boost Mode, there was no apparent difference in play style as the assigned boost button did nothing.
For difficulty settings you can adjust three things: speed of all the light cycles, how smart the computer opponents are and how big the arena is. The slowest setting, boring, is just that and on the bigger maps I would never recommend this setting as it will take so long to make any progress that you will just quickly become bored. On the the smaller maps the slow setting can be fun against the more skilled computer opponents because setting traps with your walls becomes more important.
A Few Too Many Options for Beginners
Game setup can be confusing at first because there are so many options to choose from. For beginners the defaults are set so that, other than the difficulty setting, a person who has never played any game could just hit start game and have a great time playing. Once you have figured out where all the options are and what they do you can really fine tune the game to how you like to play.
Presentation Fits the Movie Theme
The graphics and theme of this game fit well together to increase the enjoyability of the game. The graphics stay true to the movie and utilize a grid style floor with a border wall. In the options menu you can choose from three different graphic layouts to suit your liking.
One drawback to this game is that there is only one song on the soundtrack. The song fits the game perfectly but after awhile you might find yourself turning off the music. The light cycles are well done and can be toned down graphically for slower systems if that is an issue. There are also several other settings that can be adjusted to reduce the strain on slower computers such as shading, filters and trails.
Not Perfect
Some of the few setbacks of this game are the camera controls. The mouse controls the orientation of the camera and if bumped, it can be difficult to get the camera back to where you like it. Also the game can freeze while playing but minimizing the window and reopening seemed to get it going again. Also there is no option for customizing the light cycle in anyway. It is possible to choose a different color by changing which player you are but nothing else can be customized.
Conclusion - A Good Tron Cycle Racer
For anyone who has seen Tron and dreamed of riding the light cycles or anyone who has never even heard of Tron, this is an exciting game that can be played with friends at home or just against the computer opponents. The simplistic but detailed graphics and challenging gameplay make this a great game for anyone to play.
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| Original author(s) | Andreas Umbach |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | GLtron.org |
| Initial release | 1999; 21 years ago |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/projects/gltron |
| Platform | OS X(OS X 10.7+ currently unsupported), Mac OS 9, Linux, Windows, MorphOS, Symbian, Android |
| Type | Snake game |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website | www.gltron.org |
| Usage | |
| Supported Platform(s) | OS X(OS X 10.7+ currently unsupported), Mac OS 9, Linux, Windows, MorphOS, Symbian, Android |
GLtron is a 3D snake game based on the light cycle portion of the film Tron.[1] The game is free and open-source software and has been ported to many mobile and non-mobile operating systems such as Windows, MacOS, Symbian[2] and Android[3] over the years.
Development[edit]
After being originally a private university project by Andreas Umbach in June 1998, the game's open-source development started when the source code was put to Sourceforge around 1999 under the GPLv2software license. The game's soundtrack features the track Revenge of the Cats, which was composed and performed by Finnish musician Peter Hajba, who is also known by his demoscene nickname Skaven.[4] Ports to new platforms are primarily developed by the game's community.
Gameplay[edit]
The aim of the game is to be the last player riding. Cycles can be boosted with a limited turbo. There are various gameplay styles, including switching the gameplay from 'booster' to 'wall accel.' to 'both'. 'Booster' has an extra button for boosting, in addition to the standard left, right, glance left, glance right buttons, while 'Wall ride' increases a player's light cycle's speed automatically depending on how close they are to an opponent's wall. 'Both' incorporates both options for increasing the player's light cycle's speed.
There are several arena sizes that can be selected, from 'tiny' (which is best for two players on normal speed or people practicing their reflexes with 3 'mcp himself' difficulty-level bots on 'crazy' speed) to 'vast'.
The game is played using the keyboard to control the vehicle and the mouse to control the camera position, players can out ride competitors across the geometric grid.
Reception[edit]
In 2006, GLTron was recommended by The Mac Observer for its graphics and sound, considered good for a free software game, and support for different screen resolutions and input devices.[1] Other reviews were positive too,[5][6] for instance The Linux Game Tome gave 4/5 stars.[7]
The game was ported to multiple systems like Linux, Windows, MacOS as also mobile systems that have support for OpenGL ES like Symbian,[8]Android,[9] and as also the OpenPandora handheld.[10]Gltron was downloaded between 2000 and 2016 1,500,000 times from Sourceforge alone,[11] while it is also packaged with many Linux distributions like Debian.[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abChris Barylick (September 11, 2006). 'The Slacker's Guide - Something Cool For the Nerds: GLTron'. The Mac Observer. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^'Symbian Port'. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^'GL TRON'. Google Play. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^'GLtron related links'. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ^GLTron Reviewedby Cord Kruse on insidemacgames.com (September 12, 2006)
- ^102 Games That Are: Free To Own on 1up.com (archived)
- ^gltron on The Linux Game Tome (2012-12-15, archived)
- ^'Symbian Port'. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^'GL TRON'. Google Play. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^gltron on repo.openpandora.org
- ^gltron - stats on sourceforge.net
- ^gltron on packages.debian.org
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to GLTron. |
- GLtron on Google Play
- GLtron Android package at the F-Droid repository