Tag: wargames

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WarGames (1983)

Not one, but two TRON games at this arcade.

Woahhhhhhhhhhhhh. In Tron Legacy Flynn references WarGames in his talk with Sam – “the only way to win is not to fight" – but if Tron the arcade game exists in WarGames that means that Encom is a huge game company in that universe and Flynn can be all smug that his games can be seen in a popular film. But if we assume that Tron the arcade game was made by Midway and not Encom, the realities of the two films become entwined in some bizarre infinite loop.

It’s actually “It’s his game now. The only way to win is not to play” referencing the quote "A strange game…the only winning move is not to play" from WarGames. I had the same thought, though. This could make some interesting fanfic if someone were so inclined.

Also, Joshua versus MCP in chess would be awesome.