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Knievel:
Thanks for the replies guys. So the verdict is that it's not totally playable with anything other than the Tron stick?
I doubt I'll be able to locate one so I guess he'll have to scrap the idea.
crashwg:
I would think it would be easy enough to cut your own restrictor for it with a dremel...  :-\
mahuti:
I built a tron stick based on 1ups plan... it wasn't any cheaper than just buying a Tron stick, but it looks brand new.
Kremmit:
It's not the trigger, or the shape of  the stick that matters for Tron.  It's the restrictor.  The right setup ONLY came on Tron sticks.  Not Xenophobe, Not Discs of Tron, Not Gorf, etc.  The deal is that the stick is ALMOST a 4-way, but not quite.  The result is that you CAN hit the diagonals during the non-lightcycle stages, but you WONT hit them during the lightcycles, unless you try (and then you'll die).

The best thing is to get a true Tron stick, but those cost $$.  If you don't want to pay for one, there are still two ways to play Tron without the lightcycle zig-zag problem:

If your panel has an 8-way and a  4-way, you can use the 4-way during the lightcycles.  You can use a button in place of the trigger.  Or you can rig up a 4-way top-fire, or even a 4-way trigger stick. 

Or, (and here's what I'd do)- if you're building specifically for Tron, but don't want more than one stick on the panel, and don't want to spring for a true Tron stick, buy one of RandyT's Top-Fire Prodigy sticks from www.groovygamegear.com.  Play in 8-way mode for everything but the lightcycles, and then switch to 4-way for that wave only.  The top-fire is almost the same as the trigger and is useful in other games, you don't have to change sticks during play, you don't have to clutter up your panel, you don't have to sell your firstborn for a real Tron stick, and you've got the whole 4-way game problem solved to boot.
paigeoliver:
I built a cabinet custom order for a guy who wanted a general purpose cabinet, but wanted to be able to play Tron. I ended up putting an 8-way top fire and a normal 4-way side by side (wired as the same stick), with the buttons in the middle and the spinner on the other side. It was the only solution I could come up with that worked well, other than a dedicated Tron panel, which would SUCK for everything else.
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