> > Reminiscent of the scenes (e.g. 'gameplay' on the arcade machines) from the movie
> > TRON.
>
> That's pretty much the speed of progress in computer graphics. All the money in the
> world got you the TRON rendering in 1981/82, it was possible in limited realtime with
> expensive custom hardware in 1985/86, and the PS1 could do better than that for $299
> in 1995.
Actually, TRON wasn't that heavily budgeted. The Last Starfighter actually fuckin smoked it. But it was incomplete, and going to take them another 18 months (and an assload more money), and they needed it done in SIX, so they....reluctantly, it almost didn't get released.....went back and re-did all the shots.
Consider it high comedy....sincere tragedy....whatever...don't take it personally.
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