You may or may not have heard – the 1982 cult fave Tron, which starred 2010's very own Best Actor, Jeff Bridges, is getting a sequel. Now if this is the first you’re hearing about Tron: Legacy, that’s quite all right: the movie doesn’t hit theaters for another 9 months.  But the not-so-secret truth is that Disney won’t allow you to live much longer without knowing about its big holiday tentpole. Maybe you saw the oddly hypnotic trailer before Alice in Wonderland this past week.  Maybe you live in San Diego, where a real-life Flynn’s Arcade [1] popped up last year.  Maybe you’re heading down to Disney World soon, where you’ll catch a glimpse of the newly reskinned monorails [2], made out to look like the dueling light cycles of the original film. Or maybe you simply stumbled across this post.  In that case, Disney may have already won. 80’s gaming junkies, brace yourselves.  The next 2 hours of your lives have been claimed: [3] There are fifty-six references are littered throughout all this pixel-crisp chocolate [4].  Fifty-six. I admit, I’m only oh, 12 or so in at the moment (just what is that cat with the 24k over its eye - all I can think of is Rockin’ Cats) but this is something I fully intend on leaving up in the background over the next few days, like some digital jigsaw puzzle I can tinker with in the middle of the night. Some are easy (Asteroids, pssh); some are more difficult (seriously, the cat); but what’s ensured is that many an old-school classic will be conjured up in your mind as you plow through all 56 prompts, from Golden Axe to R-Type. Taking a step back, it’s hard not to marvel at the effort that went into this thing –  from the lush, pristine pixel artwork, to the creative and purposeful scattering of dozens of video game puns and allusions.  This little puzzle goes beyond mere marketing prattle and into the sacred realm of actual substance. In other news, I just found a man I assume to be Dig Dug himself in the corner next to the floating Double Dragons.  The crowd seems pleased at my progress.  (Again, any help with the cat would be greatly appreciated.) Tron: Legacy hits theaters December 15. [1] http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/07/24/flynns-arcade-is-in-san-diego-amazing-tron-legacy-viral/ [2] http://www.aintitcool.com/node/44228 [3] http://www.arcadeaid.com/challengingstage/quiz.htm [4] http://www.arcadeaid.com/challengingstage/quiz.htm