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ColorDMD Announces Twilight Zone! -- RELEASED!!!

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#1 8 years ago

RBP

Dmod

ColorDMD

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Game 33 is Twilight Zone!!! Video Link Below!

ColorDMD Displays is excited to announce support for Twilight Zone pinball machines! This is the 33rd multicolor release for the ColorDMD display platform, and second new title release in 2016! Twilight Zone is beloved by pinball enthusiasts everywhere, and perrenial request for colorization.

Twilight Zone was colored by Chris Enright and Josh Jertberg, the same team responsible for ColorDMD's efforts on Indiana Jones and Metallica, games recognized for their extensive artwork and attention to detail. Josh is a computer animator and graphic artist who makes great use of color and shading to bring out the best in the game's sequences. Josh doesn't disappoint on TZ, adding color while paying homage to the game's and characters' roots as a black and white TV series.

TZ_Eye_(resized).PNG

Chris, a founder of ColorDMD and long-time TZ owner, has authored twelve of ColorDMD's previous releases and has provided coaching and support to developers for nearly every title in our library. While every game presents challenges, none more than Twilight Zone with it's extensive animation sequences and unusually large number of animated screen transitions (scrolls, wipes, crossfades, etc.) that make it a formidable game to color.

Colorizing TZ required all of Chris' ingenuity, countless hours, and every trick in the ColorDMD playbook (including a few new ones). We hope you enjoy the astounding result of his effort!

TZ_Hitchhiker_(resized).PNG

The ColorDMD for Twilight Zone pinball machines leverages the company's easy-to-install ColorDMD SIGMA platform and supports six different rendering styles. Multicolor operation is enabled through free download and installation of a game-specific ROM using a USB drive. The display may be reconfigured for use with any supported title.

Displays from our January build are completing now and shipping as they are received from production, The color ROM for Twilight Zone is targeted for release on Friday, February 12.

Thank you for your continued support! For additional information, including upcoming game previews, please visit us at www.colordmd.com!

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#2 8 years ago

GAC

gac

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Yes!!! Now to find that flashdrive...

#3 8 years ago

epthegeek

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Woo! Congrats to Chris on taming the beast!

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#4 8 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Rod Serling's rolling over in his grave. But congrats to those that wanted it!

#5 8 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Not too shabby at all....good work.

#6 8 years ago

DAD

fiberdude120

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Im gonna get one.

#7 8 years ago

Beebl

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Wow! What great timing, I just ordered a pair of ColorDmd's for LOTR and ToM yesterday, now I'm going to have a tough decision to make!

#8 8 years ago

DLS

bigd1979

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Freaking sweet been waiting a long time . Good news is many of us all ready have it in .

#9 8 years ago

GOV

Gov

GOVS_Mods

Springfield, MO

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But what are people going to complain about now when new releases are announced!!!!????

#10 8 years ago

ISM

mac622

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Awesome!!

#11 8 years ago

DEW

Damonator

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Quoted from Gov:
But what are people going to complain about now when new releases are announced!!!!????

TRON

(not complaining here - just making an educated guess)

#12 8 years ago

HLT

herg

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Quoted from Gov:
But what are people going to complain about now when new releases are announced!!!!????

TRON

Quoted from bigd1979:
Freaking sweet been waiting a long time . Good news is many of us all ready have it in .

Yep, just need the ROM.

#13 8 years ago

DOG

Whysnow

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Glad Ipurchased an extra not long ago.

Now I just need to get my TZ alive/...

#14 8 years ago

SMK

Sethman

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Badass!!!!! Thank you Chris and Josh!!!!!!!!!!

#15 8 years ago

DLS

bigd1979

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That eye frame looks amazing .. cant wait to see it in the 6 different configurations

#16 8 years ago

JEF

OldSchoolBlood

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Big thanks to Chris & Josh. We appreciate all your efforts to get this one done.

#17 8 years ago

ACE

MacJedi

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Looks amazing!! Congrats ColorDMD team!

#18 8 years ago

GRV

GravitaR

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Thus the official ColorDMD thread is born. Happy for all TZ owners who have been waiting for this since day one.

#19 8 years ago

DCK

burningman

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Vero Beach, FL

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Just put in my order for one

#20 8 years ago

JFC

2Kaulitz

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Baltimore, MD

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That looks sweet

#21 8 years ago

DJM

Seatmandan

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Will this announcement cause TZs that are for sale/will be for sale to go up in price in the near future? Haven't really paid attention to the price of other games as color Roms became available

#22 8 years ago

JMS

John_in_NC

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Chapel Hill, NC

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Sold

#23 8 years ago

EMB

wxforecaster

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FRICK YES!!!!!!!!

#24 8 years ago

C&C

Ckykedworld

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Sevierville, TN

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OMG now I need to get a TZ to put one in!!

#25 8 years ago

DAD

MK6PIN

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Man....best pin news in recent memory!!!....not a more deserving title, imho ......there goes your new inventory ( although I already have a Sigma in mine).....truly the dream title has arrived!!! THANK YOU

#26 8 years ago

DAD

MK6PIN

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Quoted from herg:
TRON

Yep, just need the ROM.

Ditto....but definitely no complaints here...TZ has been long in the making...

#27 8 years ago

DEF

DefaultGen

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AWESOME!

#28 8 years ago

HAR

Boondocker

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Leadville, CO

10y 56,550 310 11

I couldn't wait anymore, I ordered regular sigma this morning with extra cable for AC/DC in case TZ wasn't the hint. Of course it was announced right after I ordered. Now I have to save for AC/DC.

#29 8 years ago

JAB

robotronjohn

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Raleigh, NC

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ha! Just when I ordered one for my incoming Metallica.... now I have to save up again......

#30 8 years ago

WOZ

PanzerFreak

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Awesome! I'll definitely be putting a Color DMD in my TZ with this news. The animations in the video preview look great.

#31 8 years ago

HAR

shovelhed

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Napa, CA

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Congrats to All involved and the tz owners. Im hoping When Spidy is done i will have the same shit my pants feeling as you tz owners. Great job! Here is to the best mod for our man Toys.

#32 8 years ago

BAR

iwantansi

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THIS IS GREAT!! NOW WHEN IS XXXX TITLE COMING OUT?!?! GAWD!!! YOU WOULD SELL MILLIONS OF THEM!!!

#33 8 years ago

GJB

Defender

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Just ordered mine.... Now please do Family Guy and my collection will all be ColorDMD'd

#34 8 years ago

DEF

DefaultGen

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Quoted from iwantansi:
THIS IS GREAT!! NOW WHEN IS XXXX TITLE COMING OUT?!?! GAWD!!! YOU WOULD SELL MILLIONS OF THEM!!!

XXXX TITLE JUST CAME OUT BABY.

#35 8 years ago

REH

Imeh

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Fantastic!

#36 8 years ago

GAC

gac

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Quoted from Defender:
Just ordered mine.... Now please do Family Guy

Amen to Family Guy.

#37 8 years ago

JMS

John_in_NC

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Quoted from Defender:
Just ordered mine.... Now please do Family Guy and my collection will all be ColorDMD'd

TZ will complete my keeper line-up Invisiglass and ColorDMD conversion.

IMG_6309[1]_(resized).JPG

#38 8 years ago

MIK

Wariodolby

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Goodrich, MI

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I've never pulled the trigger so fast for a pin mod/upgrade.
Paid in full already

#39 8 years ago

JDE

pinball_happy

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Hoover, AL

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So how exactly does ColorDMD work? Does it read the signal going to the DMD and replace it with a colorized version? If so, how does it "know" what graphic should be displayed on the DMD at any given point in time, given variables like score and player which could change?

#40 8 years ago

DUG

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Quoted from pinball_happy:
So how exactly does ColorDMD work? Does it read the signal going to the DMD and replace it with a colorized version? If so, how does it "know" what graphic should be displayed on the DMD at any given point in time, given variables like score and player which could change?

http://www.colordmd.com/faq.html

#41 8 years ago

MVJ

shimoda

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This last post has been answered in other threads and by Randy and Chris at expo a year or two back. Essentially the CDMD reads the incoming signals and colors the frames based on tagging done by the colorist. Lots of planning goes into every title.

Kudos to Chris, Josh and Randy on this one as TZ certainly provides a number of challenges many other titles don't. That said, most every CDMD title is a bear at points. Can't wait for my next couple to release. )))

Gonna be another good year for ColorDMD and getting rid of old monochrome displays!

#42 8 years ago

JAS

Pugsley

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Valparaiso, IN

12y 56,400 923 9

Great timing. My DMD is on its way out!

#43 8 years ago

BAW

neurokinetik

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10y 67,900 693 3 15

Phew, just sold mine last week. Dodged that bullet!

#44 8 years ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

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Fits the game perfectly!!! Thank you for your hard work Chris, Josh and Randy!!

#45 8 years ago

ABB

Aurich

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It looks great in person. I predict very few people (I'd say no one, but who knows) will want to turn it back to all white.

#46 8 years ago

SBS

o-din

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I can understand after shelling out $400 for black and white sigma how some would like something extra, but if they ever colorize the original TV show then I'm raising hell! Disney did it right on Tower of Terror. You don't walk in and see a color TV. Wouldn't be right.

#47 8 years ago

TSC

Bowlingpin

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Nassau County, NY

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I say color dmd did it right.. It's looks great and you now have the option to suite your preference.

#48 8 years ago

WOZ

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I never understood the few "the DMD shouldn't be in color as the show is black and white" arguments. I think those arguments were only made as a color DMD option wasn't available at the time. The TZ playfield and cabinet are not black and white but rather vivid with a lot of color. Heck the backglass is also full of color and is one of the best in pinball, if it was just black and white it would look dull and boring in my opinion. A colored DMD will be a welcomed addition to one of the best pinball machines ever made.

#49 8 years ago

HAZ

hank527

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Quoted from PanzerFreak:
I never understood the few "the DMD shouldn't be in color as the show is black and white" arguments. I think those arguments were only made as a color DMD option wasn't available at the time. The TZ playfield and cabinet are not black and white but rather vivid with a lot of color. Heck the backglass is also full of color and is one of the best in pinball, if it was just black and white it would look dull and boring in my opinion. A colored DMD will be a welcomed addition to one of the best pinball machines ever made.

Here,here!

#50 8 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from PanzerFreak:
I never understood the few "the DMD shouldn't be in color as the show is black and white" arguments.

Those that watch the original show understand. Everything else in the room is color, but the black and white show gives it an eerie contrasting effect. But for those that don't see it that way color is a nice option.

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