ColorDMD Game 54: Ripley&#039;s Believe It Or Not! - VIDEO PREVIEW!!!

COLORDMD ANNOUNCES GAME 54!

While waiting for the release of TWD, Eric colored another game... believe it or not!

ColorDMD is excited to announce that Ripley's Believe It or Not! (RBION) is the 54th game to be supported by the ColorDMD multicolor pinball display platform!

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This is the seventh ColorDMD title release for Eric Priepke, following his work on Walking Dead earlier this month! Eric has also contributed colorizations of Batman, Spider-Man VE, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Flintstones. Keeping in theme with RBION's colorful playfield art, this may be Eric's boldest colorization yet!

Thanks for RBION are also due to John Jundt for his useful suggestions and help in getting this title to release!

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Eric resides in Wisconsin with his wife and two children. When not spending time with family, or rolling with Wisconcin's infamous "Ballers for Dollars" crew, Eric can usually be found contributing something to the pinball hobby. He is the author of "Cactus Canyon Continued", and an active contributor to the Pinside and P-ROC pinball discussion forums.

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The ColorDMD for RBION pinball machines shares the same easy-to-install hardware platform as previous ColorDMD releases. All displays ship with the factory installed SIGMA ROM that supports WPC, WPC95, SAM, Whitestar, and SPIKE platforms. Multicolor operation is enabled through download and installation of a game-specific color ROM file, available from our site. ROMs can be changed at any time, allowing use with any of our supported titles.

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Displays are shipping now from our store site or through our distributors. The color ROM for Ripley's Believe It Or Not! pinball machines is targeted for release by Friday, February 24!

For more information, please visit us at www.colordmd.com.

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#2 7 years ago

JOE

yfz450

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12y 76,800 1,312

Noice!

#3 7 years ago

AJS

altan

Skillshot Combo

19y 107K 2,347 20 1

Looking forward to promo video!

#4 7 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

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54 titles?
I don't believe it

#5 7 years ago

SKB

Eskaybee

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OP
Quoted from Dmod:
COLORDMD ANNOUNCES GAME 54!
While waiting for the release of TWD, Eric colored another game... believe it or not!
ColorDMD is excited to announce that Ripley's Believe It or Not! (RBION) is the 54th game to be supported by the ColorDMD multicolor pinball display platform!

This is the seventh ColorDMD title release for Eric Priepke, following his work on Walking Dead earlier this month! Eric has also contributed colorizations of Batman, Spider-Man VE, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Flintstones. Keeping in theme with RBION's colorful playfield art, this may be Eric's boldest colorization yet!
Thanks for RBION are also due to John Jundt for his useful suggestions and help in getting this title to release!

Eric resides in Wisconsin with his wife and two children. When not spending time with family, or rolling with Wisconcin's infamous "Ballers for Dollars" crew, Eric can usually be found contributing something to the pinball hobby. He is the author of "Cactus Canyon Continued", and an active contributor to the Pinside and P-ROC pinball discussion forums.

The ColorDMD for RBION pinball machines shares the same easy-to-install hardware platform as previous ColorDMD releases. All displays ship with the factory installed SIGMA ROM that supports WPC, WPC95, SAM, Whitestar, and SPIKE platforms. Multicolor operation is enabled through download and installation of a game-specific color ROM file, available from our site. ROMs can be changed at any time, allowing use with any of our supported titles.

Displays are shipping now from our store site or through our distributors. The color ROM for Ripley's Believe It Or Not! pinball machines is targeted for release by Friday, February 24!
For more information, please visit us at http://www.colordmd.com.

That makes me feel big again

#6 7 years ago

SHN

Shaneus

Inactive member

Geelong

10y 37,900 121 3 16

Pumped for this! Would be curious to see comparison between LCD and LED, too (even though I doubt video would be good enough to show off the LED).

#7 7 years ago

DBC

danczaz

DBC Pinball

Hampshire, IL

10y 86,100 3,842 8

Great game just got better!

#8 7 years ago

RBP

Dmod

RIPLEY'S COLORDMD PREVIEW!

RBION has been colored by Eric Priepke and is the 54th game to be supported by the ColorDMD multicolor pinball display platform!

Displays are shipping now from our store site and through our distributors. The color ROM for Ripley's Believe It Or Not! pinball machines is targeted for release by Friday, February 24!

#9 7 years ago

AJS

altan

Skillshot Combo

19y 107K 2,347 20 1

Very nice!

#10 7 years ago

REC

Cash_Riprock

Pinside member

YES!

Being technologically challenged, what exactly do I need to do/get to install this?(if somebody can help or may know) It states COLOR ROM not available till Fri. and I reckon I need that to.

Thank you in advance.

#11 7 years ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

Pinside+ Frequent

Quoted from Cash_Riprock:
what exactly do I need to do/get to install this?

First you need to decide if you want the LCD or LED version and then order it.
http://www.colordmd.com/support_hardware.html

Quoted from Cash_Riprock:
It states COLOR ROM not available till Fri

True, but you need to install a ColorDMD display in the game first. If you didn't order it yet, the color ROM will be available for download before the display arrives.

#12 7 years ago

DXV

chadderack

Pinside member

Cool. Might want to do this to mine.

#13 7 years ago

REC

Cash_Riprock

Pinside member

Quoted from PinballManiac40:
First you need to decide if you want the LCD or LED version and then order it.
http://www.colordmd.com/support_hardware.html

True, but you need to install a ColorDMD display in the game first. If you didn't order it yet, the color ROM will be available for download before the display arrives.

Thank you PinbalManiac40 for the reply, much appreciated. I looked around at their website today and they suggest if first time getting a color display to go with LCD. I sent them an email today but have not yet heard back.

Thanks again.

#14 7 years ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

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Quoted from Cash_Riprock:
Thank you PinbalManiac40 for the reply, much appreciated. I looked around at their website today and they suggest if first time getting a color display to go with LCD. I sent them an email today but have not yet heard back.
Thanks again.

That is something for you to decide. It is all about personal preference.
http://www.colordmd.com/led.html

What question are you waiting for an answer on?

#15 7 years ago

REC

Cash_Riprock

Pinside member

All taken care of, thank you.

Have to give a public forum thank you to Randy at Color DMD for great communication during my ordering/question process.

#16 7 years ago

???

kklank

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Glen Ellyn, IL

10y 99,050 3,484 61 1

Holy crap Eric. dude, you are the man. This is one of my favorite titles!

#17 7 years ago

DXV

chadderack

Pinside member

Just ordered.

#18 7 years ago

BBB

oldskool1969

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Gilligan's Island

10y 134K 3,652 12

BASTARDS!
got no $$ but had to order as it is one of my favourites of all time.
Stop making these, if you do one for Gilligan's Island or BBH I will be officially broke!

#19 7 years ago

MCD

dasvis

Pinside member

Salem, OR

12y 101K 4,796 11 16

Cool!
Now if someone would release an alternate sound package for Ripley's. Love the pin, but the callouts are annoying.

#20 7 years ago

epthegeek

Pinside member

Quoted from dasvis:
Cool!
Now if someone would release an alternate sound package for Ripley's. Love the pin, but the callouts are annoying.

The shrunken head voice is ok. But I'm not a fan of the "Ripley" voice at all.

Quoted from oldskool1969:
BASTARDS!
got no $$ but had to order as it is one of my favourites of all time.
Stop making these, if you do one for Gilligan's Island or BBH I will be officially broke!

Gilligan's video signal is weird compared to other WMS games for some reason, so that one will probably get back-burnered for a long time.

#21 7 years ago

AJS

altan

Skillshot Combo

19y 107K 2,347 20 1

To each their own... I think the audio (voice / music) for RBION is a perfect fit.

#22 7 years ago

RBP

Dmod

LCD displays from this run are nearly sold out. The last few have been consolidated under the SIGMA product page.

For Ripley's please order the SIGMA display with SAM/WS installation kit.

#23 7 years ago

DXV

chadderack

Pinside member

OP
Quoted from Dmod:
LCD displays from this run are nearly sold out. The last few have been consolidated under the SIGMA product page.
For Ripley's please order the SIGMA display with SAM/WS installation kit.

Ordered this yesterday and it shipped fast!

Q: Will the one I ordered (LCD) still be able to show the sharply-defined color dots? I'm not a huge fan of the non-dot look.

#24 7 years ago

RBP

Dmod

Quoted from chadderack:
Ordered this yesterday and it shipped fast!
Q: Will the one I ordered (LCD) still be able to show the sharply-defined color dots? I'm not a huge fan of the non-dot look.

Yes, the LCD supports six different rendering modes including DOTS and DOTXL (large dots).

#25 7 years ago

JEG

tslayer71

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Lakewood, CO

12y 77,550 1,231 10

OP
Quoted from Dmod:
LCD displays from this run are nearly sold out. The last few have been consolidated under the SIGMA product page.
For Ripley's please order the SIGMA display with SAM/WS installation kit.

Is the Sam/WS kit included when buying a LCD?

#26 7 years ago

RBP

Dmod

Quoted from tslayer71:
Is the Sam/WS kit included when buying a LCD?

A cable install kit is included with all displays. The included install kit is different for WPC, SAM/WS, and DE.

#27 7 years ago

epthegeek

Pinside member

ROM is up on the support page, FYI.

#28 7 years ago

DXV

chadderack

Pinside member

Quoted from epthegeek:
ROM is up on the support page, FYI.

ETA: NM... just read the rest of the instrux. Looks like this is just for the display. It's not game rom.

#29 7 years ago

epthegeek

Pinside member

Quoted from chadderack:
ETA: NM... just read the rest of the instrux. Looks like this is just for the display. It's not game rom.

Yeah, I mean the ColorDMD rom for people who have a Ripley's with a display in it.

#30 7 years ago

REC

Cash_Riprock

Pinside member

Received and installed today. Life is good. : ) Thanks again Randy for your excellent communication, help, and product.

Russ

#31 7 years ago

DXV

chadderack

Pinside member

Shipped super quick. Installed. This might be the fastest pinball shipment I've ever received

Quick note: if downloading the Color ROM in Chrome, make sure to left click the link for the rom and then save. If you right click the link and save, it won't be the rom file... it will be a server-response. One of the install instructions shipped with the unit was wrong. "Hold down the button closest to the USB port for five seconds" Actually it's the left button--the one furthest away from the USB port.

Also: Make sure to realize when you first install that it will be monochrome; the color isn't installed from the factory.

I also installed one of Art's (Comet Pinball) glare reduction filters.

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#32 7 years ago

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Mike_M

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Howdy Dmod , any eta for LCD colordmds being back in stock?

#33 7 years ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

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Ripley's caused a surge in sales. I can see why they are out of stock now.

#34 7 years ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

Pinside+ Frequent

From their FB page.

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#35 7 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Just got mine today

#36 7 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Quoted from TheLaw:
Just got mine today

Man Crash & Burn...can't get it to change to color from B&W, Which means it wont upload the ROM. 3rd ex-fat32 thumb.
Haha I can't wait to see what I'm doing wrong when I look at this Tomorrow, gotta be something silly although it eludes me now.

#37 7 years ago

DXV

chadderack

Pinside member

Quoted from TheLaw:
Man Crash & Burn...can't get it to change to color from B&W, Which means it wont upload the ROM. 3rd ex-fat32 thumb.
Haha I can't wait to see what I'm doing wrong when I look at this Tomorrow, gotta be something silly although it eludes me now.

Make sure when you download the rom that 1) left click the link and then 2) save as "chroma.rom"

I had issues with it until I did those two things.

#38 7 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Not tonight....strange.

#39 7 years ago

RBP

Dmod

http://www.colordmd.com/support_troubleshoot.html#firmware

Quoted from TheLaw:
Man Crash & Burn...can't get it to change to color from B&W, Which means it wont upload the ROM. 3rd ex-fat32 thumb.
Haha I can't wait to see what I'm doing wrong when I look at this Tomorrow, gotta be something silly although it eludes me now.

Drive needs to be formatted as FAT32 (not ex-fat32). For more help/info, please see this link:

#40 7 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Haha wow, there's dumb and there's there's me! I was trying to install the older rom instead of the new chroma ...because RBION is old so it's an "older display." Classic.

Damn this thing looks perfect, great job again everyone...finally the respect Ripley deserves!

1 month later

#41 7 years ago

JOE

BrewersArcade

Pinside+ Frequent

Mt Rainier, MD

10y 60,800 921 8

Ordered mine yesterday. I went with LED. Hopefully I don't regret it since it seems everyone else went with LCD...hoping the install is an easy one!

#42 7 years ago

BBB

oldskool1969

Pinside member

Gilligan's Island

10y 134K 3,652 12

Quoted from BrewersArcade:
Ordered mine yesterday. I went with LED. Hopefully I don't regret it since it seems everyone else went with LCD...hoping the install is an easy one!

I wanted LED but sold out!
You will be happy either way " best game ever"

#43 6 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

LED is really bright

#44 6 years ago

JOE

BrewersArcade

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Mt Rainier, MD

10y 60,800 921 8

Installed my LED DMD in my Ripley's yesterday. Great choice, it looks fantastic! Here's a few notes for first time installers like me...

-The LED board is smaller than the LCD board and requires you to use the original U shaped metal mounting brackets on either side of the speaker panel.

-The directions are somewhat confusing as to which way to plug in the cables with the red end on one side...refer to my photos as a reference if need be. They aren't pinned a certain way so its possible to install the one end into the controller board backwards.

-When you first fire up the machine, the display is black and white and somewhat garbled. Change the setting to WS (Whitestar) and then the screen will display properly in black and white. Install the color chroma file and you are good to go. Make sure your thumb drive is formatted to Fat32 and no other files are on the drive.

-There is about a half inch or so gap below my DMD which isn't really visible but still bothers me a bit...what have you guys filled that gap with? Thick piece of black foam? Like to keep things looking as factory as possible

Overall very happy with my choice to go LED. I haven't messed with the color, contrast yet and have just let it factory for now. Huge improvement! I also have my original DMD for sale if anyone wants to send me a PM

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#45 6 years ago

epthegeek

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