Monster Bash
Williams, 1998Quoted from hank527:Demand is probably based on the # of games produced plus popularity. Scarred Stiff did not have huge numbers.
I'd bet Fish Tales would sell very well!!!! Why not stick to games with production runs of over 10,000 units on future titles and then do smaller run games
How about doing Fish Tales and LOTR
then Indiana Jones and The Simpsons
It only works on bally Williams game
Quoted from epthegeek:Of all the people who say "give me the tools, I'll color!", it's likely that less than 1% of those would actually produce completed useable color data for a game. It's a long tedious grind, I'm sure, and while it's easy to appreciate the completed work, most people wouldn't be willing to do the work to get it done.
Never mind that most people aren't qualified to pick out their own clothes, let alone colorize artwork tastefully.
It can't be worth their time and effort to release, document, and support consumer grade tools for what they're doing. They crank out titles at a pretty good pace. Can't that be enough?
You are correct, they are doing an excellent job and we are lucky to get what we get. The quality of work and their dedication to pinball is appreciated by the community. The sell out of their product is testament to that.
Addressing getting people that are willing and qualified to colorize art; I think you would be surprised on how many qualified people would step up to volunteer. Just looking at the Visual Pin table creators and Hyperspin theme contributors, the volunteer work done on those platforms are pretty impressive for a niche hobby.
It doesn't have to be massive amounts of qualified artists. Just getting 2-3 volunteers that knew what they were doing would go a long ways into increasing art packs. Yes, 99.99% of the pinball enthusiasts could not do it, but you don't need that many.
Quoted from PINBELL:Wish there was a color dmd for Pinball Magic! Pretty Please???
That's Capcom, so not compatible AFAIK. And with so few Capcom games out there I'd be surprised if they tackled it, at least any time soon. If you're gonna code in a new system much smarter to do Stern next.
Is there a poll for people to vote for which game should get the color DMD treatment next? Getaway would look amazing!
Quoted from Aurich:That's Capcom, so not compatible AFAIK. And with so few Capcom games out there I'd be surprised if they tackled it, at least any time soon.
Yeah, but with how good MB looks with the ColorDMD, could you imagine how good BBB would look with a ColorDMD? Granted, they could only sell a max of 130 or so, but it'd still look awesome!
And that's where the color-it-yourself kits come in....
Quoted from Magic_Mike:Bump for a hopeful release date this week.
I had emailed the fine folks at Color DMD, and they told me sometime in the next couple of weeks. Patience, soon it will be here. 
I wouldn't wait long to buy one. It just seems like they go fast, and then it takes awhile before they are in stock again.
Quoted from tilt-master:Randy, any update with sigma working with Stern machines?
We demonstrated a prototype SIGMA display for Sterns running at California Extreme in July. Pictures are on our Facebook page. There's still some work to do. We're targeting a display product for Stern games before the end of the year.
Quoted from Dmod:We demonstrated a prototype SIGMA display for Sterns running at California Extreme in July. Pictures are on our Facebook page. There's still some work to do. We're targeting a display product for Stern games before the end of the year.
Kick-Ass as usual Randy. Thanks again for all your great pinball upgrades!
Quoted from Monarca1091:Please come out with a Twilight Zone .....I think a lot of people are waiting on this one ....
Theatre of Magic too!
Quoted from rockotaco1:So just to confirm, these can be swapped out with all compatible games just by using a USB stick?
Yes.
Thanks Chip. TOTAN or ToM would kick ass!
Quoted from cleland:Ordered mine this morning and just got a shipping confirmation. I have one in my AFM right next to MB so they should look great together. Now, Indiana Jones needs one when available.
I got ya beat. I will have AFM, MB and MM lined up next to each other, all with the Color DMD. 
Quoted from John_I:This is a mandatory mod. If you own an MB and don't buy this mod, you should have to relinquish the game directly to me.
No kidding! This is the color DMD that I have looked forward to the most.
Making one of these for a Getaway seems to be a no-brainer. I can't think of another game that is more loved by collectors, had a higher production run, is still reasonable in price and has such cool animations.
Quoted from pinmods:Making one of these for a Getaway seems to be a no-brainer. I can't think of another game that is more loved by collectors
Really? There aren't any games that people like better than Getaway?
Quoted from pmWolf:Really? There aren't any games that people like better than Getaway?
I can't think of any!
Quoted from cableguy918:I'd be curious of the quantity sold vs. other models after 1 week
They are now selling the displays generically(sigma) so the quantities are not as meaningful as to which game the display is used in. You download the software for whichever game you want after the purchasing of the display.
Quoted from DCFAN:They are now selling the displays generically(sigma) so the quantities are not as meaningful as to which game the display is used in. You download the software for whichever game you want after the purchasing of the display.
Yeah. I just ordered one yesterday for ST:TNG because I didn't pull the trigger soon enough on the last run. I think people are even starting to buy them in advance, so they have them for future pin purchases or future support by ColorDMD for new games.
Quoted from floyd1977:Yeah. I just ordered one yesterday for ST:TNG because I didn't pull the trigger soon enough on the last run. I think people are even starting to buy them in advance, so they have them for future pin purchases or future support by ColorDMD for new games.
Yep, just did that. Needed one for MB, ordered two. Here's hoping TZ gets done soon!
Mark, if you haven't seen it in person, the teaser video on the ColorDMD website doesn't do it justice!
Quoted from pmWolf:Really? There aren't any games that people like better than Getaway?
It's overrated to hell but not THAT many people rub it with a diaper at night.
Def be the highest DMD to Machine price ratio.
Quoted from audihere:Mark, if you haven't seen it in person, the teaser video on the ColorDMD website doesn't do it justice!
Yes, someone please remember to make a nice fat HQ video of it so other people can see it. THe ones on their website never come close to the real look/feel.
Quoted from pmWolf:Really? There aren't any games that people like better than Getaway?
If you quoted my entire sentence instead of truncating it to support your "wit" you could probably figure out what I meant.
1. Loved by collectors.
2. Had a higher production run.
3. Is still reasonable in price.
4. Has such cool animations.
What other $1500-$2500 games match that?
Quoted from pinmods:What other $1500-$2500 games match that?
That's probably, from there end, where the risk come into it. I wonder if they would think making a $400 product for a game in that price range may be a harder sell then more expensive games. I mean if you have a MB $400 aint much, and you're almost assured to do it.
Just a guess though.
EDIT: To your point though i agree not many...FT & T2 all i can think of off hand.
True.
It'll be nice once someone hacks these and starts making programs for every single DMD game made. Power to the people and not just the wealthy!
Quoted from Dmod:Initial supply will be half what it was on the previous three runs.
I'm actually surprised that these are still in stock with the low production run.
Then again, since everything is in stock, the code can easily be dumped on another display and MB will never sell out until all of the displays are sold.
You can bet that if the tools were made available that people would definitely program these for the games that they love. While I understand that the market is probably better/easier for the higher-end games at that price, that is a shame. People with "lesser" machines would still love to enjoy the cool factor of these.
Yes, IJ all the way. I salivate at the thought of all those cool video modes in full color...!
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