I think DMD's are more accurately compared with 8 bit graphics in video games. There's still a place for those despite the flashier graphics of newer games.

I never really wanted dots to disappear but just wanted them in color straight from the manufacture. It will be neat in a few years when someone revisits dot matrix graphics for a game like Breakshot did with referencing EMs. Maybe someone will make a DMD filter in their software you turn off and on.

I'm kind of glad funhouse has an alphanumeric display. It keeps the player's focus on the playfield and towards Rudy.

It would be interesting what they would come up with for a sequel.

I don't think a DMD at that time would have been very good. I imagine it would have looked like Hurricane or TAF. The animations for those games did the job but were crude. It wasn't till a little later when they started to get good with DMD animations. BSD and TZ are really good.

I wonder if we'll have to wait a few years till Stern gets good with the LCD. Thinking about that makes WOZ more impressive being the first effort from a new company.

Maybe they'll come straight from the factory with the color ROM installed probably with a menu option to change back into original dots. That would be cool.

You nailed it. Reminds me of early DS games that tacked on unhandy touch screen controls to show off the new tech.

I kind of feel that's what's wrong with Dialed In. The phone controls should have been a neat addition but it feels like they based the theme on it. If those controls would have been on TH, we would be saying how cool and innovative JJP is. Instead it's kind of a joke on a great playing game because of the theme.