Absolutely not. They will lock each color display software purchase to one machine.

It'll do just fine if the software is decrypted

Please please please somebody decrypt the shit out of the colorized display code. I don't have an MMr but it'd feel good to see that

If it makes you feel better to think another post about wanting their encryption defeated is delaying their progress, go ahead and think that

From what I understand they are encrypting their colorization data. They do not want one person to purchase the upgrade, and then copy or share it with other machines without paying.

I am interested in what the actual security chip used is though. It was previously mentioned at a show that they had to add a chip, upgrade the software, and boom you have color.

$10 for any hardware required to bypass the security
$Free to install cracked software to allow colorized screen

I still say wait for it to be cracked. This is coming from a non MMr owner. Once the details of the chip are released it's open cracking season.

The color is already available for download through the latest software update. There is nothing machine-specific about that.

LOL, this doesn't take an "expert programmer" it takes a digital artist who is good with low res pixel art (hi res in comparison to regular DMD though). They should not be making anywhere near $200k and if someone was working on this for 40+ hours a week it would not take a year.

Can't wait for the color security to be hacked. Sorry if CGC employees like Wacky don't like my post.

Would love for someone to share some details and/or pictures of the chip once they arrive.

That looks really great. They did a fantastic job colorizing and redrawing the art on this game.

I will only buy their next game if it's MMrr that corrects all of the problems with MMr.

Do you have any current input to them as to what you think they should do at this point? If so, what changes have you recommended they implement?

Where I work, I'm responsible for my subsuppliers. If I ship my customer a defective product that I purchased, I am on the line to fix the problem and I certainly can't deflect back and ask my customer to contact my supplier for support. That's my responsibility.

Sorry Rick, I didn't intend to imply the color software was defective, just illustrating my point of view when I deal with my customers and suppliers.

So it sounds like you are perfectly fine with the current color code and have asked for zero improvements to it?

I read your comments the first time and went back over them again just now, and I do understand your position. You just haven't provided any details at all as to what you've asked CGC to improve upon. You've only spoken in generalizations, and mentioned that you've gotten consistently great feedback on the color update so that's why I think that you're happy with the current color code and do not expect any further improvements. If this is wrong, please help me understand. Some of your quotes:

"I have and continue to give them alot of input about how I would recommend they handle things and what software related items I have concerns with."

"it does what was advertised, the videos that people post are exactly what has been received, and of course there are always improvements and disagreement on specific frames for you can debate (and do here debate endlessly) whether it's a 'bug' or a design issue, etc."

"Honestly the feedback has been consistently great on the color update."

It's much easier to BS and schmooze over the phone.

I would consider the color software done at this point. They will not be improving it further. Rick has no control to make this happen even if he wanted to.

Once he has your money he could give 2 shits, that is evident.

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Contact the original owner, have him order the LE upgrade and send it to you. Give him $20 for the effort and come out $180 ahead.

As far as I know any PIC is compatible with all software versions released thus far. You just won't have the color option enabled until you install the color PIC.