Poll: First ColorDMD color ROM for Stern games

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#1 9 years ago

OP

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PinballManiac40

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As the year end gets closer, the closer we are getting to the first ColorDMD color ROM release for the first Stern game. At least, that is what Randy is shooting for. So the new question now becomes, which Stern game would you like to see first?
I only have 9 spots for a poll, so I will gather some info based on some of the responses before adding a poll.

Personally, I would like to see a LOTR first since the Hobbit should be starting production about that time.
I can't wait to see what Simpsons Pinball Party will have in store as well. So I pick that one as Stern game #2.

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#2 9 years ago

TOM

tdiddy

Lotr

#3 9 years ago

DAB

Pinfidel

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TFLE. There's SO much action/animation going on in that DMD, at times you can't even make it out. I think a color DMD would really take the game to another level. That's my choice anyway.

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#4 9 years ago

PPE

ff6735

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If it were me, I'd make this into an official poll. May make it easier for you to decide results.
My vote,
1. Iron Man
2. Spider man
3. TFLE

BTW Pinfadel, LOVING my new TFLE by the way, got it this weekend

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#5 9 years ago

GUS

mrclean

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I vote simpsons pinball party the game screams color dmd... It's a cartoon and should be colorful

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#6 9 years ago

JGI

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#7 9 years ago

M-T

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Metallica

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#8 9 years ago

CAT

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LOTR and I have $400 waiting for the day it happens. If they could do it for SM I would also be a buyer for that one.

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#9 9 years ago

DAB

Pinfidel

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Quoted from ff6735:
BTW Pinfadel, LOVING my new TFLE by the way, got it this weekend

Congrats bro. It's an awesome game. A steal for what they sell for too.

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#10 9 years ago

ROD

BoozeMarlin

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Spider-Man

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#11 9 years ago

YZF

yzfguy

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POTC...only because it's my only stern. Honestly, I think TSPP would look awesome.

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#12 9 years ago

TRG

TomGWI

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LOTR

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#13 9 years ago

SBS

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GnR

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#14 9 years ago

MAR

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STLE

#15 9 years ago

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PinballManiac40

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GnR is data east, which is not yet supported.

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#16 9 years ago

JCD

WaddleJrJr

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I'd expect LOTR or TSPP to be first mainly because they're older and are very well loved.

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#17 9 years ago

JFH

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Star Trek
LOTR
TSPP

Seem like the obvious choices

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#18 9 years ago

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PinballManiac40

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Quoted from jfh:
Star Trek
LOTR
TSPP
Seem like the obvious choices

So pick ONE. That now becomes not as obvious.
Which one you want to see vs. which you think it will be.

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#19 9 years ago

LEE

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TSPP Please

#20 9 years ago

M-T

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OP
Quoted from PinballManiac40:
So pick ONE. That now becomes not as obvious.
Which one you want to see vs. which you think it will be.

I want Metallica , but think it will be TSPP

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#21 9 years ago

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#22 9 years ago

JGI

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One would think that they would have done many Sterns before getting to Dr Who, but who am I to second guess them.

Either way I plan to buy a Sigma for my STLE shortly and I will wait patiently for the ROM to release.

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#23 9 years ago

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Quoted from John_I:
One would think that they would have done many Sterns before getting to Dr Who, but who am I to second guess them.
Either way I plan to buy a Sigma for my STLE shortly and I will wait patiently for the ROM to release.

I was curious about that too. With all the money these new sterns go for and all the mods and upgrades we put in, it only seemed natural to get a few stern titles in there. The Dr. who did surprise me

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#24 9 years ago

JRM

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#25 9 years ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

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I really do wish that Stern would put in a ColorDMD into new premium/LE releases. That would give us a big reason to want to buy a premium/LE over the PRO. I feel more premiums would sell because of it.

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#26 9 years ago

JRD

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Family Guy

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#27 9 years ago

???

Ramjet

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Simpsons

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#28 9 years ago

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PinballManiac40

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Family Guy. Yeah, forgot that one. Thanks.
Now that takes us to 13 possible good titles. Now I'll have to narrow the playfield to 9 most likely titles since the poll is set for 9 max.

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#29 9 years ago

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Quoted from ff6735:
If it were me, I'd make this into an official poll. May make it easier for you to decide results.
My vote,
1. Iron Man
2. Spider man
3. TFLE

I'm working on a poll. Just trying to figure out how to narrow the field down.
With the poll choice I'm picking, you will be only able to vote on one title since ColorDMD will only be putting out one title at a time anyway.

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#30 9 years ago

GOV

Gov

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Quoted from ff6735:
I was curious about that too. With all the money these new sterns go for and all the mods and upgrades we put in, it only seemed natural to get a few stern titles in there. The Dr. who did surprise me

I think it is a matter of figuring out how to make it work with the Stern architecture. I remember Randy saying something about that at TPF that he basically has to rewrite the way the system interprets data from the Sterns.

That said, any of the games with movie rips for graphics would be VERY hard to colorize well. Xmen, ST, AC/DC, LotR, TSPP would all be good candidates once they figure everything out.

I also think that some of the Stern games used 16 shades on the DMD instead of 4 like the BW games did.

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#31 9 years ago

STR

Strange

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1. Spiderman
2. Tron LE
3. Ripley's

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#32 9 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

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Star Trek.... but I know not until it's "frozen" by lack of updates.
I don't own anything else; but I'm thinking
Tron

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#33 9 years ago

DEE

Squizz

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All of the above and STLE

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#34 9 years ago

DJG

nasco62

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AC/DC
X-Men
Tron

#35 9 years ago

LAS

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X-Men!

--Luke

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#36 9 years ago

LIN

Linolium

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Metallica

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#37 9 years ago

PAZ

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I think you need to assess how well the ColorDMD team can colorize the movie clips that a lot of the games have. Games like S-M, IM and TF may not translate well.

I'd like to see Metallica and AC/DC. Both are recent titles that have sold very well for Stern and have custom dots that should be easy to colorize compared to the movie clips.

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#38 9 years ago

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I want them to do Ironman first
But Simpsons would be a better pick, followed by Spiderman

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#39 9 years ago

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Quoted from Strange:
1. spiderman
2. TRON LE
3. Ripley's

Ripley's has great animations. It would look nice. I wonder how the display will handle some of the awful blurry movie rip DMD animations Stern has. I can't imagine those would be easy to color.

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#40 9 years ago

JOE

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Tron Pro & LE

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#41 9 years ago

EJS

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TSPP
Family Guy
RBION

I agree that the games with film clip type animations may be pretty difficult and time consuming to add color.

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#42 9 years ago

JCW

XLdad

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Star Trek!

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#43 9 years ago

KCC

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TSPP , color DMD has got some of the big popular mid 90's out and look sweet!!! They will get to the late sterns, 2003 TSPP!!!!

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#44 9 years ago

HAZ

hank527

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Tspp

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#45 9 years ago

DWG

dgoett

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1) Metallica Premium
2) Tron Pro
3) XMLE

Course I'd be poor then after buying all those displays!

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#46 9 years ago

DAN

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#47 9 years ago

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PinballManiac40

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Poll finally added. Sorry to the Transformers, Ripleys, and Batman fans but I just didn't have enough selections to add them in. I had to pick the most likely titles.

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#48 9 years ago

MTK

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Lotr

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#49 9 years ago

GAC

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TSPP and LOTR are the most likely.

Quoted from Pinfidel:
TFLE. There's SO much action/animation going on in that DMD, at times you can't even make it out. I think a color DMD would really take the game to another level. That's my choice anyway.

Never going to happen. It's all full motion video rips…would be nearly impossible to color coherently.