Alice in Wonderland
Zidware Pinball USA, 2013
Celts
Haggis, 2021
Magic Girl
Zidware Pinball USA, 2017
Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland
Zidware Pinball USA, 2012
Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland (Arcade Edition)
Deeproot, 2020
Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland (Xtra Edition)
Deeproot, 2020Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Any of the names of the purported inventors (other than Pin Daddy Bobby Balls) ring a bell or meaning anything to anyone? Haven't had time yet to give them a google.
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With light googling, some are still at deeproot and some have left, mostly in 2020. Some other names are common enough I didn't dig deeper than the top linkedin result
Quoted from rosh:on our machines, code updates get downloaded, copied to a USB stick, you open the coin door, find the USB extension cable, stick the USB stick in. On screen messages tells you if it found game code and when it is done updating. Also automatically dumps logs, audits and current settings to the stick (which it will do whether there was code on the stick or not).
Sorry for taking the thread off topic.
Seems right on topic to me. 
Quoted from Zablon:Seems right on topic to me.
Although discussing functional games that show up after people order them is very off topic...
Quoted from rosh:on our machines, code updates get downloaded, copied to a USB stick, you open the coin door, find the USB extension cable, stick the USB stick in. On screen messages tells you if it found game code and when it is done updating. Also automatically dumps logs, audits and current settings to the stick (which it will do whether there was code on the stick or not).
Sorry for taking the thread off topic.
Did you license that USB extension cord from deepRoot?
No? You are now being sued for... let's see, how much do we need to build RAZAs... $800,000 USD.
Regards,
JPOP
Quoted from BillySastard:Did RM ever show the one person pin setup that he talks about in the "Why DR pinball" video above? He says he can't show it because he's going to show it virtually for last year's Expo.
What does your heart tell you?
"manufacturing is underrated, and design is overrated"
Listen to Elon Musk talk about how much effort the put into production/manufacturing vs coming up with the thing in the first place
Quoted from Mr68:I'm hoping one of you guys can help me find or remember an old podcast or seminar recording of Deeproots. I'm 98% positive it wasn't Kaneda.
On it, RM is talking about how innovative Deeproot as a company is and he likened himself running it as Tom Cruise in the Minority Report.
It was a long time ago and I want to refresh my memory with better clarity on it. It was so outlandish I just remember it being a, holy crap, red flag for me. Even know I'm wondering, did he really say that.
Does anybody remember that besides me?
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Thank you Blueberryjohnson.
I found the Tom Cruise/Minority Report quote and as I had wondered, my memory did play a slight trick on me but not by much. And it was from three years ago so once you hear it I think you'll understand.
https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826/episode-55
Fast forward to the 53:00 minute mark.
Its at the very end of the interview with Robert which is immediately followed by Tony and Dennis giving their thoughts and analysis of the entire interview.
Quoted from yancy:Found a couple business cards in a box of old crap. Glossy, embossed logo, no expense spared!
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I mean, technically that title is correct, JPop invented a lot of pinball crap. Nowhere does it say “Pinball Manufacturer”.
Quoted from Mr68:Thank you Blueberryjohnson.
I found the Tom Cruise/Minority Report quote and as I had wondered, my memory did play a slight trick on me but not by much. And it was from three years ago so once you hear it I think you'll understand.
https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826/episode-55.
Lord have mercy. Didn't remember that one.
This. Guy. Is. The. Worst.
No way in hell I could have ever stuck around that place like some have. There are things more important than money.
Quoted from Mr68:He said he gave the designers 30 days to come up with a minority report prototype.
As one does, of course. That's just good tone setting and leadership. I wonder if I could afford his management and organizational culture consulting rate.
Quoted from Mr68:He said he gave the designers 30 days to come up with a minority report prototype.
RM’s employees after hearing that
E0210279-74AC-4119-8595-05F9B40E6FFD.gifQuoted from Mr68:He said he gave the designers 30 days to come up with a minority report prototype.
I'm thinking they missed their deadline.
Gonna have to wait for another "update" to find out.
The suspense is killing me....
Quoted from Beechwood:I'm thinking they missed their deadline.
Gonna have to wait for another "update" to find out.
The suspense is killing me....
The more interesting question is if they succeeded back when this was recorded and used it then to discover Robert guilty of pre-crime in 2021 (say for defrauding customers) would Mueller turn himself in? Would jpop narc?
Quoted from CrazyLevi:I honestly don’t care what else happens.
If I ever get to flip an actual Food Truck in any stage of development, I will personally consider the Deep Root project to be an unconditional success.
Pretty sure you would be arrested for flipping a food truck in new York. Plus you would have to be extremely strong to do so. But more feasible than playing a pin from dr
Quoted from Mr68:Thank you Blueberryjohnson.
I found the Tom Cruise/Minority Report quote and as I had wondered, my memory did play a slight trick on me but not by much. And it was from three years ago so once you hear it I think you'll understand.
https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826/episode-55
Fast forward to the 53:00 minute mark.
Its at the very end of the interview with Robert which is immediately followed by Tony and Dennis giving their thoughts and analysis of the entire interview.
OMG! Everybody owes to themselves to listen to this from 14:00-19:10. In 5 minutes, Robert gives Stern some free manufacturing advice 
So many trade secrets and patents. RM reminds me of Russel Crowe in Beautiful Mind. He’s probably writing numbers and equations with wax pens on a clear board or window near you. I haven’t laughed out this loudly in a long while.
Anyone else get this:
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When they visit this:
https://www.facebook.com/deeprootpinball
?
Same question re: https://www.facebook.com/deeprootfunds (but not currently https://www.facebook.com/deeprootstudios)
Quoted from Roostking:Welp....
Everybody out of the pool? Temporarily scrubbing some wish they weren't online things? Something else?
Seems like they’re scrubbing after people started to dig up old comments
That or the totally-not-made-up legal excuse made them pull it down for reasons that won’t be elaborated on
Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:Website link works fine.
https://deeprootpinball.com/
For now!
But hardly any content is available. I think it might have already been scrubbed a bit.
Edit - I see most info is still available but it falls under the about screen.
Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:But hardly any content is available. I think it might have already been scrubbed a bit
Of the website? What's down?
I will be very sad if we've lost forever classics like https://www.facebook.com/deeprootpinball/videos/we-want-to-personally-thank-jody-dankberg-sterns-director-of-marketing-and-licen/1062156757568493/
the cached version just doesn't cut it 
Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:But hardly any content is available. I think it might have already been scrubbed a bit.
Edit - I see most info is still available but it falls under the about screen.
Good thing I archived everything the other day
Quoted from flynnibus:"manufacturing is underrated, and design is overrated"
Listen to Elon Musk talk about how much effort the put into production/manufacturing vs coming up with the thing in the first place
No kidding. SpaceX went from crashing prototypes to landing SN15 (basically a 15 story building) from 10KM intact in less than ONE year (I watch NasaSpaceFilght.com every day). Now the orbital booster (BN4) is on the pad and Starship (SN20) is soon to be attached for an orbital launch. BN4 and SN20 were pretty much built in less than a month.
And DR can't figure out how to make 120 Razas in 8 months?
Pinball is hard, ROCKETS are harder.
Preserving some fast fading memories in case this truly is (*sniff*) goodbye...
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EDIT: And no bullshitting, I did zero curation on the comments. Those are the ones that showed in google cache.
I went back and watched a few of the vids and couldn't even get through the reveal.
"Blinged out with stuff collectors like".
Quoted from Roostking:I went back and watched a few of the vids and couldn't even get through the reveal.
"Blinged out with stuff collectors like".
Even still, I suggest you download those boys asap to make sure you can watch them someday if you want to!
Quoted from Lounge:blueberryjohnson …. starting to worry about you
Cash donations are the best way to help
Hey guys no need to fret!
While we are waiting for RAZA to ship (any day now!), Deeproot will also finance your homebrew project and bring it to market!
https://deeprootpinball.com/community/homebrew
Anyone interested in giving your ideas and trust to Deeproot???
Tone: Sarcasm
Quoted from benheck:My name is JPOP, Hack of Hacks;
Look on my noodlings, ye customers, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal fraud, boundless and talentless
The lone and level lawsuits stretch far away.
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Left off zidware
Quoted from mbwalker:No kidding. SpaceX went from crashing prototypes to landing SN15 (basically a 15 story building) from 10KM intact in less than ONE year (I watch NasaSpaceFilght.com every day). Now the orbital booster (BN4) is on the pad and Starship (SN20) is soon to be attached for an orbital launch. BN4 and SN20 were pretty much built in less than a month.
And DR can't figure out how to make 120 Razas in 8 months?
But to be fair, deeproot has only spent half as much as SpaceX.
I hope they can stay alive for another year or more because this is my favorite thread. I feel like we've been through so much together, us deeproot thread guys. We're like a band of brothers.
Quoted from flynnibus:"manufacturing is underrated, and design is overrated"
Listen to Elon Musk talk about how much effort the put into production/manufacturing vs coming up with the thing in the first place
Not anything new - take a look at how BMW or any of the top car makers or largest manufacturers have built their design shops now, designers and production assembly designers in the same team in the same room. I studied how BMW’s design house “Projeckt Haus” was built and every job (not person) has a specific seat. The approach saved them as an independent cat manufacturer reduced recalls by more than 35% and enabled them in ten years triple the number of car models they can produce.
I can think of two optimisations in design to manufacturing 1: playfields and digital printing (and what a fail that has been) 2: Stern’s move to Spike 2 architecture which initially had some quality issues but I personally think has been a huge success for them. Beyond that - very little.
Regards,
Neil
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The horse has been beaten into a mist so fine it can pass through your N95 masks but STILL bears repeating.... JPOP AT THE WHEEL.
Don’t fret - if AP keeps cranking out games like Hot Weels they probably won’t be around too long.
Loser kids weigh in and say that Robert has also deactivated his FB account. Genuinely hope he's all right.
https://soundcloud.com/loserkidpinballpodcast/ep-65-this-isnt-a-good-sign-from-deeproot
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Loser kids weigh in and say that Robert has also deactivated his FB account. Genuinely hope he's all right.
https://soundcloud.com/loserkidpinballpodcast/ep-65-this-isnt-a-good-sign-from-deeproot
wow that is NOT a good sign. Where have I seen this before? Oh right, John Popadiuk deleted his facebook account, then took his zidware website down (only to bring it back up with a single splash page).
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