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deeproot Pinball thread

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#2007 5 years ago
 
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I am super bummed out that Deeproot will not reveal any of their games. The main reason I finally bought a ticket to Dallas. Still looking forward to the show and meeting all pinheads from all over the world!

One of the things that is good about this whole fiasco is Deeproot does not want to reveal anything until they can promise to deliver so that there is no delay to receive the games for people who purchase them. I am all for it that they want things to be perfected before people receive their games. We all have to wait and see what they produce, but I am not giving up on them. I am ready to see a magical world under glass, and I hope they make that happen. Come on Deeproot. Don’t disappoint us.

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#3671 4 years ago
 
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I have been waiting for my flight because of a delay in Dallas due to GPS satellite problems and I want to thank everybody on this thread for providing me entertainment to make the wait go a lot faster. Keep posting your thoughts!

BTW, I hate flying through Dallas!

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#5100 4 years ago
 
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Let’s see what Deeproot showcases at Houston Pinball and Arcade Expo and go from there. We are all making speculation until they deliver something for us to see and play. Keep in mind many pinheads were fascinated by the white wood of TNA at TPF and there obviously was no artwork, but people really liked the design and how it played. It ended up being a huge hit for Danesi and Spooky. And it didn’t have any special mechs. It is all about how fun the game plays. If we get that from Deeproot it will not matter how it looks, but how it plays.

If Robert wants us to focus on the mechs as well as test them I think that is the right approach. He wants input from us Pinsiders. If the mechs have contraptions that do things to the ball that are revolutionary and are reliable, it will be something we all want in pinball like we experienced in the 90’s era of Williams and Bally as kids/young adults. If not, then people have valid arguments for all the statements Robert promises to deliver. I think it is a smart move to not show the finished product as of yet. They want to field test it and see people’s reactions and listen to their feedback. Then they make the improvements and modifications to manufacture the game and it will be shipped in a timely manner. Better than having a game displayed in production stage and then have complications causing delay in shipment like we experienced from other companies. If we are intrigued and mesmerized by the design and shot layout by itself, it will be safe to say the game will speak volumes when it is at its finished state.

We can express our opinions after we see what Deeproot reveals, but all this negativity towards a company promising to deliver a world under glass is disheartening. Don’t we want any pinball company to succeed so we can play more variety of games? It seems like the majority of this thread wants to see Deeproot fail! Don’t we want to see competition in the pinball market so we have better pricing, better features, and better themes that we expect from pinball companies? We spend our hard earned money on EXPENSIVE toys. We deserve to have games that wow us. Lately, we have experienced the same cookie cutter designs that are getting old and not showing any innovation. But even with the cookie cutter approach the games can still be fun to play, if the rules are set up in a way that makes us as pinball players want to have that one more game feeling to beat the game.

Now imagine if the rules are deep, but simple to understand, mechs are new designs we have never seen, artwork blows our mind, coding/animation is top notch comparable to the video game industry, and pricing is at lower costs with high quality we have a winner on our hands. That is what Robert is conveying. Let’s hope Deeproot delivers our expectations.

Here are the 5 Positive Things About Deeproot we can reflect on:

1. Robert reimbursed money lost from Popadiuk‘s business failure to people who got burned not receiving their machines.

2. Deeproot has a collaborative mindset dream team of experienced designers/engineers that made awesome games in the past that we loved as kids and enthralled us into that magical experience what got us into pinball in the first place.

3. Deeproot has Steven Bowden employed with rules and code development in a collaborative team of experts in the industry.

4. Deeproot has a huge manufacturing facility ready to produce games.

5. Deeproot has its own animation department to develop original stories and themes to go along with the games.

Let’s wait and see and reserve judgement. Then when everything is ready to go let the Pinside Forum about Deeproot become more relevant and meaningful in our conversations.

I want Deeproot to succeed and for Popadiuk to redeem himself as one of the most prolific designers in the pinball industry! For those that express disappointment for Popadiuk let’s give him another chance to wow us as kids all over again with his designs and allow Deeproot to make this happen. For the remaining designers and engineers I can’t wait to see what they imagine and make into reality. What a great time for pinball to succeed and flourish in our lifetime. Let’s focus on that!

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#11250 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from bigehrl:

FOOD TRUCK?!?!? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!

Wouldn’t that be a sequel to Diner?

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#21602 2 years ago
 
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It just occurred to me. Back when Deeproot started out they had a logo that looked like butt cheeks. We knew there was something wrong when we saw that preposterous logo.

Well, guess what! It was prophetic from the start. Now they are in DEEP SHIT!

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#23073 2 years ago
 
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Quoted from pinballonthemark:

Here are the 5 Positive Things About Deeproot we can reflect on:
1. Robert reimbursed money lost from Popadiuk‘s business failure to people who got burned not receiving their machines.
2. Deeproot has a collaborative mindset dream team of experienced designers/engineers that made awesome games in the past that we loved as kids and enthralled us into that magical experience what got us into pinball in the first place.
3. Deeproot has Steven Bowden employed with rules and code development in a collaborative team of experts in the industry.
4. Deeproot has a huge manufacturing facility ready to produce games.
5. Deeproot has its own animation department to develop original stories and themes to go along with the games.

I posted this 22 months ago. Wow, how things have changed for the worst.

So I will take it like a man and realize I was wrong having my hope in Deep Root. They were a scam from the very beginning. All of you having negative opinions about Deep Root were correct and I was wrong. So now I will redo the post as a reality check.

5 negative things about Deeproot.

1. Robert took money from investors and spent the funds on personal matters. What a crook!!! He also had people lose out on a game that will never get produced.

2. Robert fooled the best pinball designers to produce absolutely nothing except titles that were ludicrous to begin with. JPOP was a huge mistake!!

3. Steven Bowden was scammed in his hopes and dreams to code RAZA realizing it would never get played by anyone. Feel really sorry for him.

4. Deep Root has a huge manufacturing facility that has produced nothing with empty wasted space.

5. Deeproot had beautiful animations and talented animators who should have stayed at their previous jobs.

Deep Root is dead with deep root pockets in deep shit. It is over! Time to finally drain this convoluting thread into the cesspool of toxic posts and wasted time. Goodbye Deep Root!

Hello Stern, Spooky, American Pinball, and Chicago Gaming Company!!!!!

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