Ep 81: Leading Up to TPF

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d agoMar 19, 20221 hr 6 min listen

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Scott and Josh are talking about the exciting things leading up to TPF and also an update on the dumpster fire that is Deeproot.

Highlights

Deep Root Pinball facility auction shows very little evidence of actual manufacturing capabilities or mass production intent
Robert Dave Mueller asked the court for an allowance of $4,000-$7,000+ per week while his assets were frozen
SEC, U.S. attorneys, and multiple civil suits are all pursuing Robert Dave Mueller simultaneously
Multimorphic P3 with Weird Al theme represents a major new audience injection into pinball, particularly from Weird Al fans
Texas Pinball Festival is known as the show where collectors display pristine, rare machines and gloat about their collections
Weird Al machine gameplay integrates songs into modes rather than being purely music-focused
Designer talent from Deep Root Pinball (Steven Bowden, Dennis Nordman) was picked up by other manufacturers

“It looks like someone who's spending a lot of money to appear to be a company. But none of it actually looks like it's actually done anything.”

Matt Scott Larson

“There's nothing here that says you had any mass production capabilities whatsoever.”

Matt Scott Larson

“Some people just want to see the world burn.”

Josh Roop

“Con artists are experts at shell games. And so that's exactly what's going on.”

Matt Scott Larson

“Incomplete machine. Incomplete pinball. That should be the new rebranding of Deep Root Pinball.”

Josh Roop

“This feels like the Comic-Con equivalent of pinball, where it's not just a show... It's not a trade show. This is an event show.”

Matt Scott Larson

“There are Weird Al fans who are just like, wait, there's an American Pinball machine? And then the next question is, wait, they still make pinball?”

Josh Roop

“He's a lawyer, and he's going to draw this out as long as he possibly can because he never wants any accountability for this.”

Matt Scott Larson