Pictures of Deeproot Pinball’s Lost Barry Oursler Game - Food Truck and More Prototypes

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Mar 8, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Deeproot Pinball bankruptcy auction reveals Barry Oursler's Food Truck prototype and lost machines

Summary

Mel Davis Auctions is liquidating Deeproot Pinball's remaining assets, including previously unseen prototypes: Barry Oursler's unreleased Food Truck machine, the rare Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland prototype, and multiple whitewoods believed to be for Fire and Brimstone and Space Cadet. An online auction is scheduled for March 14th.

Key Claims

Barry Oursler was working on a pinball machine called 'Food Truck' when Deeproot closed
high confidence · Mel Davis Auctions displaying previously unseen pictures of the machine in bankruptcy liquidation
Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland prototype was previously assumed missing but has now been found
high confidence · Listed in Deeproot Pinball bankruptcy auction inventory
Space Cadet pinball machine ran into licensing issues
medium confidence · Stated as rumor by source analyzing whitewood prototypes
Multiple whitewoods in various stages of development are included in the auction
high confidence · Mel Davis Auctions listing multiple unfinished prototypes

Notable Quotes

“never before seen pictures of the pinball machine that Barry Oursler was working on when Deeproot closed, Food Truck”
Knapp Arcade — Confirms existence of unreleased Barry Oursler design and Deeproot's closure
“The new lots also include the previously assumed missing, high-end Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland pinball machine”
Knapp Arcade — Resolves mystery of lost prototype; indicates game was high-value asset
“Two of the whitewoods looks like they might be for the Fire and Brimstone pinball machine and the Space Cadet machine (which rumor has it ran into licensing issues)”
Knapp Arcade — Suggests Space Cadet faced IP licensing problems, providing context for incomplete development

Entities

Deeproot PinballcompanyBarry OurslerpersonMel Davis AuctionscompanyFood TruckgameRetro Atomic Zombie AdventurelandgameFire and BrimstonegameSpace Cadetgame Knapp Arcadeorganization

Signals

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business_signal: Deeproot Pinball bankruptcy proceeding with formal liquidation auction of company assets including prototypes and unfinished machines
high · Mel Davis Auctions handling inventory from 'closed Deeproot Pinball headquarters' with online auction scheduled March 14th
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licensing_signal: Space Cadet pinball machine reportedly ran into licensing issues during development
medium · Source states 'rumor has it ran into licensing issues' based on analyzing whitewood prototype
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personnel_signal: Barry Oursler was actively designing for Deeproot at time of company closure; Food Truck machine represents final design work
high · Auction inventory includes 'pinball machine that Barry Oursler was working on when Deeproot closed'
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product_strategy: Multiple Deeproot Pinball games (Fire and Brimstone, Space Cadet, Food Truck) remain incomplete prototypes at time of company closure
high · Whitewoods in 'various stages of development' found in bankruptcy inventory; Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland was high-end but incomplete

Topics

Deeproot Pinball bankruptcy and asset liquidationprimaryUnreleased and prototype pinball machinesprimaryBarry Oursler's final design worksecondaryIP licensing challenges in pinball developmentsecondary

Sentiment

neutral(0)— Reporting is factual and observational; no editorializing beyond mild curiosity about auction prices. Tone is informational rather than congratulatory or critical.

Transcript

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The folks at Mel Davis Auctions continue to dig through the closed Deeproot Pinball headquarters and list more of the company’s remaining assets for its upcoming bankruptcy auction. Check this out…never before seen pictures of the pinball machine that Barry Oursler was working on when Deeproot closed, Food Truck. The new lots also include the previously assumed missing, high-end Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland pinball machine and several whitewoods in various stages of development. Two of the whitewoods looks like they might be for the Fire and Brimstone pinball machine and the Space Cadet machine (which rumor has it ran into licensing issues). The official auction will be held on-line only starting March 14th. I'm really curious to see what sort of prices these items fetch. https://mtdauctions.hibid.com/catalog/352536/mel-davis-auctions-232---deeproot/?