Deeproot Pinball “Check Back Soon For Something Interesting”

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·May 26, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Deeproot Pinball website resurfaces with cryptic message; Turner Logic owner acquiring assets from bankruptcy.

Summary

Deeproot Pinball's website has reappeared with a cryptic hexadecimal message reading 'Check Back Soon For Something Interesting.' Evidence suggests Chris Turner, owner of Turner Logic (the IT firm that coded Deeproot games), has purchased company assets from bankruptcy auction and is reportedly in contact with bankruptcy lawyers about acquiring Deeproot's IP, raising questions about a potential resurrection of the failed company.

Key Claims

Deeproot Pinball's website is back online displaying hexadecimal code translating to 'Check Back Soon For Something Interesting'
high confidence · Direct observation reported by Knapp Arcade; hexadecimal translation can be verified
Chris Turner (Turner Logic owner) purchased thousands of dollars of assets at Deeproot bankruptcy auction, including RAZA machines
high confidence · Knapp Arcade cites documents shared by Blueberry Johnson on Pinside and provided to the author
Chris Turner has been in direct contact with bankruptcy lawyers regarding purchasing Deeproot's Intellectual Property
high confidence · Knapp Arcade cites documents shared by Blueberry Johnson
Turner Logic's Chris Turner was the programmer who coded Deeproot's machines but was unable to successfully code Deeproot's prototype RAZA machines
medium confidence · Knapp Arcade analysis and reporting; Turner's role and performance track record with Deeproot

Notable Quotes

“436865636B206261636B20736F6F6E20666F7220736F6D657468696E6720696E746572657374696E672E”
Deeproot Pinball website — Cryptic hexadecimal message that translates to 'Check Back Soon For Something Interesting' — indicates potential company resurrection
“It blows my mind that the programmer, who was never even able to successfully code Deeproot's prototype RAZA machines, thinks that he would be able to raise a company that tens of millions of dollars, many seasoned pinball veterans and dozens upon dozens of other employees couldn't get to succeed from the dead”
Knapp Arcade (author) — Strong skepticism about Turner's ability to revive Deeproot given his prior technical failures and the scale of previous failures

Entities

Deeproot PinballcompanyChris TurnerpersonTurner LogiccompanyRobert MuellerpersonBlueberry JohnsonpersonRAZAgameKnapp Arcadeorganization

Signals

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business_signal: Deeproot Pinball, a previously failed manufacturer, appears to be attempting resurrection under new ownership (Chris Turner) with unclear path to success or funding
high · Website reappears with cryptic message; Turner acquiring bankruptcy assets and negotiating for IP rights despite prior failure to successfully code RAZA prototype
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business_signal: Deeproot bankruptcy auction completed with assets being purchased by Turner Logic owner; IP acquisition still in negotiation phase with bankruptcy lawyers
high · Documents shared by Blueberry Johnson show Turner purchased thousands in assets including RAZA machines; active negotiations with bankruptcy lawyers regarding IP
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community_signal: Pinside forums and Blueberry Johnson circulating documents about Deeproot asset auctions and Turner's acquisition activities; community awareness of potential resurrection
high · Blueberry Johnson sharing documents on Pinside; Knapp Arcade reporting on these community-circulated documents
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leak_detection: Cryptic hexadecimal message on Deeproot website likely intentional signal to community; combined with asset purchases and IP negotiations, suggests unannounced resurrection plans
medium · Website reappearance with coded message alongside documented asset purchases and IP acquisition attempts

Topics

Deeproot Pinball bankruptcy and asset acquisitionprimaryFailed pinball manufacturers and company resurrection attemptsprimaryTurner Logic and Chris Turner's role in Deeproot collapseprimaryDeeproot IP and intellectual property statusprimaryCommunity skepticism about industry recovery prospectssecondary

Sentiment

negative(-0.75)— Author expresses strong skepticism ('blows my mind,' 'mind boggling') about Turner's ability to resurrect Deeproot, citing his poor track record on RAZA coding and the massive failure of the original company with far greater resources. Tone is skeptical and cynical about the prospects of success.

Transcript

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As hard as it is to believe, this evening the website for the shuttered pinball company, Deeproot Pinball, is back up. It displays the company’s logo followed by this strange code: "436865636B206261636B20736F6F6E20666F7220736F6D657468696E6720696E746572657374696E672E" Apparently the string of characters is hexadecimal, which translates to the following: "Check Back Soon For Something Interesting" It’s pretty mind boggling to me that something might rise from this Deeproot mess, and I've been toying with the idea of writing about this for a while, but there has been rumblings that Chris Turner, the owner of Turner Logic, the IT company that Robert Mueller was using to code Deeproot’s never-produced pinball machines, is up to something. Blueberry Johnson has shared a number of documents with me and on Pinside that clearly show that not only did Turner purchase thousands of dollars worth of assets in the recent Deeproot auction, including the RAZA pinball machines and much more, but he also has been in direct contact with the bankruptcy lawyers regarding purchasing Deeproot's Intellectual Property. It blows my mind that the programmer, who was never even able to successfully code Deeproot's prototype RAZA machines, thinks that he would be able to raise a company that tens of millions of dollars, many seasoned pinball veterans and dozens upon dozens of other employees couldn't get to succeed from the dead...but that may be what's happening here. I guess that we'll stay tuned...https://deeprootpinball.com/