TOPcast pinball show #53, Feb 20, 2008.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #53 with Orin Day of DataEast, Sega, Stern pinball. Orin programmed such games as Guns N Roses, Maverick, Frankenstein, Baywatch, Apollo13, Goldeneye, Twister, Viper, Independence Day, Space Jam, Star Wars Trilogy, Lost World Jurassic Park, X Files, Starship Troopers, Lost in Space, Golden Cue, Godzilla, South Park, Playboy.  Length:  2:55:37

TOPcast pinball show #52, Feb 6, 2008.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #52 with Stan Fukuoka of Capcom pinball. Stan did the artwork for games like Breakshot, Big Bang Bar, and Kingpin. Meet the guy on TOPcast that gave Big Bang Bar and Breakshot their unbelievable sexy look.  Length:  52:26

TOPcast pinball show #51, Jan 23, 2008.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #51 with Tim Arnold. First show of the 2008 TOPcast season, join us for the kick-off of new TOPcast 2008 season. We interview Tim Arnold, as a continuation of his infamous year-ago TOPcast interview (the most downloaded interview in TOPcast history). Tim talks more about his old school pinball operator stories and updates on the Pinball Hall of Fame project. Live callers with questions on the air. Anything is game for Shaggy, Shaggy, and Norm.  Length:  1:24:04

TOPcast pinball show #50, Sept 12, 2007.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #50 with Lyman Sheats. Lyman worked at DataEast and Williams, and now works for Stern. Some of Lyman`s pinball programming work includes Attack from Mars, Monster Bash, Safecracker, Medieval Madness, Revenge from Mars, Guns N Roses, Tommy, Spiderman. He is also an excellent pinball player, winning many big tournaments (most recently the 2007 European Pinball Championship).  Length:  3:08:52

TOPcast pinball show #49, Aug 29, 2007.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #49 with Mark Ritchie. Mark worked at Atari pinball and then moved to Williams in 1979, designing pinballs Thunderball, Firepower2, Pennant Fever, Sorcerer, Road Kings, Big Guns, Taxi, Police Force, Diner, Slugfest and of course Fishtales and Indiana Jones. Then Mark moved to Capcom as head of the engineering department, and designed Kingpin, which is being considered for production by Illinois Pinball. (Note if Mark`s last name seems familiar, his older brother Steve also worked at Williams as a pinball designer.)  Length:  1:30:39

TOPcast pinball show #48, Aug 12, 2007.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #48 with Paul Faris. Paul worked at Bally as an artist from 1976 to 1984 and did such games as Night Rider, Evel Knievel, Eight Ball, Lost World, Playboy, Future Spa, Paragon, Space Invaders, Xenon, and Centaur. Paul became the head of the art department at Bally in the late 1970s. After Bally he did some art for Williams and Gameplan pinball during the mid-1980s. Paul then worked for DataEast pinball doing such games as Phantom of the Opera, Back to the Future, Checkpoint, Ninja Turtles, Batman, Hook, Frankenstein, GoldenEye and Twister.  Length:  2:43:01

TOPcast pinball show #47, Aug 5, 2007.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #47 with Chris Granner. Chris is THE pinball sound man, working at Williams from 1986 (Roadkings) to 1995 (Indy500). Chris wrote and implemented the sound for most of the famous Williams pin games like Pinbot, F14 Tomcat, Fire, Cyclone, Taxi, Earthshaker, Elvira Party Monsters, Funhouse, Terminator2, Addams Family, Fish Tales, White Water, Twilight Zone, Indy Jones, Roadshow. He also worked at Capcom as the head of their sound department. Chris later moved to Incredible Technologies (Golden Tee Golf), and then Stern Pinball. He did the sound for Stern Pinball's Monopoly, Simpsons, Terminator3, Lord of the Rings, Ripleys, Elvis, Nascar, and World Poker Tour.  Length:  1:43:02

TOPcast pinball show #46, July 29, 2007.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast pinball show #46 with Margaret Hudson, Bally/DataEast/Stern production pinball artist. Margaret started work right out of college in the 1970s working for Bally under Paul Faris and Dave Christensen in the Bally art department. Margaret Hudson is of course best known for her work on Bally's Eight Ball Deluxe pinball. Later she moved to DataEast, working on all of their pin games from 1987 to 1991. Recently she is working for Stern with Kevin O'Connor on such pinball titles as Playboy, Simpson Pinball Party, and Lord of the Rings. Ms.Hudson talks about her experiences working as a female in the (male dominated) pinball industry.  Length:  0:40:05

TOPcast Video #02, pinball show #45, July 22, 2007.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast Video Episode #02 (show #45). TOPcast Video talks about how to properely move and set up a pinball machine. Also covered are common pinball game start up problems, and how to properely clean a pinball playfield. TOPcast Video is designed for people new to gameroom machine collecting. Mpeg4 format compatible with an iPod with a video screen.  Length:  0:32:44

TOPcast Video #01, pinball show #44, July 15, 2007.

Summary:  Norm & Shaggy TOPcast Video Episode #01 (show #44). TOPcast Video talks about the evolution of the pinball machine from 1947 to present. Also covered is pinball terminology. TOPcast Video is designed for people new to gameroom machine collecting. Mpeg4 format compatible with an iPod with a video screen.  Length:  0:28:36