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Episode Summary: 

Roger Sharpe is hailed as the Man Who Saved the Game from our previous episode, but he did so much more! Roger has been involved in the birth of tournaments, the second rise of licensing, and mainstream journalism. He also has had a great film based on him and his relationship with his wife, Ellen.

Join us as we talk about Roger’s last pinball machine, Cyclopes, his stumble into becoming the Williams 1990s Licensing guru, his friendship with Steve Epstein, and his very good film!

 

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TopCast Episode – 17 – Roger Sharpe

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YouTube. Interview with Roger Sharpe for ‘Pinball – The man who saved the game’. Here.

YouTube. Turbografx7. Cyclopes with Roger Sharpe. Here.

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