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3	''Raster Blaster'' is a [[DigitalPinballTables computer pinball game]] by Bill Budge. It was released in 1981 for the Platform/AppleII, Platform/{{Commodore 64}} and Platform/Atari8BitComputers.
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5	At its heart, the game is an [[SerialNumbersFiledOff unlicensed adaptation]] of Creator/WilliamsElectronics' ''Pinball/{{Firepower}}''. Complete the top rollovers and hit the right drop target bank to spell R-B. Knock down the six center targets to activate the capture claws, then lock three pinballs to start multiball. The game offers two difficulty levels and supported up to four players.
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7	''Raster Blaster'' was one of the major hits of [[TheEighties early eighties]] computer gaming, for its fast action and then-unprecedented realistic gameplay and physics. It was voted "Most Popular Program of 1981" by ''Softalk'' magazine, and is often misidentified as the first DigitalPinballTable and/or first home video pinball game.[[note]]wrong on both counts; that distinction goes to ''VideoGame/VideoPinball''[[/note]] The success of ''Raster Blaster'' led Budge to create the groundbreaking ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet''.
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10	!!''Raster Blaster'' demonstrates the following tropes:
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12	* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To ''Firepower''.
13	* AntiFrustrationFeature: Unlike ''Firepower'', ''Raster Blaster'' has two kickbacks, one for each outlane. They are always enabled in Easy mode.
14	* BrandX: The "Billy" logo on the top of the display board is a copy of the logo for arcade game maker Creator/{{Bally}}.
15	* NoPlotNoProblem
16	* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Invoked, as ''Raster Blaster'' is a clear copy of ''Pinball/{{Firepower}}''.

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