Raster Blaster Reloaded

From 1981, a classic reappears for modern gaming.

Introducing Raster Blaster Reloaded, a pinball game that pays homage to the very first virtual pinball game: Raster Blaster on the Apple II. This is the second game from the Hip Pocket Pinball Series. Available for Windows, MacOSX, Linux and Android.

The original Raster Blaster borrowed it's rules and queues from the Firepower pinball table.

This is a remake of the layout, rules and sounds of the original, but is not an emulation of the original 8-bit feel.

 

How to play

Press Enter to Start the game.

Hold the down arrow to pull back the plunger, or press the up arrow to smack the plunger hard.

Press the flippers with left and right shift, or left and right control keys.

Light the two groups of top orange lights, to unlock 2 multi-ball claws at the top, and lock the ball lane shields at the bottom. Light them again to unlock the third claw.

Light all right hand orange lights to lock both ball lane shields.

Shoot all balls into the claws.

When all claws are filled, they will drop for multi-ball.

When all groups lights at the very top are filled, multiplier is increased. 6x gives a free ball.

Press space to bump the table. Too many bumps will tilt the table and the flippers will lock you out of play.

Credits

All game programming, graphics and sound effects by Wayne Johnson :: Music composed by Noofny.

All programming was in C++ using CodeLite :: Graphics created in Blender and the Gimp.

Special thanks to Iarwain for support.

The game was developed using the Orx Portable Game Engine created by Iarwain. For more information on this full-featured 2.5D engine, please visit the Orx Project website.

Bean Farmer Pinball

In a dusty corner of the app store lay an old pinball table, clunky, but still working fine.

Introducing Bean Farmer Pinball, a pinball game inspired by the days of the 70's pinball era. It's simple, uncluttered and fun! This is the first from the Hip Pocket Pinball Series. Available for Windows, MacOSX, Linux and Android.

This game was made for those who remember and love the days of old school pinball, milk bars, and hamburgers with the lot.

Bean Farmer Pinball is completely free to download and own. No advertising. A great game on the go for the bus, train, or just at home.

 

How to play

Press Enter to Start the game.

Hold the down arrow to pull back the plunger, or press the up arrow to smack the plunger hard.

Press the flippers with left and right shift, or left and right control keys.

Light the top lights, left lights or right lights to increase the bean pole multiplier and to close the safety traps. The traps will stay closed for 10 seconds x the multiplier, up to 60 seconds.

If all light groups are lit, multiball will begin.

Press the right flipper key to move the light positions at the top to the right.

Every element that scores points is worth more with the bean pole multiplier. Bumpers worth 1000 are worth 6000 with a 6x multiplier.

Extra balls are awarded 500,000, 1,000,000, 2,000,000, 3,000,000, 5,000,000 and 10,000,000.

Credits

All game programming, graphics and sound effects by Wayne Johnson :: Banjo performed by S. Gray :: Music composed by Noofny :: Testing by C. Johnson.

All programming was in C++ using CodeLite :: Graphics created in Blender and the Gimp.

Special thanks to Iarwain and Lydesik for support.

The game was developed using the Orx Portable Game Engine created by Iarwain. For more information on this full-featured 2.5D engine, please visit the Orx Project website.

Contact

If you would like to get in touch regarding the Hip Pocket Pinball Series, please feel free to reach Wayne at: sausage@zeta.org.au