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Raven / IPD No. 1922 / March, 1986 / 4 Players
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Manufacturer: Premier Technology (1984-1996) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: March, 1986
Model Number: 702
MPU: Gottlieb System 80B
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 3,550 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (10), Drop targets (4), Kick-out holes (2), Spinning target (1). Photographic translite.

Actual measured weight: 248 lbs (includes legs).

Toys: Helicopter with spinning blades.
Concept by: Jeff Walker
Design by: John Trudeau
Art by: Don Marshall, Larry Day
Sound by: Ken Hale
Software by: John Buras
Notes: 'Raven' was the first pinball machine from any manufacturer to use a photograph for a backglass or translite.

Designer John Trudeau said this game was his homage to Williams' 1980 'Firepower' and the name 'Raven' came from the code word used in the Hollywood movie 'Rambo'. Artist Don Marshall told us the helicopter used in the backglass was actually a Reconnaissance Helicopter that was being used for traffic reporting. A couple of weeks after the photo shoot, that exact Helicopter crashed and the pilot tragically died.

Larry Day told us he did the art for the playfield and cabinet, and Don Marshall did the photographic translite.

Photos in: Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 117
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 97
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, page 71
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1922  (External site)
ROMs: 18 KB ZIP PinMAME Romset (Availability limited by copyright)    
  18 KB ZIP ROMs (Availability limited by copyright)     [Premier Technology]
Documentation: 5 MB PDF English Manual (Availability limited by copyright)     [Premier Technology]
Images:
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Image # 1844: Raven Overall view
Overall view
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 		 Image # 5122: Raven Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front
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 		 Image # 5123: Raven Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back
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 		 Image # 8108: Raven Playfield
Playfield
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[Steve Marion]		 Image # 8109: Raven Illuminated Translite
Illuminated Translite
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[Steve Marion]
Image # 14379: Raven Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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[Michael Sciulli]		 Image # 14380: Raven Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[Michael Sciulli]		 Image # 21742: Raven Illuminated Whitewood
Illuminated Whitewood
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[John Trudeau]		 Image # 25195: Raven Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox
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 		 Image # 25196: Raven Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right
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Image # 25197: Raven Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left
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 		 Image # 25198: Raven Backbox
Backbox
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 		 Image # 25199: Raven Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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 		 Image # 25200: Raven Playfield
Playfield
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 		 Image # 25201: Raven Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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Image # 25202: Raven Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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 		 Image # 25203: Raven Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front
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 		 Image # 25204: Raven Power Supply
Power Supply
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 		 Image # 25205: Raven Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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 		 Image # 38770: Raven Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Olivier Mathe]
Image # 44268: Raven Illuminated Translite
Illuminated Translite
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 44269: Raven Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 73156: Raven Illuminated Translite (Programmer John Buras signed the lower left corner of this translite.)
Illuminated Translite*
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[Eric Thorsell]		  
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