<s>
Laser	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
March	O
1981	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
console	O
(	O
renamed	O
to	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
in	O
1982	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
David	O
Crane	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Activision	O
's	O
co-founders	O
,	O
Laser	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
places	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
flying	O
saucers	O
attacking	O
land	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Laser	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
land-based	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laser	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
earned	O
an	O
Honorable	O
Mention	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
1982	O
at	O
the	O
Third	O
Annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
re-released	O
Laser	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Activision	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
consoles	O
at	O
various	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
