Screen Test

Screen Test, produced by the Los Angeles Games Company in 1937, is an electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine from one of the lesser-known West Coast manufacturers of the era. EM pinballs of this period used electromagnets and mechanical relays to operate scoring elements, without flippers — which were still a decade away from being invented — so gameplay relied on plunger skill and playfield layout rather than active ball control.

Screen Test's specific rules and features are not well documented, which is typical for lesser-known 1930s regional manufacturers whose records have not survived as completely as those of larger Chicago-based companies.

Little is known about the design, art, or theme of Screen Test, reflecting the limited documentation available from the Los Angeles Games Company. Its scarcity in the historical record makes it a point of interest for collectors and historians studying regional pinball manufacturers of the 1930s.