TV Pinball

The TV Pinball, manufactured by Exidy Incorporated in 1974, is a single-player electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine built in a cocktail table format. Exidy is better known today as an early video game company, making this EM pinball table a notable curiosity in their history.

The gameplay on the TV Pinball is characteristic of EM machines of the mid-1970s: players aim to score points by navigating a ball around the playfield, with no strongly documented theme or narrative. The cocktail-table cabinet format sets it apart from standard upright pinball machines of the period, designed instead for tabletop placement, likely for bar or lounge settings.

The TV Pinball's design and art details are not well documented. Its relative obscurity, combined with Exidy's greater fame in video arcade games, makes it an interesting footnote for collectors and historians tracing the company's early output.