1976 · Inder
Screech
Interior room with yellow painted walls and red brick arches, four arched windows with white glazing bars, jagged hole smashed through the brickwork at upper right, grey stone wall with blue leaded multi-pane windows on the right, blue and white geometric patterned floor and wooden table with green baize in the foreground.
- Year
- 1976
- Maker
- Inder
- Display
- Dot matrix
2 games under this title
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield 1P
- yellow
- blue
- red
- white
Fingerprint: Enormous sweeping dark-blue spiral of ball guide paint, three life-size painted showgirls above flippers with rainbow-striped border, tall black-yellow pyramid instruction ladder with four rows of colored targets, white five-pointed starburst targets facing each other, flame-titled apron
The single most memorable element is the enormous sweeping dark-blue spiral of ball guide paint that curves from the slingshots up the middle of the playfield like a giant wave, framing the yellow centre. Second, the top arched scoring gallery with three life-size painted showgirls in flesh-toned leotards standing above the flippers, backed by a rainbow-striped border and a column of coloured scoring windows. Third, a tall black-and-yellow 'pyramid' instruction ladder in the centre with four stepped rows of coloured drop targets and a small orange 'BONUS X 3' card below it. Fourth, the pair of white five-pointed starburst targets stamped 'SPECIAL' that face each other across the mid-field. Fifth, the flame-titled apron with a bingo card and rules text.
Setting
- Arched rainbow-striped top border with rows of small coloured dots
- Flat bright yellow field with printed panel outlines
- Solid royal blue apron and centre swirl
- White plastic-looking playfield coating
Symbols
- Playing-card suit pips in the top scoring windows
- Columns of coloured round scoring lamps
- Stars
- Bingo card grid of coloured squares at lower left
- Arrows
- Numbers and score values
- A small orange multi-coloured card with 'x 3'
Notable shapes
- The huge dark blue spiral sweep of ball guide paint dominating the centre
- Five-pointed white starburst special targets
- Stepped pyramid target panel
- Arched rainbow-striped top border
- Circular pop bumper caps and round value bonus discs
Art motifs
- Sunburst rainbow stripes
- Repeating star motifs along the upper border
- Airbrushed flesh-tone figures
- Concentric spiral ball guide
- Psychedelic curved banding
Themes
- Showgirls
- Pinball scoring ladder
- Psychedelic swirl
- Rainbow
- Bingo card
Text on it
- VALUE 5000
- WHEN LIT 10,000
- WHEN LIT 10,000 POINTS
- EXTRA BALL
- SPECIAL
- 5,000
- 50,000
- 5000
- BALL IN PLAY
- RADIUM
- TRIPLE
- WHEN LIT
- EXTRA BALL WINS 50,000
- EXTRA BALL HITS FORECOURT
- LITE TRIPLE
- FIXED
- right light
- hits BONUS
- LITE BUMPER
- 4,000 8 lights
- bumper and targets
- right FORECOURT
- VALUE BONUS
- 1000 POINTS
- 500
- BONUS X 3
- SCORECH
- IN BALL CAUTION (alternative)
- A CAREFUL TARGET (optional)
- PHUTPLICATES X EXTRA BALL COIN SC DROPS EN 6s TARGET EN JUEGO
- SCORES AND EXTRA BALL AS INDICATED IN GLOBE
- SPECIAL POINTS
- 890000
- 99000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Upper left arched panel, brunette showgirl in a pale leotard with a fanned rainbow halo behind her head, head tilted up, standing with arms at her sides |
| Woman | Upper centre-right, tall fair-haired showgirl in a short pale costume holding a vertical rod, standing front-facing beside the blue swirl |
| Woman | Upper right arched panel, blonde bob-haired showgirl in a pale leotard holding a vertical pole, front-facing |
| Woman | Right side mid-upper playfield, small painted blonde woman in a bikini beside the striped rainbow panel and a small wheel/gauge |
| Woman | Left side mid-upper playfield, large painted face of a brunette woman with heavy eye make-up and red lips, drawn full-height on a cream medallion panel |
| Other | Two pale vertical female figures printed on the left and right upper playfield as tall slim silhouettes in pink/cream outfits, part of the scoring ladder art |
A full-length pinball playfield in a royal blue and bright yellow colour scheme, dominated by a large painted curved inlane/ball-guide swirl of deep blue sweeping up the centre, edged in white, over a yellow background. The upper third is an arched scoring panel framed in blue with a rainbow-striped border: three standing female figures in skin-coloured leotard/short-skirt costumes (one brunette with a hoop/halo arc behind her head, one with tall blonde hair holding a trident-like rod, one blonde bob-haired) stand beneath arched window boxes of scoring lights, flanked by painted white pop-bumper caps. Mid-field is dominated by a black-and-yellow instruction card panel with a stepped pyramid of coloured target rows (white, blue, green, red) and arrows, set in a blue box. Two large white starburst 'SPECIAL' targets sit left and right of it. Slingshots have long cream/white bodies, and the two lower flippers are plain white. The apron along the bottom is yellow with blue side panels, two flame-lettered logos, a small bingo card grid, a SPECIAL POINTS panel and dense rule text. Airbrushed cartoon/psychedelic style, visible worn paint and cloudy reflections in the plastics.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass 1P
- yellow
- red
- blue
- cream
Fingerprint: SCREEK title in very large red block capitals with white inner highlight and dark drop shadow, jagged hole blasted through yellow brick wall at upper right with green-domed lantern on chain dangling in front, woman in blue star-spangled wizard hat at left holding enormous cream ball lettered BALL IN PLAY, frightened blonde girl in yellow checked dress held by black-haired woman in cream blouse
The most memorable feature is the wrecked interior: a jagged hole blasted through a yellow brick wall at upper right, with a green-domed lantern on a chain dangling in front of it. Close behind is the giant red SCREEK title with its white inner highlight. Then the woman in a blue star-spangled wizard hat at the left, holding an enormous cream ball lettered BALL IN PLAY. Also striking is the frightened blonde girl in a yellow checked dress being held by the black-haired woman in a cream blouse, while a bearded man in bright red trousers flails at the right. The red and cream INDEX card with a starburst, ringed by billiard balls, anchors the bottom-right corner.
Setting
- Interior room with yellow painted walls and red brick arches
- Four arched windows with white glazing bars
- Jagged hole smashed through the brickwork at upper right
- Grey stone wall with blue leaded multi-pane windows on the right
- Blue and white geometric patterned floor
- Wooden table with green baize in the foreground
Symbols
- White stars on blue wizard hat
- Gold arrow-and-chain motif along top border
- Green-domed hanging lantern
- Billiard balls in yellow, green, blue and cream
- Grey-topped side table
- Red and cream index card with starburst
- Red seven-segment score digits
- Brick arch window surrounds
Lettering
- Very large red block capitals with white inner highlight and dark outline, arched across the top; secondary hand-lettered red text on a round ball reading ball in play; small cream capital index on a red starburst panel
Themes
- Scream
- Haunted house
- Horror-comedy
- Wizard hat
- Broken wall
- Billiards
- Comic cartoon
- Scream effect
Title on it
- Screek
Text on it
- SCREEK
- 0 4 3.6 0
- BALL IN PLAY
- INDEX
- 1000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left foreground: young woman, long wavy blonde hair, red lips, arched brows, wearing a tall pointed blue wizard hat scattered with white stars and stars at the band, plus a dark blue cloak over bare shoulders; she faces the viewer and cradles a large cream ball with red lettering in both hands |
| Woman | Centre: slim woman with shoulder-length black hair, red lips, wearing a cream open-collared blouse with sleeves; she leans forward from behind the table and grips the shoulders of the girl below her, expression alarmed |
| Child | Centre lower: blonde girl in a yellow and black checked dress, mouth open in a scream, one arm flung up over her head and the other out, slumped and collapsing at the table edge, bare legs |
| Man | Right: thin balding man with dark hair and a pointed goatee, cream striped shirt, bright red trousers and yellow shoes, leaning back with both arms thrown wide and fingers splayed, mouth open, recoiling in fright |
A framed backglass in a bold, flat comic-book cartoon style with heavy black outlines and saturated flat colour. Across the top, in very large red block capitals with a white inner highlight and dark drop shadow, is the single word SCREEK, arched slightly across the width. Below the title, left of centre, is a printed black rectangular score window showing red seven-segment style digits reading 0 4 3.6 0, with grey mechanical reels faintly visible behind the glass. The setting is a broken-open interior: a mustard-yellow wall with four red-brick arched windows with white splayed glazing bars, a jagged hole smashed through the brick at upper right, a grey stone wall with blue-leaded multi-pane windows down the right edge, and a blue-and-white geometric patterned floor. Three figures: at left a young woman in a pointed blue wizard hat covered in white stars and a dark blue cloak, holding a large cream-and-red ball lettered BALL IN PLAY; at centre a black-haired woman in a cream open blouse leaning over and gripping the shoulders of a distressed blonde girl in a yellow checked dress who is slumped at the table; at right a thin bearded man in a cream shirt and bright red trousers, arms thrown wide, recoiling. Hanging top right is a small green-domed lantern on a chain marked 1000. Bottom right sits a red and cream card-shaped object with a starburst and the word INDEX, surrounded by scattered billiard balls in yellow, green, blue and cream, and a small grey-topped side table. A gold arrow-and-chain motif runs along the very top above the title.