Indiana Jones (1993)

Another very popular pinball machine, even more so with the hype surrounding the fourth George Lucas blockbuster film set to release in May 2008, is of course Indiana Jones! It's right on par with pins like The Addams Family and Twilight Zone and high on many collectors wishlists.   And rightfully so! The machine, designed by Mark Ritchie (indeed Steve Ritchies younger brother) has managed to squeeze all the fun parts and quotes from three Indiana Jones movies in one great pinball adventure! If you liked the movies, there's a lot to like about this pin!   Click here to read more...

To start with, I don't know if there is any better looking game than IJ... the sideart, the playfield, the backglass, it's just incredible, and the game sounds as good as it looks, with tons of voice calls from the movies, custom voice work, great effects and music straight from the soundtrack. The playfield has some great stuff going on, the ramps and lanes are very tight tho, and the game seems to drain a bit too easily, although the "narrow escape" gate is way cool.. The Path of Adventure and the Idol lock are both cool ideas, but they take up alot of playfield space and don't do a whole lot besides look really neat. It never quite makes up it's mind if it wants to be a shooters game or a flow game, but does a good job being a little of both. Finally, the rules and software are solid, but it's a bit heavy on the modes (as most of the games of it's era are) and needed some more interesting objectives within those modes. The final mode is nearly impossible, it's like 23 shots in 30 seconds in a 6 ball multiball, but hey, it is super intense!   Click here to read more...