Williams

Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure

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This game received 1092 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.610 _/10

8.61

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #20 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.552

Artwork: 8.548

Sounds/Music: 8.382

Other Aspects: 8.694

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8.587

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6.945/10

10 years ago

ARS

thedefog

Pinside member

10y 93,350 5,673 72

Great looking game, cool toys, but slow playing and stuffy layout. Very poor quality sound effects & music that hurt the game a great deal, specifically the music quality (general MIDI sounding).

I don't see what the big deal is with this game other than the theme. Slap some generic theme on this one and nobody would care about it.

thedefog edited previous rating on April 19, 2016.

6.097/10

10 years ago

AJ

BoP

Pinside member

Albury

10y 70,050 460 20 30

Great theme. Fun game and lots to do but for me I find the playfield a bit cluttered and hard to see everything.

BoP edited previous rating on June 02, 2018.

9.840/10

10 years ago

DAD

toddsolus

Pinside+ Frequent

Salt Lake City, UT

11y 73,300 1,137 3 32

I think there are few pins as good as this game. Awesome modes, sound ,animation and art....there is no weakspot here. It deserves its A list status

toddsolus has this game on the wishlist.

10.000/10

10 years ago

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mps123

Inactive member

Unknown

10y 2,500 8

Best game ever made. A ton of modes, Path of Adventure, great ball lock, cool captive ball, multiball absolutely rocks and one of the most challenging and hard to reach wizard modes ever. Great sounds and animations as well as custom speech straight from the first three Indy movies.

7.868/10

10 years ago

KEN

pinballrebel

Pinside member

11y 75,900 408 37 59

The mode saucer is a flaky shot. Likewise the mini playfield never seems to work as intended. Great game with a few tweaks. I owned two and it just can't seem to continue to make the cut when something better comes along.

pinballrebel has owned this game in the past.

10.000/10

10 years ago

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axwell

Pinside member

Unknown

10y 8,000 10

Simply the best !

8.113/10

10 years ago

JRM

Incognito

Inactive member

Johnson City, KS

11y 49,800 238 1 67

I have always loved Indy but its not ACDC. :eye roll:

Incognito edited previous rating on September 18, 2013.

9.194/10

10 years ago

JEF

OldSchoolBlood

Pinside member

Savage, MN

10y 56,650 777 2 43

Indiana Jones is one of the best DMD games out there. It has top notch, sound, the best dot matrix animation ever in a Bally / Williams machine, and a very deep rule set. All 3 video modes are great, and a wizard mode that is challenging and fun. Very few other games are loaded with as much as this game has to offer.

OldSchoolBlood currently owns this game.

4.688/10

10 years ago

IFF

Inactive member

Göteborg

10y 17,750 2 23

My rating may be inaccurate, but I hate the fact you can't see half of the field and have no idea what the ball is doing behind the "shelf".

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9.064/10

10 years ago

KJE

mrbilbobaggins

Inactive member

Hartland, WI

16y 28,650 7 5 22

Challenging game that never gets old. It's not the fastest game although the rule set is solid and shots can be challenging and at time frustrating. A real keeper.

mrbilbobaggins edited previous rating on December 31, 2013.

6.227/10

10 years ago

JRM

Mato

Pinside member

Perth

11y 75,800 2,717 11 105

It was good but don't know what all the hype is about, better then the Stern version and the only IJ worth playing.

Mato edited previous rating on January 04, 2015.

9.520/10

10 years ago

LUK

limelime20

Inactive member

12y 47,150 855 13 14

Really great classic game here. Alot to do, Has the most video modes of any pinball.

limelime20 edited previous rating on February 13, 2015.

8.725/10

10 years ago

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colonel_caverne

Pinside member

Biscarrosse

10y 80,800 3,262 3 72

Great machine, the best DMD animation!

colonel_caverne edited previous rating on December 20, 2016.
colonel_caverne has owned this game in the past.

4.785/10

10 years ago

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nicegirl672

Inactive member

Unknown

10y 4,150 5 19

fun game but not my kind of game

9.300/10

10 years ago

JFS

n4297m

Pinside+ Frequent

Hudson, NH

12y 50,400 73 10 9

Indy is another strong Williams early 90s pin. Like many of the other early 90s pins it has plenty of modes and outstanding theming. From the first time you push the start button and the Indy music starts up the theme is tremendously well integrated. The real actor voice callouts with some specifically recorded for the machine just envelop you in the Indy theme. The artwork on both the playfield and backglass are just a continuation of the outstanding theme integration. I especially like the abiliity to simply shoot the swordsman in the marketplace. There are many, many modes all tied nicely into the theme to execute. These include a number of video modes such as the minecart and Ravenwood bar.

A good friend and neighbor has this machine and we worked together on the restoration. The problem area and continued annoyance is the mode saucer. So far we haven't been able to get the ball to reliably stick in the saucer and it bounces out multiple times during a game. Also, maintenance on this machine is not fun, as cleaning the rollovers, loop shots and left hand side of the pop bumper area is a case of bruised knuckles and contortionism.

The Lost Plastic on the back of the machine is a must to really complete the art package and the lighting in the back of the machine could be better. We modified the biplane to have a spinning propellor and added the mine cart and ark to the ramps. The ramps are tall on this and require a very precise shot to hit them reliably. Also, as mentioned, the Path to Adventure is more of an art than a science. We went to considerable effort to level it precisely and it still is a challenge and a half to make it all the way through.

Overall however, the machine makes good use of the wide body playfield and provides an intricate and immersive experience. If only the mode saucer would actually stick. Threading the ball up to the pop bumper area, making the ramps and loops are rewarding. It is a good machine, but has a few issues that keep it from being up there with the likes of TZ. "See ya later Indiana Jones"

n4297m edited previous rating on June 30, 2013.

9.136/10

10 years ago

ESP

policano

East Side Pinball

Saint Paul, MN

11y 72,900 1,777 19 23

Maybe a little high because I just purchased one finally but it's a great game! Been playing on location for awhile and it's a great game! Love the wide body, fun shots, moving upper PF, and all the multiball action! I wish the cab didn't fade so often on these but it has no effect on GP!

policano has owned this game in the past.

8.692/10

10 years ago

RUS

Russell

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

10y 111K 1,475 58

Fun game with cool ramp shot on the left side. I love the multiball that comes from the arc of the covenant toy.

10.000/10

10 years ago

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tytygilly

Inactive member

Unknown

10y 2,250 1 15

It's a great game!

8.328/10

10 years ago

BRI

GoldenBear

Pinside member

Santa Ana, CA

11y 52,650 304 9 11

Beautiful game with great sound bytes. Largest flaw that I see is that most of the play is on the lower half of the playfield, ball gets lost on upper playfield and shots are often a setup for SDTM. Wonderful collectors piece becaus of theme and artwork...just didn't appreciate gameplay

GoldenBear has owned this game in the past.

9.320/10

10 years ago

NOB

Nobrain

Pinside member

11y 23,900 40 1 21

On of the best for me ! A must have... A complete game... i'm still crying since I sold mine

Nobrain has owned this game in the past.

9.460/10

10 years ago

GAJ

flipperG

Inactive member

Temecula, CA

11y 15,400 81 15 19

this game starts off fantastic before you even press the start button in the way that it just looks like a piece of art, add in the sounds of planes diving, guns shooting and punches being landed and that's all good stuff, a split playfield and the longest single loop ramp in pinball that doubles as your jackpot shot that you hear the gold falling around you when you hit it and now it's just plain fun. with lots of modes and things to do i'm glad to call myself an owner of this one

flipperG currently owns this game.

10.000/10

10 years ago

KOS

KoSLoW

Pinside member

France

10y 28,400 49 8 8

My favorite pinball !! lot of fun and the design is excellent !

KoSLoW currently owns this game.

8.572/10

10 years ago

AJM

Venom_249

Pinside member

12y 56,700 314 68

With a properly adjusted mode hole this game is really fun. Has a few paths to high scores so that keeps it entertaining in the long run. Cheating the right outline never gets old. "carefully!"

8.872/10

10 years ago

DLS

leaffan67

Pinside member

Toronto, ON

12y 65,900 621 46 37

Way more fun than I expected. Great modes. Good flow. Cool toys throughout.

leaffan67 has owned this game in the past.

10.000/10

10 years ago

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footballcardking

Inactive member

Unknown

10y 2,500 6

My favorite machine of all time! I love everything about this pin...

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