I think $5900 is at least $2000 too much for Stern Indy. One was just on my local CL last week for $3500, and may still be there (SF Bay Area). Even at that price I did not contact the seller because the WMS version is definitely the Indy to get. With some patience you should be able to get a clean one in the $5-$6k range.

Stern IJ4 is a $2000 game folks. It sucks. It is only worth that much because so few were made. There are so many games to be had for $2000 or under that wipe the floor with this turd. $5900? You gots to be smokin' crack, son!

I worked on IJ4, and I'd be hard-pressed to make the effort to pick up a free one.

I'm skeptical of this supposed "low number" of Indys...I think there are more than the numbers being thrown out there. Even though it's a shitty game, it's a good license & it's easy enough to figure out that I imagine it would do relatively well on route.

Keefer,
It doesn't surprise me that we have a similar opinion of IJ4 seeing as how my favorite two Sterns are LOTR and TSPP. I bought WOZLE strictly because I knew that you were on board. I await your future code updates. No pressure...... LOL

Numbers really don't mean anything in the pinball world. There are lots of low run games out there that still don't command any value, and tons of overrun games that get big money. Pinball doesn't work like cars in the collectors world. Never has. IT's all about how fun it is, and how many people want it. If it's a game nobody ever gets to play or see, nobody wants it, because they don't know about it.

Only time it's an exception if it's a game where there are less than 20 made.

in the case of IJ. even if there was only 500 made. Try and find 500 people that actually want to buy and own one.

I guess this pretty much summarizes the majority of the sentiment of IJ4.

QSS

IJ4 is not as bad as most people describe it... but I would never, ever pay $5k+ for that pin ! (otherwise my WPT will be 10k by Christmas!!)
There are better choices...

This is a great post. +1

ij4 is bottom of the barrel for stern but i like it. I can see owning it when you exhaust some of their other titles.

I think ij is a still a sloppy mess. have no idea why people like it. can't believe the $ people are willing to spend on it. it's puzzling. up there with sttng. another boat anchor.

I recently bought a Stern Indiana Jones and am thoroughly enjoying it--granted I'm not a long time pinball connoisseur like most of the folks here on Pinside. In fact, a friend and his wife came over this week and played it and they enjoyed it too (and he owns Tron LE). I like the sounds, the video, the magnet feature, and the multi-ball.

Buy what you like and what you can afford. If you get tired of it, sell it or trade it and get something different. For now, I'm keeping my IJ by Stern.

I have owned both and preferred the Stern, I thought Tron was terrible yet most pinsiders want to have sex with it so to each his own. The great thing about Indy is it's perfect for a game every once and a while, with some degree of hope at reaching the final adv. I had MM for around a year and while it's packed with stuff to do it got very boring especially after you complete wizard mode, felt like no point in playing it anymore. I can see why IJ4 isn't for everyone but it's not the train wreck it's made out to be in fact to me it's amazing, the sound and movie clips and it's beautiful to look at. If you have a large collection it's great. LATER

just get both. problem solved.

I find the WMS one to be dreadfully boring. I've owned 2 of them and yes, they were super nice and dialed in.
The Stern one isn't much better, but it is a little more enjoyable to me.

I hope the OP has already made a decision given this is a 3+ year old thread that has, for unknown reasons, risen from its grave

Zombie IJ..... It lives.

Hopefully this problem was solved 3 years ago.