1993 · Williams
Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure
Known for ENT, Lock saucer, Captive ball and Path of Adventure. Carved stone arch interior, desert night sky with biplane and burning red sky with flaming skull.
- Year
- 1993
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
ENT
- Hole
Lock saucer
- Captive ball
Captive ball
- upper playfield
Path of Adventure
- Hole
Mode start saucer
- Multiball
Regular Multiball
- Multiball
Quick Multiball
- Wizard mode
Eternal Life
On the playfield
Extra level 1
- Path of Adventure upper playfield
Ramp 1
- Stone Idol ramp
Holes 2
- Lock saucer
- Mode start saucer
Captive ball 1
- Captive ball
Bumper 1
- Jets
Targets 3
- ENT
- Raise Jackpot target
- Adventure targets
Lane 1
- Indy lanes
Lights 1
- Dogfight lights
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central large portrait, stubbly square jaw, crumpled brown fedora, open-collared shirt, direct stare
- man Left arch, cowboy in wide-brimmed hat firing a rifle while riding a rearing black horse
- animal Black horse rearing, bridle and reins visible
- vehicle Small biplane silhouette in the yellow sky of the left arch
- man Right arch, adventurer in red shirt and white scarf, arm raised cracking a whip, backlit by fire
- skeleton Flaming skull with fiery eyes in the red sky of the right arch
Setting
- Carved stone arch interior
- Desert night sky with biplane
- Burning red sky with flaming skull
Text on it
- INDIANA JONES
- The PINBALL ADVENTURE
How it plays
-
Modes 10
- Castle Grunewald
- Tank Chase
- Three Challenges
- Choose Wisely
- Monkey Brains
- Steal the Stones
- Escape in the Cart
- Rope Bridge
- Get the Idol
- Streets of Cairo
-
Multiballs 3
- Regular Multiball
- Quick Multiball
- Well of Souls
-
Goals 7
- Loop Jackpot
- Dogfight
- Super Jets
- Hand of Fate
- Narrow Escape
- Adventure
- Indy's Friends
-
Wizard modes 1
- Eternal Life
Made by
- Design & Art
- Doug Watson
- Design
- Mark Ritchie
- Mechanics
- Jack Skalon
- Software
- Brian Eddy
- Sound
- Rich Karstens
- Music
- Chris Granner
- Display animation
- Scott Slomiany
- Display animation
- Eugene Geer
The cast
- Indiana Jones
- Medallion
- Grail
Reference
Linked terms
- ENT also called ENT bank
- Lock saucer also called lock sinkhole also called Idol lock
- Path of Adventure also called Path also called mini-playfield
- Mode start saucer also called mode saucer also called left scoop
- Indy lanes also called top lanes
- Adventure targets also called ADV also called URE
- Regular Multiball also called Standard multiball
- Eternal Life also called Eternal Life Multiball
- Three Challenges also called Challenges
- Steal the Stones also called Stones
- Indiana Jones also called Indy also called Dr Jones
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- orange
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Explorer: Painted safari figure in tan pith helmet surrounded by four named portrait medallions (Rusty, Barry, Short, Dr. Jones), sheer wall of small individually lettered rectangular inserts stacked up centre, two cream-outlined white fan wings mirrored at slingshot level, curved orange arc of names beneath portraits, adventure ensemble cast, sunburst field, 1990s solid-state, bright primary colours, jungle expedition theme
A painted safari-explorer figure in a tan pith helmet smiling out from the centre of the lower playfield, ringed by four named portrait medallions reading RUSTY, BARRY, SHORT and DR. JONES - an explorer/adventurer ensemble rather than the usual pinball cast. Second most memorable: the sheer wall of small, individually lettered and differently coloured rectangular inserts stacked up the middle of the playfield like a pile of name plaques. Third: two big cream-outlined white fan/wing ornaments mirrored left and right at the slingshot level.
Setting
- Sunburst rays
- Jungle foliage and palm fronds flanking the sides
- Rock and cave cliff artwork on the right ramp wall
Symbols
- White oval script logo
- Wing/fan ornaments
- Palm fronds
- Card-suit-like coloured insert plaques
- Stars and sunburst rays
Notable shapes
- Large black circular drain hole at the tip of the flipper v
- Tall orange ramp structure climbing the right side beside a painted rock cliff
- Stacked tilted rectangular insert plaques forming a pyramid up the centre
Art motifs
- Radial sunburst
- Adventurer portrait medallions
- Expedition name plaque lettering
Themes
- Explorer
- Adventure
- Safari
- Jungle
- Treasure
Title on it
- Explorer
Text on it
- RUSTY
- BARRY
- SHORT
- DR. JONES
- EXPLORER
- BIG BALLY
- SHARE
- SLAM
- SUPER
- THUNDER
- MAUI
- GRAND CANYON
- HAWAII
- SCUBA DIVER
- JUNGLE
- LOST WORLD
- EXCESS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 PLAY - 50c
- 2 PLAYS - 75c
- 3 PLAYS - $1.00
- 3 BALLS PER PLAY
- SEE BACKGLASS FOR FULL PLAY INSTRUCTIONS
- Williams
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central painted portrait: tan-skinned adult man with dark hair, smiling, wearing a tan pith/safari helmet and pale blue open-neck shirt, framed by a cream oval |
| Man | Round medallion portrait upper left, captioned rusty: man in a light shirt against a plain backdrop |
| Man | Round medallion portrait upper right, captioned barry: man in a light shirt |
| Man | Round medallion portrait lower left, captioned short: man in a dark cap |
| Man | Round medallion portrait lower right, captioned dr. jones: man in a light blue cap |
A photographed 1990s-era solid-state pinball playfield, shot straight down under glass with the cabinet's black side rails and front lockdown bar visible. The lower half is dominated by a bright yellow-orange sunburst field carrying two curved white-and-red pinball flippers and a black round centre drain hole. Above the flippers is a painted portrait cluster: a smiling tan-skinned man in a tan safari pith helmet and light blue open-neck shirt, flanked by four circular portrait medallions on stalks, each with a yellow name caption - RUSTY (upper left), BARRY (upper right), SHORT (lower left) and DR. JONES (lower right). A thick orange arc of small black names runs beneath them, and a curved orange band sweeps left and right toward the outlanes, flanked by symmetrical wing-shaped white-and-yellow fan ornaments. The middle of the playfield is crowded with stacked, brightly coloured rectangular inserts on a blue-and-orange background, and the upper third holds a jumble of red, orange and yellow plastic ramps, a chrome wire ball guide and three round pop-bumper caps. Two white instruction cards with dense black print sit at the bottom left and bottom right, with a white oval script logo between them.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- orange
- brown
- yellow
Fingerprint: "Indiana Jones" title, giant square-jawed man's face filling center in crumpled brown fedora and open-collared shirt, framed by carved stone arch with blue-white chevron capitals, arched side vignette showing cowboy firing rifle from rearing black horse under yellow sky with biplane, right arch showing whip-wielding adventurer silhouetted against flames with burning skull, small grinning head portraits in corners.
The single most memorable element is the giant fedora-wearing adventurer's face filling the centre of the glass, painted in detailed, glossy comic realism. Framing him are two arched side vignettes: a cowboy firing a rifle from a rearing black horse under a yellow sky with a biplane, and a whip-cracking adventurer silhouetted against flames with a burning skull. A carved stone arch with blue-and-white chevron capitals separates the panels, and four smaller grinning head portraits are tucked into the corners. The bottom row of artwork is cropped off by the photo.
Setting
- Carved stone arch interior
- Desert night sky with biplane
- Burning red sky with flaming skull
Symbols
- Fedora
- Whip
- Rifle
- Biplane
- Glowing goblet
- Lit stone doorway
- Carved stone arches
- Flaming skull
- Blue-and-white chevron capitals
Lettering
- Huge extruded yellow block capitals with red inline highlight and heavy black drop shadow for the title; smaller yellow sans-serif capitals with black outline for the subtitle at upper right
Themes
- Archaeology adventure
- Desert
- Action pulp
Title on it
- Indiana jones
Text on it
- INDIANA JONES
- The PINBALL ADVENTURE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central large portrait, stubbly square jaw, crumpled brown fedora, open-collared shirt, direct stare |
| Man | Left arch, cowboy in wide-brimmed hat firing a rifle while riding a rearing black horse |
| Animal | Black horse rearing, bridle and reins visible |
| Vehicle | Small biplane silhouette in the yellow sky of the left arch |
| Man | Right arch, adventurer in red shirt and white scarf, arm raised cracking a whip, backlit by fire |
| Skeleton | Flaming skull with fiery eyes in the red sky of the right arch |
| Man | Small round portrait upper left, bearded, grinning, wearing a red cap |
| Man | Small round portrait upper right, elderly, white beard, blue pith helmet and spectacles |
| Man | Bottom centre-left cropped portrait, man in a white pith helmet smiling |
| Woman | Bottom centre-right cropped portrait, dark-haired woman smiling |
A painted, comic-book style adventure backglass in hot reds, oranges and browns. Across the top a huge blocky three-dimensional title in yellow letters with red inline shading and a heavy black drop shadow reads as the main game name, with smaller yellow outlined text at upper right reading 'The PINBALL ADVENTURE' and a red oval script company logo at upper left. The centre is dominated by a large portrait of a stubbly, square-jawed man in a crumpled brown fedora and open-collared shirt, staring straight ahead. He is framed by an arched, carved, tan-and-brown stone surround. Flanking him are two arched side panels: the left one shows a lone cowboy in a wide-brimmed hat riding a rearing black horse while firing a rifle, with a small biplane silhouette in a glowing yellow sky; the right one shows a whip-wielding adventurer in a red shirt and white scarf raising an arm against a burning red sky with a flaming skull motif. Two small circular head portraits sit above the arches: a grinning bearded man in a red cap at upper left and an elderly white-bearded man in a blue pith helmet and spectacles at upper right. Along the bottom edge, cut off by the photograph, are a smiling man in a white pith helmet, a dark-haired smiling woman, a glowing red goblet set in an alcove, and a lit arched doorway.