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Indiana Jones backglass

Also known as IJ4

2008 · Stern

Indiana Jones

Known for Sankara captive ball, Holy Grail scoop, Ark and Crystal Skull ramp. Aged parchment map covered in handwritten script, dark green jungle foliage, grey carved stone slab doorway and bright white light behind the doorway.

Year
2008
Maker
Stern
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Captive ball

    Sankara captive ball

  • scoop

    Holy Grail scoop

  • Toy

    Ark

  • Ramp

    Crystal Skull ramp

  • upper playfield

    Map Room

  • Multiball

    Temple of Doom Multiball

On the playfield

  • amber
  • red
  • cream
  • black
Indiana Jones playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 1 spinner
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toy 1

  • Ark

Extra level 1

  • Map Room upper playfield

Ramp 1

  • Crystal Skull ramp

Hole 1

  • Holy Grail scoop scoop

Lock 1

  • Lock hole

Captive ball 1

  • Sankara captive ball

On the backglass

  • yellow
  • brown
  • black
  • gold
Indiana Jones backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Giant close-up portrait, middle-aged, stubbled, dirt-smudged tan skin, brown fedora, blank upward gaze, centre-right
  • man Khaki shirt with dark tie and shoulder satchel, climbing a rope above the stone slab, upper centre-left
  • man Black leather jacket and peaked cap, astride a maroon and chrome motorcycle with large round headlamp, mid left
  • man Silhouetted in black, striding through the grey stone slab doorway into bright light, upper left
  • other Second dark silhouette standing below the doorway in shadow
  • man Tan pith helmet and shirt, satchel on back, walking away at bottom left

Setting

  • Aged parchment map covered in handwritten script
  • Dark green jungle foliage
  • Grey carved stone slab doorway
  • Bright white light behind the doorway

Text on it

  • INDIANA JONES
  • STERN PINBALL, INC.

How it plays

  1. Modes 2

    • Last Crusade
    • Raiders
  2. Multiballs 1

    • Temple of Doom Multiball
  3. Goals 2

    • Start Scene
    • INDY/JONES

Made by

Design
John Borg
Art
Kevin O'Connor
Software
Lonnie D. Ropp
Software
Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
Software
Dwight Sullivan
Software
Keith P. Johnson
Software
Mike Kyzivat
Sound & Music
David Thiel
Display animation
Mark Galvez
Display animation
Tom Kyzivat

Reference

Linked terms
  • Sankara captive ball also called Lower Sankara captive-ball lock
  • Holy Grail scoop also called Left Holy Grail scoop
  • Crystal Skull ramp also called Crystal Skull
  • Map Room also called Upper Map Room captive balls
  • Temple of Doom Multiball also called Temple of Doom
  • Last Crusade also called Crusade
  • Start Scene also called Scene
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Indiana Jones playfield

Playfield

  • amber
  • red
  • cream
  • black

Fingerprint: Indiana jones: giant red-yellow logo arched over yellow sunburst at bottom, full-size adventurer in fedora cracking whip in yellow oval bonus wheel, horseshoe of circular number discs surrounding wheel, four film-title drop targets above it, tan treasure map with red route lines and purple mountains

Distinctive

A giant red-and-yellow INDIANA JONES logo arched across a yellow sunburst at the bottom of the playfield, directly above a full-size painted figure of a bare-chested man in a brown fedora cracking a whip inside a yellow oval numbered bonus wheel. Ringed around that oval is a horseshoe of red, white, blue and black circular number discs, with four film-title drop-target labels arched above it. The whole playfield is art-directed as a tan treasure map with purple mountains and red route lines, and the upper half is a dense thicket of clear plastic ramps and wireform with a red SHOOT AGAIN button glowing at the bottom centre. A small yellow 1930s-truck-styled car and a red skull-headed post sit on the left mid-playfield.

Setting

  • Tan aged parchment treasure map with faint grid lines
  • Hand-drawn red route lines and a coastline
  • Purple mountain range across the upper middle
  • Jungle palm trees and green fern fronds around the lower oval
  • Desert rock and ruin stonework at the upper left and right
  • Bright yellow sunburst disc behind the bottom logo

Symbols

  • Yellow sunburst disc
  • Whip coil
  • Brown fedora
  • Purple mountain range
  • Palm trees and fern fronds
  • Treasure map coastline and grid
  • Red route lines
  • Stone ruins and columns
  • Arrowed route markers
  • Numbered and lettered circular bonus discs
  • A small crashed or parked truck
  • Skull and mummy imagery
  • Red circular pop-bumper caps
  • White ball-guide rails
  • Chrome wireform rails

Notable shapes

  • Large yellow oval bonus wheel inset into the middle of the playfield
  • Horseshoe ring of circular numbered discs around the oval
  • Tall arched clear plastic ramp enclosing the left side
  • Wireform ball guide loop on the right
  • Dark tunnel opening at top centre under the raised ramp
  • Arched film-title drop-target plaques forming a rainbow over the oval
  • Diagonal row of five white dart/arrow targets on the right rail

Art motifs

  • Aged parchment map background
  • Hand-lettered film-title badges on coloured cards
  • Sepia photographic portrait vignettes
  • Rounded drop-target label plaques
  • Sunburst rays behind the bottom logo
  • Painted jungle foliage framing the centre
  • Vintage travel-poster colour blocking in red, yellow, teal and cream

Themes

  • Archaeology adventure
  • Treasure map
  • 1930s pulp serial
  • Whip and fedora
  • Temple ruins
  • Jungle expedition

Title on it

  • Indiana jones

Text on it

  • INDIANA JONES
  • TEMPLE OF DOOM
  • LAST CRUSADE
  • RAIDERS LOST ARK
  • SKILL SHOT
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • SUPER BONUS WHEN LIT
  • HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS INFO
  • NON-TOURNAMENT PLAY
  • TOURNAMENT PLAY!
  • $ .75=1
  • $2.00=1
  • $1.50=1
  • x1
  • x3
  • SPELLBOUND
  • FREE BALL WHEN HIGH SCORE TO BEAT
  • ADVENTURE
  • Temple Map
Drop targets
Four-film-title bank above the bonus oval: raiders of the lost ark, temple of doom, last crusade, raiders of the lost ark; a second red temple of doom drop target higher up on the left centre; a vertical bank of five white arrow/dart targets down the right side
Ramps
Tall clear plastic ramp arcing from the lower left up the left side; clear plastic ramp running up the right side to the upper right; green-lit ramp on the right mid-playfield; wireform habitrail along the right and lower right
Slingshots
Two conventional triangular slingshots, one on each side just above the flippers, with red rubber and white/cream painted faces
Upper playfield
Crowded upper third with a raised clear ramp, a spinning temple or idol mechanism behind plastic, a red mushroom-topped post at the apex, curved chrome rails and a dark tunnel mouth at top centre; much of the art is obscured by reflections and clear plastic
Apron and lower playfield
Yellow sunburst apron card with the large indiana jones logo; a separate central apron plate below it shows a second indiana jones logo beside a large tan fedora illustration; two yellow instruction cards flank it, both headed hold flipper button for status info, with a dense list of small numbered instruction lines on the left card and a photo of the hero on the right; a bright yellow price card at lower right reads non-tournament play and tournament play!; a small white qr-code sticker is at the far lower left
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Full-size painted adventurer at the centre of the lower playfield, bare-chested and muscular, tan skin, wearing a brown fedora with a dark band and khaki/tan trousers, posed in a three-quarter crouch swinging a coiled whip in his right hand; his head is turned to the left.
Man Small black silhouetted figure on the yellow instruction card at lower left, in a wide-brimmed hat and jacket, holding a whip raised in one hand.
Man Small sepia photograph of a fedora-wearing man on the yellow instruction card at lower right, in a jacket, with an arm raised.
Other Large tan feathered hat printed on the central apron card at the very bottom, next to a second indiana jones logo.
Skeleton Painted skull and bones / mummy skull artwork in the upper right playfield area near the ramp, partially hidden behind clear plastic.
Other Red skull-headed post with a carved idol face standing on the left mid-playfield above the last crusade card.
Vehicle Small yellow 1930s-style open truck with a black radiator grille and round headlamps on the left mid-playfield, facing down-left.
Full description

Full-length overhead view of a wide-body pinball playfield, shot under warm orange light that makes the whole cabinet glow amber, with a black outer cabinet and side rails. The artwork is a cream-and-tan parchment map background covered in red and green route lines, a purple mountain range, palm trees, jungle fronds and desert rock. Dominant colours are amber/orange, red, cream and black. Two flippers sit at the bottom centre, white with a red tip, inside a yellow sunburst apron. Above them, a large red-and-yellow block-letter logo reads INDIANA JONES over a sunburst disc. The centre of the lower playfield is a large yellow oval bonus ladder with red, black, white and blue numbered discs arranged around its rim (1 through 9 and letters), enclosing a painted bare-chested adventurer in a brown fedora and khaki shirt swinging a whip. Four rectangular drop-target labels arch above the oval: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, TEMPLE OF DOOM, LAST CRUSADE and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK again. Further up, two more red boxes read TEMPLE OF DOOM, and a blue card on the left lane reads LAST CRUSADE. The upper playfield is crowded with clear and coloured plastic ramps, a wireform, a spinning temple mechanism, an orange skull-headed post, a green-lit ramp on the right and a red SHOOT AGAIN button low down. Two yellow instruction cards on the cabinet sides both read HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS INFO, and a bright yellow price card sits at lower right.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Indiana Jones backglass

Backglass

  • yellow
  • brown
  • black
  • gold

Fingerprint: INDIANA JONES in orange-yellow gradient letters, colossal face in brown fedora, khaki shirt climbing rope over stone slab, maroon motorcycle, glowing gold reliquary chest, map parchment background, adventure artifact relic

Distinctive

A colossal photorealistic face in a brown fedora staring upward fills the right half of the artwork, dwarfing every other element. A glowing open golden reliquary chest sits dead centre at the bottom, flanked symmetrically by two turbaned figures. The 'INDIANA JONES' logo curves across the upper left in an orange-to-yellow gradient with a heavy black outline. A man on a maroon motorcycle and a rope-climbing man in khaki crowd the left half, with a grey stone slab doorway showing silhouetted figures stepping through it.

Setting

  • Aged parchment map covered in handwritten script
  • Dark green jungle foliage
  • Grey carved stone slab doorway
  • Bright white light behind the doorway

Symbols

  • Glowing gold reliquary chest
  • Black banner with red cross
  • Flaming torch
  • Horn headdress
  • Motorcycle
  • Carved stone slab
  • Gold medallion with red gem at top right
  • Handwritten map script

Lettering

  • Slanted comic-book capitals with heavy black outline, curved baseline, orange-to-yellow vertical gradient, white highlight edges

Themes

  • Archaeology
  • Adventure
  • Map
  • Jungle
  • Relic
  • Train robbery
  • Torches
  • Ceremonial procession

Title on it

  • Indiana jones

Text on it

  • INDIANA JONES
  • STERN PINBALL, INC.
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Giant close-up portrait, middle-aged, stubbled, dirt-smudged tan skin, brown fedora, blank upward gaze, centre-right
Man Khaki shirt with dark tie and shoulder satchel, climbing a rope above the stone slab, upper centre-left
Man Black leather jacket and peaked cap, astride a maroon and chrome motorcycle with large round headlamp, mid left
Man Silhouetted in black, striding through the grey stone slab doorway into bright light, upper left
Other Second dark silhouette standing below the doorway in shadow
Man Tan pith helmet and shirt, satchel on back, walking away at bottom left
Other Line of pale-robed figures at lower left carrying a black banner with a red cross
Other Two figures in dark robes and striped turbans facing one another either side of the gold chest
Man Elderly, black hat, round spectacles, white beard, black clerical collar, lower right
Creature Red and gold robed chief with horned headdress holding a flaming torch, far right
Woman Long dark hair, pale gown, standing at right behind the bearded man
Man Green jacket, dark hair, standing at far right behind the woman
Full description

A landscape-format illustrated backglass with a warm yellowed parchment-map background overlaid on dark jungle foliage. A huge close-up portrait of a stubbled, weathered man in a brown fedora dominates the centre-right, head tilted upward, tan skin, dirt-smudged cheeks. Across the top-left the title 'INDIANA JONES' is lettered in slanted, curved, comic-style capitals graduating from orange through yellow to pale cream, with a thick black outline. Behind the title at upper left is a grey stone slab doorway with a silhouetted figure in black stepping through it into bright light, with a second dark figure below. A man in a khaki shirt and dark tie climbs a rope over that slab; below him another man in a black leather jacket and peaked cap rides a maroon-and-chrome motorcycle whose big round headlamp and engine cylinders are prominent. Lower left shows a line of pale-robed figures carrying a black-and-red banner, and a man in a tan pith helmet and shirt with a satchel walking away. Centre bottom is a glowing gold reliquary chest, lid open, on a black base. To its left stand two figures in dark robes and turbans facing each other; to its right an elderly man in a black hat, round spectacles, white beard and clerical collar. Far right is a red-and-gold robed chief with a horned headdress holding a flaming torch, and above him a couple: a dark-haired woman in a pale gown and a man in a green jacket. Handwritten map script is scattered across the parchment.