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Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure / IPD No. 1267 / August, 1993 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: August, 1993
Model Number: 50017
Common Abbreviations: IJ
MPU: Williams WPC (DCS)
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 12,716 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Adventure - Fictional - Licensed Theme
Specialty: Widebody [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Active pinballs (6), Standup targets (7), Kick-out holes (2), Ramps (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), Captive ball (1), Autoplunger, Three video modes. Player-controlled tilting upper playfield. Maximum 1 buy-in ball per player (operator option).

Four multiball modes: 3-ball regular multiball, Quick multiball (2-ball), "Well of Souls" multiball (6-ball), "Eternal Life" wizard mode (6-ball).

Actual measured weight: 286 lbs (includes legs).

Toys: Rotating idol head which releases the balls into play.
Concept by: Mark Ritchie, Brian Eddy, Doug Watson
Design by: Mark Ritchie, Doug Watson
Art by: Doug Watson
Dots/Animation by: Scott Slomiany, Eugene Geer
Mechanics by: Jack Skalon
Music by: Chris Granner
Sound by: Rich Karstens
Software by: Brian Eddy
Notes: This game was part of Williams/Midway's "SuperPin" line of widebody games.

The first pinball game to use Williams' DCS sound system.

Features custom-recorded speech by actor John Rhys-Davies ("Sallah").

One of the jackpot awards during Quick Multiball is "The Fish of Tayles". Mark Ritchie confirmed to us that this is a reference to his previous game, Williams' 1992 'Fish Tales'.

Early Production games had at least three differences from production games. The mini-playfield has steel side rails instead of red plastic. The Super Jackpot insert background is black-and-white instead of all black. Three Jackpot symbols illuminate on the speaker panel below the DMD. These three lamps do not light up on production games because those games are not equipped with the lamps and the board to support them. In fact, the backbox insert is not drilled with the three holes. However, the software on production games still supports this missing prototype feature, so it is possible to modify a production game to have this feature by drilling the holes in the insert and installing the lamps and the board.

Early Production games have a large decorative plastic all along the back wall of the playfield, removed from later games. Reportedly, some game owners have obtained and re-installed this so-called "lost plastic".

Another player-controlled tilting mini-playfield is found on Premier's 1993 'Wipe Out'.

Marketing Slogans: "The Adventure Continues..."
"A SuperPin with Award-Winning Special Effects"
Photos in: Chicago Tribune August 8, 1993, pp. Sect. 13, p. 4:2,5:1,29:1.
Compressed Air December 1995, pp. 14--18. pp. (Backglass)
Popular Mechanics December 1994, pp. 63-5,123.
Rule Sheets: Indiana Jones Guide Version 2.3, by Adrian  
Easter Eggs:Available at Cows and Easter Eggs  (External site)
Additional Media:Promotional Video (at YouTube)  (External site)
ROMs: 399 KB ZIP Game ROM L-3 (U6)
  399 KB ZIP Game ROM L-4 (U6)
  399 KB ZIP Game ROM L-5 (U6)
  402 KB ZIP Game ROM L-6 (U6)
  425 KB ZIP Game ROM L-7 [Williams Electronic Games]
  499 KB ZIP Sound ROM L-1 (U2)
  499 KB ZIP Sound ROM L-2 (U2)
  543 KB ZIP Sound ROM L-3 [U2] [Williams Electronic Games]
Documentation: 11 MB PDF English Manual [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
  1019 KB PDF Operators Handbook [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
  177 KB TXT Parts List [www.pinlist.org]
Images:
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Image # 1207: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4508: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Flyer, Front
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Image # 4509: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Flyer, Back
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Image # 5358: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure French instruction card
French instruction card

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Image # 5359: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure English instruction card
English instruction card

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Image # 8614: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 9422: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Full Machine
Full Machine

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Image # 9423: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Cabinet Left
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Image # 9424: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Cabinet Right
Cabinet Right

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Image # 9425: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Cabinet Front
Cabinet Front

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Image # 9426: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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Image # 9427: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure BackBox
BackBox

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Image # 9428: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Backbox Electronics
Backbox Electronics

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Image # 9429: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 9430: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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Image # 9431: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure The Lost Plastic 
(The 'Lost Plastic' is a backlit plastic at the rear of the playfield which was removed from production machines.  This plastic was available as a reproduction and can be added, along with the backlighting, to almost any Indiana Jones machine.)
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Image # 9432: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail
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Image # 9433: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Mini Playfield
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Playfield Detail

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Playfield Detail

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Image # 9436: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail
Playfield Detail

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Image # 9437: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail
Playfield Detail

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Image # 9438: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail 
(This image includes the 'Lost Plastic' removed from production machines.)
Playfield Detail*

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Image # 9439: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail 
(This image includes the 'Lost Plastic' removed from production machines.)
Playfield Detail*

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Image # 9440: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail 
(This image includes the 'Lost Plastic' removed from production machines.)
Playfield Detail*

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Image # 9441: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail
Playfield Detail

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Image # 9442: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail
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Image # 9443: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail
Playfield Detail

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Image # 9444: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield Detail
Playfield Detail

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Image # 10024: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure German Instruction Card
German Instruction Card

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Image # 11236: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Flyer, Inside
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Image # 41718: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield - Plastics Removed
Playfield - Plastics Removed

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Image # 41923: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield - Plastics Removed
Playfield - Plastics Removed

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Image # 41924: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Playfield - Plastics and Mini-playfield Removed
Playfield - Plastics and Mini-playfield Removed

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Image # 41925: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Lower Playfield - Plastics Removed
Lower Playfield - Plastics Removed

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Image # 43183: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Translite
Translite

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Image # 48574: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Cabinet - Front View
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 62207: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Early Production - Mini-Playfield 
(The mini-playfield side rails are stainless steel instead of red plastic used on production games. The prototype serial number on this game was sanded/repainted by a previous owner and could not be read.)
Early Production - Mini-Playfield*

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[Thierry Schmitt]
Image # 62208: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Early Production - Super Jackpot Insert 
(This insert is different in production games. The prototype serial number on this game was sanded/repainted by a previous owner and could not be read.)
Early Production - Super Jackpot Insert*

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Image # 62209: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Early Production - Speaker Panel Jackpot Lights 
(These three lamps, shown here illuminated, were not installed in production games. The prototype serial number on this game was sanded/repainted by a previous owner and could not be read.)
Early Production - Speaker Panel Jackpot Lights*

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Image # 62210: Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure Early Production - Speaker Panel Jackpot Lights 
(These three lamps and the board for them were not installed in production games. The prototype serial number on this game was sanded/repainted by a previous owner and could not be read.)
Early Production - Speaker Panel Jackpot Lights*

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[Thierry Schmitt]
 

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