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Indiana Jones TPA (Williams 1993)

Mystery Pinball Theater 3000·video·49m 57s·analyzed·Jun 6, 2019
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TL;DR

Streamed Indiana Jones TPA gameplay with leveling complaints and family interaction.

Summary

Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 host plays Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure (Williams 1993) on stream, demonstrating gameplay while struggling with shot accuracy and commenting on the machine's leveling issues. The video features casual play interrupted by technical problems, interactions with arcade staff and family members, and discussion of game modes and strategy. The host announces a planned Black Knight Marathon event and discusses the game's mechanical challenges, particularly hitting the Path of Adventure ramp and the mode scoop.

Key Claims

  • Path of Adventure is a significant shot/ramp on Indiana Jones that the player struggles to hit consistently

    high confidence · Host repeatedly mentions difficulty hitting Path of Adventure ramp throughout the stream; references it as a notable feature to reach

  • Indiana Jones table at this location is not properly level, making certain shots difficult to hit

    high confidence · Host explicitly states 'the table is obviously not balanced' and 'I should get Matt to level it like right now'; requests staff confirmation of levelness

  • Six Ball Well of Souls is a favorite mode on Indiana Jones

    high confidence · Chat participant states 'Six Ball Well of Souls is the joint' and host enthusiastically agrees 'Yeah, that's my joint right there'

  • The mode scoop shot is particularly tight/difficult to hit, especially from the left flipper

    high confidence · Host repeatedly struggles with mode scoop, mentions 'I can't backhand the mode scoop because the table is not level' and 'I don't think I have the accuracy to get that mode scoop'

  • Modes are a primary scoring strategy on Indiana Jones, with going for Lux from right ramp as an alternative high-scoring approach

    medium confidence · Host states 'If you can make the right ramp from the left flipper, going for Lux is potentially the biggest way to make big points. Going for Lux. Otherwise, go modes'

Notable Quotes

  • “Path of Adventure is lit. Try it again.”

    Host@ 4:40 — References the Path of Adventure feature and attempts to hit it, indicating it's a named, meaningful shot on the machine

  • “The table is obviously not balanced, so I won't be able to hit it from this flipper.”

    Host@ 9:50 — Directly acknowledges the table leveling problem affecting gameplay

  • “I should get Matt to level it like right now. I hate you! I hate you!”

    Host@ 14:46 — Expresses frustration with machine condition and requests staff intervention for leveling

  • “Six Ball Well of Souls is the joint. Yeah, that's my joint right there.”

    Host (responding to chat)@ 16:09 — Identifies a favorite/preferred mode on Indiana Jones

  • “I blew two multiballs trying to get this right ramp. Quick multiball. This is pathetic.”

    Host@ 10:46 — Demonstrates difficulty with specific shot accuracy and frustration with performance

  • “I'm going to probably do a Black Knight Marathon sometime at the end of this week where we play Black Knight 1, Black Knight 2000, and then we finish with Black Knight Swords of Rage.”

    Host@ 33:39 — Announcement of upcoming content: planned Black Knight Marathon on Twitch

  • “If you just pull the trigger on the gun, you finish that mode. You don't get a lot of points, but you just finish that mode like in the movie.”

Entities

Indiana Jones: The Pinball AdventuregameHarry WilliamscompanyMystery Pinball Theater 3000organizationMattpersonWalterpersonMicahpersonBlack Knight 1gameBlack Knight 2000gameBlack Knight: Sword of Ragegame

Signals

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Path of Adventure ramp is identified as a challenging, frequently-missed shot on Indiana Jones TPA; represents a significant mechanical or aiming difficulty

    high · Host repeatedly attempts and fails to hit Path of Adventure; describes it as a key target but struggles with consistency

  • ?

    product_concern: Indiana Jones table at this location is not properly level, affecting shot accuracy and playability, particularly for mode scoop and certain ramps

    high · Host explicitly states table is 'obviously not balanced' and requests staff to level it; notes inability to backhand mode scoop due to levelness

  • ?

    operational_signal: Host requests arcade staff (Matt) to level the Indiana Jones machine during streaming session

    high · Multiple explicit requests for Matt to level the table; discussion of leveling difficulty while camera rig is set up

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Modes are identified as primary scoring strategy on Indiana Jones, with Well of Souls (six-ball variant) and Lux as notable high-value targets

    high · Host and chat discuss mode-focused strategy; six-ball Well of Souls identified as favorite mode; Lux mentioned as big points alternative

  • ?

    event_signal: Host announces planned Black Knight Marathon stream featuring Black Knight 1, Black Knight 2000, and Black Knight: Sword of Rage, tentatively scheduled for Friday

    high · Host states 'I'm going to probably do a Black Knight Marathon sometime at the end of this week where we play Black Knight 1, Black Knight 2000, and then we finish with Black Knight Swords of Rage'

Transcript

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0:30
Thank you. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. We're going to play some Indiana Jones. I'll work you through it.
1:35
Indiana Jones, 1993. Williams. I'm horrible at this game, but I do know to shoot for jackpot. Let's take a look.
1:56
Let us find out. if we are any good at Indiana Jones the pinball adventure this is the first test game this is a test
2:19
I'll use my ball save while I have it lock some balls Got it. Two balls locked. Alright, so this is how you get points. Multi ball, multi ball, multi ball. Hit one of the ramps. Like that puppy. Dammit.
3:19
Alright, price is doubled. Oh, it went out and went back in. I'm not backhanding that. All right, it's going to kick it back out. I have to send it back in.
3:55

Host@ 46:23 — Reveals game mechanic that mirrors movie action (pulling trigger to finish mode)

  • “I love this table. I am playing terrible today.”

    Host@ 47:53 — Sums up personal affinity for the game while acknowledging poor performance

    • Path of Adventure
    product
    Well of Soulsproduct
    Luxproduct
  • ?

    content_signal: Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 actively streams pinball gameplay on Twitch with interactive chat participation

    high · Continuous streaming session with chat interactions, viewer counts mentioned, requests for stream clips

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Indiana Jones features a gun trigger mechanic on certain modes that allows quick mode completion (similar to movie action) with reduced point value

    high · Host discovers and explains: 'I learned that that particular mode, if you just pull the trigger on the gun, you finish that mode. You don't get a lot of points, but you just finish that mode like in the movie'

  • ?

    venue_signal: Arcade location has multiple working machines including Indiana Jones, Black Knight variants, Pac-Man, and Funhaus; supports streaming equipment setup

    high · Host references multiple machines at location; mentions camera rig setup affecting machine leveling; references Funhaus as neighboring machine

    • Ah. Well, there goes my doubler. Let's see if I can get one jackpot. Jeez. There you go, Junior. Oh, crap.
    4:20
    This is me totally blowing it. Oh, I couldn't find that shot. So I have to find this shot right now.
    4:39
    Where is that shot? Well, Path of Adventure is lit. Try it again. Woo! Got to hit that captor ball to get quick multi ball. Ball, T-ball.
    5:43
    Ball two. Here we go. Can I play ice cold beer? Yeah, you can play ice cold beer. I don't have... You don't have ice cold beer money? Yeah. If you don't have beer money, how do you expect... Am I paying for your drinking habit? Yep.
    6:02
    Here, go get yourself some beer. Hey, I gotta support the kid, right? The potential that could have been gained on this game is ridiculous. Let's try this again. We're going to try this again.
    6:48
    Alright. The door is wide open. It's closed. Hi, Micah. It's off? Yeah. Oh, no. You can't get any beer? Yeah.
    7:03
    All right, hang on. I'll get you beer after. Is this multi-ball? This is a multi-ball, and I'm trying to hit that.
    7:10
    There it is. Price is doubled. I'm going to make a big bang. Relax. You're right. Relax. He's right. Relax. Post pass.
    7:25
    Relax. Raise my jackpot. Boom. The problem is I haven't been able to find that ramp. Oh, I got an extra add-a-ball. I needed that. Oh, that's not an add-a-ball. That's because I ran out of time.
    7:53
    Got it. Finally! Rrrrk! That was a big check. Oh! And that's a big loss. Do you want to play this? Do you want to play with me? No? What do you want to play? Wait a minute. Did you just put money in there? And it's not on? You gotta tell Matt or Walter that you put a dollar in bicycle beer. Okay?
    8:25
    All right? You've got to teach them how arcades work. You don't just put money in an arcade and walk away if you don't get a game.
    8:39
    That's not how it works. But you have to, Micah, because it's a dollar. You're not getting a dollar until you talk to one of those guys. I'm not going to give you a dollar to put in a machine and it doesn't give you a game. You have to tell them.
    9:12
    That's how it works, kid. Okay, let's go for modes. Or locks. Modes are locked, guys. Modes are locked. I'm not sure what to go for right now.
    9:40
    Well, that wasn't really shooting for anything right there. I feel like you can... Oh, that was almost a... You cheat, Dr. Jones. So the table is obviously not balanced, so I won't be able to hit it from this flipper.
    9:57
    Don't panic flip! Hang on a second. You're driving through Oregon right now? Indiana Jones is treating me okay. I kind of suck. I haven't played in a while. It's treating me alright. It's actually treating me really nice because I haven't played in a while. See how it's just going to time out now. It's going to ball search me in a minute actually. I can't get that right ramp. I cannot find this right ramp. I blew two multiballs trying to get this right ramp.
    11:01
    Quick multiball. This is pathetic. This is starter mode. This is pathetic, guys. Give me the map. Give me the whip. I give you the idol.
    11:34
    You give me the whip. I give you the idol. Give me the whip. Give me the idol. I throw you the whip. I throw you the idol. Give me the whip. Give me the idol.
    11:45
    Whip. Idol. It's like I'm in a hurry I'm playing terrible Alright, let's try again I mean, 242 is not bad for playing terrible
    12:11
    Alright, here we go See you tomorrow, Indiana Jones Everything's still good. I gotta keep an eye on my pinball camera because it tends to freeze up on me.
    12:26
    Alright let do this Let go for modes Let see how many modes we can get Modes are hard because it all about hitting that mode lock I gotta find where that ramp is though. I really do. There it is. But I gotta consistently find it. There it is. I found it. No, no, no. No, no, no.
    13:07
    What sucks is I can't backhand the mode scoop because the table is not level. So it's super hard to hit the mode switch. Hi Micah. Hi. I actually have to give you points. I can't get it now anymore. Okay. If you can make the right ramp from the left flipper, going for Lux is potentially the biggest way to make big points. Going for Lux. Otherwise, go modes. At least that's what I've been told sometimes, a left flipper to right ram is impossible. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Alright, what do you need?
    14:03
    Are you just making this up? Four. Let's say hi to everyone on Twitch. Real quick. Hi! Here's four. Go play in traffic.
    14:25
    Hey, what's up, Pez? Always modes. Just don't tilt. Always modes. That mode shot is ridiculous right now.
    14:39
    So what I would usually do is I trap on this flipper. But notice how it's not even going to stay on that flipper.
    14:46
    I should get Matt to level it like right now. I hate you! So I'm not... I don't think I got the accuracy to get that mode scoop.
    15:02
    Wow. Oh. Oh, you're rejecting, son of a gun. That mode shot isn't... What's up, Wolfman? That mode shot isn't easy, but if you want the points, The modes build big bonus, yeah. Yeah, exactly. That might happen on the next game. Why is that mode shot so tight? On a typical indie, I can backhand it.
    15:40
    This is probably my favorite mode. No, no, no. The one where you get six balls is my favorite. That's a frustrated man.
    16:00
    If they have clippy posts, then it gets tight. Yeah, they do. They do. Six Ball Well of Souls is the joint. Yeah, that's my joint right there. Six Ball Well of Souls.
    16:15
    Come on. I'm not that bad. My shot is off today. Let's get control. Let's get control back.
    16:47
    Oh, I'm hating this right now. Get that damn level out. I'm not kidding, guys. If I show you how unlevel it is... I might be a pain in the ass to Matt right now and ask him to level it.
    17:08
    But I don't know if that's going to help me. I'm trying to one hand it. This is so frustrating. Oh my god.
    17:35
    I got my son here today because school's out. School is out. So he is not in school right now. You'll need to level it. Hmm. I also don't know how easy it's going to be to level it while I have the rig set up either. So I might just be compensating right now.
    18:23
    And heaven forbid I get it to the Path of Adventure. Because that's going to be a crapshoot. Mr. Feinstein, I'm waiting for you for my close-up. Come on over here. Don't touch me in any place that I don't want to be touched at. Come over here. They can't see you.
    18:48
    Come on, Walter. Now, don't walk away. Walter was just here, guys. I swear, he's not a figment of my imagination.
    19:08
    I didn't make it. Oh my god. Let's see if we can actually get it up to the path. Walter the Pimp. He's here. Oh, what is going on? Why do I have two balls now?
    19:43
    That was a... And maybe make it a little steeper. Yeah. I don't know. Micah. Come here. Five. We're doing this. We're doing this today.
    20:41
    When Matt comes over here, I'm going to... Oh, big problems in Little China right now. I got two balls feeding.
    21:00
    Oh, crap. Not cool. Is there a way for me to fix this? Did it just fix itself? Look at that. Ah. Hey, if I shut the machine down now and start it back up, It'll still hold those four credits, right?
    21:39
    Guys, let me know if you know in the chat. It'll keep those credits. Era Opto in the ball lane. Hey, operator. Look at that. What's going on over here?
    21:59
    What is this malfeasance? They're opto in the ball lane. We've got some serious problems. Luckily, this score is shite, so we're not going to have to worry about that.
    22:15
    Oh, it's not even plunging. Will it hold the credits if it powers down and powers back up? Yeah. Okay. Let's test that theory. All right.
    22:26
    And that should shoot it out, too. All right. And let me ask you a question. Can you hit this mode? Of course. You know it's not level No we make sure Every game is unlevel No every game in here Is level Don't No Come to Free Goal Watch We want you to come To Free Goal Watch And tell us how Unlevel our games are Don't worry about the level No it's good No you can definitely Hit that Do you want to see How it's done Yeah As far as just I'll play a ball Live and direct here Now let's just go Straight from modes only That'll be fun I was trying to get it. I can usually backhand most. Let's try to backhand. It is kind of floaty right now, huh? Yeah, and it traps on the ramp and doesn't trap at all. Wow, okay. Which is probably a problem for the Path of Adventure. There it goes in there. Well, streets of Cairo, make the ramps and loops. Okay, alright, alright. Let's try to see if we can get some loops, though. and ramps No, Matt's my best friend Nooooo He's just a little bit of a better player than me Yeah, on a good day Well when it counts Mr. Beating Me at Ladies Up Okay Oh, that was a good one Can you watch? We needed that on the stream Why do you always want money when I come here? I need the money on the stream Loop show, loop show. Oh, did you see that? You cheated! That was awesome. That was a dirty pool right there.
    24:09
    That was a dirty pool. So I hit the single drop target in the back, the super jackpot shot. And I hit it and bounced up and over the pops and did a lock. It was kind of cool.
    24:23
    Somebody clip that, alright? Yeah. I'm going to click with that. I'll take that loop. Alright, I'm just stuck with the... Okay, it's okay. I mean...
    24:43
    I'll hit that one. I love hitting that shot in the back Oh Aahhhh Nice church house. Coming back. Oh, one more. Triple up.
    25:38
    Cut the mold. Take a chance. Let's see if I can do the loops like I was doing in that. I should be able to get a selfie
    26:15
    Oh, man. What do they got to say? Ask him to cradle. Don't hate the cradle. I can't even cradle. I can't cradle. Allison, you want to go live on Twitch right now? No. Come on. My daughter's ready to go live on Twitch. Yeah. High school graduate, or eighth grade graduate. Live on Twitch. That's too much pressure. Okay, there's all of like, I think, four people watching. Yeah, it's not me. It's like two people. I'm sorry. 400. Just kidding.
    26:53
    Okay, hang on. Sorry. Micah, play my ball for me. Wow, 177. Go ahead. No pressure, young man. Let's start a new mode.
    27:30
    Aw. Aw, man. That wasn't what I wanted. Oh, so close. Oh, so close again. Oh, so close. That's my boy.
    27:56
    Went straight down the middle. Couldn't do anything. Well, not exactly straight down the middle. I couldn't do anything. You did. You put up an additional $20 million.
    28:05
    What do you mean you couldn't do anything? Dude, you're awesome. Come on. See you tomorrow, Indiana Jones. All right. I got a few more games. Go get change.
    28:16
    Bring me back all of my change. I think he's trying to ditch. Why is he getting on his bike and leaving?
    28:30
    Oh, okay. I'm just kidding. He wouldn't do that. Wolfman? I think there's other streams you could watch right now.
    28:40
    Sir? All right, so he can hit the mode. I don't care. You know what? Sometimes my boy does play better pinball than me because he's younger.
    29:18
    And he can see. I can't see anymore. I have eyesight problems. I always enjoy playing this and watching people play it. He paid me to say that With your money of course He didn't bring my money Didn't I tell him to get the change And come right back Didn't I say come right back I think I said come right back He's got a pocket full of quarters And he's headed for the arcade This is no fun just trying to hit the mode It's no fun I got Pac-Man fever Driving me crazy I should go play Pac-Man right now I don't know if I'm cut out for pinball.
    30:48
    Hey, hey, where's my money? I told you, it's in there. Where is it supposed to be? It's supposed to be in my pocket, not your pocket. I earned that money. That's my money. No. Now, if you give me some of that money, I can give you some of that money.
    31:04
    How is it? Is this really it? Yeah. That's all it is? Alright, here's one And, whoo, there we go Two Nice, not even a tilt That's awesome Alright, here we go Ball three, ladies and gentlemen I figured I'd go stream some pinball And play an awesome game And neither one is happening Well, streaming pinball is happening Thank you. It's impossible to get the extra ball.
    32:26
    I gotta play more pinball. Guys. What am I doing? I bet your boy can get the extra ball. If I can't get modes, I'm just going to get score.
    33:11
    Not today, buddy. That's the one shot I can hit Damn it By the way, I'm going to probably do a Black Knight Marathon sometime at the end of this week where we play Black Knight 1, Black Knight 2000, and then we finish with Black Knight Swords of Rage. Right here on Twitch.
    34:02
    Not sure what I'm going to do, but maybe Friday. That should be fun. We got them all here and they're all working.
    34:29
    Whoa, look at that. The ball is literally stuck there. The only problem is I need to be in there. Damn.
    35:40
    That was a pretty decent run, I think. Now I hit most stars. I just need to concentrate. That's what I need to do.
    36:35
    Maybe I can hit that replay score. I'm not sure. talking crap, you know, because, you know, I'm gentleman. I don't need to talk crap, you know, I back it up. That's right. He's a gentleman. Remember that. Walter's a gentleman.
    37:22
    Loosely saying We redefining gentlemen right now Don't touch it. I won't. I won't touch anything. Alright.
    37:41
    Somebody's blowing up Funhaus right next to me. Stealing all my pinball mojo. Man, even when it goes in, it doesn't go in.
    38:22
    Thank you. We have never hit the path of adventure today, so let's do... It didn't send me to the path of adventure.
    39:02
    I think there's some serious issues with this machine. That should hit the path of adventure. No, I don't.
    39:52
    Oh my god. Today's not my day, gentlemen. Today's not my day. Oh, oh, get this. It didn't go in the mode start. It's now, like, hanging on the edge of... I can't even describe this. It's on the edge of the scoop of the mode start. Like, if you could possibly find... Get the ball on the edge...
    40:48
    Carefully, carefully! our This is worth two more plays, two more plays, three more plays. That's wrong. Wait a minute. Ah, screw it. I'll let it just eat my money.
    42:15
    I think my next project is building a throne. I mean, what do you get somebody like myself that has everything?
    42:39
    Another sword? No. You know, I have many swords to take care of any foe. Jeez. That was pretty close.
    43:57
    That's what, two modes? But if I'm in a tournament, I'm going for jackpots. I'm not going for modes.
    44:11
    Thank you. Last ball. Or maybe I can get the extra ball. I don't know. Yes, Micah. Yes, we can go home right after I... Yay! I got a football!
    45:44
    Aw, man. No, trust me. You want Daddy to get somewhere in this game because I've been doing terrible.
    45:54
    Watch out for a second. Oh, it moved! Did you guys know that? So I learned that that particular mode, if you just pull the trigger on the gun, you finish that mode. You don't get a lot of points, but you just finish that mode like in the movie.
    46:39
    Gosh. I just went to finish the mode. I feel like I should try... 2X. I feel like I should try to... Uh-oh. Shit, I'm not trying anything.
    47:17
    Ugh. Oh, well, 213. So my average went up from, like, 50 and 60 to, like, 200 or whatever. I don't know. See you tomorrow, Indiana Jones. I think that's a good idea. Maybe I'll check this again tomorrow.
    47:39
    I need caffeine. I need something. Oh, God. How am I going to reach that score? Oh, boy. All right. That's Indiana Jones, 1993, Williams. I love this table. I am playing terrible today. I'm going to go. My kid wants to go back home.
    48:01
    And I got work to do. But thanks for joining me, you guys. and I'll see you next time Thank you.