![]() ![]() Upper right playfield has "Thing", a large plastic hand that comes out if its box to magnetically pick up the ball and take it below the playfield. Magnets under the lower playfield activate as "The Power", an earned feature during play to affect ball movement. Bookcase, when active, rotates to reveal a cellar hole. First ever optical target bank (in the bookcase). Maximum 99 buy-in balls per player (operator option). View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database () (External site)įlippers (4 3 regular-sized, 1 "Thing Flips" game-controlled mini-flipper ), Pop bumpers (5), Ramps (2), Kick-out hole (1), Cellar holes (3), Dual left inlanes. Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated, The Addams Family Special Collectors Edition / IPD No. The Addams Family Special Collectors Edition Like the undead inevitably rising from the grave, the Addams Family is sure to return to the arcade world in one form or another.Internet Pinball Machine Database: Midway 'The Addams Family Special Collectors Edition' The Addams Family franchise is over eighty years old and is still going strong. The hype surrounding machines like Spooky’s Scooby-Doo has demonstrated an audience for older properties like The Addams Family and the success of the Netflix series provides lucrative financial incentive. Fans would no doubt love to see a remake of The Addams Family, particularly given the premium price used machines command in today’s market.Įven if a remake doesn’t happen, we can’t discount the possibility of entirely new games either based on new IP like the aformentioned Wednesday, or set within The Addams Family universe, a la Stern’s recent Jurassic Park table. Some notable examples being Monster Bash and Cactus Canyon. Chicago Gaming has built its business on re-releasing a number of classic pinball machines in physical form. If a physical remake were to happen, it wouldn’t be out of nowhere. A 2014 Kickstarter campaign raised over $100,000 dollars from fans for a digital recreation, demonstrating tremendous interest for a game over two decades old at the time. There are still many clamoring for a physical remake of the original Addams Family pinball cabinet. Given that its known to be a bit of a headache for licensing, the new digital remake has given fans new hope for future projects. Pinball FX is tapping into the strong affinity pinball players have for Addams Family by using the title to headline its launch of Pinball FX on modern console platforms like PS5 and the Xbox in just a few short days. In the arcade realm Zen Studios, the makers of Pinball FX, a digital pinball collection, recently announced that Bally’s Addams Family would be joining its lineup of remastered tables. ![]() Fans have already speculated that Wednesday would make for a great new pinball machine as a sequel of sorts to the 90s classic. It was also well-received by critics and was quickly renewed for a second season. According to Netflix, Wednesday posted the second highest opening week of any English-language series on the platform. Recently, The Addams Family has experienced another period of revival through the ongoing Netflix series “Wednesday” starring Jenna Ortega. This version of the game is estimated to be worth well over $15,000 on today’s collector’s market. There was also a collector’s edition widely known as “Addams Family Gold” which included gold accents on much of the art and a few bonus features. Completing all twelve activates a Wizard Mode, the famed “Tour the Mansion”, and a bonanza of bonuses. Each room has unique objectives, accessible only under certain conditions, that each have the potential to give big points. The primary feature is the Addams Family mansion, which has twelve different rooms. The Adams’ Family utilizes a cornucopia of maniacal mechanics to haunt hapless players. Sound designer Chris Granner added authenticity with voiceovers from Raul Gulia and Anjelica Huston (the then-current actors behind Gomez and Morticia Addams), and a faithful reproduction of the Addams Family theme song.īut it’s the game design by Pat Lawlor and Larry DeMar that perhaps makes the strongest impression. A number that has yet to be surpassed.Īrtist John Youssi balanced past and current iterations, to create a modern but classic-feeling look. It was a huge success, with more than 20,000 machines produced. The early 90s saw the release of a pair of movies, introducing the family to a new generation and alongside them, a pinball machine released under Midway’s Bally label. ![]()
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