![]() These machines had many more Gold accents, such as the metal ramps, gold legs and bolts, gold lettering, the vault plastic, the bumper caps and Thing's box. Then, in 1994, The Addams Family was put back in production with a special run of 'Gold Edition' machines to further commemorate this machine becoming the best selling flipper game of all time. ![]() The legs, metal trim, and lockdown bar are not gold. Included in this listing are pictures of one such example of this "Later Production" version having the mixed gold and blue. At least their lower cabinets were gold, even if their backboxes were still made in blue. This change caused a number of games made subsequent in this original run to also have gold cabinets. Designer Pat Lawlor wanted to commemorate the actual record-breaking game from the production line and arranged to have it made in a gold cabinet. This game broke all previous sales records for flipper games. One earlier form of "auto-flipping" appears on Williams' 1953 'Palisades'. 'The Addams Family' has a flipper that not only is controlled by the player's flipper button but also is caused by the game programming to flip at certain points in game play. 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.Īctual measured weight: 255 lbs (includes legs). ![]() 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 lock hole. First ever optical target bank (in the bookcase). One of the four flippers doubles as a game-controlled mini-flipper. View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database () (External site)įlippers (4), Pop bumpers (5), Slingshots (2), Ramps (2), Kick-out holes (2), Dual left inlanes. Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated, The Addams Family is available for iOS, Steam (Mac/Windows), Mac App Store, Google Play, Amazon, and Ouya.Internet Pinball Machine Database: Midway 'The Addams Family' The Addams Family is the 35th table released by Farsight Studios and is a perfect present for all pinball fans to celebrate the three-year anniversary of The Pinball Arcade series. The movie’s soundtrack, original voices, and iconic artwork complete the package on this milestone game. Fans will still delight at the electric chair, the numerous ramps, the spinning bookcase, and the interactive Thing toy. The thrill of the silverball still lives on in the digital version as players work to complete goals outlined in the family’s mansion depicted on the playfield. Farsight Studios enlisted the help of nearly 4,000 Kickstarter backers to secure $115,000 in funding that would go towards musical licenses and other roadblocks (such as permission from actors to use their likenesses) in order to get the game produced. Though the best-selling game can now be at your fingertips, bringing the physical game to the digital landscape was a difficult task. Originally released by Williams Electronics’ pinball division and designed by the legendary pinball designers Pat Lawlor and Larry DeMar in 1992, the now-classic game was based on the creepy and kooky 1991 movie remake of the campy ’60s television series The Addams Family. Back then, pinball was in the middle of a full-fledged renaissance and many look to the now-classic game as the defining game of the era having sold over 20,000 units-more than any other pinball game in history! Pinball fans rejoice, it’s time to dance the Mamushka! Farsight Studios just announced that The Addams Family, the most popular pinball table of all time is now in digital form and available for download as part of The Pinball Arcade. Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious, and Spooky: The Addams Family Pinball
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