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The Addams Family Gold (Special Collectors Edition)

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This game received 139 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.390 _/10

8.39

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This game ranks 2nd in the game group "The Addams Family". The group itself ranks #23 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

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Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.51

Artwork: 8.227

Sounds/Music: 8.222

Other Aspects: 8.461

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The Addams Family

The Addams Family Gold
(Special Collectors Edition)

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9.280/10

9 years ago

CRS

Bulldog1008

Inactive member

Huntington Beach, CA

10y 24,400 48 5 6

Love the limited edition aspect. And just love the game play.

Bulldog1008 currently owns this game.

8.272/10

9 years ago

EHL

A classic PLD with incredible theme integration. This is a fun game to play once in a while, but owning it becomes tiresome. There are two ways to play for points -- tour the mansion or multiball jackpots. For a game with so much going on, just chasing those two goals gets boring. Between the regular ROMS and the SE ROMS, there are some differences in animations, sounds, and call outs, but not enough to really warrant a massive difference in the games. The SE is a collectors game based on price alone. Everyone else can get by saving a some cash with a regular one.

lyonsden edited previous rating on February 09, 2016.

8.344/10

9 years ago

LTG

Pinside member

Hopkins, MN

12y 191K 56,982 24 7

This game has stood the test of time.

LTG currently owns this game.

8.760/10

9 years ago

ALX

achtungboyy

Pinside member

El Paso, TX

11y 75,150 252 98 131

Great game but I prefer the original. Not a big fan of the gold trim.

9.172/10

9 years ago

TOM

Bumper

Pinside member

10y 51,050 258 48

The super fun game. Nice sound, excellent play, good looks. I am still finding new tricks. It never be repetitive or boring. The people that made this game clearly had a good time and did put all creativity in it without looking at the budget.

7.981/10

10 years ago

ROB

RobKnapp

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

13y 110K 3,116 13 183

Classic and collectable

6.987/10

10 years ago

ACE

Laser-Beam

Pinside member

Venice, CA

14y 36,900 8 1 47

The Addams Family is a really popular early 90's machine. The Gold version has awesome gold additions to the cabinet and a few extras. Deep ruleset and all the Addams Family goodness from the standard version machine. Seems to rates highly, consistently. Toys are good but for some reason i wanted more of them or something. The sounds are great and the fun factor is high, especially for fans of that creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky family. Not my favourite machine but it gives you sense of build quality and captures the theme well. Very loved by lots of people - i need to play it more often. A well thought out machine with a big fan base. Plus a very good effort for 1994.

7.710/10

10 years ago

JKJ

1452spunky

Inactive member

Lakeshore, ON

12y 28,400 60 1 9

Fun game, but I have played many more games, just as fun for half the price or less. Over inflated price for this game, give me 2 or even 3 games for this one...

7.512/10

10 years ago

JEF

OldSchoolBlood

Pinside member

Savage, MN

10y 56,650 777 2 43

TAF started mode based pinball for the DMD era with great modes like "Tunnel Hunt", "Seance" and "Raise the Dead". The playfield layout of this game is near perfect. Pinheads and non pinball players know of and love this game. The magnets really make this one special. Every game can seem fresh not knowing how the balls will react when "The Power" is on. The multiball start light show is still one of the best ever, only the one in MB is better IMO. The game is a bit too easy for good players, and it is starting to show its age against titles like Tron and AC/DC. *Gold version adds in extra animations, sound and rewards. This improves the games playability from the original release. The gold plastic on the jets, thing box etc. is extremely ugly compared to the nice colors of the original.

8.572/10

10 years ago

OMO

marble

Pinside member

Espoo

13y 58,550 24 11 70

TAF is one of the most significant machines in pinball history, but Gold ROMs make the game more random and "gold" things on the playfield are ugly yellow compared to the original design. I prefer the original model.

8.720/10

10 years ago

LUK

limelime20

Inactive member

12y 47,150 855 13 14

Nice gameplay, Sold over 20,000 for a reason.

limelime20 edited previous rating on February 13, 2015.

8.600/10

10 years ago

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colonel_caverne

Pinside member

Biscarrosse

10y 80,800 3,262 3 72

A very solid classic pinball machine. I have never understood why such a different rate between the regular machine and the collector one! it's the same game!

colonel_caverne edited previous rating on July 11, 2017.
colonel_caverne has owned this game in the past.

9.280/10

10 years ago

PRH

Moose615

Inactive member

Hendersonville, TN

10y 20,150 388 2 9

Had the chance to play a TAFG last summer and TAF is my all time fave pin so I loved getting to play a Gold, actually is the first pin my daughter ever played also

7.621/10

10 years ago

CDF

Collin

Pinside member

Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,271 29 82

Great game with really varied gameplay, and a lot of great shots. Objectives are clear, and can be challenging to attain.

The theme doesn't really do it for me - I don't really dig the Addams Family like most people do. That said, the execution is good, considering.

Collin edited previous rating on October 23, 2023.

9.220/10

11 years ago

ZAC

L_satan

Pinside+ Frequent

Minneapolis, MN

11y 50,150 427 26 14

Truly a great game. Worth a dollar play. I consider the layout of this game very nearly perfect. Excellent array of shots, ramps, moving parts. There is something about the gold edition that feels smoother about the play. This is the type of machine one can play for hours a day, days a week.

9.380/10

11 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,455 51 1011

The Addams Family is one of the best designs of the 90's DMD generation (or any generation for that matter). Period. Testament to this design is that it is still on location 20+ years later, making money and the operators won't sell them.

The Pros:
Instead of spinning discs... we have the (magnetic) power! Love it or hate it... it's there. Great shots from all sides. A skillshot requiring skill. Starting multiball and touring the mansion are always a thrill! You think you are playing a great game and then BAM!.. you get worked. You struggle and flounder on your next game and you can't help it. You're hooked.

The Cons:
The train target is worthless. Would have been a great shot if it was a loop! I don't care for the random Cousin it award/score. I know this is part of the "Gold" package, but I think the original software is better. But these are minor design flaws ("Gold" features). The game's greatness is heads and shoulders above most others. I prefer the standard rules over the "Gold" roms that add random Cousin IT awards from the chair and the swamp. EARN THOSE POINTS!

The Takeaway:
A great game for all (SHOW) time. Pat Lawlor and his amazingly talented team knocked it out of the park on this one. I could talk about it more and more, but chances are, there are other pin-heads out there who can elaborate on this great deck even more eloquently than I possibly could. Play it. Get it in your gameroom if you can. Fortunately, they made over 20k of them.

Update:
I finally got one in the stable. I kept the standard roms in it. This game embodies the "one more game" quality better than any other table that I can think of. You find yourself dancing to the game's theme song and snapping your fingers away as the game ends.

OK... one more game!

THIS is the reason why it embodies the DMD era of pinball games. This deck is hard to stop playing. This is what operators want. Make a few modifications and tighten the tilt on this deck... it's a PAPA qualifier. Ease up on the adjustments and this can be a great game for the kids and anyone else who wants to have a nice and relaxing game. The charm of this deck is immediate and long lasting. Play on!

Snap-Snap!

Caucasian2Step edited previous rating on October 09, 2015.

10.000/10

11 years ago

RAF

PinBiz

Pinside member

Orlando, FL

11y 58,800 332 17 8 1

TAFG is my favorite of all my pins, it has all the fun you expect from a pinball machine, plays fast, and has a cool rule set. I can't wait for the color DMD to come out for it.

PinBiz currently owns this game.

8.944/10

11 years ago

ATE

AdamTheGamer

Pinside member

11y 56,150 270 2 133

The original "Addams" but with more stuff. Just as good, if not better than the original.

AdamTheGamer edited previous rating on September 18, 2012.

10.000/10

11 years ago

O U

Deleau

Inactive member

Oklahoma City, OK

11y 12,400 13 1 6

Of course a SE was going to be made of the best selling pin of all time.

Deleau has this game on the wishlist.

8.280/10

11 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

Don't like the gold colored jet caps but they are easily replaced. The gold bookcase and Thing box doesn't matter much to me either since I would put the aftermarket decals on them. I like the extra sound bites of the Gold ROMs but not the Cousin It's Hideout awards. I also prefer the blue colored cabinet art. Other wise it is not much different from the original.

8.983/10

12 years ago

IDC

Crack_Fox

Inactive member

Monowi, NE

12y 11,900 1 6

Addams family is such a fun game and its a crowd favorite. 20k+ cant be wrong. I love the variety of shots and the excellent design provided by Pat Lawlor. The one draw back is the lighting sucks. If this isnt in a well lit space there are plenty of dark areas for the ball to disappear into but otherwise a great game.

8.423/10

12 years ago

JMG

Pintucky

Pinside member

Bowling Green, KY

13y 85,300 2,306 18

Played at an arcade. I do not own this pin. This pin has GREAT visuals. Very appealing to the eye! I could have played it for hours on end! It has a great play field and fast action. I personally loved the theme and the music. I would love to own this pin someday.

6.318/10

12 years ago

RCA

alexanr1

Pinside member

12y 74,550 1,338 85

I am not a fan of these made for collector models.

10.000/10

12 years ago

648

j69

Pinside member

Durham

13y 42,550 412 3 11

How do you make the best pinball ever even better? This is how!

Finally got one too. #115

j69 has owned this game in the past.

7.292/10

12 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,379 133 149

Not sure how this rates differently from TAF... But if there's anyone reading this that may be interested in knowing what the game's like, it's very similar to TAF (if you know that one), but with gold trim and some playfield stuff... it may also have a deeper rule-set...

pinballslave edited previous rating on August 16, 2011.

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