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The Addams Family

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This game received 1345 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.566 _/10

8.566

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 1st 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: 8.666

Artwork: 8.429

Sounds/Music: 8.224

Other Aspects: 8.664

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8.653

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The Addams Family

The Addams Family Gold
(Special Collectors Edition)

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8.544/10

10 years ago

JIM

BackFlipper

Pinside+ Addict

Sugar Grove, IL

12y 104K 2,174 17 34

This is a solid and fun game. Will be in the top 20 games for a long time and deserves it. I hope to own one soon. This is a great game for someone with a small collection. It has a little bit of everything and it is easy on the eyes.

9.120/10

10 years ago

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Heretic_9

Pinside+ Frequent

10y 47,550 832 9

There are good reasons why this was the highest production / best selling pin of all time. It transcends the licensed movie category (and the common limitations of that), perhaps subliminally aided a bit by this "family" having had a considerable history in other media, prior to the feature films. I'm not quite sure why, but repetitive sound bites and music that quickly become tiresome in most other licensed titles (ST:TNG comes to mind, for example), seem to skate by without notice on this one. There is plenty of variety and fun to keep most players engaged. When you make any list of the "Must Have" tables, this has to be a top contender.

8.729/10

10 years ago

MOF

mof

Mof Pinball

San Francisco, CA

11y 149K 13,304 25 94

* Asymmetry: excellent
* Backhands: very good
* Ball Control/Hazards: excellent! very tough lower PF
* Ball Time: medium
* Drops (Sweepable): no drops !

mof edited previous rating on June 13, 2015.

7.275/10

10 years ago

ARN

hornisse69

Inactive member

11y 36,900 125 4 11

A borring Game. Sounds amd Artwork are nice, but the Gameplay is not mine....

hornisse69 has owned this game in the past.

5.077/10

10 years ago

KJE

mrbilbobaggins

Inactive member

Hartland, WI

16y 28,650 7 5 22

I highly recommend this game. It can become a little old and after selling it, I miss it. The game is an easy go-to game when you don't necessarily want a very deep rule set and simply want to make a lot of fun shots.

mrbilbobaggins edited previous rating on December 22, 2014.

8.940/10

10 years ago

JRM

Mato

Pinside member

Perth

11y 75,800 2,717 11 105

The Mamushka........played this as a kid and it brings back so many memories, it deserves its place in the top 10.......a truly great pinball! Don't pass one up if you get the chance!

Mato edited previous rating on July 29, 2015.

9.480/10

10 years ago

JEF

jef

Inactive member

BesanÃ§on

11y 15,900 9 6 6

A must have, everybody in my generation know this pinball.
In my top five for sure.
This is a great theme, and TAF has been well done.
Lot of fun with this pinball, everybody love it.

jef edited previous rating on August 09, 2013.
jef currently owns this game.

8.119/10

10 years ago

ROB

RobKnapp

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

13y 110K 3,116 13 183

Classic fun !!

RobKnapp edited previous rating on May 17, 2015.

9.500/10

10 years ago

DEC

Don333

Inactive member

O.p., KS

10y 6,250 2 17

Hadn't played it for many many years. Just played about 10 straight games--it deserves all the praise it gets.

Don333 edited previous rating on April 10, 2014.
Don333 currently owns this game.

8.520/10

10 years ago

RON

ronlisa

Pinside+ Frequent

Odessa, MO

13y 98,800 1,763 25 42

Very fun game for being 20+ years old. I love the magnetic playfield because you never know where the ball is going to go.

ronlisa currently owns this game.

8.967/10

10 years ago

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StrykersArcade

Inactive member

Oregon City, OR

11y 26,200 512 31 10

Had to get one to play it long enough to fully apreciate it and now i cant part with it.

StrykersArcade currently owns this game.

9.000/10

10 years ago

KLA

Mantra

Inactive member

10y 38,400 514 7 15

I have owned Adams Family for a number of years. This is another game I just will never sell. You can play this game over and over which is really important to me, its the main reason I still own this machine. I recently added the Color DMD, its fantastic and really looks great. Current prices are high, I'm actually happy to see the classic pin's in high demand.

Mantra has owned this game in the past.

8.408/10

10 years ago

RWI

OlDirty

Inactive member

St.gallen

11y 56,900 232 8 9

I like the game a lot but it took a while. Had to understand the rules first. It's a lot of fun to play through the missions and also the multiball is pretty challenging to get the jackpots. A little minus is the not existing ball safe.

OlDirty currently owns this game.

7.636/10

10 years ago

BEC

BigB

Inactive member

Dike, IA

11y 66,900 1,498 5 56

Decent game. Real gimmicky thou. Had a good time playing it.

9.460/10

10 years ago

DAD

Drumdink

Inactive member

Sacramento, CA

11y 21,150 30 3 22

More I play The Addam's Family, the more I want one. Met a collector who owns 4. Cheapest was $7K, but it was a beauty! I purchased Road Show for $2,500 instead.
I love the greed bookcase shot, thing hide-a-ball is great. The magnets are wicked good. All the flippers, wide play field, magnets, toys, etc makes this game one of the best I've ever played. Thanks Pat Lawlor!

9.660/10

10 years ago

EDH

TigerLaw

Pinside Moderator

Jennings, LA

14y 224K 20,100 24 240

Currently my favorite game, as of the writing of this review. Just an all around top game with great shots, great rules, great theme, great intigration, great flow, great toys.

TAF just has the "it" factor, like Tron does two decades later.

TigerLaw edited previous rating on June 10, 2016.
TigerLaw currently owns this game.

8.760/10

10 years ago

ACE

teslapink

Inactive member

Abilene, KS

11y 22,250 6 9

With this being a top rated machine, I was expecting a lot. After playing a first few games I was a bit disappointed, but then it started to grow. This is definitely a game that you can play for a long time to discover all the cool features. Does seem to be a well designed and deep pin, and if I had more time it would be a great pin. At the moment I think it's still a bit overratted- I'd call it a really good pin. I can see owing this pin as so to play it completely through to fully rate it.

8.800/10

10 years ago

TWO

unionrunner

Pinside member

Fairlawn, OH

14y 37,650 115 10 24

Most produced pin ever and still deserves the marketplace demand ($$) it gets. Why? Because owners don't get tired of "it" (bad pun).

8.800/10

10 years ago

GWT

dirtrider

Inactive member

Colorado Springs, CO

13y 23,650 377 1 10

Fun game, but is showing it's age. Lack of a ball save cut back on the fun for me. Great artwork and sounds and call-outs. Some very cool innovations, such as the thing flip.

dirtrider has owned this game in the past.

8.043/10

10 years ago

NOB

Nobrain

Pinside member

11y 23,900 40 1 21

Another must have ! Not complicate, always want to play it again.

7.696/10

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.

7.858/10

10 years ago

X-M

JackSlater

Inactive member

11y 22,150 205 28

It is a true classic. Fun, easy to find, for everyone and plenty of stuff to do. A must own in your collection at one point.

9.380/10

10 years ago

MEB

MikeB

Inactive member

Tucson, AZ

10y 16,150 4 2 10

I always liked this game when it was in the Arcade and spent plenty of quarters playing it back in the early 90's. Easy rules but still some hard shots and combos to put together when you want to. Hit my first 4 way combo the other day for an extra 10 Million. I wanted to buy one for years and finally got around to making it the first of what will probably be a small collection.

MikeB edited previous rating on July 07, 2013.
MikeB currently owns this game.

9.136/10

10 years ago

RUS

Russell

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

10y 111K 1,475 58

One of the best multiball startup sequences ever.

Russell edited previous rating on April 16, 2017.

8.984/10

10 years ago

PRH

Moose615

Inactive member

Hendersonville, TN

10y 20,150 388 2 9

My all time fave, Highly recommend, its been fun for over 20 years

Moose615 currently owns this game.

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