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The Addams Family hits different when it boots instantly in your browser. Released in 1992 on the Super Nintendo, this retro classic from Ocean Software, Acclaim Entertainment is ready the second you press start — no downloads, no setup.
The Addams Family is a 1992 action-adventure platform game based on the 1991 film of the same name. Developed and published by Ocean Software, it was released for home consoles such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, computers such as the Amiga, and handheld consoles such as the Game Boy.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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The Story Behind The Addams Family
In the late 1980s, British developer Ocean Software gained a reputation for being the leader, and go-to producer, of game tie-ins for computers and consoles, such as RoboCop (1988), Batman (1989), Total Recall (1990), RoboCop 3 (1991), and Hudson Hawk (1991). Fox reported a widespread trend of video game tie-ins for major film projects. This was before the project switched studios from 20th Century Fox to Paramount Pictures.
However, within two weeks of development, Paramount asked Ocean to create a port of the game for the SNES. Higgins said it was natural that the game, which starred a gothic family, would have horror fiction tropes such as skulls and ghosts as enemies. Ocean only had the script to work with throughout development.
How The Addams Family Plays
To save his family, Gomez runs, jumps, and squats his way throughout the large mansion infested with ghosts, mutants, monsters, bats and rabbits, as well as stage hazards like stars, swinging clock pendulums, and fire lakes. Granny is also trapped in a stove which is turned off by a switch that the player must find. In the CPC version, Gomez must survive for 60 seconds after he finds an Addams family member.
A huge bird is located in the outside garden and serves as a boss. One of the doors near the front is invisible and leads to Pugsley's Den, which has power-ups, money, and five 1-UPs. A password is earned after defeating a boss, which also rewards the player with either one of the Addams family members or a heart container.
Why Players Still Load It Up
A common positive was the background, specifically their amount of detail, color, diversity of subjects, and the smooth parallax scrolling. While some reviewers found the controls responsive and intuitive, others were critical of how slippery Gomez was, and also criticized the collision detection for being imperfect and too harsh on the player. He was also annoyed by Gomez' "strangely restrained" jumps and the overabundance of platforms.
The general consensus was that The Addams Family was good in terms of gameplay, graphics and sound, but offered nothing special or original to the platform genre. Both Andy and Nintendo Life journalist Jamie O'Neill wrote that figuring out which actions to take, such as the right order of areas to traverse, was a major key to success. GamePro journalist The Spam Weasal claimed the NES version had some of the worst music for the console.
The Addams Family — Frequently Asked Questions
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This browser version of The Addams Family handles 1 player(s).
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