The Addams Family (8-bit)

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The Addams Family
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Flying Edge, Acclaim (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
MK-27067-50
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥4,5004,500 T-81087
Sega Game Gear
US
$34.9534.95[3] T-81188
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-81188-50
Sega Game Gear
UK
£27.9927.99[2]

The 8-bit version of The Addams Family (アダムス・ファミリー) is a platform game based on the movie with the same name and was released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in 1993 and 1994, respectively. It is more linear than its Mega Drive counterpart.

Production credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.

Magazine articles

Main article: The Addams Family (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
69 №36, p138[5]
67
77 №49, p44
75 №26, p71
Sega Master System
72
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Console Mania (IT) PAL
85
[6]
Megablast (DE) PAL
66
[7]
Player One (FR)
69
[5]
Sega Magazin (DE)
68
[8]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
77
[9]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
75
[10]
Sega Master System
73
Based on
6 reviews

The Addams Family (8-bit)

Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №145, p99[1]
70 №56, p148[3]
93 №28, p81[11]
75 №39, p117[12]
81 №6, p39[13]
77 №49, p44
77 №26, p38
81 №7, p76[2]
Sega Game Gear
79
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
48
[14]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
84
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
[1]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
35
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[3]
Joypad (FR) PAL
93
[11]
Player One (FR)
75
[12]
Play Time (DE)
68
[16]
Power Unlimited (NL)
78
[17]
Score (CZ)
81
[18]
Sega Magazin (DE)
68
[8]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
77
[9]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
77
[19]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
81
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
26
[21]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[22]
Video Games (DE) PAL
50
[23]
Sega Game Gear
69
Based on
17 reviews

The Addams Family (8-bit)

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, JP
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Cover

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:CVG UK 145.pdf, page 99 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 145.pdf_p99" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:SegaForceMega UK 07.pdf, page 76
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:GamePro US 056.pdf, page 142 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 056.pdf_p142" defined multiple times with different content
  4. Sega Visions, "December/January 1993/1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 83
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf, page 138 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf_p138" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 102
  7. Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 40
  8. 8.0 8.1 Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 16
  9. 9.0 9.1 Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 44
  10. Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 71
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:Joypad FR 028.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 028.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:PlayerOne FR 039.pdf, page 117 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 039.pdf_p117" defined multiple times with different content
  13. File:SegaMasterForce UK 06.pdf, page 39
  14. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 19
  15. Famitsu, "1994-07-01" (JP; 1994-06-17), page 40
  16. Play Time, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 139
  17. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 5, Mei 1994" (NL; 1994-04-27), page 49
  18. Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 58
  19. Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 38
  20. Sega Master Force, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 76
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  22. Supersonic, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 28
  23. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 112