The Addams Family (8-bit)

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The Addams Family
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Flying Edge (US/EU)
Sega Game Gear
Acclaim Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Licensor: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action[1]

















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[2] T-81188
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-81188-50
Sega Game Gear
UK
£27.9927.99[4] T-81188-50
Non-Sega versions

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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 [6]
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
[7]
Megablast (DE) PAL
66
[8]
Player One (FR)
69
[6]
Sega Magazin (DE)
68
[9]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
77
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
75
[11]
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
Master System, GR
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Cover
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Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 [3]
70 [12]
93 [13]
75 [14]
81 [15]
77 №49, p44
77 №26, p38
81 [4]
Sega Game Gear
79
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
48
[16]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
84
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
[3]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
35
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[2]
Joypad (FR) PAL
93
[13]
Player One (FR)
75
[14]
Play Time (DE)
68
[18]
Power Unlimited (NL)
78
[19]
Score (CZ)
81
[20]
Sega Magazin (DE)
68
[9]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
77
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
77
[21]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
81
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
26
[23]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[24]
Video Games (DE) PAL
50
[25]
Sega Game Gear
69
Based on
17 reviews

The Addams Family (8-bit)

Game Gear, JP
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Cover
Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
The Addams Family GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 72420f38
MD5 09202bc26fcf19ebd3ffcbd80e23ed9d
SHA-1 3fc6ccc556a1e4eb376f77eef8f16b1ff76a17d0
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 1d01f999
MD5 f4f3211738002369b9ada7a099e33a45
SHA-1 3231d574e5eb0ac3a77b1d65d74f3a581819a9c7
256kB Cartridge

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
  2. 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 142
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Computer & Video Games, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-15), page 99
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 76
  5. Sega Visions, "December/January 1993/1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 83
  6. 6.0 6.1 Player One, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 138
  7. 7.0 7.1 Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 102
  8. Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 40
  9. 9.0 9.1 Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 16
  10. 10.0 10.1 Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 44
  11. Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 71
  12. GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 148 (142)
  13. 13.0 13.1 Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 81
  14. 14.0 14.1 Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 117
  15. Sega Master Force, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 39
  16. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 19
  17. Famitsu, "1994-07-01" (JP; 1994-06-17), page 40
  18. Play Time, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 139
  19. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 5, Mei 1994" (NL; 1994-04-27), page 49
  20. Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 58
  21. Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 38
  22. Sega Master Force, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 76
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  24. Supersonic, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 28
  25. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 112


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