Buy Addams Family Pinball Machine
Buy Addams Family Pinball Machine. The Addams Family Pinball Machine, launched in 1992 and is the best-selling pinball machine ever made, amounting to over 20,000 units built and sold. It was manufactured by Midway, under the Bally name. It is based on the 1991 movie of the same name, and features genuine custom speech by the movie’s stars, Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston. This Addams Family machine even includes additional models and modifications all over the playfield to bring the world of The Addams Family to life. You’ll find real models of a telephone, a model railway engine, a safe and even Uncle Fester himself sitting in the game’s electric chair.
Buy Addams Family Pinball Machine
Why is the Addams Family one of the most sought after pinball machines?
There are a number of combining factors which made this game such a major hit when released, and why it is so sought after by collectors today.
At the time of the game’s release video arcade games were declining in popularity, due to the improving quality of home games systems. Whilst at the same time pinball had experienced a host of new technological breakthroughs, such as the dot matrix display screen which is housed in the backbox. This enabled animations top be added, better explaining game objectives, special modes, and high-scores.
The gameplay is what really got players hooked, with three “toys” which enhanced gameplay and added a “wow” factor for players and spectators:
- Thing – a hand that comes out of the the box at the top right hand side of the playfield, using a magnet to pick up the ball and then disappear again
- The Power – using under-playfield electromagnets when activated it would cuase the ball to move in a random manner, devaiting it’s course and sometimes flipping it in an entirely different direction.
- Thing Flips – Above the top left flipper was an optical sensor that at certain points in the game let the machine attempt to read the speed of the ball, and taking control of the flipper from the player hit a shot on the opposite side of the field. This is the first CPU controlled flipper in pinball history. The game’s ability to use missed shots to calibrate future attempts resulted in an automatic flip that was impressively accurate.
If you’d like to try out a classic pinball machine, we have a vast collection of over 15 different classic titles from various big pinball manufacturers like Bally, Williams and Data East on display in the showroom.
