The Addams Family (handheld video game)

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The Addams Family (Game Boy)
The Addams Family (Game Boy).jpg
Cover art of The Addams Family
Developer(s) Ocean Software
Publisher(s) Ocean Software
Designer(s) Brian J. Flanagan
Composer(s) Naoki Kodaka
Series Addams Family
Platform(s) Game Boy
Release Template:Vgrelease
Genre(s) Platform|, Side-scrolling|
Mode(s) Single player

The Addams Family is the title of a video game| released for the original Game Boy, as well as differing versions for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear|, Genesis|, NES|, SNES|, and the ZX Spectrum. The games are a tie-in with the 1991 movie, The Addams Family|. It was published and developed in 1992 by Ocean Software. It is a platform| side-scrolling| action game.

Storyline[edit | edit source]

Tully Alford, the Addams Family attorney|, has evicted the clan from their home (based towards the end of the movie) and to make matters worse, Morticia Addams, Pugsley Addams, Wednesday Addams, Granny Addams and Lurch have gone missing. It is up to Gomez Addams to find and save his family, defeat the confused Uncle Fester and face his ultimate goal of kicking Alford out of the Addams' rightful home.

Gameplay[edit | edit source]

The game is very open-ended, allowing the player to choose which areas to approach. Each area has an end where Gomez faces a boss and/or receives an item. Typically following this, a family member is rescued.

Areas[edit | edit source]

  • Graveyard
  • Boiler Room
  • The River
  • Icebox
  • Toybox
  • Attic
  • Cellar

External links[edit | edit source]



Category:1992 video games Category:Game Boy games Category:Game Boy-only games Category:Platform games Category:Game Boy platform games