The Addams Family (NES) Playthrough

A playthrough of Ocean’s 1992 license-based platformer for the NES, The Addams Family. Unlike Sunsoft’s Fester’s Quest that was based on The Addams Family television show, Ocean’s platformer was a tie-in for the 1991 theatrical reimagining of the revered 60’s series. In an attempt to sweep the Addams’ riches out from under them, the family lawyer Tully Alford has served an eviction notice and has captured the members of the family to prevent them from meddling with his plans. To win the game, Gomez has to explore the mansion and its grounds, save his family from whatever predicaments they find themselves in, and collect a million dollars in order to unlock the vault where Tully and Fester are holding Morticia hostage. Like in the SNES (), Game Boy (), and TurboGrafx-CD () games, the mansion is an excellent backdrop for some spooky hop-and-bop action, and it does a nice job of providing the il