whelp I'm old , gonna say almost 30 years ago when I worked at Barrel of Fun arcade , just got the arcade pinball legends Adams Family machine, not the same but it fills the void
Lanes and Games, 2013. Location is long gone, but the operator (who had nine other games at that bowling alley, mostly new sterns) has since put that exact Addams Family at other locations. Despite being 20+ years old at the time, it was still in great condition, as it had clearly been cared for since it had been released. It later on got a CPR playfield as well. Since then, I've played many Addams Family's, but few have been comparable condition wise. Your copy looks like it's in insanely nice condition, though!
@@michaell5565 I get requests to do a tour a lot but I always steer away from doing one because I don’t want it to come across as a “look at me and what I have!” attention seeking type of thing by people who don’t know me well enough.
Played the Addams family first time straight out of the box in 1992 in an arcade in the netherlands. Got hooked right away and bought my own Taf in 1996. In mint condition and still own it.
@@cooltoystill enjoy it. So do family and friends that come over. And my son doesn’t no better than this pinball machine is there as a part of our life. Image I bought it when the machine was just 4 years old,wasn’t beat up and cost only 700 dollars. Just happend to be at the right place at the right time.
Adding this to my collection soon (WWF and T2) - can't wait. You've done a lovely job with this. You were VERY lucky to get an Addams in such good condition to begin with. Enjoy!
"WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU!!!" I love Addams Family, always my go to table on VPX and first time was when I was actually six years old and it was when my mom was working in a working mens club here in the UK and I couldn't stop playing it especially when the engineer would come and inspect the machine, would often put in 100 credits for me to play on all through the day when I was at the club during school holidays!
Such an awesome game. Addams was my go-to pin in the 90s, and was my first pin that I owned. You've done a great job on the resto! If you want the wavy wireform, just let me know. I have a couple in stock. You can match your Jurassic Park!
had one of those at the pizza restaurant I worked at in the early 90's during High School. Spent many after hours "playing" for dollars against other co-workers
Excellent video detailing your pinball makeover. Loved seeing some of the new upgrades, like that 3d title art going on the unit where the plunger gets installed. The Uncle Fester drink holder is great too. And that inner pinlight is perfect.
Yeah it's such a huge part of pinball fandom that it's hard to talk pinball games without TAF coming up in the conversation. I'm super happy that I was able to track one down and do some work on it.
thanks! I was certainly surprised to come across the machine and get the opportunity to purchase it, definitely feels good when you snag something you've been after for a while.
That'll be a great one in your collection. That's my favorite pin. There was a pizza place I worked at as a kid that had it and I'd turn in my tip money for change after work and play it all the time. Such a good game
The arcade was another really cool gem. I'm really jealous that someones grandparents had these machines in their basement for all these years for their kids/grandkids to play. My grandparents were definitely not that cool 😂
Thank you so much, this is one that has been high on my want list for a while, but it's normally crazy high price tag has always prevented me from picking one up. I got real lucky with this find
they have new "remake" versions of funhouse coming out later this year, I'm curious to see how those new machines affect the pricing of the older Funhouse machines out there in the market when those start arriving.
Very nice! A buddy of mine had an fx artist give the hand a photorealistic paint job. It's awesome. Eventually, you should get that Fester's "lightbulb in the mouth" mod for the electric chair! Great job man!
Had 5 a few months ago, but now I'm down to Simpsons Pinball Party, Royal Rumble, and The Addams Family currently. I'm on the hunt to find a new pinball project currently, just haven't come across anything new recently.
Yeah Stranger Things was one of my absolute favorite machines, but I had beat it so many times over and seen and did everything there was to do on it multiple times I felt it was time to move on to something else. Bond is my favorite release from Stern in the last few years. I love the layout and the super deep code and ruleset on that one.
Dang, what a great find. I'm always fascinated by the amount of work, time and love you put back into these machines. It looks incredible. You're my favorite channel Doug. Love what you do. Much love to you and your family!
@@sergeleon1163 growing up we had a taco shop that had an Addams Family and a T2 pinball machine in their lobby to play. I’ve got lots of fond memories of .39 tacos and loads of pinball being played growing up
I lost in the finals last night in this game..so I hate it today! 😂 Congrats on the new games!.The Addams Family looks like it is in fantastic shape being original!
It can be so brutal at times. The I’ve had a few blow up games on it that were immediately followed by sub 5 million point stinkers. The multi ball is such a short experience in most cases without a ball save. Nothing more depressing than getting multi ball and watching two balls drain in 4 seconds 😂
@cooltoy Yeah last night my buddy took first worh 83 million and I had 2 balls locked on ball three and went to hit the chair scoop..hit a fresh post rubber on the side of the scoop and that resulted in a rocket down the middle ..game over with 38 million..smh...But 2nd us better than last so I will take it
Thank you! Besides the savings aspect of buying older/less pristine machines, I really enjoy the revitalization process of trying to bring something back to like new or better condition
Wow, congratulations on getting such a nice Addams Family pin! I'm glad you got it all that way by yourself, that was brave! The first time I remember playing The Addams Family pinball was at a games room in a hotel/resort I stayed at on the Gold Coast. It's such a great game!
It was definitely a little sketchy dragging those machines up that hill through gravel by myself. I just kept reminding myself as I was struggling along moving them how valuable they were and that if I dropped something it would be even more expensive 😂 That fear alone was enough motivation for me to tough it out and get the job done unscathed fortunately
When and where was the first time you played The Addams Family pinball machine? Let me know in the comments below.
whelp I'm old , gonna say almost 30 years ago when I worked at Barrel of Fun arcade , just got the arcade pinball legends Adams Family machine, not the same but it fills the void
About 26 years ago at my local roller skate rink called Roller Towne. Our elementary school started taking us every year and it was always a blast!
Lanes and Games, 2013. Location is long gone, but the operator (who had nine other games at that bowling alley, mostly new sterns) has since put that exact Addams Family at other locations. Despite being 20+ years old at the time, it was still in great condition, as it had clearly been cared for since it had been released. It later on got a CPR playfield as well. Since then, I've played many Addams Family's, but few have been comparable condition wise. Your copy looks like it's in insanely nice condition, though!
Congratulations with your TAF, nice restoration, I really love the purple details🤩
Thank you very much!
Hands-down my fav pinball machine. You enjoy the hell outta it!!
It's been a blast to play, I'm really enjoying having this one.
Awesome pickup! This came out amazing!! Personally one of my favorite pins. You should do an arcade tour great job!!
@@michaell5565 I get requests to do a tour a lot but I always steer away from doing one because I don’t want it to come across as a “look at me and what I have!” attention seeking type of thing by people who don’t know me well enough.
You could just preface a tour video with that sentiment and say it was simply a request of many of your followers. @@cooltoy
Played the Addams family first time straight out of the box in 1992 in an arcade in the netherlands. Got hooked right away and bought my own Taf in 1996. In mint condition and still own it.
that's impressive to have a machine that long, still enjoying it I presume?
@@cooltoystill enjoy it. So do family and friends that come over. And my son doesn’t no better than this pinball machine is there as a part of our life.
Image I bought it when the machine was just 4 years old,wasn’t beat up and cost only 700 dollars. Just happend to be at the right place at the right time.
Congratulations 👍👍👍👍👍
Adding this to my collection soon (WWF and T2) - can't wait. You've done a lovely job with this. You were VERY lucky to get an Addams in such good condition to begin with. Enjoy!
Hope you enjoy it!
Amazing pick up, dude. The alterations look great too. After the Royal Rumble pick up, I didn't think I could be more jealous. Well now I know 😂
Thank you! Now it's time for me to find another project to work some magic on, the hunt continues!
"WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU!!!"
I love Addams Family, always my go to table on VPX and first time was when I was actually six years old and it was when my mom was working in a working mens club here in the UK and I couldn't stop playing it especially when the engineer would come and inspect the machine, would often put in 100 credits for me to play on all through the day when I was at the club during school holidays!
@@GenGamesUniverse that’s literally my favorite callout in the game!
Such an awesome game. Addams was my go-to pin in the 90s, and was my first pin that I owned.
You've done a great job on the resto! If you want the wavy wireform, just let me know. I have a couple in stock. You can match your Jurassic Park!
@@PinballWireforms yes, I definitely need one! I’ve already had a few balls jump off the rail when they had too much speed coming off the ramp.
Excelent job Maestro!! But it's not my game ,the play field gets obstructed to early with the chair and ect ,but you're machine looks amazing 😊
Thank you very much!
Amazing! You did a great job. It's looking better than the original. Thanks for the video.
@@kjhoskins glad you enjoyed it.
had one of those at the pizza restaurant I worked at in the early 90's during High School. Spent many after hours "playing" for dollars against other co-workers
man I've had some many amazing times doing dollar bets with friends over the years on just about every activity you can think of, it's always a blast.
Excellent video detailing your pinball makeover. Loved seeing some of the new upgrades, like that 3d title art going on the unit where the plunger gets installed. The Uncle Fester drink holder is great too. And that inner pinlight is perfect.
Glad you enjoyed it
massive title and massive score , congrats mate ....... make no mistake everyone would love to own a TAF 🙂
Yeah it's such a huge part of pinball fandom that it's hard to talk pinball games without TAF coming up in the conversation. I'm super happy that I was able to track one down and do some work on it.
It would have been wrong for me to dis like this video out of jealousy, very happy for you though at the same time ....Congrats !
I appreciate that! I’ve had several great arcade deals fall through recently so I feel the scales have evened out a little from this find.
You lucky son of a biscuit! I'm jealous!
Congrats on the great find!
thanks! I was certainly surprised to come across the machine and get the opportunity to purchase it, definitely feels good when you snag something you've been after for a while.
That'll be a great one in your collection. That's my favorite pin. There was a pizza place I worked at as a kid that had it and I'd turn in my tip money for change after work and play it all the time. Such a good game
Good times I'm sure!
Wow man so epic. Great deal and very nice updates. You’re really making some nice pins.
Thanks a bunch, it's always a good feeling bringing these machines back to their former glory.
Congratulations, awesome purchase and tastefully restored.
@@youtubevisitor697 much appreciated 🙌
Sweet score, man. You put so much love into these restorations. It looks amazing now and I can't wait to see what arcade cabinet you also got!
The arcade was another really cool gem. I'm really jealous that someones grandparents had these machines in their basement for all these years for their kids/grandkids to play. My grandparents were definitely not that cool 😂
What arcade machine did you pick up... you didn't share that? Curious?
I’ll have another video dedicated to that one soon. It’s a gem
Nice work. Moving that machine by yourself is a feat alone!
You got that right!
Definitely turned it into an LE addition! Great job, enjoy the hell out of it! great video.
Thanks a ton!
I'm guessing you got this machine for a steal! It looked really good in the end 👍
@@AdamAnalytical I bundled the purchase with another machine the seller was trying to offload so they cut me a good deal, well below market value
Great find in such good condition! Nice work on the upgrades!
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice job buddy and I like all those purples ;-)
Thanks, I thought purple lended it self nicely to the color pallet of The Addams Family
That's a great pick up. Awwome machine.
@@JRthepyroguy thank you, I’m really enjoying it
Those decals are sick
My favorite table, amazing work 🤩
Thanks man!
Such a fun machine, one of my favorites.
It really is!
Fantastic job. The purple really pops
thank you very much, I'm very happy with how it turned out.
Nice work! Loving your content man!
Glad you enjoy it!
This is great! Love the added artwork!
Glad you like it! I think it really finishes off the look of the machine nicely
oohh! That is so awesome!! Let's go!
thanks dude!
Gorgeous and i love the purple!
@@E-Pro73 thank you very much, I appreciate the feedback!
Congratulations on your purchase 😊 I've always wanted to own one.
Thank you so much, this is one that has been high on my want list for a while, but it's normally crazy high price tag has always prevented me from picking one up. I got real lucky with this find
@cooltoy Maybe someday I will pick up one. I just recently purchased a Funhouse and I thought those were extremely pricy.
they have new "remake" versions of funhouse coming out later this year, I'm curious to see how those new machines affect the pricing of the older Funhouse machines out there in the market when those start arriving.
Very nice! A buddy of mine had an fx artist give the hand a photorealistic paint job. It's awesome. Eventually, you should get that Fester's "lightbulb in the mouth" mod for the electric chair! Great job man!
Wow, I'm sure that upgraded Thing hand looks incredible now!
Amazing job. What pins do you have now?
Had 5 a few months ago, but now I'm down to Simpsons Pinball Party, Royal Rumble, and The Addams Family currently. I'm on the hunt to find a new pinball project currently, just haven't come across anything new recently.
Good to switch it up. Too bad you sold stranger things though, that’s on my list to get someday along with James Bond, Rush and AIQ.
Yeah Stranger Things was one of my absolute favorite machines, but I had beat it so many times over and seen and did everything there was to do on it multiple times I felt it was time to move on to something else. Bond is my favorite release from Stern in the last few years. I love the layout and the super deep code and ruleset on that one.
Dang, what a great find. I'm always fascinated by the amount of work, time and love you put back into these machines. It looks incredible. You're my favorite channel Doug. Love what you do. Much love to you and your family!
Thank you so much for the kind words!
super over rated pin so many are better my 2 cents
Congrats on another amazing Pinball (and arcade!) acquisition! You took probably the nicest Addams Family I’ve seen and made it even nicer!
Thank you kindly, It's going to look really great once I get the new decals put on it
Congratulations big brother ❤🏁
Thank you very much Adam!
@@cooltoy ❤️
Awesome I loved playing this machine back in the day during school summer breaks at the arcade.
@@sergeleon1163 growing up we had a taco shop that had an Addams Family and a T2 pinball machine in their lobby to play. I’ve got lots of fond memories of .39 tacos and loads of pinball being played growing up
Looks absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on the pick-up!
Thank you kindly!
Lovely work 👍🏻
Much appreciated!
Nice catch and nice work! 😎👍🏻
@@Railoffroader2 thank you so much!
@@cooltoy You’re welcome, enjoy!
Awesome job
@@bk-sq9uj thanks! 🙏
All the retro influencers seem to be getting pinball machines. I can't really relate. I'll never own one.
@@theoldar RUclips is a very “monkey see monkey do” platform. I’m just a random dude with a RUclips channel, I’m not a retro influencer by any stretch
I lost in the finals last night in this game..so I hate it today! 😂 Congrats on the new games!.The Addams Family looks like it is in fantastic shape being original!
It can be so brutal at times. The I’ve had a few blow up games on it that were immediately followed by sub 5 million point stinkers. The multi ball is such a short experience in most cases without a ball save. Nothing more depressing than getting multi ball and watching two balls drain in 4 seconds 😂
@cooltoy Yeah last night my buddy took first worh 83 million and I had 2 balls locked on ball three and went to hit the chair scoop..hit a fresh post rubber on the side of the scoop and that resulted in a rocket down the middle ..game over with 38 million..smh...But 2nd us better than last so I will take it
Oh man, picking up a grandma's basement Addams is my dream! Congrats, looks great with all those lights!
Yeah I thought for sure they had all been swallowed up by now but low and behold there was one still out there!
@@cooltoy So you're saying there's a chance...
Man you really know how to turn trashed games into a real treasure!
Thank you! Besides the savings aspect of buying older/less pristine machines, I really enjoy the revitalization process of trying to bring something back to like new or better condition
Insanity! You did a fantastic job on this pin! Wow! 👊🏼
Thanks a ton!
@@cooltoy if you ever wanna talk arcades I host a podcast show! Would love to have you on!
Very jealous! You did a great job on it.
Thank you so much! It’s been a labor of love
How much did you pay for it?
much less than the current market value
OSS!
OSS!
Wow, congratulations on getting such a nice Addams Family pin! I'm glad you got it all that way by yourself, that was brave! The first time I remember playing The Addams Family pinball was at a games room in a hotel/resort I stayed at on the Gold Coast. It's such a great game!
It was definitely a little sketchy dragging those machines up that hill through gravel by myself. I just kept reminding myself as I was struggling along moving them how valuable they were and that if I dropped something it would be even more expensive 😂 That fear alone was enough motivation for me to tough it out and get the job done unscathed fortunately