The Addams Family
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SCENARIO
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Creepy, Kooky, Ooky, Spooky.
The Addams Family has been imprisoned!
Only Gomez can save the day by freeing his wife Morticia, his son
Pugsley, his daughter Wednesday, Granny, Lurch and Thing. He must
search the Addams Family Mansion, grounds and subterranean vaults and
rescue them one by one. Strange creatures and crazy monsters lurk
around every corner and in every crevice with only one thought in
mind, "Stop Gomez!" Only his innate agility will aid him as he leaps
and bounds around the Mansion.
Loading
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SPECTRUM CASSETTE 128K ONLY
Place the cassette in the recorder ensuring that it is fully rewound.
Select LOADER option and press RETURN key. Press PLAY on your
recorder - the game will now load automatically.
AMSTRAD CASSETTE 128K ONLY
CPC 6128
Connect a suitable cassette tape recorder ensuring that the correct
leads are attached as defined in the User Instruction Booklet. Place
the rewound tape in the cassette recorder and type | TAPE then press
the ENTER/RETURN key. Then type RUN" and press the ENTER/RETURN key.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
DISK
Insert the program disk into the drive with the A side facing upwards.
Type | DISC and press the ENTER/RETURN key to make sure that the
machine can access the drive. Now type RUN"DISC and press
ENTER/RETURN, the game will load automatically.
COMMODORE CASSETTE
Position the cassette in you Commodore recorder with the printed side
upwards and make sure that it is rewound to the beginning. Ensure
that all the leads are connected. Press the SHIFT key and the
RUN/STOP key simultaneously. Follow the on-screen instructions -
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE. This program will then load automatically. For
C128 loading type GO 64 (RETURN), then follow C64 instruction.
PLEASE NOTE: This game loads in a number of parts - follow on-screen
instructions.
DISK
Select 64 mode (if using Commodore 128). Turn on the disk drive,
insert the program into the drive with the label facing upwards.
Type LOAD "*",8,1 (RETURN) the introductory screen will appear and the
program will then load automatically.
Controls
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SPECTRUM/AMSTRAD
This is a one player game controlled by joystick and keyboard which is
fully redefinable.
PRESET KEYS
O MOVE LEFT
P MOVE RIGHT
SPACE JUMP/SWIM
Q GO THROUGH BACKGROUND DOOR
A GO THROUGH FOREGROUND DOOR
R PAUSE GAME
To keep afloat under water hold down the Jump/Swim key.
C64
This is a one player game controlled by joystick only.
P PAUSE GAME
RESTORE ABORT GAME
Status and Scoring
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The status panel displays from left to right:-
Hostages: Displays members of the Addams Family who still have
(Spectrum only) to be rescued.
Stamina: Displays six hearts which shrink in size with time.
These can be replenished by collecting hearts.
When all the hearts have gone Gomez loses a life.
Lives: Displays the number of lives Gomez has remaining.
Score: Displays current score.
Keys: Each time Gomez collects one of the six different
coloured keys it will be displayed here.
SCORING
Points are awarded for each character destroyed and each time a key,
heart or extra life icon is collected.
Gameplay
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To rescue the six members of the Addams Family Gomez must explore the
house, its grounds and finally the subterranean labyrinth which is
overrun by a variety of ghouls, monsters and supernatural
manifestations. Some of these can be destroyed by jumping on top of
them but others are to be avoided as they are invulnerable and contact
other than by a well aimed stamping means trouble for Gomez!
To explore the house and its surroundings fully, Gomez will need to go
through the doors that are behind and in front of him. To go forward
Gomez must stand behind a foreground doorway and press "A", to go
backward he must stand in front of a background doorway and press "Q".
(C64 push joystick up or down respectively).
Some of the doorways are blocked by coloured locked doors and to open
them Gomez must find the same coloured key. Once a coloured key has
been collected all doors of that colour will be opened.
Scattered throughout the game are many useful items such as extra life
trophies, stamina hearts and keys. To find and release the members of
his family Gomez will need to find the location of many of these.
Once Gomez has located a family member they will set him a survival
test to prove that he is not an imposter.
When all six members of the family have been rescued and their tests
completed they will all be able to return to their abnormal lives!
Hints and Tips
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1. If a ledge seems out of reach try jumping from the head of a
creature below it.
2. Don't try rushing through an area of evil creatures as their
tortuous movement may take some thought to overcome.
3. Try not to collect stamina hearts unless you really need them -
you may need them later.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Its program code is the copyright of Ocean Software Limited and may
not be reproduced, stored, hired or broadcast in any form whatsoever
without the written permission of Ocean Software Limited. All rights
are reserved worldwide.
THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED TO
THE HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
LOADING, CAREFULLY.
This game has been tested and checked for viruses.
Please do not use any form of disc utility with any Ocean product as
it may corrupt the data and render the disc unusable.
CREDITS
The Addams Family & ©1991 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
The Addams Family logo is a trademark of Paramount Pictures. Ocean
Software Limited authorized user.
Programming by Andrew Deakin
Graphics and Design by Ivan Horn
Music by Jonathan Dunn
C64 Conversion by Twilight
Produced by Jon Woods
©1992 Ocean Software Limited.