I Breathe New Life Into This Addams Family Pinball Machine!

[@cooltoy]

When and where was the first time you played The Addams Family pinball machine? Let me know in the comments below.

[@ajhildreth3913]

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

[@VaultHunterRyRy]

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!

[@pieman240]

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!

[@nicktenney3858]

My ps5

[@geoffreyblackmer]

Games People Play, Portland, OR. Looooved this pin. They had it right next to Funhouse and I'd just bop back and forth

[@jasonh8470]

My ultimate dream pinball arcade to own. Since I can't afford the real version, I bought the atgames version, and I'm happy with that for now.

[@MazzEffect7]

Hands-down my fav pinball machine. You enjoy the hell outta it!!

[@cooltoy]

It's been a blast to play, I'm really enjoying having this one.

[@garydinsdale]

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!

[@cooltoy]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@geneg136]

Congrats on another amazing Pinball (and arcade!) acquisition! You took probably the nicest Addams Family I’ve seen and made it even nicer!

[@cooltoy]

Thank you kindly, It's going to look really great once I get the new decals put on it

[@michaell5565]

Awesome pickup! This came out amazing!! Personally one of my favorite pins. You should do an arcade tour great job!!

[@cooltoy]

@@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.

[@nathansnyder971]

You could just preface a tour video with that sentiment and say it was simply a request of many of your followers. ​@@cooltoy

[@RETROCENGO]

Congratulations with your TAF, nice restoration, I really love the purple details🤩

[@cooltoy]

Thank you very much!

[@JHeath5150]

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!

[@cooltoy]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@CAsh4kiDZ]

Nice work. Moving that machine by yourself is a feat alone!

[@cooltoy]

You got that right!

[@youtubevisitor697]

Congratulations, awesome purchase and tastefully restored.

[@cooltoy]

@@youtubevisitor697 much appreciated 🙌

[@16BitBear]

Such a fun machine, one of my favorites.

[@cooltoy]

It really is!

[@sergeleon1163]

Awesome I loved playing this machine back in the day during school summer breaks at the arcade.

[@cooltoy]

@@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

[@E-Pro73]

Gorgeous and i love the purple!

[@cooltoy]

@@E-Pro73 thank you very much, I appreciate the feedback!

[@Mattzson]

My favorite table, amazing work 🤩

[@cooltoy]

Thanks man!

[@scotchnichols]

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.

[@cooltoy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@OscarvanDriel]

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.

[@cooltoy]

that's impressive to have a machine that long, still enjoying it I presume?

[@OscarvanDriel]

@@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.

[@chadberserk1050]

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 😂

[@cooltoy]

Thank you! Now it's time for me to find another project to work some magic on, the hunt continues!

[@Riz2336]

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

[@cooltoy]

Good times I'm sure!

[@PinballWireforms]

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!

[@cooltoy]

@@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.

[@jdteney]

Fantastic job. The purple really pops

[@cooltoy]

thank you very much, I'm very happy with how it turned out.

[@mosquitos777]

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 😊

[@cooltoy]

Thank you very much!

[@TheDanielSpies_Arcades]

Beautiful work man 🙌🏻 love the work you have done on it!

[@cooltoy]

@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades thank you very much

[@HitnRunTony]

Those decals are sick

[@peparcell]

Congratulations on your purchase 😊 I've always wanted to own one.

[@cooltoy]

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

[@peparcell]

@cooltoy Maybe someday I will pick up one. I just recently purchased a Funhouse and I thought those were extremely pricy.

[@cooltoy]

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.

[@masterjedi1lp]

Definitely turned it into an LE addition! Great job, enjoy the hell out of it! great video.

[@cooltoy]

Thanks a ton!

[@JRthepyroguy]

That's a great pick up. Awwome machine.

[@cooltoy]

@@JRthepyroguy thank you, I’m really enjoying it

[@TheCornerCade]

Insanity! You did a fantastic job on this pin! Wow! 👊🏼

[@cooltoy]

Thanks a ton!

[@TheCornerCade]

@@cooltoy if you ever wanna talk arcades I host a podcast show! Would love to have you on!

[@VaultHunterRyRy]

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!

[@cooltoy]

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 😂

[@DyoGTS]

Great find in such good condition! Nice work on the upgrades!

[@cooltoy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@AdamAnalytical]

I'm guessing you got this machine for a steal! It looked really good in the end 👍

[@cooltoy]

@@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

[@Railoffroader2]

Nice catch and nice work! 😎👍🏻

[@cooltoy]

@@Railoffroader2 thank you so much!

[@Railoffroader2]

@@cooltoy You’re welcome, enjoy!

[@kjhoskins]

Amazing! You did a great job. It's looking better than the original. Thanks for the video.

[@cooltoy]

@@kjhoskins glad you enjoyed it.

[@ItsMeRockyT]

You lucky son of a biscuit! I'm jealous! Congrats on the great find!

[@cooltoy]

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.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

"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!

[@cooltoy]

@@GenGamesUniverse that’s literally my favorite callout in the game!

[@Stemage]

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!

[@cooltoy]

Wow, I'm sure that upgraded Thing hand looks incredible now!

[@psteady6726]

Lovely work 👍🏻

[@cooltoy]

Much appreciated!

[@tedlatomanski7889]

massive title and massive score , congrats mate ....... make no mistake everyone would love to own a TAF 🙂

[@cooltoy]

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.

[@adamkalb1412]

Congratulations big brother ❤🏁

[@cooltoy]

Thank you very much Adam!

[@adamkalb1412]

@@cooltoy ❤️

[@baseball_rocks]

Looks absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on the pick-up!

[@cooltoy]

Thank you kindly!

[@Lonchanney1]

Congratulations 👍👍👍👍👍

[@motofreaki]

Nice job buddy and I like all those purples ;-)

[@cooltoy]

Thanks, I thought purple lended it self nicely to the color pallet of The Addams Family

[@JessicaSJess]

This is great! Love the added artwork!

[@cooltoy]

Glad you like it! I think it really finishes off the look of the machine nicely

[@TiltingT]

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!

[@cooltoy]

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 😂

[@TiltingT]

@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

[@ThePinballNoob]

Oh man, picking up a grandma's basement Addams is my dream! Congrats, looks great with all those lights!

[@cooltoy]

Yeah I thought for sure they had all been swallowed up by now but low and behold there was one still out there!

[@krentzplays]

@@cooltoy So you're saying there's a chance...

[@Mercdds]

Wow man so epic. Great deal and very nice updates. You’re really making some nice pins.

[@cooltoy]

Thanks a bunch, it's always a good feeling bringing these machines back to their former glory.

[@therealchickentender]

Helluva resto. Addams Fam might have to be favorite all-around just for nostalgia and quarters burned (was the nearest table to my college apartment). :) Love the care you took and its stellar work. My *OPINION* is that I personally thinks its a little too busy and way too bright now... Addams table and field always seemed moodier and darker than most which is something, thematically/aesthetically I always loved about it. When the seance starts, it felt legit. :) Shadows made it even harder. Just my 25 cents. Cheers.

[@aydensworld]

Nice work! Loving your content man!

[@cooltoy]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@RetroStylz]

oohh! That is so awesome!! Let's go!

[@cooltoy]

thanks dude!

[@Triggs-pg4kj]

Man you really know how to turn trashed games into a real treasure!

[@cooltoy]

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

[@bk-sq9uj]

Awesome job

[@cooltoy]

@@bk-sq9uj thanks! 🙏

[@nicktenney3858]

There one in north carolina asheville pinball museum

[@drgti16v]

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

[@cooltoy]

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.

[@AmigaCammy]

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!

[@cooltoy]

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

[@steve31785]

Amazing job. What pins do you have now?

[@cooltoy]

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.

[@steve31785]

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.

[@cooltoy]

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.

[@adampierson]

Great job !!!

[@cooltoy]

@@adampierson thanks!

[@coreystewart1838]

Very jealous! You did a great job on it.

[@cooltoy]

Thank you so much! It’s been a labor of love

[@gamecriticnl3339]

Amazing video! I’d love to do some of these mods on my dad’s machine. Would modding decrease the value of the pinball machine?

[@cooltoy]

@@gamecriticnl3339 depends on the person. Some would think they do, others would disagree. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes that they value accordingly.

[@ajhildreth3913]

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 !

[@cooltoy]

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.

[@rubenrodriguez2590]

What arcade machine did you pick up... you didn't share that? Curious?

[@cooltoy]

I’ll have another video dedicated to that one soon. It’s a gem

[@AgentFlashus]

OSS!

[@cooltoy]

OSS!

[@theoldar]

All the retro influencers seem to be getting pinball machines. I can't really relate. I'll never own one.

[@cooltoy]

@@theoldar KZbin is a very “monkey see monkey do” platform. I’m just a random dude with a KZbin channel, I’m not a retro influencer by any stretch

[@weiliyin909]

How much did you pay for it?

[@cooltoy]

much less than the current market value

[@Pitbull0669]

super over rated pin so many are better my 2 cents