The Addams Family - C64

[fgasking]

Something rather odd has come up while researching a bit about this game...

I've been writing up on it for my unreleased game site, as there was a Cartridge version planned by Ocean for the ill-fated GS console that never made it. The game did get released on Tape/Disk by Ivan Horn and Andrew Deakin (Music by Dean Evans).

From a chat with graphic artist, Wayne Billingham, I have heard that a cartridge version was apparently in production by Finlay Munroe, who did Darkman for you guys on the C64. Apparently it was a closer conversion of the NES game.

So now i'm a bit confused... Did Ocean have two different Addams Family games in production?.... Did Finlay have his version scrapped to make way for Ivan/Andrew's version at the last moment?

[fgasking]

Okay, found out that the version released was "Designed" by Ivan and Andrew, but coded by Finlay Munro (Now at R*Leeds).

Does anyone know if the same guy who did the art for Robocop 2 and Nightbreed, did the art for Addams Family aswell?.... Looks mightly similiar in style...

[Paulie]

IIRC Nightbreed and Robocop 2 were done by "Painting by Numbers" - I think Chris Kerry did all their art.

[fgasking]

Ah ha... I think Chris must have done the Addams Family gfx for Finlay. That score panel looks so similiar to their previous work.