- Release Date: 1983
- Genre: Action
- Style: Side-Scrolling Platform
- Similar Games: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Entertainment System), Donkey Kong (Arcade), Popeye (Arcade), Donkey Kong [Ocean Software, Ltd.] (Commodore 64/128), E.T. (Commodore 64/128), Mario Bros. (Arcade), Popeye (Commodore 64/128), Donkey Kong (Game Boy), Pac-Man (Atari Video Computer System), Popeye (Atari Video Computer System), Donkey Kong (Nintendo Entertainment System), Donkey Kong (Arcade), Mappy-Land (Nintendo Entertainment System), Pac-Man (Game Boy), Donkey Kong (Intellivision), Pac-Man (Intellivision), Pac-Man [Tengen Unlicensed] (Nintendo Entertainment System), Popeye (Nintendo Entertainment System), Donkey Kong (ColecoVision), Donkey Kong (Texas Instruments TI-99), Popeye (ColecoVision), Pac-Man (Atari 5200), Popeye (Game Boy), Popeye (Atari 5200), Donkey Kong (Atari 7800), Pac-Man (Sega Game Gear), Popeye (Odyssey 2), Pac-Man (Texas Instruments TI-99), Popeye (Texas Instruments TI-99), Pac-Man (NeoGeo Pocket Color), Donkey Kong (Atari Video Computer System)
Roots & Influences
Mappy is a game inspired by the dozens of successful platform games of the early 1980s like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, and Popeye.Mappy also owes much of its success to the human curiosity concerning cops and robbers. Its cartoon graphics also made Mappy a hit among animation fans who enjoyed Tom and Jerry and Pixie and Dixie cartoons.
~ Anthony Baize, All Game Guide
Review: Overall
Released in an era when cuddly cuteness was all the rage at the arcades, Mappy is indeed as adorable as a kitten. Players control Mappy the police mouse as he recovers stolen loot from Goro the Cat and the Meowky Gang. Doing so requires running and hopping (via trampolines) from floor to floor through 16 different houses, picking up 10 stolen items per house as quickly as possible. Other than jumping on trampolines, vertical movement is impossible, making the action more restrictive than most games of this type. Also, opening doors to release cat-thwarting "microwaves" is awkward to execute. Despite these setbacks, Mappy is charming, likable and challenging. A trampoline disappears after a few hops, and the cats get faster than the mouse after several levels, forcing players to think ahead and move strategically. Bonus levels and catchy background music are icing on the cake.~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide
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