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178 · Mappy Land

July 9, 2021 · 31 min

Mappy, the police mouse, has prepared all kinds of wonderful birthday  presents for his girlfriend, Mapico. But the big cheese in the feline  world, Nyamco , has ordered his clowder to hide the presents throughout  Mappyland.

SHOW NOTES

NES Longplay

Mappy in Smash

Mappy Arcade Game

Hopping Mappy

Mappy Kids

Bubsy 3D

UP Intro

Show notes

  • MAPPY HAS DYNAMIC PLANS FOR HIMSELF AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, MAPICO
  • NES Longplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbaefzok-J8
  • Introductions
    • The Ultimate Cat and Mouse Game
    • If Q-Bert is B-Tier...what tier is MAPPY
  • Overview
    • Arcade Platformer where you have to dodge the cats while collecting the cheese to bring back to your girlfriend Mapico
  • Gameplay
    • Trampolines
    • Are the layouts interesting?
    • Should there have been more cat/mouse chase related hijynx?
    • The Weapons
    • Bonus Level
      • The bonus round is rather difficult to access. It appears in certain stages, and is unlocked by jumping on a specific trampoline three times without any distraction items. Normally this would kill Mappy, but here it will send him into the clouds, with various extra items to collect
    • STORY
      • Story 1: It is Mapico's birthday, and the task is to collect cheese as her present.
      • Story 2: Mappy wishes to marry Mapico, and must collect wedding rings.
      • Story 3: Mappy and Mapico are having a Christmas party, and Christmas trees must be collected.
      • Story 4: It is Mappy Jr.'s birthday, and the task is to collect baseballs for his present.
  • Sequels and Spinoffs
    • MAPPY - the original arcade game
    • Hopping Mappy (Arcade Sequel)
      • the Micro Police mouse, Mappy, as he bounces on a pogo stick to run circles around pink cats, called Meowkies
    • Mappy Kids (Famicom)
      • Mostly the same game but with a slot machine
  • EGL
  • Next week - MysteryQuest
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