 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2015) |
| Mappy | |
|---|---|
 North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Artist(s) | Hiroshi Ono[4] |
| Composer(s) | Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
| Series | Mappy |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, MSX, Famicom, Super Cassette Vision, Sharp X1, Game Gear, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, FM-7, MZ-700/MZ-1500, PC-88, X68000, Mobile phone, iOS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Mappy[a] is an arcade game by Namco, originally released in 1983 and distributed in the United States by Bally Midway. Running on the Namco's Super Pac-Man hardware modified to support horizontal scrolling, the game features a mouse protagonist and cat antagonists, similar to Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon series. The name "Mappy" is likely derived from mappo (マッポ), a slightly pejorative Japanese slang term for policeman. The game has been re-released in several Namco arcade compilations. It spawned a handful of sequels and a 2013 animated web series developed by cartoonists Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub.
- ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 125. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ "Mappy (Registration Number PA0000216647)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Video Game Flyers: Change Lanes / Mappy / Battle Cruiser M-12, Orion (Germany)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ Scullion, Chris (October 18, 2021). "Legendary Namco pixel artist Hiroshi 'Mr Dotman' Ono has died". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).