Arcade Game: Mappy (1983 Namco)

A platform/run 'n jump game where Mappy' the mouse is to retrieve all of the stolen treasure from the Meowky cat gang. They've stashed all of the loot in their leader's mansion which contains several floors, and numerous trampolines that the Meowkies like to use to travel between stories. Mappy must keep away from the cats and collect all items in the house before moving on to the next house. If Mappy is caught by a cat, he loses a life. Mappy also loses a life if he crashes to the floor by breaking through a trampoline or falling into a pitfall. When all of Mappy's lives are lost, the game is over.
Note: Used Invincibility cheat after down to last life. The game is endless.

[@Nitroxity]

This may very well be my favorite arcade game. Played this back in the 2000's on an old Plug N Play thing. Still a masterpiece to this day.

[@renz5878]

The same thing with Ms. Pacman and galaga? I still have one but it unfortunately broke and now the screen is all jacked up when i play it

[@Nitroxity]

Yep! Also happened to have Xevious and Pole Position on there. Mine broke too due to me leaving old batteries in the thing. If I'm really thinking about it, I have that little machine to thank for getting me into video games in the first place.

[@Layla.63]

Nitroxity I had the joy stick games too. Never needed to go to an arcade. Had the games at my house. I was little when i started playing them. The good memories.

[@Layla.63]

Renz mine still work (I think) but I don't think it works on the TVs we have

[@renz5878]

SnipeAndScore 63 Yeah most tvs now don’t have a/v cables for plug in play but i luckly have one of those old huge tvs which have the a/v connecters.

[@lelsomevids2808]

who stills has that pacman controller that allows you to play the old classics? i do

[@lbrrexx158]

Omg that's me right here, I was playing last night and I was playing Mappy (Probably best games on there which is so funnn man

[@malikmaverikk_79]

Mine broke years ago😢😢

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

Lelsome Vids I used to have one but I give it away

[@xylo6696]

Lelsome Vids yeah me too

[@karalyngoldberg4858]

Meeee!

[@Deo_Volente]

I can't believe I found this game again...the name of it had completely slipped out of my memory. I used to play it with my friend all the time. Good times :)

[@muratnamal5471]

Same bro, glad you played it again too :)

[@shxdow9807]

Same but in the 2000s

[@willc0c022]

Meeeee two

[@DDDiego]

I would play this with my dad

[@astrojade4802]

Same dude, it completely slippped out of my mind I couldnt even remember the game itself, only the tune. Then i came across this tune in gamepltely who regularly posts pubg funnny vids and added this tune in one of the scenes ft. dr disrespect. This game reallly throws me back to my childhood days.... The one game i would always play after coming back from school. Good times!!

[@cosmokramer179]

Whoever composed the music deserves a raise

[@mikeprado30]

Nobuyuki Ohnogi was the composer.

[@rydercartoonanimations]

@@mikeprado30 Give him an award

[@lightinstinct707]

@@rydercartoonanimations sadly he passed away in 2019

[@rydercartoonanimations]

@@lightinstinct707 ...

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

@@lightinstinct707omg

[@doricono]

Very sad that Ōnogi Nobuyuki, a former namco game music composer, passed away in 2019 at the age of 63. But his music, Mappy, Galaga, Libble Rabble, Pole Position, The Tower of Druaga ... will remain in our memories for a long time.

[@henriquedearruda8902]

I hope it gets a reboot someday for the switch and have Mappy up there with Pac-Man, Mario, Sonic and others

[@jjdbzfan18]

I remember this game was on one of those plug in toys with pole position and pacman good times....goodtimes

[@makmoncman8720]

Yes! I looked this up because I was feeling nostalgic.

[@Decoraethos]

Ya, that weird remote that you'd hold and turn up, down, left, or right. It's so weird that I had one in 2009 they are so old!

[@thegamerontop5348]

I still have one of those, still functional

[@TrayGChevorletCorvette]

JJ Yoooo thats EXACTLY how i know bout it.. Damn thats crazy! I miss them good ol days

[@Grillenheimer]

I still have one too... played it last night!

[@NOWONMAI73]

Used to play this at the laundromat while my mom did the laundry. I swear I still smell fabric softener every time I see this game!

[@parrismcallister2486]

Oh my gosh me too ! 🤩

[@johnbarryterry]

I still see the lady bringing our pizza to our table and the taste of rootbeer

[@henriquedearruda8902]

You know I got a good idea maybe Namco should make a reboot of this game with a better story than just running around knocking out the cast and à limited amount of levels unlike this one the story can be mappy being the first mouse police you heard of a police dog but not a police mouse and the main villain is a crime boss that is not that red cat and Mappy will have a whole franchise oh and girl friend that is a lady mouse who he will end up as his wife and be made the official mascot of Namco.

[@thestarsmydestinyy]

These games from the 80s were so good, very challenging, great music. Todays games may be superior in graphics and gameplay etc but theres just something about the 80s that cannot be replicated

[@sophiebyers5496]

Who else agrees that Mappy is super underrated?

[@SpeedLemonStudios]

Me

[@eriklarson9137]

What does the word underrated mean to you? Like, do you have a definition? Cause underrated definitely does not describe Mappy. diyarcade describes it as "one of the most popular games of its day". That is pretty highly rated...

[@RumpledBlanket]

Me

[@Blossom44100]

Me!!

[@MrDudeFace]

me

[@donkique956]

I made it to level 41-42 back in 1984-5. No cheat codes. This video brought back good memories.

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

donkique956 THERE'S CHEAT CODES FROM THIS GAME?!?!?!

[@Remake5182]

@@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000 YES!!!

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

@@Remake5182 *mind blowing*

[@warrior__6262]

I mean watching this guy he put some kind of cheat because all the cats just casually walk past him LOL

[@Lucariocypher2006]

Whats the cheat

[@JobroskiSwaqqman]

People said a game about opening doors sucked when Mario hotel came out, they must not have played this.

[@TooCooFoYou]

That's because Mappy isn't entirely about opening doors.

[@Remake5182]

Mario was not known for opening doors unless he is going into a castle. To fair all of Marios games like; Mario teaches typing etc, failed because of the same thing.

[@TheUltimateMarioFan]

Hotel Mario is a very good game, people who say it sucks haven't played it

[@difference3maker36]

@@TheUltimateMarioFan if it was a arcade game then it would have been good but after we got Mario world DKC and castle vania we were expecting something good

[@hiddenflare6169]

@@difference3maker36 Ah yes, the main Mario games and spinoffs from characters in the series, Donkey Kong and Simon Belmont! Don’t you love how they added Dracula into the Mario Kart series? XD

[@zurirobinson2749]

I've been looking for this game! All I remembered was that there was a mouse character, and the music when you lost a life (5:51). I played this on the Ms. Pac-Man Plug and Play in the mid-2000s. So glad I found this!

[@DDRoman2011]

Oh, dude, i liked playing this game when i was 5 yrs old; good memories.

[@twisms7748]

GamerRoman23 I'm in the new generation bit this game is amazing

[@loser_205]

Same, I always played this when I was younger

[@elchemistgaming4975]

Man, this game was my childhood before I could afford so called "high-end games", but this game will always be awesome to me.

[@acacioflorentino8089]

OMG, one of the oldest games that I preferred the most. What a nostalgia! I miss my childhood. Thank you very much for uploading this masterpiece!

[@rosalujan400]

Acácio Florentino gfhfdfdgggf

[@ioannishussein8038]

Game Over at 22:07. (22:04) Coin Inserted at 1:45. Starting Music at 1:46, 1:51 and 1:55. You got hit at 5:51! Life lost! (6:07, 6:19, 7:30 and 9:09) (21:12) 13:47: HURRY UP! 22:15 and 22:48: High score! (22:51 and 22:52)

[@ioannishussein8038]

2:56: Round complete! (3:49 and 3:51) 3:58: BONUS! 4:34, 4:35, 4:37 and 4:42: Bonus complete! (4:43) (20:19 and 20:20) 8:59: EXTRA LIFE! (18:35) 23:00: END!

[@Rawrimapebble]

This is what I came for ❤️

[@retro3188]

The dedication! Go, Mappy! 🐭❤️🧡💛💚💙👮‍♂️

[@CreepperReaper]

Today's kids will never under these games..

[@blisterpacman]

you're going to be one of those old dudes that says shit like "back in my day sonny! we used to buy snicker doodgles at teh eckards for a nickel!" lol todays kids will "under" these games if you teach them about them.

[@davidbeacham1304]

I'd play a lot of these old school games! These games are old. But they are still fun to play. KIds, before you pick up and play Call Of Duty for the 100th time, try an old school game out like Mappy! :)

[@xzaveonalvarez237]

Im 13 years old And these games are WAY better then Call Of Duty

[@chunby]

I loved this game so much that my Club Penguin username was Mappy130

[@roshelleflores7566]

Creepper Reaper I'm 14 and I know these game ....

[@NBK1122]

I spent many after school days either playing or watching others play this at the arcade in NYC's Penn Station in the late 1970s. Love the music!

[@SnailSnail622]

Back in 2020, I went through a phase of playing nostalgic old games from my childhood, and I came across the old Ms. Pac-Man Plug N Play with Mappy on it. I played the best first round of Mappy I could, and then saw the high score board. One of my cousins on the opposite coast still had the high score. I got a little emotional and took a picture. 😭

[@percocet6283]

I’ve been trying to remember what this game is called for years

[@adjmonkey]

Relatable my dude

[@JaylaisAwesome]

Percocet ME TOO!!! 😰

[@greatcanadianmoose3965]

It's called mappy

[@animatedalex619]

I forgot about until one of friends sent a meme with this music i recognized

[@larrybuehler1]

I was really good at this game in the mid-80s. For 1 quarter, I would play anywhere from 30-45 minutes. Didn't use cheats. There were pretty good patterns that you could follow. Ahh the good old days!

[@MrBigBadBlueWolf1]

I used to play this in the arcades all the time. 25 years later, that music is still stuck in my head.

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

This majestic arcade legend just turned 40 today, equivalent to the cuteness of Trina Nishimura. Happy 40th Anniversary.

[@Lugbzurg]

Someone at Disney Interactive must've LOVED Mappy, because there was a Mappy clone in the Toy Story 2 Activity Center called "Toy Shelf Showdown". Although, they kind of combined the doors and collectables into a single item that dropped vertically instead of attacking horizontally, which could crush enemies like in Dig-Dug, while the projectile attack was Buzz's wrist laser, which would immobilize enemies for a few seconds.

[@TheChallenger_98]

I love this game. It reminded me of my childhood when I was only 8 years old. Me and my brother used to play this game. I'm 19 years old now. I wish I could somehow replay this game again.

[@ryan___ryan2711]

4:25 , the amount of joy this harmony brings is enough to hide the horrors of the world for a moment

[@ryan___ryan2711]

It was cool until the game over didn't happen

[@savoirfaire5460]

wow how is this person playing this Mappy broke trampolines and didn't die all the cats passed by him without Mappy getting killed it would have been nice to see this played not in cheat mode

[@thejollyboys2278]

I am glad someone else saw that lol

[@CamDGoat21]

In the description he said he used cheats to show off the game

[@TheRealMiamiman70]

Shit I remember getting to round 45 without cheats, those motherfuckers go fast as shit

[@JMako-6]

@@TheRealMiamiman70 Bro round 28 for me

[@gamerguy425]

I hated this game at fist as a kid but it's pretty fun once you get the hang of it. Sadly there are not a lot of Mappy arcade cabs I've seen, the only real one I've ever encountered is in Funspot's Aracade Museum in Laconia.

[@munin9530]

Welcome to a place where old memories can be remembered.

[@Meanpooh]

Many quarters in my day went into this machine.☺️

[@Naminski1a]

Arcade Archives: Mappy will soon be available on Nintendo Switch Lite tomorrow.

[@sportsgamingcubing1860]

Holy shit I remember this it was literally my childhood. I could remember that the plug and play had ms pacman pole position and galaga but I just came across this a xevious. Me and my dad used to play through each of the games on sunday night and whoever won 3 put of 5 won

[@trey660]

yeah same omg i’ve been playing on that thing since 2009

[@kamerondophal9029]

i’ve thought about this game for YEARS and i finally found this video happy nostalgia 🥰

[@theallknowingsause8940]

12:37 you don't die when you make a mistake, you get to sit there and think of what you did wrong,

[@Sagi.Baten.Kaitos]

POV: You owned a Namco 5-in-1 plug and play in the mid 2000s

[@jadezhea]

The actual nostalgia... My first fav game pur 🥺

[@retrofan4963]

Mappy = Best Arcade game ever! :) In my opinion. This game is really amazing. Every time I played the Namco Museum compilations, I play Mappy the most because its the most fun and addicting out of all the Namco Arcade games. I have more fun with Mappy than Dig Dug, Galaga, Rally-X, and Pacman combined!

[@retrofan4963]

@niimi percival Yep :) I'm still here. And yes, of course :) I'm still on the Mappy hype train and I still love the Mappy series in my heart. I'm a huge fan of the Mappy series, even to this day.

[@CreesNostalgiaHut]

​@niimipercivalyuuki takemoto is a huge mappy fan,,, i know her because she frequents my store..

[@A.R.77]

First and only time I seen this arcade game was on a ship going to B.C. here in the NW. It was brand new at the time, like 82'ish. Loved the game play and music. Never forgot that game.

[@XxxNuggetKingxxX]

I remember playing this on my Plug in tv,Ds,Ps Vita *Namco Museum vol 2* I still play it today! Even though I still love Mappy...He's so undderrated but still an awesome game.

[@Decoraethos]

I thought my phone was broken in the beginning xD

[@106oz]

Same, yt crashes like that for me sometimes

[@spongebobsquarepants6973]

That code starting from the beginning is weird... It's probably just the ROM functioning.

[@corellioncrusaderproductio4679]

@@spongebobsquarepants6973 It's the bootup sequence, where the game tests itself to ensure everything is working correctly. Displaying sprites, checking the hardware, and screen alignment. Just about all of Namco's arcade games at the time did this.

[@ryan___ryan2711]

Fun fact: The visual level counter in the bottom right corner stops at level 49

[@nataliestrobel2460]

At 7:53 and 7:56, you ran right through the cats. That’s not normal. How did you get through that without dying?

[@SallyMangos]

Invincible cheat. Said in the description.

[@maggers2580]

aren't the trampoline jumps limited? or am I remembering the game wrong?

[@Remake5182]

They are limited.

[@jacobw1780]

hes using cheats

[@GraveFailsAtLife]

I just got recommended this video, my great childhood memories came back, this made me cry, I used to play this game a lot after school with my dad

[@baddoomguy1986]

7:55 a glitch?

[@jackthompson6375]

Played this in the early 2000’s on an old plug and play with 5 games on it

[@KingoAnimate]

Same but in the late 2000’s

[@Lucariocypher2006]

Same I got mine in 2015 and a atari from 2017

[@DrArachnid]

I used to be terrified of this game when I was a kid and I have no idea why 💀

[@yousefslimani99]

😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

i used to play this for the namco museum on playstation 2 and i don't remember ever getting past round 1

[@domo190]

This is a memory I didn’t even know I had.

[@CreesNostalgiaHut]

I think I might remember this game in the arcades. I know it was on the NES, which is where I remember playing it the most.

[@oofme6873]

I completely forgot about this game... I have so many memories with this game I used to always play it on my ds! Just got reminded of it when watching a video.. gosh my nostalgia.. gotta get this game back ASAP!

[@punaht7736]

21:08 OMFG I HATE THAT SO MUCH! happens to me so many times when I play this game as a Kid back in the 2000s!

[@im.del_usional]

i had a game for my old DS with a bunch of namco games and i became addicted to this one

[@longsalad5334]

The way Mappy dies always made me laugh my butt off and idk why

[@corellioncrusaderproductio4679]

It's hilarious that the majority of the comments are from people who's "nostalgia" from Mappy came from post-2004, on modern gaming plug and play systems. Not saying that's a bad thing, but for a game that came out in 1983, It's funny to see people reminiscing on more recent versions of the game.

[@cubarocooka8732]

Omg! I can't believe I found this game again! I used to play this all the time with my sister! I loved this game omg, I just totally forgot the name of it. 😌

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Who doesn't love MAPPY? MAPPY RULES!

[@AgelessStones]

The memories dude, this and a few other games I had on the plug n play system from the 2000s, remade all these old games, when I first saw mappy I didn't think i'd like it, but turned out to be so fun

[@provokedrobin608]

This game should have it own franchise

[@DoctorLemon]

It had sequels in arcade (Hopping Mappy) and Famicom.

[@mahamedxD]

In nes there’s a game called mappy land

[@NegaLimbo]

Well, now I know where Pac-Man got his "Up Special" in Smash.

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

And now you know where the bell’s shock ability in smash came from

[@NegaLimbo]

@@SoshiTheYoshi Ohhhhh. 😮

[@edude9162]

I love how they also used things that originate from other old classics rather than just pac man

[@NegaLimbo]

@@edude9162 Well, I still miss Pac-Man's original games like the Pac-Man World games and others like those. Smash did make him back the way he was, but they still didn't bring back his characters. There's not even a Spirit of Ms. Pac-Man at all!

[@retrofan4963]

@@NegaLimbo You should try out playing Mappy one of these days. Mappy is a really great game in my opinion.

[@TinyTorpeedoTitz]

My god damn childhood right here.💕

[@cy4330]

I want this game back!! :(

[@Joel-nm6xn]

I remember going to the bonus level and getting so happy and always get even feather in the game because I loved the bonus levels! 😍

[@youtubeshark4yts461]

This video brings me memories when I used to play this game so many times as a kid 😭. I love it

[@mr._otis9840]

I learned so many things from watching this, like I had no idea you could close doors on the pink guys or push yourself into them to knock them out for a little bit! I could probably beat the game now with this insider knowledge

[@Melissa-sx3mn]

Never knew this game existed. Love the classics like these. Miss the days at the arcade. Anybody watched a Game Show called ‘Starcade’?

[@Bloodreign1]

When I was a kid, yes I did. The host was also an avid gamer.

[@retrofan4963]

You should check this game out. Especially if you're into retro games. Mappy is a really amazing game in my opinion.

[@CreesNostalgiaHut]

I remember that show..

[@loser_205]

Dude I completely forgot this game when I was a child, I remember how good this game was, I played it so much

[@johnkerkalis6310]

Arcade Archives finally released this on Consoles!

[@Naminski1a]

You mean Nintendo Switch Lite and Sony PlayStation 4.

[@AdamAntiumtv]

It was kind of ridiculous how much I loved this game. I wasn't that good but I loved it.

[@Mister_Oddity]

Pac-man: Yo, Mappy, can I borrow this trampoline thing? Mappy: Yeah, sure, go ahead.

[@trippyarcade]

The soundtrack is too nostalgic 😄😄😄

[@onaprejean1318]

I played mappy on the ms pacman controller,Nintendo ds,ps vita, arcade machine,xbox 360,computer,ps3, and 3ds.

[@zpushy633sora]

I got the Plug and Play Pac-Man Arcade Game (Blue with a Little Red Joystick) back in October 2004 I played this Game for the 1st time and Oh My God I loved it it became my Favorite Namco Game ever since (Next To Gallaga, Pole Position, and Xevious) I had 2 of those Plug and Play Arcade Games and they both Broke from the AV Cable being Messed Up and Ruined but seeing this now it Brings back alot of Childhood Memories Man those were good times good times like those were the Days I haven't played this Game in 15 Years since I want to go back and Replay it for the 1st time in 15 Years (Since 2004) because I know that when I play it for the 1st time it's gonna bring back alot of Memories and I'm gonna be Super happy like this Game will Open my Eyes with alot of Happiness PS I know this Game is on Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary for GameCube, PS2, and Xbox I thought about getting the Xbox Version because I played the Original Xbox more than the PS2 since Xbox always has better Graphics so I'm gonna pick this Game up by Real Soon

[@9yne_50]

Mappy was a hard game when I was a child I loved this game hard to beat!

[@johnbarryterry]

1983 i first played this

[@rainycat9052]

I swear every time I listen to the background music for this I discover a new emotion. It scares me that it's neither a good or a bad one.

[@Taneuma_563]

Mappy is actually based on a robot toy that Namco created a few years before the release of the arcade game of the same name.

[@kittycupcakes5816]

I remember playing this when i was little! i can still remember the song! I got really nervous and scared when the music got faster and that green coin would pop in.

[@richardsantalone9380]

So did I Kitty -- just FYI I have this game on my home PC. That green coin you mentioned is the invincible ghost named "Gosenzo" -- he is the ancestor of "Nyamco", i.e. the big red cat. Gosenzo appears when you take too long to clear a level -- and once he appears, Mappy has NO CHANCE of escaping, because he can go through doors and microwaves (naturally) and he is MUCH FASTER than Mappy -- he can kill Mappy even if he's bouncing on a trampoline.

[@CreesNostalgiaHut]

​@@richardsantalone9380i played this in the arcades and on nes and i had no idea he existed..

[@crush3095]

when I was a kid I bought my first computer at a thrift store and it had a bunch of DOS games : ) I really had a good time for a while before I got bored and installed linux to get the most out of the ancient hardware

[@BlueJerry2]

Nappy is way underrated I can't believe they never kept making games

[@Sii7455]

i had one of those namco classic compilations for the ps2 as a kid...god these sounds are burned into my brain

[@calmmoon777]

I so vividly remembered playing this game as a kid. Forgot the title.

[@dontheking33]

This was my favorite game when i was a kid

[@alexspettel2071]

My grandfather introducted me to this game a long long time ago.

[@intuitivefae]

UGHHHH literally my favorite game as a kid. First video game I ever played.

[@RyneMcKinney]

Such a charming little game. You can feel a bit of Super Mario in this game even though this came out 2 years before

[@konsolebox]

This game is synonymous to pain.

[@Deado]

You guys don't understand just how long it took my to find this game. I love the music and have had it stuck in my head for the past 2 years til I FINALLY found this (all search results would always return Game Play from PAC-MAN). God I love this music

[@SawyerIque]

What Was That Sound When You Inserted 1 Coin In Mappy Arcade Machine?

[@BrianFan7650]

My favorite arcade game!

[@daniperman5844]

I'm only 13 yet I'm pretty good at this (in my opinion) but only because I've played it most my life. I never knew that it was SOO old until the other day, still amazing

[@TheRealNormanBates]

16:35 you didn't learn from the last 2 bonus rounds: those extra balloons are to throw you off... just do exactly what you did the first bonus round and you will get the majority of balloons and the bonus blue balloon at the end.

[@cy4330]

Finally I found the name of this game. I was so crazy for this video game 30 years ago. Until this day I still remember the music.

[@polar2951]

I remember getting my 1st plug n play. AHH the good old days. It stopped working and I still had it for a while.

[@melissarivera7477]

One of my favorite games ever!! So cute and fun

[@danielc.6769]

Omg its been so long I finally found this game. I remember playing it when I was 4 and finally after so much time I remember this game name

[@boofuls]

I’d never heard of this game until a car in ridge racer was called “pink mappy” 🐁

[@youtubeshark4yts461]

Hey (old classic)thanks for playing this game or else I would not be able find it or remember what it was called😭 thank you🤩.

[@WillScarlet1991]

Simplicity at it's best )

[@AngryCalvin]

I remember an arcade machine of Mappy right next to Donkey Kong at the gas station. It was by far the better game. Probably my favorite from this era. Gets way overlooked from a ton of platformers that are not near as good. It really didn't get any console ports except a rare NES port which I could never find.

[@epic35YT]

even with the games i play today such as Halo, Minecraft, Geometry Dash, Slime Ranhcer, Mappy Still Places Above Some Of These and most of those 4 are apart of my top 5 favorite games. Here is my top 5 favorite games: 1. Halo (More Specifically Halo: CE) 2. Geometry Dash 3. Mappy 4. Super Mario Galaxy 5. Ravenfeild