Let's Compare ( Mappy )

[@GamingHistorySource]

The main theme can be found here now. soundcloud.com/auditoryintelligence/happy-mappy-broadway-jamesmanxtreme

[@doorknob5223]

Can we all just take a minute or two to discuss how much of an underrated game Mappy is?

[@torianmcneill3794]

Doorknob my arcade micro has Mappy

[@gabriellethomas7477]

As for mappy

[@theallknowingsause8940]

I really wish mappy got more love in the arcades

[@retrofan4963]

Mappy needs more love in general. This is a really amazing game. The fact this game is not as popular as other Arcade games like Dig Dug, Pacman, and Galaga boggles my mind, even to this day. Heck, in the Namco Museum compilations, I spend more time playing Mappy much, much more than playing Pac-Man because I find Mappy more fun and enjoyable.

[@matthewlane518]

I have it on a plug and play and i love it!

[@MusicalSeizureGuy]

It's cool how pac man uses the trampoline from this game in smash bros for WiiU. Also one of his taunts is pulling mappy out of his pocket, among other classic Namco games.

[@LBF197]

actually what he pulls out is random each time

[@zzzszxc3285]

LBF197 [Aaron the Bunny] which is why he said among other classic Namco games? soz for late response

[@retrofan4963]

Pac-Man also has a power bell from Mappy in Smash Bros Ultimate. It’s a update :)

[@Kyubeyisbestboy]

The more modern the game gets gets the more Mappy looks like he's giving people the giant middle finger inside a Chuck E Cheese costume.

[@RCSXDV]

Sometimes the game ALWAYS looks modern to me too. Good graphics, and high quality music.

[@switchyandfriends]

I know that right

[@Remake5182]

IKR

[@bathbombman]

Robert Caldwell Simulator X.D. Videos laways

[@RCSXDV]

@@mastersproutgamer9327 I've fixed it.

[@TOMERHANAN1]

The Arcade version is still the best.

[@anime4everjapan848]

Tomer Hanan it's original version there is also browser arcade no Namco released on 2014 only in Japan

[@callmehjai8408]

I like the ds version

[@RWSCOTT]

he's the only mouse who has his own Galaga tractor beam-

[@carmenherrera8812]

It makes sense that Mappy and Galaga have connections like this :) After all, both these games are made by Namco.

[@Purpulear]

Arcade = Best Version My opinion

[@FancyMappy]

yes I agree

[@retrovhsmanvaultfromthe70s97]

Purpulear one of my favorite games

[@Rose-kj5iv]

Purpulear Same here I still play the original arcade game with a special game pad that I bought :D

[@alexheller4003]

I had the plug in and play that had Pac man Galica the where it mentions the other games I have played the arcade of mappy

[@SSKO2]

Purpulear Game Boy version. Because it looks interesting

[@DeathMetal179]

I love how Mappy has a baton but doesn't use it lol, but he sure as hell can fight with those doors!

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

Playstation had the best look-a-like !

[@BenKneeDee]

Stoked to see this game getting love!

[@sonc07]

3:12 Wow! People surely remember *M P Y A P*

[@angelithompson3630]

Ethan. K I sure know that game called M P Y A P

[@minseoksorigamitv7119]

haha it's so goog

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

OH MY GOSH! I LOVE MAPPY SO MUCH!

[@Kyubeyisbestboy]

All Access Gaming Oh my gosh I hate Weegeidgoingtokillm so much. He ruined Trixie.

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

***** Yes he is!

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

***** I still love Mappy more than Dig Dug but yeah he's a cute and awesome Namco character!

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

***** Contest? How?

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

***** Exactly!

[@azumarill1403]

I love Mappy, my sister and i used to play that game a lot on the famicom, it's a cute game =)

[@GordonComstock602]

One of my favorite arcade games. Never got to play the real arcade version until 2 nights ago. Retro arcade bar opened in my city that has it. I love the oversized marquee on top, really makes it stand out from the other cabinets

[@CanaldoZenny]

I played the Famicom (NES) version in my childhood (through a Famiclone), it was one of my favorite games, there's a lot of strategy in this game, once you know how the springs and the cats works. Now, seeing all this version, the Famicom version seens to be the most accurate version to the original Arcade version, i can't say if the Playstation version is an actual remake for the system, or just a emulator running the arcade version.

[@masterthg3137]

I love how each version of the Mappy theme is more melancholic than the last

[@CloudySkies17695]

The GBC version is somehow better than the GBA one. ...*How?*

[@brianvgplayer]

The GBA version is a Famicom Mini, the JP counterpart of the classic NES series. It's an emulated NES/FC game.

[@Jeansowaty]

Because the GBA is just a direct, low-quality port of the NES version.

[@oofer__]

CloudySkies17695 I know, that version just feels like a port of Mappy on the GBC, it feels NOTHING like a regular ol´ gba game. The music is bad, the graphics are bad, just everything except the GBA has a taller screen.

[@oofer__]

wait it´s a classic nes port? lol nevermind then

[@williamhicks7807]

i have an opinion that this is true for SMB1 too: GBA is under NES Classic series, while GBC literally was remade for the hardware.

[@emilyvalencia7303]

I remember playing this game when I was younger....before my parents split. I just remembered this game and I always watch videos of it because it brings back good memories 😌

[@otaking3582]

How is it possible for the GBA version to look and sound far worse than the GBC version?!

[@jonahstafford7643]

+Otaking Mikohani I bout the GBA version and it sounds better than it does in video but the graphics still are Famicom quality

[@ztoxtube]

GBA often sounded worse than Gameboy. Just a fact of life

[@carmenherrera8812]

I think it's mainly the video quality's fault or emulation issues. When you play the actual GBA cartridge of Mappy, it looks and sound better than in this video. The GBA version of Mappy is basically a Famicom version ported to the GBA as part as a Famicom mini series. There was a time when NES games are ported to the GBA, and Mappy is one of those games that's picked to port over to GBA(The NES/Famicom version of course) as the Famicom mini series. It's only released in Japan though. I heard they port NES/Famicom games to the GBA to celebrate NES/Famicom's anniversary at the time.

[@grayforz-eb9ec]

The GBA version should've went with PCM samples like most games

[@Napoleon678]

I looked up different footage of the GBA version, and it looked and sounded A LOT better. I honestly don’t know why it looks and sounds so fucked up in this video.

[@jawapaw]

Probably the closest thing to the original arcade version was the PlayStation version

[@scooterahlers9362]

That is because the Playstation is an emulation of the actual arcade ROM, StarCat.

[@mfan7522]

I remember playing the arcade and NES versions of this game back in the day. Very few people know that you can "slam" the door while passing through it and hit the cats. Getting a high score by getting each item in pair and increase the multiplier per successive pair

[@berrybluez8948]

When I was playing mappy, I always get rekted by dem cats

[@Mfenton10]

Goro: Give me a bag of dem chips!

[@bizzare7104]

Berry Bluez Oh the meowkies. I've experienced the same

[@twilli84s]

@@Mfenton10it is fish. give me a bag of dem FISH!

[@jcfeldman3880]

Arcade is the only good one. I had a little joystick thing as a kid and i used it for mappy. Great game

[@smtonyanthony4227]

jc feldman I do like the plug n play version better than the arcade.

[@Layla.63]

jc feldman same. when I was younger (I'm 16 now) we had the box joy stick games we used to play on the box tv's. I used to play mappy, pacman, galga, rally x, dig dug, all the old good games

[@zzzszxc3285]

we all know that as kids, even if I still am one, pole position was mind breaking.

[@MrFarbart]

Playstation:am i a joke to you?

[@flying-cacti]

I think your talking about the Ms pacman TV Namco thing. I loved it too. Super nostalgic and is basically the arcade version, I agree.

[@RobertFred2011]

I remember watching this a few years ago it's pure nostalgia for a video that just shows all the different versions of mappy. Pure nostalgia👌

[@jtomally9681]

The arcade version is so much fun. You can play that on the Namco Museum 50th Anniversary on PS2.

[@wingnut4427]

Glad I could revive those old memories & I'm glad You enjoyed the video. :)

[@gernonjones8871]

With all of the arcade archive games on Nintendo switch, I’m surprised that Mappy was not released yet. It definitely should! This one is a classic.

[@retrofan4963]

Good news! It finally happened :) You can get both the original Mappy and its sequel Hopping Mappy recently on Arcade Archives for the Switch and PS4/5.

[@owenfitzgerald3219]

It's quite varied over the different platforms. I like the look of the Gameboy Colour version it seems to give is an old style movie feel.

[@owenfitzgerald3219]

MarioSTAR21 Galaxys Yes it is a bit

[@Geshtro]

Sharp X68000 15:06 is my favorite one.

[@TaitoTheHusky]

I know it wasnt on here, but I played the arcade version, and the version on the Ms. Pac Man Plug and play thing. between those two, I like the Plug and mPlay version better, if only for the sound being revamped. For example in the arcade, the long sustained notes are just very short ones. It makes it seem like that was only that way because of hardware limitations (and i dont know if thats the case, so please correct me). In the plug and play version, this is changed to one long note. I think it sounds much better than what any other version has in terms of sound.

[@smtonyanthony4227]

Yes

[@animekammii9908]

Same

[@nabz9472]

Wait..... So Your Saying What?

[@darthkur]

First of all let me say that I love all of your "Let's Compare" videos. I've always been obsessed with the different ports of games I like and how unique a lot of them are to their specific platform. I especially favor this one on account that you included some really obscure ports like the FM7, NEC 8801 and the various Sharp computers. I love how, on the Sharp X68000 version the computer was remade from the TRS-80 looking computer icon to Sharp's Duel Tower design.

[@carmenherrera8812]

I love Mappy! :) It's my favorite arcade game of all time! Out of all the versions of Mappy is shown in this video, the only versions of Mappy I played are the original Arcade version, Famicom/NES version, and Game Gear version. My favorite version of Mappy is no doubt the original Arcade version(Arcade version usually is the best version in these kinds of games), and my second favorite version is the Famicom version. I like the Game Gear version of Mappy, it's still really fun, however, what bothers me about that version is the screen crunch and the weird AI of the Meowky gang in that port, but I still have a really good time with it(What's sweet, is it gives new really good levels). Great video. I would've love to see what an Atari 2600 version of Mappy could've look like, but it doesn't exist unfortunately :(

[@crazyrazyyt1106]

for those who’s wondering what’s the gbc version it’s just namco Gallery Vol.1 just only in japan

[@DearDeerRyone]

Love this game! The Game Gear one looked pretty solid.

[@itsericsfault]

I’m not really sure what my obsession with these “compare” videos were when I was younger, but they are interesting. Mappy was always my favorite classic Namco game. Played it on the Ms. Pac Man plug and play way back when. I miss that thing. Anyway I hope you’re doing okay whoever reads this

[@NintendoNamcoAndNickFan]

14:11 This and Mappy Arrangement should've also been added to Namco Museum on PS2, Gamecube & Xbox!

[@Theblackcat32073]

Yeah! That's what I thought when I first saw that!

[@retrofan4963]

Your profile is Goro/Nyamco :) I highly approve this

[@McOuchies]

I just started playing this after all these years... AND BOY, IS IT ADDICTIVE!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I guess, though it still reminded me of the Famicom version anyway since some of those titles found their way to the GBA in both Japan and abroad.

[@chuckthequail137]

How come the music at GBC and Famicom/NES are shutted up? 6 years ago, that wasn't the case, and i fully enjoyed the theme from said versions back then. What happened now?

[@AF.281OldChannel]

3:12 That looks like it says “MPYAP”. 🤨

[@lilyhat]

God I love this game. Only have it on Namco Museum DS, and i lost that game so I can't play it unless I go to the arcade (which is a little ways away). Highest level I've gotten is 12, but I can only get up to 8 at the arcade lol. I kind of want to learn the song on piano because of how good the tune is. At this point, I'm pretty sure my sister is annoyed with me whistling it all the time. But it really is a great song. This has been my favorite arcade game for a good couple years now (next to Dig Dug). It's cool to see it's been ported to other systems in its life.

[@ross4fun966]

The artwork on the Game Gear version is the best.

[@oldstylegaming4655]

I LOVE mappy. I used to play it on 3DS. I was looking forward to playing it in the actual arcade, but since they were "better" games, it got kicked out.

[@retrofan4963]

But Mappy is better than Pac-Man though(We’ll, in my opinion).

can you give me the music

[@GamingHistorySource]

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[@GamingHistorySource]

@@LightblueVRC www.bing.com/search?q=Mappy+arcade+rom&qs=n&form=CHRDEF&pc=U316&sp=-1&pq=mappy+arcade+rom&sc=4-16&sk=&cvid=5770465BF56E4A12880FBCB6566BFD23

[@epicchannel520]

Yea

[@cnaralacaml9084]

Atari 2600 mapy

[@alexsgaming1729]

Which music the title music of the video

[@legorulez49]

Where exactly does the GBC version of Mappy come from? I can't find any info on it on Google.

Why Arn't You Pac-Man Your Name?

[@crazyrazyyt1106]

there is it’s from namco gallery Vol.1 mapping is included only in (Japan)

[@crazyrazyyt1106]

AqeelAli YT i know i got the game you know what it should had been cool if the games were arcade roms and it will be amazing

[@jwaughtal]

ratings arcade: perfect like an arcade 10/10 MSX: the graphics aren't really good i say 6/10 fijustu FM-7: i guess its ok 5/10 sharp X1: thats not that bad 7/10 PC-88: i love the 16-bit PC-88 versions 8/10 sharp MZ-2500: this shares similarr tings with the PC-88 8/10 gameboy color: its an insult to the NES version 4/10 GBA: this sounds even worse 3/10 game gear: it looks good 7/10 NES: it came good 8/10 sharp X68000: wow i love this version 10/10 i give the mappy ports a 76/110

[@maom6453]

Monkeymanlol Official, Good Job with those ratings, except you misspelled "similar" as similarr, and "things" as tings. the Game Boy Advance version had a widescreen view that all the sprites had to be sized down. also, the Game Boy Advance does not have high quality audio, so the music is worse as well. And the NES version was only released for the Famicom (Japanese version of NES) Namco Museum (PSX):Very Close to the Arcade version it was emulated! 10/10 Sharp 68000: Looks 16-Bit, It deserves an 8/10. Also, This shares similar features with the Sharp MZ-2500 and PC-88 ports such as 16-Bit like graphics.

[@grayforz-eb9ec]

I agree

[@speedwaypicutures.hammond8582]

The NES version was the exact same as the arcade version

[@albertovaldivia8904]

J Waughtal Famicom

[@hnefruizfan543thetruemaste5]

@@albertovaldivia8904 I FOUND IT

[@kirbyfan5860]

why does the sharp X6800 sound like a guitar on drugs

[@aj_gen_ace]

Kirby Fan Sounds like a Sega Genesis on drugs.

[@Patchuchan]

Because it could.

[@scooterahlers6719]

One of the FEW games from the classic (pre 1985) era with NO ports for the American consoles of the time(Atari 2600/5200, Colecovision, Intellivision. or even the Atari 7800) Also - was there ever a Commodore 64 version ?

[@SGWasTooShort]

i already have ms pacman (joystick) collection, i play mappy in there (sometimes)

[@lotusclown77]

soooooo many memories with this game.. one of the hardest games i ever played though, as a kid i used to curse for hours at the tv playing this.. hard as balls but damn was it fun!

[@robotdoom702]

The music for the PC-8801 & the Sharp X68000 is surprisingly good!

[@michaelwolfe9496]

Was the Game Gear version a Japanese exclusive or did it come out in the US. I need to know as I don't really like to import things.

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

Michael Wolfe The Sega Game Gear version only released in Japan.

[@velour4565]

I love this game.

[@SparkleWolf404]

i love the music of the Sharp X1, NEC PC8801, Game Gear and Sharp X68000's copys of the level theme ^^

[@turnofffox]

Whoa! A was shared thisby a friend of mine. I forgot this even existed! I was probably like 6 or 7 when I playedthis!

[@etownAndy74]

Items are on the board in pairs. Once you pick up the first of an item, picking up the second immediately afterwards nets you more points. If you just randomly run around picking up stuff, you won't get as high a score.

[@SSKO2]

Fo the GBC it's actually Namco gallery volume 1

[@meta04]

wait if you're still here I saw "Mappī?" in the description and ... uh, katakana is used for foreign names and loanwords, and for some reason video game characters often have "foreign" names (マリオ Mario, ガノンドロフ Ganondorofu -> Ganondorf), so マッピー (Mappi, but pronounced like Italian and the "i" is long) is probably best translated as Mappy, even in a literal sense (or at least you can get rid of the question mark lol).

[@jetisbae2164]

I remember playing this a lot when I was 12, I'm only 19 but I prefer this kind of games over today's edgy stuff since I was a kid while every other 12 year old was obsessed with COD and other peew-peew games.Mappy was was one of my fav games at the time, I just wish the NES version was on the Virtual Console, because the arcade version doesn't screen really well on TVs, its format was ok on an arcade machine but just doesn't work for TVs, and it's not the game's fault, of course it wasn't meant to be played on TV, if someone could make a screen extended hack of the arcade version it would be great in my opinion.

[@Success2gether]

This is probably the only game where al the variations are very, very good!!!

[@mattiemartin5971]

4:30-5:48-7:07-11:02-13:44-15:09 my favorites.

[@batcat2338]

Oh my god!! You even did one for mappy 😀 LEGENDARY

[@greenknight9000]

The last one is SO mega drive like! XD

[@martafreiresaraivafreire7942]

My Hero! 😍

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

I'm guessing the Fujitzu, NEC and Sharp versions were Japan only? Some of them were not too shabby!

[@marselmusic]

9:51 i remember playing this last year

[@Jeansowaty]

Holy crap... Namco does its ports very good. And to think that the Sharp X1 and NEC had SMB Special without screen scrolling...

[@RyanGamer_R2.1101]

Nostalgic video used to watch when I was 6

[@DarthBobCat]

It's amazing how much mileage that got out of this one game.

[@reshirockzero4869]

The sharp x68000 looks and sounds like a game on the SEGA Genesis.

[@martafreiresaraivafreire7942]

Mappy x Marcela 🐁❤️🐈

[@TheSlaterReport]

Great game! Also Revenge of Arcades version is identical the the arcade as I remember.

[@TheSlaterReport]

Also the GBA Port of this game looks and sounds terrible! They must have gotten lazy with it.

[@RenardGerminal]

Love this game!

[@TatianaReynaCortez16]

I love this game!

[@ryanthesurvivor1427]

What emulator did you use for the Fujitsu FM-7 version? I might use it on my channel. :)

[@Aheaddy]

14:13 Mappy has transformed.

[@cliptrashbin2389]

So where can I find the GB versions

[@NeverOhVer]

I know all the patterns. Got it from the good ol’ DSi. Too bad the game was commonly sold in Japan.

[@alkohallick2901]

You have to appreciate the different renditions of the music.

[@icefrost7262]

When i got a little joy stick game it had this game on it and i would of played mappy everyday i used to suck at it but is it even a game to download or something?

[@SONICBOOM1889]

in the sharp x68000 version the music reminds me of sega genesis

[@williamwilliam9993]

+Gaming History Source if you play the ps1 version of the same game the ps1 version use the same as the arcade graphics as shown on namco museum series that is appear on the game menu of namco museum series

[@tobikomi5018]

The Sharp X 68000 had a YAMAHA sound chip, that's why the game's music sounds like it came from the Sega Genesis.

[@max.vtk_]

Oh you again

[@tobikomi5018]

I'm not sure if we have met... hmm...

[@supermariofan772003]

If you ever do an update for this video, you should include the 2600 homebrew port. ;)

[@brentad2004]

True, looks great, relatively speaking of course.

[@weareallbronies9031]

The arcade versions are always the best version

[@luisreyes1963]

Still the cutest game ever made by Namco. Of course Dig Dug comes close.

[@aporonoterebi]

How come only dig dug got the arrangement version in the video

[@IanRulzU]

Can i get a link to the song/remix used in the intro/outro?

[@nickdearborn6585]

Fujitsu version has back backgrounds on the sprites, what company does that?

[@retro_reef1005]

Yo this version of the mappy song is a banger,what is it?

[@RJN0607]

The one in the beginning defines it. Is that RushJet1's work?

[@absement]

What are the flashing doors called? I called them microwaves for some reason

[@90bats]

Microwave Power doors.

[@davidthecommenter]

Brendon, Now Im Craving For Breakfast. Edit: BEKFAST

[@Levelol10]

My favorites in order: 1. (Of course) Arcade / PS1 2. Sharp X68000 3. Sharp MZ-2500 4. Sharp X1 5. Famicom / GBA 6. Game Gear 7. GBC 8. NEC PC8801 9. Fijitsu FM7 10. MSX

[@LaVeyCharkusVeros]

Wingnut, your videos are awesome, thank you for uploading all these platform versions, I'm a big retro-gamer (can't get enough of Pac-Man for the Atari 2600, yeah, you heard it right, oh, and I LOVE E.T. too, that's how much of a gamer I am!), keep up the good work. Oh, by the way, is the Game Boy Color version of Mappy (8:25) part of a collection or something? I can't seem to find info about that version, I could only find info about the GBA one but not about the GBC. Thanks in advance.

[@manslikeaqeelsonicadvances8566]

Also, what the heck actually happened to the Game Boy Advance version of Mappy?

[@TheKatsumin1024]

FM-7版はまだ使いこなせてない。 パターンをサブシステムに転送したまま、リアルタイムに書き換えてない。

[@wingnut4427]

The Name is at the end in the credits along with a clickable link in an annotation to the channel hosting the song. :)

[@badpiggies5338]

Well PS1 Released On 1995

[@nabz9472]

@ true

[@wingnut4427]

Thank you very much for the praise ! lol I appreciate it. a majority of the time People only point out My mistakes but seem to overlook the time it takes to make the video & fail to understand that sometimes mistakes slip through the cracks. The gameboy version is for regular gameboy but is enhanced for the super gameboy for the SNES. This might be why You can't find it. I tagged it as GBC because of it's enhancement for Super Gameboy for the SNES. Hope that answers Your question. :)