Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Mappy

Title	Mappy
First release	1984
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Platforms	Game Gear, MSX, NES / Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genre	platformer
Also known as	マッピー
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	MSX: 1984-01-01 NES / Famicom: 1984-11-14
Wikidata ID	Q1188338

Mappy navigates six floors of hallways within a mansion to retrieve stolen goods from the Mewkies. Players use a single button to operate doors, allowing for movement through the multi-level environment while avoiding cats. This platformer requires strategic movement across the mansion's layout to successfully recover all items.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q1188338) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (msx/mappy) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/mappy) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (21071) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (36536) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (mappy) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`mappy`
Title at ADB	Mappy (US)
Manufacturer	Namco
Year	1983
Genre	Platform / Run Jump
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:19 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (11): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Namco · internal use only.

Logo: Namco, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Mappy logo.svg”)

Sprites

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Videos

Game Gear Longplay [143] Mappy

World-of-Longplays · Game Gear version · longplay · 34:18auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

NES Longplay [856] Mappy

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 9:21auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

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