<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hopping	B-Application
Mappy	I-Application
players	O
control	O
the	O
Micro	O
Police	O
mouse	O
,	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
bounces	O
on	O
a	O
pogo	O
stick	O
to	O
run	O
circles	O
around	O
pink	O
cats	O
,	O
called	O
Meowkies	B-Application
,	O
who	O
patrol	O
either	O
vertically	O
or	O
horizontally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
intrigue	O
here	O
is	O
getting	O
past	O
a	O
blockade	O
of	O
Meowkies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Hurry	O
Up	O
"	O
warning	O
will	O
appear	O
and	O
the	O
cats	O
will	O
speed	O
up	O
,	O
matching	O
Mappy	B-Application
's	O
accelerated	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
too	O
long	O
again	O
after	O
the	O
warning	O
,	O
a	O
blue	O
Gosenzo	B-Application
Coin	O
will	O
appear	O
and	O
chase	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
coin	O
is	O
faster	O
than	O
Mappy	B-Application
and	O
will	O
eventually	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
unless	O
he	O
collects	O
the	O
final	O
treasure	O
before	O
it	O
reaches	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Hopping	B-Application
Mappy	I-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
13th	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
April	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
free	O
DLC	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
99	I-Application
post-launch	O
,	O
featuring	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20th	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Hopping	B-Application
Mappy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
