<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
and	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
Bally	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
hardware	O
modified	O
to	O
support	O
horizontal	O
scrolling	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
mouse	O
protagonist	O
and	O
cat	O
antagonists	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Hanna-Barbera	O
'	O
s	O
Tom	B-Application
and	I-Application
Jerry	I-Application
cartoon	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Mappy	B-Application
"	O
is	O
likely	O
derived	O
from	O
,	O
a	O
slightly	O
pejorative	O
Japanese	O
slang	O
term	O
for	O
policeman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
guides	O
Mappy	B-Application
the	O
police	O
mouse	O
through	O
the	O
mansion	O
of	O
the	O
cats	O
called	O
Meowkies	B-Application
(	O
Mewkies	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
to	O
retrieve	O
stolen	O
goods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mona	O
Lisa	O
or	O
a	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
left-right	O
joystick	O
to	O
move	O
Mappy	B-Application
and	O
a	O
single	O
button	O
to	O
operate	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mappy	B-Application
and	O
the	O
cats	O
move	O
between	O
floors	O
by	O
bouncing	O
on	O
trampolines	O
at	O
various	O
places	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Mappy	B-Application
and	O
the	O
cats	O
can	O
land	O
on	O
a	O
floor	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mappy	B-Application
passes	O
cats	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
unharmed	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
he	O
touches	O
a	O
cat	O
he	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trampolines	O
break	O
when	O
Mappy	B-Application
bounces	O
on	O
them	O
four	O
times	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
trampolines	O
change	O
color	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
times	O
Mappy	B-Application
has	O
used	O
them	O
without	O
a	O
rest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Meowkies	B-Application
,	O
the	O
boss	O
cat	O
Goro	O
(	O
Nyamco	B-Application
in	O
Japanese	O
)	O
also	O
roams	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
faster	O
but	O
less	O
aggressive	O
than	O
the	O
Meowkies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Mappy	B-Application
recovers	O
an	O
item	O
which	O
Goro	O
is	O
hiding	O
behind	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
1000	O
points	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meowkies	B-Application
and	O
Goro	O
can	O
open	O
doors	O
but	O
will	O
get	O
stunned	O
unless	O
the	O
door	O
opens	O
away	O
from	O
them	O
(	O
doorknobs	O
away	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
walk	O
through	O
opened	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
longer	O
than	O
usual	O
to	O
clear	O
a	O
round	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Hurry	O
"	O
message	O
appears	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
music	O
speeds	O
up	O
and	O
the	O
cats	O
move	O
quickly	O
and	O
aggressively	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
Meowkies	B-Application
are	O
added	O
(	O
two	O
will	O
appear	O
ready	O
to	O
drop	O
as	O
the	O
Meowkies	B-Application
normally	O
do	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
"	O
Hurry	O
"	O
message	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
Meowkies	B-Application
can	O
arrive	O
later	O
on	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
much	O
longer	O
after	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
green	O
disc	O
with	O
Goro	O
's	O
face	O
on	O
it	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
Gosenzo	B-Application
Coin	O
"	O
will	O
drop	O
onto	O
the	O
top-middle	O
platform	O
and	O
chase	O
Mappy	B-Application
more	O
effectively	O
than	O
the	O
Meowkies	B-Application
as	O
it	O
can	O
kill	O
him	O
while	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gosenzo	B-Application
can	O
open	O
doors	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
stopped	O
by	O
microwave	O
doors	O
or	O
any	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
unbothered	O
by	O
the	O
cats	O
,	O
must	O
bounce	O
across	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
trampolines	O
,	O
popping	O
fifteen	O
different	O
suspended	O
red	O
balloons	O
(	O
200	O
pts	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Goro	O
"	O
(	O
2000	O
points	O
)	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Mappy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	O
racing	O
game	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Mappy	B-Application
was	O
released	O
online	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
under	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
brand	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Mappy	B-Application
in	O
its	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1983	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
topped	O
the	O
Game	O
Machine	O
chart	O
for	O
new	O
table	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
in	O
June	O
1983	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
included	O
Mappy	B-Application
on	O
its	O
200	O
Best	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
ShiftyLook	O
initiative	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
Mappy	B-Application
web	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Mappy	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Beat	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
now	O
working	O
a	O
thankless	O
job	O
as	O
a	O
security	O
guard	O
for	O
his	O
former	O
foe	O
Goro	O
's	O
company	O
Nyamco	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
his	O
friends	O
and	O
fellow	O
Nyamco	B-Application
employees	O
,	O
the	O
laid-back	O
digging-obsessed	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
and	O
the	O
dim	O
but	O
good-natured	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
characters	O
working	O
at	O
the	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mappy	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Beat	O
premiered	O
on	O
ShiftyLook	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
for	O
13	O
episodes	O
,	O
each	O
roughly	O
eight	O
minutes	O
in	O
length	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurtz	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
guest	O
appearance	O
as	O
Mappy	B-Application
on	O
the	O
concurrent	O
Bravoman	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
Bravoman	O
in	O
turn	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
story	O
arc	O
of	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
portrayed	O
by	O
guest	O
voice	O
Dax	O
Gordine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
ShiftyLook	O
,	O
their	O
channel	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
making	O
the	O
episodes	O
no	O
longer	O
officially	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
costume	O
based	O
on	O
Mappy	B-Application
is	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
Namco	O
Classics	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
medley	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
Mappy	B-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Land	O
stage	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
is	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
99	I-Application
as	O
special	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
