Mappy-Land (1986). Play online

Summary

Mappy‑Land brings the classic arcade mouse to the NES in a colorful platformer. You bounce through eight towns, using fragile trampolines (except Jungle World) to reach six presents while evading lethal cats. Precise jumps over Meowkies are key to survival.

Mappy can carry up to fifteen distraction items: cat toys lure Meowkies, a gold coin pacifies Goro, silver vine pots knock out Meowkies, and fish draws both foes forward. Ghost Town adds a flashlight against specters and a balloon for short flights.

Leaving a level without all presents speeds up the music and summons an unstoppable Goro Coin. Secret bonus rooms hidden behind specific trampoline jumps grant extra lives or more items, but only when you arrive empty‑handed.

Developed by Tose and published by Namco in Japan (Nov 1986), Taxan released the NES version in the US in April 1989. The title resurfaced on the Wii U Virtual Console (2015), Nintendo Classics (2022) and in Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2.

Storyline

In Mappy‑Land for the NES, the police mouse Mappy runs through eight distinct themed zones – Railroad Town, Western World, Tropical World, Jungle World, Pirate World, Ghost Town, Seventh Avenue and Milky Town – while dodging Goro and his gang of Meowkies. In each zone he must gather six target items before moving on.
The game cycles through four story scenarios, each changing the collectible: Story 1 celebrates Mapico’s birthday, so Mappy picks up cheese as a present; Story 2 has Mappy courting Mapico, requiring wedding rings; Story 3 is a Christmas party where he gathers Christmas trees; Story 4 marks Mappy Jr.’s birthday, and baseballs are the prize. After completing the fourth story the loop restarts at the first.
Goro dons a costume that matches the current world’s theme, adding a visual cue to the chase.