Mappy (FC)
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Mappy (マッピー Mappi) is one of the few arcade games developed by Namco that never saw a home port in the western regions when it was first released. One of those ports is the Japanese Famicom version. The game is entirely in English, so it makes one wonder why the game wasn't released in the USA or Europe. Namco probably thought the game wouldn't do well enough in the market.
In Mappy, you play as a police mouse named Mappy, who goes into a mansion filled with cat enemies named Meowkies and must retrieve stolen items such as paintings, TVs, and radios. After every few rounds, you are treated to a bonus stage where you must pop all of the balloons before the song ends.
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Music
The music in Mappy is very well composed, and is reminiscent of old ragtime music. The original arcade score was written by Nobuyuki Ohnogi, and was ported to the NES by Junko Ozawa. Some of the tracks are missing from the arcade version.
The Hurry Up music is not in the NSF rip, though the game's probably programmed to just speed up the stage theme.
Recording
| # | Title | Composer | Arranger | Programmer | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Stage Theme | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 1:25 | Download | |
| 02 | Stage Clear | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 0:02 | Download | |
| 03 | Bonus Round Start | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 0:03 | Download | |
| 04 | Bonus Round | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 0:37 | Download | |
| 05 | Bonus Round Earnings | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 0:10 | Download | |
| 06 | Extra Life Awarded | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 0:02 | Download | |
| 07 | Death | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 0:02 | Download | |
| 08 | Game Over | Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Junko Ozawa | Nobuyuki Ohnogi, Fukashi Ohmorita | 0:07 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: Mk-II
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Game Credits:
- Not Credited Composer/Programmer: Nobuyuki Ohnogi
- Not Credited Arranger: Junko Ozawa
- Not Credited Programmer: Fukashi Ohmorita
(Source: Verification from Fukashi Ohmorita; Game lacks credits.)
Back in 1984, it was uncommon for Famicom and NES games to contain credits. This video confirms that Junko Ozawa did the arrangements for the Famicom version. Fukashi Ohmorita told the VGMPF that Ohnogi originally programmed the sound driver, while he made modifications to reduce memory usage.
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The NSF contains 14 tracks; 7 songs and 7 sound effects. The Bonus Stage Start and Bonus Stage music are both in one track in the NSF. The recording was made with VirtuaNSF.
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
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