Mappy
Mappy is a 1983 platform video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan in March 1983 and in North America by Bally Midway in April 1983. It runs on Namco's Mappy hardware. The name "Mappy" is likely derived from mappo (マッポ), a slightly pejorative Japanese slang term for policeman. The game has been re-released in several Namco arcade compilations. It spawned a handful of sequels and a 2013 animated web series developed by cartoonists Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1984
- Developer
- Namco
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 18 January 1984 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Namco |
| Publisher | Namco |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1188338, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mappy? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mappy is about 0.7 hours to do everything, and around 0.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.6h | 17 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 0.6h | 1 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 0.7h | 1 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mappy sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mappy lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 34ahead of 1% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 30ahead of 72% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Mappy
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Mappy
What platforms is Mappy on?
Mappy is available on Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1984.
Who made Mappy?
Mappy was developed by Namco and published by Namco.
How long does it take to beat Mappy?
about 0.6 hours for the main story, 0.6 hours with the main extras, 0.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.