For more information on this character, see Mappy on the Mappy Wiki.
Mappy (マッピー Mappī) is the protagonist of the Mappy series. He has made numerous crossover appearances in the Pac-Man series.
Appearances alongside Pac-Man
Pac-Man World Rally
Main article: Pac-Man World Rally
Mappy is an unlockable character in the PSP version of Pac-Man World Rally. He is unlocked by beating all cups on Normal difficulty.
Pac-Man E1 Grand Prix
Main article: Pac-Man E1 Grand Prix
In Pac-Man E1 Grand Prix, Mappy will give Pac-Man a ticket if he is caught violating traffic laws.
Pac-Man Arrangement +
Main article: Pac-Man Arrangement +
Portraits of Mappy, Goro, and Meowky appear on the walls of some levels. Said levels are based on the red-roofed house from the original Mappy arcade game.
Super Smash Bros. series
Main articles: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Much of Pac-Man's moveset is based on Mappy. His Up-Special lets him bounce on trampolines identically to how Mappy does, and one of his taunts summons an 8-bit Mappy sprite.
Pac-Man + Tournaments
Main article: Pac-Man + Tournaments
In the "CUTE" Maze, Mappy makes an appearance as a bonus item, which can be collected for 50 points.
Pac-Man 99
Main article: Pac-Man 99
Two DLC graphic skins for Pac-Man 99 are based on the original Mappy game (titled "Namco Classic 2") and Hopping Mappy; replacing Pac-Man with Mappy, among other thematic changes.
Catalog IP games
Mappy and Pac-Man appear alongside each other in many games that were released through the Namco Catalog IP program. Some notable appearances include the following:
- Mappy Showdown! Neo-Nyamco Gang (2015) - Blinky and Inky appear as bosses in this game. Pac-Man is also an unlockable character.
- Hippari Mappy Daisakusen (2015) - Pac-Man characters appear in the game, in similar fashion to Mappy Showdown!.
- Touch the Mappy (2016) - Features minor references to Pac-Man in-game. A later 2018 version of the game, Touch the Mappy with 80's Dot Stars, features a graphical skin based on Pac-Man.
- Pixel Runner! (2018) - Mappy, Goro, and Meowky are unlockable characters, appearing alongside Pac-Man and the Ghost Gang.
Trivia
- Mappy was originally going to appear in Pac-Man World, but was cut out later in development. A design document lays out how he would appear in-game, which is seemingly the same as how Jr. Pac-Man is captured in the final release.
- In the 1989 Famicom game Mappy Kids, Pac-Man makes a cameo appearance in a spot-the-difference minigame, and Ghosts appear in the crowd of the sumo wrestling minigame.
- His name Mappy comes from Mappo (マッポ), a japanese term for policemen.
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