I had a feeling it wouldn't be too long for another JOTD announcement, and thus here we are with a new Arcade to Amiga port that's in development called 'Mappy'. A side-scrolling platformer that was developed by Namco for the Japanese market in March 1983, and published in North America by Bally Midway in April of the same year. A game that originally ran on a modified Namco Super Pac-Man hardware to support horizontal scrolling.
In this game you play as Mappy, a police mouse tasked with retrieving stolen goods from a mansion occupied by a gang of thieving cats. The gameplay involves navigating six floors using trampolines, avoiding or stunning enemies using doors and microwave doors, and collecting pairs of items for bonus points. The main antagonists are the red boss cat Goro (called Nyamco in Japan) and the smaller blue Meowky cats (Mewkies in Japan)"
And here's the latest from JOTD about this classic arcade game which should see a release soon. "Same machine as my previous port Dig Dug 2. Completely different code (less awful than Dig Dug 2, even if 2 years prior) but exact same hardware, so all my scripts & amiga layer is ready, which explains partially the fast outcome. This is a smaller project than Ghosts'N'Goblins so it's more "resting". Not forgetting that a lot of previous ports need upgrades, and even releasing (Jail Break). I've zoned a version that works 100%. It's AGA only ATM and has no music (only sfx). When I get the tunes from no9 I'll create a itch.io entry, not before. Enjoy!"
Links :1) Source 2) Download (HD)
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ReplyDeleteBest game yet. My personal favorite arcade game pre-1984. My introduction was a Mappy arcade cabinet right next to the Donkey Kong one I used to play at a local gas station. It ended up at the Shopko a few years later and I was able to play it again.
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