Mappy-Land

Mappy-Land
Developer: TOSE Publishers: Namco (JP), Taxan (US), Bandai Namco (EU/AU) Platform: NES Released in JP: November 26, 1986 Released in US: April 26, 1989 Released in EU: February 12, 2015 (Wii U Virtual Console) Released in AU: February 12, 2015 (Wii U Virtual Console) This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a Data Crystal page

Mappy loses his police uniform and becomes a father in his first ever home console-exclusive game...even if it's only one of two console-exclusives...

Regional Differences

There are a number of differences between the Japanese and North American releases of Mappy-Land.

Title Screen

Japan	US

The yellow letters on the title screen were changed to green in the US version.

Round Select

At the Japanese version's title screen, press Up, A, Down, B, Left, A, Right, A, Select Start, the Round Select screen will appear. Press Up / Down to select the desired round, or Start to play. In the US version, the "Round Select" option is available right from the main game menu (though this menu is different than the Japanese original, in both function and design).

Japan	US

Counter

The NES version adds a counter in the top-right corner showing how many presents still need to be collected.

Japan	US

Ending

The humorously translated ending screens of the Famicom version were rewritten in better English for the NES.

Japan	US

Miscellaneous

• When the player reaches the bonus area with Mapico/Mappy Jr. in the NES version, it is played endlessly until it is successfully completed. This is entirely different in the Famicom release, in which the player only gets one attempt at completing it before the game automatically switches to the next world - leaving the family devastated at Mappy's actions.