THE ULTMATE CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME!
About The Cab
Mappy is a bit of
an odd one. I never played it back in
the day and the cabinet wasn’t on my radar, but Mappy is now one of my
favourite cabs in my collection.
Mappy was
developed by Namco in 1983 and distributed in the US by Bally / Midway. The cab even has all the original license
stickers from when it was on site at Illinois.
“The player takes
the role of is a police mouse called Mappy.
You must retrieve stolen goods from a mansion of crooked cats, Mewkies
and their cat crime boss Nyamco. Mappy
can use doors, bells, and even microwaves to slow them down. How can Mappy and the cat crime syndicate
move between floors? Why trampolines of
course! The house is full of them.” I would have loved to be at Namco HQ when the
idea was pitched! It sounds a bit crazy,
but the game is great fun and very addictive.
The cab is a bit
of a beast and the design borders slightly on ridiculous, but I absolutely love
it. Just Jr. Pac-Man shares a similar
cabinet design. The artwork is great and
the oversized marquee gives it a really unique look.
I really like the mix of cartoon style and pixel artwork.
The Good
-It’s a US Mappy!
-The cab is in
nice original condition, solid and fully working.
-The monitor is a
Wells-Gardner K4600 and the picture is great.
-I love the
cabinet design, artwork and oversized marquee.
-The glass bezel is
in great condition with very little flaking.
-The cab has nice
side art, and good T-moulding.
-The cab is extremely
clean inside.
-The coin door
paintwork is in good condition.
-It came complete
with keys.
The Not So Good
-The monitor has
some light burn, although this is not visible through the perspex screen cover.
-The back door
lock is missing, and is currently secured by screws.
-There is rust on
the transformer block / fuse holder.
-There are some
small marks from general wear and tear, and some slight wear on the edges of
the side art.
-The marquee and bezel
are a little faded.
-Hey, come on,
this cab is over thirty years old!
-In fact scrap ‘The
Not So Good’, I love it!
Now here is the mystery
part. When I was wheeling the cab into
my games room, I tipped the cab back on the sack barrow and my wife noticed
this artwork on the bottom.
I have read that
Bally / Midway used to recycle cabinet parts.
Can anyone tell me which game this is from?
A massive thanks to Muddymusic (Ukvac) for this awesome cab.
jase382018-09-04 22:13:29
About The Cab
Mappy is a bit of
an odd one. I never played it back in
the day and the cabinet wasn’t on my radar, but Mappy is now one of my
favourite cabs in my collection.
Mappy was
developed by Namco in 1983 and distributed in the US by Bally / Midway. The cab even has all the original license
stickers from when it was on site at Illinois.
“The player takes
the role of is a police mouse called Mappy.
You must retrieve stolen goods from a mansion of crooked cats, Mewkies
and their cat crime boss Nyamco. Mappy
can use doors, bells, and even microwaves to slow them down. How can Mappy and the cat crime syndicate
move between floors? Why trampolines of
course! The house is full of them.” I would have loved to be at Namco HQ when the
idea was pitched! It sounds a bit crazy,
but the game is great fun and very addictive.
The cab is a bit
of a beast and the design borders slightly on ridiculous, but I absolutely love
it. Just Jr. Pac-Man shares a similar
cabinet design. The artwork is great and
the oversized marquee gives it a really unique look.
I really like the mix of cartoon style and pixel artwork.
The Good
-It’s a US Mappy!
-The cab is in
nice original condition, solid and fully working.
-The monitor is a
Wells-Gardner K4600 and the picture is great.
-I love the
cabinet design, artwork and oversized marquee.
-The glass bezel is
in great condition with very little flaking.
-The cab has nice
side art, and good T-moulding.
-The cab is extremely
clean inside.
-The coin door
paintwork is in good condition.
-It came complete
with keys.
The Not So Good
-The monitor has
some light burn, although this is not visible through the perspex screen cover.
-The back door
lock is missing, and is currently secured by screws.
-There is rust on
the transformer block / fuse holder.
-There are some
small marks from general wear and tear, and some slight wear on the edges of
the side art.
-The marquee and bezel
are a little faded.
-Hey, come on,
this cab is over thirty years old!
-In fact scrap ‘The
Not So Good’, I love it!
Now here is the mystery
part. When I was wheeling the cab into
my games room, I tipped the cab back on the sack barrow and my wife noticed
this artwork on the bottom.
I have read that
Bally / Midway used to recycle cabinet parts.
Can anyone tell me which game this is from?
A massive thanks to Muddymusic (Ukvac) for this awesome cab.
jase382018-09-04 22:13:29
