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Since Mappy wasn't extraordinarily popular in the U.S., there isn't a lot of history to report. The name Mappy is likely derived from mappo, a Japanese slang term (slightly insulting) for a policeman. The large red cat was known as Nyamco in Japan, which besides being a play on Namco, comes from nyanko, the Japanese equivalent of "kitty cat". Nyamco was renamed Goro in the U.S. release. | Since Mappy wasn't extraordinarily popular in the U.S., there isn't a lot of history to report. The name Mappy is likely derived from mappo, a Japanese slang term (slightly insulting) for a policeman. The large red cat was known as Nyamco in Japan, which besides being a play on Namco, comes from nyanko, the Japanese equivalent of "kitty cat". Nyamco was renamed Goro in the U.S. release. | ||
Mappy (again, like Xevious) was ported to a large number of home computers and consoles in Japan, and (unlike Xevious) saw no American conversions. It has | Mappy (again, like Xevious) was ported to a large number of home computers and consoles in Japan, and (unlike Xevious) saw no American conversions. It has shown up more recently in the states thanks to the [[Namco Museum 50th Anniversary]] compilations and the Jakks Pacific Namco TV Games plug & play systems. | ||
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