Mappy Land FAQ(NES)
by Andrew Schultz schultza@earthlink.net
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OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
POINTS
GENERAL STRATEGY AND USE OF CONTROLS
LIST OF DISTRACTORS
SCENE DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIALTIES
LEVEL X-1
LEVEL X-2
LEVEL X-3
LEVEL X-4
LEVEL X-5
LEVEL X-6
LEVEL X-7
LEVEL X-8
LEVEL X-bonus
LEDGER OF MAPS
DETAILS ON EACH LEVEL BELOW
LEVEL 1-1
LEVEL 1-2
LEVEL 1-3
LEVEL 1-4
LEVEL 1-5
LEVEL 1-6
LEVEL 1-7
LEVEL 1-8
LEVEL 1 BONUS
LEVEL 2-1
LEVEL 2-2
LEVEL 2-3
LEVEL 2-4
LEVEL 2-5
LEVEL 2-6
LEVEL 2-7
LEVEL 2-8
LEVEL 2 BONUS
LEVEL 3-1
LEVEL 3-2
LEVEL 3-3
LEVEL 3-4
LEVEL 3-5
LEVEL 3-6
LEVEL 3-7
LEVEL 3-8
LEVEL 3 BONUS
LEVEL 4-1
LEVEL 4-2
LEVEL 4-3
LEVEL 4-4
LEVEL 4-5
LEVEL 4-6
LEVEL 4-7
LEVEL 4-8
LEVEL 4 BONUS
VERSIONS/CREDITS
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INTRODUCTION
Mappy Land is a neat game, and it even has a story tied into it. Each
level has eight sections. Each section has a distinctly different
flavor, but in each one you must find six of a certain item and leave.
There are sometimes side-sections where you need to pick up a special
item and then get out, as otherwise you cannot go to the right edge and
leave the scene. The items are as follows:
level 1: cheese(for the party)
level 2: ring(for the wedding)
level 3: christmas tree(for the christmas party)
level 4: baseball(present for Mappy Jr's birthday)
On level 2, the meowkies, who chase Mappy and of which there are five,
become as fast as he is, and on level three they are faster.
Suggesting that Mappy knocked Mapico up at the Christmas party(thus
giving the story compactness and closure) in round 3 is cruel. Perish
the thought!
GENERAL STRATEGY AND USE OF CONTROLS
--trampoline turns blue, then yellow, then red, and then it breaks.
--distractors often appear after you've picked up cheese.
--note that the kitties usually get you if you are leaving just as they
land on a platform. This is the opposite of what happens in Mappy.
--note that if you push down while you jump on a trampoline, Mappy will
bounce back down. This can be a useful way to throw the kitties off
track.
--similarly you can also bounce off a wall on the later levels, and that
will push Mappy back down.
--Generally, a good start to any platformed scene(i.e. not 4 or 6) is to
stay low and go right until you can't. On the very last ones this is
trouble.
--Making Mappy jump will slow him down, so it's bad if you're trying to
run away. However, when you have a kitty jumping at you, you may be
able to jump over it regardless of its speed.
--When you place a golf-club distractor to avoid kitties coming from
both ways, you can move back and forth around it and can probably
escape.
--If you wait too long to finish the levels, the kitties get faster.
--Watch about falling onto a ladder(you can climb off the top) and about
jumping up onto one. This isn't an issue in the early stages but it
there's a ladder above the trampoline you, and the kitties, will get on
it if you do nothing with the controls.
--Jumping can confuse the kitties as to where you are. If you jump
while a kitty is bouncing, it may not detect which platform you are on.
--You're faster than the cats until 1-8. Then you are as fast. On 3-8
they finally get faster than you, and they seem to pick it up another
notch at 4-7.
--In the arcade game, you had a brief grace period where if you walked
by the kitties just as they bounced on the trampoline, you were safe.
Not here.
--However, the strategy of quickly bouncing on and off a platform when
the trampoline below turns red is still effective.
--Another thing to watch is, on the vines(scene 4,) you will not want to
hold a directional arrow too long. It will often cause you to fall off.
--There are four things you should know about ladders: first, that you
can hold down a diagonal direction if you see a ladder ahead you want to
climb. Second, if a kitty is just behind you, they will touch and kill
you as you climb down the ladder. Third, you are always faster on
ladders than kitties in any level. Finally, kitties are stunned if they
fall down onto up-ladders broken in half.
--Kitties seem to start in the top center, but they are regenerated off
to the sides. Usually the one you can't see.
LIST OF DISTRACTORS
--FISH bounce in the direction you're facing. Kitties dance after
them but Goro is unaffected.
--GOLF CLUBS cause kitties to bounce back and forth for a while.
However, if placed near the edge, it will cause the kitties to fall off
and will lose its effect.
--BOXING GLOVES knock kitties out for a bit and stay around a while.
--CIRCLE WITH LINES(supposed to be a gold coin according to the
manual...huh?) causes Goro to dance for a bit.
POINTS
--10 points for jumping on a trampoline
--50 points for picking up a distractor
--100 points for picking up a treasure
--1000 for a treasure in the side room(i.e. cross in the church.)
--When you use a weapon(i.e. cheese cannon,) you get 1000 for the first
cat you take out, incrementing to a maximum of 4000 by thousands. Goro
is worth 5000 points.
--picking up the right treasure at first gets you x5 points for all the
others until you complete the screen or die. Nothing else gets that
multiple.
--extra Mappy at 40000.
SCENE-SPECIFIC
SCENE 6:
--100 points for blasting a ghost-kitty with your gun
--500 for blasting Goro(mummy) with your gun
--taking the sun gets you points for all baddies on the screen
SCENE DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIALTIES
GENERAL
Trampolines are regenerated when you die. Kitties start in the top
middle of the platform levels.
LEVEL X-1
The side level is a car in the train, and you need to get a ticket
in order to pass the conductor, who looks a lot like Goro.
The background features a train with several cars.
Goro is wearing an engineer's uniform.
The special gadget to nail monsters is at one edge of a platform.
You jump up to grab it, and it transports you horizontally until it
can't move. Then it disappears.
If you jump around the engine, a puff of smoke will appear that
takes the monsters in its way out. Move right with it to extend its
effect.
LEVEL X-2
The side level is a bar(shouldn't it be a saloon?) You need to get
a scroll(huh?) in order to pass.
The background is a western town.
Goro has a bright red, tan and lime green cowboy get-up on.
The special gadget to nail monsters is a punching bag. It swings
back and forth for a bit after you pass.
There is also a cheese cannon you can use once. It is not
reloadable on death. Running to the right as you fire it will help it
last a little longer.
LEVEL X-3
The background is a tribal village.
Goro is dressed like a chieftain.
The side level is a hut you jump into from the second level. The
item in there is a flower/vine that allows you to walk over the gorge.
The special gadget to nail monsters is a bomb. Jump for it, and it
falls to the ground and is not activated until a kitty touches it. It's
fun to watch the kitties explode. They also take out any kitties above
or close to them and stay around for a while--walking over them does not
harm you.
LEVEL X-4
The side level is a cave two-thirds of the way through, which is
entirely dark unless you got the torch on the previous level. The item
you need from it is a vine, to repair the bridge which you need to cross
to finish the level.
Goro is wearing a hula skirt in this level, sort of a native dress.
There are no Meowkies on this level but parrots instead. The
special gadget to nail the monsters is a bunch of grapes located near
the vines where Goro is. At first you can nail Goro but after that
you'll have to settle for the parrots. Parrots always move to the left,
but you may want to watch out for them moving diagonally.
LEVEL X-5
The background is a dock. A ship is docked in the background, with
a store to the right.
Goro is dressed like a sailor.
The side level is a supplies store in the bottom right. You need to
pick up a pliers, which allows you to cut the gate that bars you from
the next level.
The special gadget to nail monsters is a hand-hold from the ceiling
that Mappy flips around. Note that the kitties can't accurately see
where Mappy is. If there is a ladder to the left or right, they'll stay
at Mappy's perceived height. You're at the mercy of the timer as you
use this one. A kitty can approach you just as you stop spinning, in
which case you're toast.
LEVEL X-6
The background is a dark night. There is a church, along with a
bunch of ruined buildings, in the background.
On 1-6 and 4-6, the side level is a church. You need to get a cross
in order to dispell the Goro/vampire. On 2-6 and 3-6, the side level is
the run-down house. You need to exit through the correct door to
advance to 2-7 or 3-7.
LEVEL X-7
The background is, according to the manual, Seventh Street. It is a
lot like X-2 only a bit more modern.
The side level is a sort of general store. It's in the bottom
right. You need to get a trumpet in order to bring the drawbridge at
the right edge down.
The special gadget to nail monsters is infuriatingly useless. It's
a valve you jump at, and it knocks the monster above out. While it
never runs out of uses, you'll have few chances to do so.
LEVEL X-8
There is never a special item in level X-8 as it goes directly to
level X-bonus, a sort of side level. The exit is in the center after
you've gotten all the treasures.
The special gadget to nail monsters is a bowling ball that is a bit
slower than you are. Follow it a bit to get its maximum range.
LEVEL X-bonus
You don't get any points until you solve this level. On the bright
side, you can't lose a guy even if you break through a trampoline.
Basically it's a timed level; you need to find a good path(although you
have a nice chunk of leeway) to collect six of the treasures and make it
over to the mouse on the other side. Most of the time it's Mapico. The
pictures of Mappy smirking after his success are a riot. These may take
some time to figure out, but the key is to spend as little time as
possible jumping on the trampolines.
LEDGER OF MAPS
H = ladder
~ = trampoline
| = wall
+ = item(cheese, ring, tree, baseball)
- = floor
' = "nailer" that can take kitties out one time
n = ladder without a top
^ = ladder without a bottom
* = x5 treasure(if collected first)
= special treasure in side level as well
These maps are not 100% perfect. They are generally correct with
respect to relative horizontal distance(vertical distance is pretty
straightforward--each platform is the same distance above the one
below,) but to make it perfect would require more than 80 characters per
line, which is not a good format, really. For instance, the ladder on
the left of level 1-1 is actually in the exact middle of the platform,
but that
Also, at the right edge, I never show the simple walk to the next
level. I only show if a wall is there(level X-8, castle.)
For the walkthrough, you may not be able to do everything immediately.
There are many techniques to shake the kitties that you should be
acquainted with, however.
DETAILS ON EACH LEVEL BELOW
I won't mention "obvious" stuff like, if you run by a piece of cheese,
jump at it. Assume you should take it if you pass by unless you are
trying for the x5 bonus.
LEVEL 1-1
This one is really pretty easy, as you'd expect for a first level.
There are no barriers or anything like that. Platforms appear
regularly, and you have a bit of a chance to play with the stairs.
There's no separate room, either. I find you can just go from left to
right collecting everything.
+ +
------ ------- ------ ------- ------
' + + H
------ ------- ------ ------- ------
H ' * H + '
------ ------- ------ ------- ------
'
~~------~~-------~~------~~-------~~------~~
LEVEL 1-2
In general, for the X-2 levels, you should make sure you use the
cheese cannon as soon as possible so you can clear out the bad guys and
pick up any tough treasure. This level is also straightforward although
you may have a bit of a run to get the bottom cheese. This is an
especially good level to try for the x5.
* +
----- ------- ------ ----- --- ---
> H + '
----- ------- ------ ----- ---~~---
+ ' H +
----- ------- ------~~----- --------
' H H + '
----- ------- -------------~~--------
LEVEL 1-3
This is another good level for Mappy. You'll have a lot of fun
leaving bombs for the baddies, and there should be no problem getting
the x5(center right) as well as the other cheeses. However, you can
make it even easier on yourself by going directly right until the third
trampoline; the kitty that looks like it will come after you will not.
By that time the kitties will be out in left field.
-----------~~------- ----------- ------
H H ' H +
----------- ------- -----------~~------
' + * H
----------- ------- ------- ----------
+H ' ' +
~~-----------~~-------~~-------~~----------
LEVEL 1-4
There's a lot of bouncing around to learn here. The main part is
not to get flummoxed by the controls. Pushing right when the platform
is moving left may cause you to fall. The water is lethal, as are Goro
and the parrots. Falling off the vines onto the platform is also
lethal; however, falling from moving platforms to the ground is safe.
To get past the first moving platform you'll probably want to push
right when you're at the right edge of movement--you can then grab the
vine. You'll need to time your drops off the vines and to remember that
you move in the same direction the platform does.
The top cheese after the first vines is the one that gives you x5,
only it isn't really practical, as you have to go back and forth.
Be sure to go to the top of the vine where Goro is. You'll get 5000
for knocking him out.
Also you can stock up on fish here by waiting at the bottom of a
vine. They aren't as good as golf clubs, but they can still distract
kitties.
No standard maps for level 1-4.
LEVEL 1-5
Since the x5 is so easy to get, why not get it? You can lie low going
all the way to the right although you may want to pick up the cheese on
the second platform first. This is a relatively easy and rewarding
level; if kitties are on your tail just grab a handhold, flip around,
and pile up points.
+ +
--------- ---------- -----------------
' + H '
---------~~---------- --------- ------
H +H ' +
----------- -------- --------- ------
* H
~~-----------~~--------~~---------~~------
LEVEL 1-6
It's not hard to master the shooting game, although you have to
remember that shots don't last too long. You just need to worry about
the keys, which stand out well against the dark sky. If you can find
the sun(yellow circle) that will buy you some extra time and points.
Once you've gotten all six keys, go to the church. It's not too hard to
get by. You should be able to walk across the top to the right, bounce
off the trampoline below the hole, walk right some more, bounce, and
move over to the right. You must get the cross by bouncing on the
rightmost trampoline. Once you do, you will be able to leave, and you
will be able to pass to the right of the Goro/vampire on the main
screen, leading you to the next scene.
Remember that your gun only lasts for a little while and then needs
to be recharged. Don't worry if they touch your balloon, and watch out
if you get too close to the ground. In general you just want to get the
keys and get out. Look for the yellow sun, as taking it will dispell
all monsters until the sun rises all the way up again.
The sun to make the monsters disappear is in clear view. The x5 key
is the one to the right of the sun.
The side screen is in the church. You'll need to pick up the cross.
-------+ --------------
|
----- +~~----- ------+
H| $
----- +------- ------+
~~-----~~+-------~~-------~~
LEVEL 1-7
The x5 cheese is beyond another one, so you may want to backtrack a
bit as it's the only way you'll get any real points here. This level is
still easy enough that you can do so. That two platforms have no cheese
helps to make this level particularly simple. You should know where to
go, and since you can outrun the kitties or outsmart them on the
trampoline, the execution shouldn't be hard.
+ + +
-------- ----------- ---- ----------
' H
--------~~----------- ----~~----------
'' H
-------- ----------- ---------- ----
+ * H + ''
~~--------~~-----------~~----------~~----~~
LEVEL 1-8
The wall on the right side is a new wrinkle. So is the cats'
newfound speed. Still this isn't too tough of a level. You just need
to know to exit at the center. Again, it's pretty easy to move right to
get the first three and left to get the top three. However, since you
exit in the center, you may wish to skip the first cheese(i.e. skip
skipping for it) and circle around to pick it up last.
+ + + |
---------- ------- ------- ---- -------|
H ' H|
---------- ------- ------- ---- -------|
' H ' * |
---------- ------- ------- ----~~----- |
H + + |
~~----------~~-------~~-------~~-----------~~|
LEVEL 1 BONUS
Go all the way right. Then, bounce on the trampoline and go left to
the third platform. Going to the left, bounce to the left on the first
trampoline, staying on the third, then bounce up to the left of the
fourth on the next trampoline. Get the cheese and retrace your steps.
Bounce right to the third platform, then bounce right to the top
platform at the next trampoline. Then take the long bounce up and down
to get to Mapico, who will be happy you remembered her birthday.
Success: Here is a gift to celebrate your birthday. Thanks Mappy!
Failure: You are late for my birthday. No bonus.
+
-------- ------- ----- --
+ +
--------~~-------~~-----
------ ------- -------
+ + +
~~------~~-------~~-------~~
LEVEL 2-1
Here you are introduced to walls in the middle of a level.
Fortunately the only one here has a pulley that will help you escape.
Nevertheless this level requires a bit more care than the first. To get
through quickly go all the way to the right(jumping on the second-last
trampoline) and bounce to get the upper right ring. Then sweep back and
go back right below. Naturally there will be some distractions but you
should be able to fake the monsters out on the trampoline.
H + +
--------- ---------------- -----------
+ ' * H '| H '
---------~~-------- ------~~-----------
' + H
--------- -------- -------- ---------
H +
~~---------~~--------~~--------~~---------~~
LEVEL 2-2
The x5 bonus is rather nasty to get here as you walk into almost a
dead end doing so--even if you make it, you've got a long way either way
down the ladder to a trampoline. You might need to use a distractor.
However, walking along the top to get the other three isn't so bad, and
if you want to use a little finesse, just ignore the ring to the right
when you start and circle around to get all the rings--see 1-8 for
another illustration of this.
+ + +
-------------- -------- --------------
C H ' ' H
-------------- -------- ------~~------
' H * | +
----- ------- --------~~------ ------
+ H H '
~~-----~~-------~~----------------~~------~~
LEVEL 2-3
****THE MAIN SCREEN****
With the bombs you should again be able to clear this up pretty
easily. Getting the x5 should be trivial as the kitties will come over
to the left and you can go under them. Then you'll probably want to
sneak over and get the upper left ring(maybe break through the
trampoline to the right and pull the kitties to the bottom) and the rest
shouln't be terribly hard.
+ +
--------- -------- ----------- ------
|* ' ' +
---------~~--------~~-----------~~------
H H H
------- ---------- --------- --------
+ H +H | '
~~-------~~----------~~---------~~--------~~
****INSIDE THE HUT****
Oh look, your first platform level with a side mission. If you
immediately go hard right you should make it. A kitty will bounce on
the trampoline to the right, but it won't run at you for some reason.
Cool...just jump up to get the torch, and get out.
----------- -----------
H
----------- ----- ----
+ H | * |
----------- -----~~----
+
~~-----------~~-----------~~
LEVEL 2-4
There is no map for this screen. Basically it is the same as 1-4,
except there are a few more mobile platforms. Nasty fish also come out
of the water instead of distractor fish, so hanging around in that area
can be fatal.
The ring to the left of Goro is the one that will get you x5. Again,
it's quite a job to get that one and go back, so don't bother with it.
Again remember to knock Goro out with the grapes.
LEVEL 2-5
Again with the handholds you can spin on, this is not a bad scene at
all. Again you can pick off the bottom three, then the top three. The
x5 is very easy to pick up.
+
--------- ---------- ------ --------
+ | H + '
---------~~----------~~------~~--------
H H + | H
--------- ---------- -------- ------
* H | +H '
~~---------~~----------~~--------~~------~~
LEVEL 2-6
Little different from 1-6 until you get inside. It's not the church
but the old house you need to go to. The x5 key is to the upper right
of the sun.
Recognize the background tune? The background? It's the original
Mappy--sort of! You just need to find the right door to enter, and
you'll be okay. Teleporting between five of the doors will run you in
circles, but the sixth lets you escape. The diagram below shows the
pattern, 1->2->3->4->5. Door 6 is how you get out. You don't need to
pick up any items, but be sure to avoid Goro the vampire, who will cost
you a life.
Cycling through the doors and eventually bouncing right from door #
2 when you can should work. Of course door # 5 is good as well, but you
may be best off dragging kitties to door #1, waiting, entering and going
right from door # 2. A quick move back and forth will always send you
through the door you just entered.
****INSIDE THE HAUNTED HOUSE****
D D
------- -------- -------
G D
~~------- --------~~-------
D D
-------~~-------- -------
D
~~-------~~--------~~-------~~
WHICH DOORS GO WHERE:
6
2 5
1
4 3
LEVEL 2-7
****THE MAIN SCREEN****
Another good level to get the x5 on. Kitties start on top so
they're shielded from you. Again you can circle around across the top,
although you may want to use the stairs in the center to make the two
center rings easier to get.
+ +
--------------- ---------- -----------
H + | + '
-------- -----~~----------~~-----------
H H H
-------- ------- -------- -----------
'' * ' + ''
~~--------~~-------~~--------~~-----------~~
****SIDE SCREEN****
You'll have to jump off the middle trampoline to the left to pick up
the trumpet. The level starts here if you completed 2-6. Otherwise,
you need to pick up all the rings before entering the store(far left)
and going here. It's actually very easy if you go directly for the
trumpet.
------------------------
H H
---------- ------------
H | H
-------- * ------------
H|
~~----------~~------------~~
LEVEL 2-8
The x5 ring is rather hard to get and may cost you a life or a
weapon; however, if you can distract all the kitties over to the left
you can bypass one ring temporarily and pull it off. The stairs on the
far right are huge for getting away from kitties. You'll need to do
quite a bit of looping to pick up everything, and I recommend breaking
the top center trampoline.
+ * + |
-------- -------------------- ----------|
' H|
--------~~---------~~---------~~----------|
+ | |' + H |
---------- ------- ------- ------------|
' + H H H
~~----------~~-------~~-------~~------------|
LEVEL 2 BONUS
First, bounce right to the second level. Then break the trampoline
to the right by going down while bouncing--this saves a lot of time.
Then go all the way right, bounce up to the second platform, go left,
climb the ladder. You must be a bit to the left to get the ring with a
standing jump, so just do a running-jump to the left. Bounce to the top
left for the remaining cheese, then go back to the trampoline and bounce
to the top right to get close to Mapico.
Success: Wedding bells ring for Mappy and Mapico! (Mappy in white tux
with yellow shirt)
Failure: Sorry Mappy, you are late to the altar. No bonus.
+ +
----- ----- -------- ----
+
----- ----- --------~~
+ | H
-----~~-----~~--------
+ +
-----~~-----~~--------~~
LEVEL 3-1
This level introduces you to the concept of broken ladders below.
You and the kitties can fall of these without any consequence, but you
can't get back up. Here I recommend going hard right. You'll get the
x5 at the bottom and can circle around for the far right one and the two
top ones(break the top trampoline if you suspect kitties are coming.)
There are still plenty of pullies to use and although there is one nasty
ring to get(the one in the dead-end) this level is still not too bad at
all. You may also have to fake the kitties out to get in the train.
+ +
---------------~~-----------------------
v ' + v ' v
---------~~---- ----------- ----------
+| H| + '
---------~~---- ----------- ----------
H *
~~---------------~~-----------~~----------~~
****IN THE TRAIN****
Pull the kitties over to the left while waiting a bit, then sneak
under and go to the right. This shouldn't be too difficult.
------------------------
v v ' |
------ ----- ---------
| v
------~~----- --------- *
H |
~~-------------~~---------~~
LEVEL 3-2
This scene introduces down-ladders you can jump into; kitties can,
too, and meeting them that way is fatal. Using the cheese cannon and
going right should get you the x5 pretty easily, and you drop down and
circle clockwise from there to pick up the other tree. Break the top
right trampoline and you can probably pick up the two remaining trees--
maybe you'll need to circle around again for the one to the left.
+ +
----- ------------- ----- -----------
C H '' * | '
-----~~------------- -----~~-----------
v ^ ' H +
-------------- ----------- -----------
' H + H +
~~--------------~~-----------~~-----------~~
LEVEL 3-3
Again you can sucker all the kitties into jumping down. Then you
can go past them on the top platform. However, there is an interesting
dilemma here. Running across the top is tough, and you don't want to do
it more than once, but you'll have to in order to get the x5. I say,
this time, ditch the x5. In fact, you may want to just pick up the
nearest tree first and make a brief segue to pick up the one on the
third platform as you go across the top. Then when you cycle to the
lower right and eventually get the final ring, climb up the stairs on
the second level to drop down left into the hut.
+ *
------------------- -------------------
v ' + v H
------- ----------~~------ -----------
+ | H ^ + '
------- ----- ----------- -----------
' ' + H
~~-------~~-----~~-----------~~-----------~~
****INSIDE THE HUT****
You can go directly for the torch here, although if you wait a bit
you will be out of luck and may have to go over the top and around. If
you do get the torch this way, bounce on the trampoline a bit. Wait
until Goro is on the trampoline and then go right. The exit is in fact
above the higher trampoline.
------ ----------------
|H v *
------~~-------- ------~~
H | &
-------- ------ ------
|H
--------~~------~~------~~
LEVEL 3-4
Outside is pretty annoying since you have to go back and forth.
Same rules still apply but you'll have to adjust to the different jumps
you'll have to make going left--unless you get killed, when you will
start on the left.
****INSIDE THE CAVE****
This should be a familiar theme by now; sucker the kitties over to
the left, then go around and get the treasure. It should be a simple
walk right before you jump on the far right trampoline and climb up the
ladder to get out of the cave. Be warned that there are leaping fish--
distractors and deadly--which will distract you if you take the under
route.
------------ ------ --
f v | H
----- ----- ----------
| H | H
-----~~----- *----------
H |
------------~~----------~~
LEVEL 3-5
The x5 is certainly secluded here, and although you can circle
around counterclockwise to get it, that is probably not worthwhile. You
can sucker the kitties into falling on the half-up stairs, and you can
lead them on a long chase up, right, etc. You will probably want to
break the two trampolines with trampolines under them on the way, and
you may have to use a distractor to get the x5 before you exit(go along
the top, probably.)
+ +
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' H H *|
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+ ' | '
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H ^ + H +
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LEVEL 3-6
The top left door is the one you need to hit to get out of this
maze. It shouldn't be too hard once you figure out what the doors do.
Again, each one teleports you to another, except for the top left. This
is a bit more crooked but the back-and-forth movement to teleport
frequently works well. Of course 1, 2 and 4 are the best doors to go
after, and if you can sucker the monsters to crowd around door 3, you
should have a free ride from door 4 to door 6.
The key on the ground is th x5 key. Note that the sun has moved
adjacent to the haunted house.
****INSIDE THE HAUNTED HOUSE****
D D
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D D
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D
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D
~~------------~~------------~~
Below is a summary of which doors go where. The diagram below shows
the pattern, 1->2->3->4->5.
6 4
1 2
3 5
LEVEL 3-7
This level is a lot less nasty if you go immediately up and let the
kitties fall as they run at you. Then you can drop down to the right
and go up and collect the x5--it's pretty daring not to pick up the tree
in the upper left, but given that you can pick up a couple of trees very
easily after the x5 tree it is not out of the question. After getting
them you'll want to swing to the right, go top, drop off to the left,
and break the trampoline before heading right to get the last ring
you've gone past. Now it should be pretty easy to get the upper left
ring if you haven't, and now you should be able to make it all the way
to the right without much problem. Of course if you think you have the
time you can distract the kitties so they're all bouncing on the
trampoline when you go right, but wait too long and you'll need to use
the stairs to slow them down a bit or even a distractor.
+ *
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^ H| + v ^ | H
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H + v + v +
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'' H '
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LEVEL 3-8
Again getting the x5 is less out of the question than it looks. If
you pass up the first ring to the right and hop up to the second level,
it will be right there. You're shielded at the bottom from the kitties,
who now move faster than you, at first so you can afford to move around
and back. I do not advise breaking the top trampoline, which leaves you
in a fix getting back left, but the one on the third platform should go.
Now if you've already gotten the first ring it is not hard to get the
two upper left rings, drop down the ladder, and exit falling to the
right. If it's still there you may want to fall to the left first.
+ + |
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LEVEL 3 BONUS
Jump to the top. Run across and then climb down the broken
stairway. Then go to the left, down the ladder, left, off trampoline,
to the bottom right, off the trampoline to the right of that, jump right
to the second platform, then right again to get to Mapico.
Success: Merry Christmas. (Mappy in Santa suit, complete with fake
mustache)
Failure: Mappy, you missed the Christmas party. No bonus.
+ +
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+ ^|
-----~~--------~~-----
+ H +
----- -------- -----
| + |
-----~~--------~~-----~~----
LEVEL 4-1
Introducing dead ends; you die if you fall off them, and bad guys are
stunned.
Woo, nasty. Take the low road first. If you just want to get through
the level, then come out on the other side--pick up the baseball on the
second platform, then the one on the top(you may have to use a
distraction here) then glide across on the third platform. However you
can glide on the third platform and get the x5 bonus if you want,
although it is safer to pick up the baseball below it first before
climbing the stairs(and the upper one if you can.) Either way you still
need to get the top right baseball, which is hard with any kitties
around, because there is a ledge that will kill you if you fall off it
to the left. I recommend getting it as soon as possible. Also if you
get stuck on the center platform, falling off to the right will be
lethal but will get you a baseball.
You need to jump on the train and get a ticket(there's backward logic
for ya!) in order to leave this place. Jump into the first passenger
car(the front) to get into the train.
****MAIN SCREEN****
+ +
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+ v H * '
---------~~------ ----------- --------
H H ^ |+ H
------- ---------------- ----------
H H '
~~---------~~-----------------~~----------~~
****IN THE TRAIN****
Again, you can fool the kitties into walking to the left, and you can
use the trampolines to get by them or to recover when they start to
catch up to you, although you should break the top one to reach the
ticket below. You have to jump to the right to get the item(from the
bottom center trampoline.)
IF you act quickly you can go right, get the ticket, go back left and
over the top. If not I'd recommend you use a distractor.
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H H |
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LEVEL 4-2
You can get a lot of points with the cheese cannon first, and you may
want to use that first, but you'll want to go right all the way ASAP.
If you are not trying for big points you may want to sacrifice a life
to get the baseball in the top center. You have to get it from the
left. You can also fall to the right to get another baseball.
The x5 seems very impractical to get. Therefore the best course is
probably to get the top left baseball, the bottom one, loop back around
for the two rightmost ones, fall down to get the center one, and circle
back up and right for the final one.
You need to enter the bar in the lower right in order to leave this
place.
****THE MAIN SCREEN****
+ + +
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C ' *
-----~~-------~~---- ----------~~------
H + ^ '
-------------- --------- -----------
' + ' H
~~--------------~~-----------~~-----------~~
****IN THE BAR****
The usual suckering techniques work here, and with the high-bouncing
trampolines(break the top one if you feel there's not enough space) it
should not be tough to fake the kitties out if you move consistently
along the top. Anywhere else and you will either run into a wall or
fall off. If you sense a kitty will jump at you after you get the
scroll, circle back left. There should be no hurry.
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~~-------~~--------~~-----~~
LEVEL 4-3
Watch out for the "pit of no return." It is possible to have a
stalled game in there as the kitties bounce repeatedly against the walls
trying to go after you. If you can dump all the kitties in there,
you'll win the level with ease. If not, it's still doable, although it
seems that bouncing back and forth from the left trampoline to the top
two levels can misguide them. First, to allay any fears of getting
stuck, you exit the hut in a different place from where you came out.
****THE MAIN SCREEN****
+ + +
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H H ' +
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' + ^ H '
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H | ^ | + ' H |
~~--------------~~-----------~~-----------
****INSIDE THE HUT****
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H v
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& *
--------- -----------
H
~~-----------~~-----------~~
LEVEL 4-4
This level is really excruciating if you forgot the torch. However,
if you've had enough practice on the first few section 4's, you should
have the pattern down by now.
****INSIDE THE CAVE****
Again, you start on a vine at the top. Beware that the kitties will
bounce up and get you if you wait too long. Note that, again, to get
out of the cave, you need to climb up the ladder at the right.
It may seem easy to pick up the torch by breaking the trampoline above
it, but that leaves you no way out, and you'll be forced to lose a life.
The best bet to get the vine without losing a life is to bounce on the
trampoline to the right and break it, go left, and then try to use the
stairs to fake out the kitties. Go back all the way left to bounce on a
trampoline and then just go right across the top. If you make a big
right jump near the top, you'll make it to the top platform. Use a
distractor if you have to.
If you're in the dark, you're best off sacrificing a guy. Simply
bounce on the trampoline and break it. Then walk across the third
platform until you get to the second platform. Bounce to the top, go
right, and bounce all the way to the ladder.
However, if you want to try to get out without losing a guy, the first
thing you need to remember to do is to jump down. Then you will need to
jump right at the second platform, jump to get the vine, and come back
around. Go up/left so that the stairs may help you avoid a kitty.
After you get back to the left, go right and use the ladder to shake off
a kitty. Take the lower passage from the first trampoline and the
higher from the second. Don't forget to climb up the stairs once you've
bounced and got hold of them.
Actually, it's a kind of challenge to get through this in the dark so
if you've mastered other parts of the game this is a unique challenge.
--------- --- -----
H
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* |
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H ^ |
~~-----------------~~-----~~
LEVEL 4-5
****THE MAIN SCREEN****
This is one of the nicer level 4 scenes. You can again risk getting
the x5 at the far right. If you don't wish to, then remember to jump
right above the second trampoline for one baseball and do the same at
the right of the third. Left of the x5 past the trampoline you should
break, you can fall down, and if you're stuck, fall to the left to get a
baseball as you die. If you can get the top right ball before the top
left, that is good, as you'll be that much closer to the store as a
result. Still there are enough handholds that you can get rid of
kitties in the vicinity in a pinch.
+ +
--------- ---------- -----------------
' + *
---------~~---- ----~~-------- -------
H ^ + H
----------- +------ -------- -------
'
~~-----------~~--------~~--------~~-------
****INSIDE THE STORE****
Inside the store, if you dawdle, you'll want to lure all the kitties
to the left, then make a run to the right. Using the trampolines to
outwit the kitties should be simple. Otherwise you can just zoom to the
right as the pliers is on the bottom level.
-------~~------ -------
------- ------ -----
------- ------~~------- *
^
~~---------------~~-------~~
LEVEL 4-6
As in level 1, the side room is again the church. But beware of the
jump down; you could get stuck on the ladder. The x5 key is in the far
right. The sun is also tucked away there.
----- ------ ---------
^
v --------- --------
H &
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|
~~-----------~~-----------~~
LEVEL 4-7
Yuck. This level is nasty, with so many platforms to fall off. The
only easy part about it is walking all the way right after getting into
the diner.
The x5 baseball is in the top center although you probably won't be
able to get much after you find it. So I say just get the leftmost
baseball, then jump over and bounce on the second trampoline. Go right
at the top for #2, then use the stairs to bounce back left. Go hard
right and then pick off the rightmost baseball above the lower right
one. Climb up the stairs and jump left, getting the x5 baseball that
doesn't count now. Then go left on the second platform, fall off, and
enter the general store.
+ *
------ ------------- --- ----------
+ H '' H +
---- -------------~~---- ---------
' +
------ ---- -------------- ----------
^ H ' +
~~------~~--------------------~~----------~~
****INSIDE THE DINER****
Wait a bit and sneak off to the right. Piece of cake.
------ -----------
------~~-----------
----------~~---- *
~~------------~~-----~~
LEVEL 4-8
This level is actually much easier than you'd expect. Not a lot of
platforms you can fall off. The only tough baseball to pick up is the
one in the middle, and you should be able to goad the kitties over to
one side, then run the other way. Use your distractor per level if you
have to, to avoid any potential messes. Directly below that ball, you
go into the fourth bonus stage.
You'll be wise not to go right immediately as a kitty will greet you
before you hit the second trampoline. Perhaps you can use the bowling
ball on the second platform as a lead blocker to start out.
It is hard to get the x5 baseball in the upper right, but given the
jumping range you have on the trampolines, you should be able to clear
any baseball you want to.
+ + *
---------- ---------------- ----------
' + '
---------- ------- ------- ----------
' +
---------- ------- ------- ----------
' +
~~----------~~-------~~-------~~----------~~
LEVEL 4 BONUS
Go all the way right. Then go left at the second platform and get
the baseball left of the stairs before climbing them. Go left across
the third row and past two trampolines until you get a baseball, then go
back right and then bounce to the top, where going right will get you to
Junior.
Success: I wish you many happy birthdays, Jr. Thanks daddy.
Failure: Mappy, you missed Jr.'s birthday celebration. No bonus.
+
---- ---------------- ----
+ +
----~~-----~~---------
+H
---- ----- ---------
h + +
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END OF FAQ PROPER
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VERSIONS/CREDITS
1.0.0 submitted to GameFAQs 12/20/2001--fixed some maps and added x5
information and some walkthroughs along with general info. The usual
proofreading that results when you have a fresh look at a FAQ four
months later occurred as well. The FAQ is now complete, although it can
probably be polished.
0.5.0 submitted to GameFAQs 8/23/2001--bonus levels and non-technical
information included. Maps for level 1 and bonus scenes completed.
Thanks to vimm.net for the ROM image and eBay for the cartridge itself.
Thanks to http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/manuals/mappylan.txt for the
transcription of this manual. I noted the few places where I took stuff
directly from the manual(i.e. what the graphics were intended to be,)
but it was a useful reference.
