REVIEW: IGFTW Ep. 19 is all about Mappy Kids, a Japan-only Famicom sequel to Namco's seminal arcade classic, Mappy--does this new generation of cutesy mouse critters have the same charm and solid gameplay of its predecessor? Um...click the video?
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Gameplay was captured using the Elgato Game Capture HD, and video/audio was edited using Sony Movie Studio Platinum Suite, Version 12. All music used was used by permission from Nikola Emerson, aka The Wii Guy, and are remixed versions of the tracks taken directly from the game.
Other games featured in this video are Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (Namco, Xbox), Mappy (Namco, Famicom), Mappy Land (Namco, Famicom), and Duck Tales (Capcom, NES). Brief clips from the movies The Jesus Film (Warner Bros., 1979) and The Room (Wiseau Films, 2003), as well as the music video No Endz No Skinz by Big L (Columbia, 1995) were also used.
Japanese title: マッピーキッズ
Release date: 12-22-1989
Publisher: Namcot
Developer: Namco
Platform: Nintendo Family Computer
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