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Mappy Patrick St.'s Day Edition is, as its title suggests, a St. Patrick's Day-themed graphical overhaul of the Famicom conversion of the classic arcade game, Mappy.

The hack changes the overall colour-scheme of the game and the look of the stolen items that Mappy is out to recover, and it also gives Mappy, Nyamco, and the Mewkies cute new green outfits to fit the holiday. It does not change the gameplay or the stages in any way.

The only issue that I've encountered is that the first two colours used to denote the remaining strength of a trampoline are quite similar shades of green, and this can sometimes make them tricky to tell apart in the heat of the moment, or if you're playing on a device with a small screen.

Presentation-wise, it would have been nice if there had been a line of "St. Patrick's Day Edition" text on the title-screen in order to further differentiate it from the standard version of the game and to add a bit of extra polish.

All in all, everything in Mappy Patrick St.'s Day Edition looks great, and it's still the same great game underneath the fresh coat of paint. If you like holiday-themed hacks, it's worth adding to your library.

I tested this game in the versions of RetroPie for both the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and the Raspberry Pi Zero W, and it worked as it should with both.