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'''Mappy''' was an in-house level mapping tool for Silicon Graphics machines created and used by [[SCEE Cambridge Studio]] during the development of ''[[MediEvil]]''. The tool was primarily developed by [[Matt Johnson]] and [[Andrew Ostler]].{{Gameref|SONYECTS1997|[[Sony ECTS 1997 PlayStation Press Pack#MEDIEVIL CREDITS|MEDIEVIL CREDITS]]}}{{Gameref|Frogger|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/frogger_/credits Credits]}}{{Gameref|Beast-Wars|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/beast-wars-transformers/credits Credits]}} According to [[Katie Sorrell]], who was a level mapper on ''MediEvil'' and ''[[MediEvil 2]]'',{{Gameref|MED}}{{Gameref|MED-CREDITS}}{{Gameref|MED2}}{{Gameref|MED2-CREDITS}} Mappy could be used to set up enemy and item placements, cameras, and collisions.{{Siteref|MED1-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_katie_3.html|Sorcerers - Katie Lea: LEVEL MAPPING}} This data was then saved and exported in the proprietary [[MAP]] format.<ref>{{Icon|Proboards}} {{Cite web|url=https://highwayfrogs.net/thread/16/tim-closs-lead-programmer|title=Q&A With Tim Closs! (Lead Programmer)|site=Highway Frogs|published=December 19, 2015|retrieved=December 30, 2021}}</ref>
==Level mappers==
The following people at SCEE Cambridge Studio served as level mappers and were thus users of Mappy:
*Andrew Ostler{{Gameref|Frogger|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/frogger_/credits Credits]}}
*Dave Holloway{{Gameref|Frogger|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/frogger_/credits Credits]}}{{Gameref|MED2-CREDITS}}
*Gareth Hughes{{Gameref|Beast-Wars|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/beast-wars-transformers/credits Credits]}}{{Gameref|MED2-CREDITS}}
*[[James Shepherd]]{{Gameref|Beast-Wars|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/beast-wars-transformers/credits Credits]}}
*Jonathan Double{{Gameref|Frogger|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/frogger_/credits Credits]}}{{Gameref|MED2-CREDITS}}
*[[Katie Sorrell]]
*Lindsay Pollard{{Gameref|MED-CREDITS}}
*Mark Ashton{{Gameref|Beast-Wars|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/beast-wars-transformers/credits Credits]}}
*Pete Giles{{Gameref|Beast-Wars|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/beast-wars-transformers/credits Credits]}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Icon|Proboards}} [https://highwayfrogs.net/thread/40/frogger-file-information-megathread Frogger File Information Megathread] on the Highway Frogs Forum.
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