PaRappa the Rapper
The original music video game. Help Parappa rap with the best of the master rappers and straight into Sunny's heart. Guaranteed you'll be singin' and dancin' along with Parappa and his pals to the most fun…
PaRappa the Rapper is a music developed by NanaOn-Sha, released 6 December 1996 on PlayStation. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.
What PaRappa the Rapper is
PaRappa the Rapper is a music game developed by NanaOn-Sha and released in 1996. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
PaRappa the Rapper is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was originally released in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration with artist Rodney Greenblat, the game features unique visual design and rap-based gameplay and is considered to be the first true rhythm game. It was ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006 in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. A remastered version of the original PlayStation game was released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 for the game's twentieth anniversary.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
PaRappa the Rapper holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 2 points below the year average. Players rate it 74, 6 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 6 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
PaRappa the Rapper launched on 6 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and Mega Man 8. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for PaRappa the Rapper yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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