PaRappa The Rapper
1996
music video game, rhythm game
- Developer
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Game modes
- single-player video game
- Released
- 1996-12-06
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.
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- Part of the PaRappa the Rapper series
- First released 1996-12-06
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