It’s been more than four years since the last time we had anything to report on Parappa, the rapping pup whose foray onto the original Playstation is credited as kick-starting the rhythm-based gaming ...

Before the music/rhythm genre blew up Nanaon-Sha created Parappa the Rapper. It had a fresh look with flat paper-like characters in a 3D world and at the time the gameplay was revolutionary. You play ...

When Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Greenblatt were given the go-ahead with their first effort on PlayStation, Parappa the Rapper, the flimsy, 2D characters and happy-go-lucky rap music touched a warm ...

PaRappa the Rapper was an early PlayStation game, and it saw one sequel on the PlayStation 2. (A spin-off of sorts, in Um Jammer Lammy, also appeared on the PlayStation). The original game has been ...

When Sony released “PaRappa the Rapper” for the original Playstation, many thought the game”s idea was ridiculous. Using two-dimensional cartoon style graphics and silly rhymes, the game seemed ...

In preparation for the impending release of Sony and SuperBot Entertainment’s crossover brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (of which we are very, very excited), we thought we’d take a look ...

Joshua Furr is a DualShockers features writer from North Carolina (home of Epic games and Pepsi) with a passion for pop culture. Since Sonic's debut on Sega Genesis, he's been completely smitten with ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. You can pretty much count the number of PlayStation games from 1996 that actually stand the test of time on a single hand, but Parappa the Rapper is a ...

PaRappa the Rapper’s name is kind of a misnomer: The stylish pup isn’t actually much of an artist. In fact, not only are his rapping skills pretty meager, but his two eponymous games might not be all ...

PaRappa attempts to reconcile two different promises he made with two different friends. First, he tells his buddy PJ and PJ's friend Matt that he'll play basketball with them on this particular day, ...

The seminal rhythm game makes its PSP debut with a chunk of new content, but the gameplay hasn't quite withstood the test of time. Playing PaRappa the Rapper in 2007 is a little bit like trying to ...