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 ...

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 ...

Since the release of Parappa the Rapper, music games have been getting better and are becoming quite the popular genre. Sony's next addition to the Parappa universe, Um Jammer Lammy, only compliments ...

When the first Parappa game arrived on our PlayStations a couple of years back, we were drawn by the wonderfully stylised characters and graphic style, and subsequently hooked on the catchy tunes and ...

It's been two decades since PaRappa the Rapper first appeared on the original PlayStation in 1997. As one of the first rhythm games to make a dent in the public consciousness, the poetic puppy was ...

PaRappa the Rapper debuted on the original PlayStation in 1996, more than 20 years ago. The last game to feature the iconic hip-hop hero center stage was PaRappa the Rapper 2 in 2002 on the PS2, ...