PaRappa the Rapper dropping on PSP

  • By Walt Wyman, GameSpot
  • Posted Sep 18, 2006 9:29 am PT

The godfather of the modern rhythm game genre promises to bring some funk to PSP owners.

Rappers get all the fly honeys.

A full decade after its Japanese PlayStation debut and four years since its last installment, the PaRappa the Rapper franchise is getting a new, palm-sized installment. Famitsu.com revealed today that Sony Computer Entertainment's classic rhythm-based music game is being ported to the PlayStation Portable.

The game will contain all six raps from the 1996 PlayStation original, with the graphics reformatted to fit on the PSP's wide screen. New features include head-to-head rap battles between up to four people using the PSP's wireless networking capabilities. The cartoonish character designs of Rodney Alan Greenblat will return intact.

The game is slated for release in Japan sometime this winter under the title PaRappa the Rapper.

109 Comments

  • bendick44

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 8:40 pm PT

    parappa the rappa was one of my favorite games when i was younger, and just got a ps1. also i loved croc

  • thebuft

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 2:28 pm PT

    i'll get this but i'm gonna wait for the inevitable price drop first

  • jahanamy

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 1:52 am PT

    cmon sony....make something orginal for your psp....why " The game will contain all six raps from the 1996 PlayStation original, with the graphics reformatted to fit on the PSP's wide screen" make something for psp i played it and i had enough fun in that time...this will not satisfied fans of this game

  • Mr_Unko

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:27 pm PT

    Kick, punch, its all in the mind, if you want to test me i'm sure you'll find, the things i'll teach ya, is sure to beat ya, but nevertheless you'll get a lesson from teacher, now KICK!

    HAHAHA cool! now theres the third reason for me to get a PSP again!

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:00 pm PT

    All game cosoles try to be the little brother, just like the ds, and the gba, they first had the games that came out on those consoles had already had came out on the ..... well for the gba some of the games came out on the nes, snes, and the ds games some had came from the n64, some other nintendo consoles, so this is nothing to be shocked about, but this is how ever better, because the games that have been coming out for the psp and they had come out for the ps2 already.. well they have some changes made to them, and they were great games, so it is good that this type of thing happens

  • blackthegame

    Posted Sep 22, 2006 7:08 pm PT

    no gracias!

  • PrinceAdam11

    Posted Sep 22, 2006 4:16 pm PT

    the psp needs to stop being a lil brother and start its own journey wit original games...

  • Ryuku

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 10:30 pm PT

    wow .. havn;t seen this game character for such a long time

  • nate_n8

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 8:37 pm PT

    This is like a dream come true!!!!! What next? FF Tactics for PSP?

  • Louis_Routledge

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 11:56 am PT

    Woot

  • jeff16950_demon

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 8:50 pm PT

    awsome! ive only ever owned the demo that came with my playstation, but i still remember the song that came with it
    sadly, its engraved into my head
    but hey, if this games got a good price, ill definately pick it up jus for the memories of owning a ps1 in the 90's

  • liversnot

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 5:27 pm PT

    parappa was a fun game, um jammer was a fun game, parappa 2 was fun, a remake of the original, not so fun. the rap battles will not be worth the price tag the psp games have a tendency to have. kind of like infected......the multi-player of that did not take long to ge bored with, not to mention how hard it is to find anyone playing psp games in my area anyway. i also will just stick with my old mangled copy of the original on ps1.

  • EvanO_O

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 3:11 pm PT

    The game on the PS1 lasted me for about a week, merely because it was so new and innovative for its time. Now it's simply a very short and "decent" music game thing.

  • Sinnicks

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 3:02 pm PT

    Was hoping that it was a new title. I'll just play it on PS1.

  • aashkii

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 1:43 pm PT

    I played the Parappa the Rapper demo too, davedouble16.

  • PiMacleod_basic

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 12:34 pm PT

    ....sounds cool...but no original content? ....still not upset over not having a PSP.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 11:03 am PT

    doesn't seem that appealing to me

  • davedouble16

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 11:02 am PT

    Kick, Punch its all in the mind, If you wanna test me, i'm sure you'll find,
    the things I teach ya, i'm sure to beat ya
    Never the less you'll learn a lesson from teacher...

    I'm sure thats how it goes...and i never owned this game, only had a demo of it, and i can remember it, lol
    ...sad :p

    Dave

  • gugi_nayar

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 8:55 am PT

    sounds a bit funny to me

  • metdevthegamer

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 6:57 am PT

    No thanks.

  • dyne12

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 6:48 am PT

    Kick punch turn and chop the door, or i will fall to the floor. he he sweet if it's 39.99 i'll get it.

  • Anime-Beast

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 6:17 am PT

    I might just have to pick it up when it comes out

  • shinchy

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 5:26 am PT

    Wicked! Some more kick, punch, it's all in the mind action...

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 4:32 am PT

    "You've gotta believe!" - I'm going to play some PaRappa the Rapper 2 after hearing this news.

  • kells77

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 11:16 pm PT

    if it is cheap, im there

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 11:04 pm PT

    Cool. I guess.....

  • Miltonelite

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 10:41 pm PT

    Punch Kick It's all in the mind
    If you wanna test me, I'm sure you'll find
    I don't remember the rest

    I loved that game

  • Cypher_VR

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 9:36 pm PT

    Leave it to, Lammy!!!!

  • judog1

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 8:42 pm PT

    Another game that makes me wish I had a psp....

  • Firosen

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 8:28 pm PT

    Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind!
    Wait...
    I sold my PSP to get a DS...
    Aw man...

  • mattxavier

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 8:06 pm PT

    Who will buy this thing? A waste of money it shall be.

  • thakingrocka

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 7:32 pm PT

    it's not a new game?

  • RufustheMage

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 7:21 pm PT

    Sweet! ....but I wish they made some original songs too! But I can't complain, at least there thinking about the old boy Parappa!!

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 6:39 pm PT

    It's about time this dude made a come-back.

  • lWinterl

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 6:35 pm PT

    Wow. Who cares about this when Sony is going to be rolling out their PSX emulation?! I heard rumors of this, but I was hoping it would be an all new game. Sorry Sony, I'm still not going to buy a PSP. I'm fine with playing this at home. For rythem on the go, I'll stick with Ouendan.

  • ClaudeLv250

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 6:32 pm PT

    YoYo Bridget got served.

  • Elyoshi

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 5:46 pm PT

    Wewt, with this and Earthworm Jim coming out, I'll be one happy panda that I didn't sell my PSP.

    Kick, Punch, It's all in the mind...

    Parapa is the hardest G in the world

  • Da1ShrpSh0trGrl

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 5:18 pm PT

    I guess that is not a bad idea. I think it iwill sell well specially among young gamers.

  • MalevolentKadaj

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 5:05 pm PT

    Why Pa Rappa the Rapper? WHERE IS MY UM JAMMER LAMMY!?!?

  • billigloo

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:46 pm PT

    a vib ribbon, Mojib-Ribbon and Vib-Ripple compilation now that would be sweet you could use your music and photos that are on your psp and best of all nobodys ever played it in north america

  • synapticflow

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:24 pm PT

    Awesome! Especially since the original often goes for too much on Ebay. I can't wait to get this! It shouldn't be more than $19.99 though.

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 3:22 pm PT

    been a long time since i have played a PaRappa the Rapper game

  • azndemon07

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 3:15 pm PT

    awww... now i regret selling my psp

  • animatrix03

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 3:05 pm PT

    "do you know why we stop the car? guess what? I forgot to close the door!"

  • Cypher_VR

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 2:41 pm PT

    I gotta believe!!!!!

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 2:29 pm PT

    he be extra fly

  • mentalchaos28

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 2:02 pm PT

    This is the greatest day of my entire life.

  • Doolum

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 2:01 pm PT

    not for me.

  • ShweyGamer

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 1:56 pm PT

    THIS IS IS IN THE HIZZOUZE!~!!@!@#

  • shizwill03

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 1:52 pm PT

    Oh, that game was so awesome back in '96. I am pressed to get a PSP now.

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