For decades, video game music was largely relegated to whatever simple arrangement could be composed via arcade or 8-bit motherboards. And while the scores to Super Mario Bros. or The Legend of Zelda ...

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 ...

You gotta believe (or at least hope that Sony will heed the call). PaRappa the Rapper was one of the first breakthrough hits for Sony, for their fledgling PlayStation platform. While never reaching ...

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 ...

PaRappa the Rapper holds fond memories for me. It was, and still is, a great advert for PlayStation doing different, offbeat things in gaming, but even then, it was an extremely limited game. So will ...

PaRappa the Rapper Remastered dropped this week, and even if you have no interest in revisiting the first big rhythm action game, you should really watch the promo above. Presented in music ...

Returning from the feel-good 90s is everyone’s favorite paper-thin street poet, PaRappa the Rapper, in his first appearance on the PSP. A classic franchise and arguably one of the highest impact ...

The music game that started it all is back on PS4, as gaming’s famous hip hop-loving pup returns in HD. ‘Kick! Punch! It’s all in the mind; If you wanna test me, I’m sure you’ll find; The things I’ll ...

We recently learned that creators of PaRappa the Rapper and Gitaroo Man The hero in question is Toto-Maru, a simple farm boy who’s able to harness the special power of force through rap. (Wait, where ...

PaRappa the Rapper is from the Parappa the Rapper series. He is most effective up-close with kung-fu moves from his games and anime. With his trademark red cap and ever-present microphone, PaRappa ...

Playing PaRappa the Rapper in 2007 is a little bit like trying to fight in a modern war with an ancient spear you dug up out of some archeological site. The game is a relic of a time when rhythm games ...