Joystiq hands-on: PaRappa the Rapper (PSP)
by Ross Miller 
{ Sep 24th 2006 at 12:45AM }
The PSP demo shown on the floor is the exact same demo Sony used for the PS One PaRappa the Rapper demo, which is also the first level in the game. For those who don't remember, PaRappa the Rapper is a rhythm game in the vein of Simon Says. Your opponent will bust a few grooves, and by pressing the displayed button combinations in sync with the tempo you can spit your foe's words back in his or her face. The demo has PaRappa up against Chop Chop Master Onion, a karate teacher with an onion for a head.
The graphics have been cleaned up and the audio is a bit crisper than the original, but our lovable rhymester still stutters his words even when we hit the buttons perfectly. None of the new features have been revealed, including the promised multiplayer mode. We recommend dusting off the original game for now, and wait to see if the extra features / multiplayer warrant a new purchase.
Check out the awesome PaRappa sticker they had on the PSP demo units after the break.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ill trooper @ Sep 24th 2006 2:54AM
Now, while walking in the rain and in the snow,
I got the funky, funky, flow!
Kris @ Sep 24th 2006 1:14AM
Ah well, time to sell the PSP- Thanks for a waste of time Sony.
LK @ Sep 24th 2006 1:22AM
If they're porting the PSX library to the PSP, then wouldn't this be redundant?
Kick Punch It's All In The Mind @ Sep 24th 2006 1:32AM
What's your favorite PaRappa the Rapper line? I'm going with
"The other day I was called a little turkey
But I'm a chicken, got it? Ya beef jerky!"
Raynre @ Sep 24th 2006 1:16PM
A direct port on the PSP?
I am shocked. SHOCKED.
rockintom99 @ Sep 24th 2006 1:57AM
Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind! :D
Man, I havent played that game in ages...
Tom @ Sep 24th 2006 4:24AM
"Do you know why I stopped the car again?
Yes I know why youstopped the caragain!"
LOL! I have no rythm!
devlmaycare @ Sep 24th 2006 5:11AM
wonder if vib-ribbon will be ported, so you can make your own level sets on a memory stick, that would be amazing!
J @ Sep 24th 2006 5:52AM
Ah hell no!!! It's
"Ribbit Ribbit me can't hold it. Last toilet that me had me already sold it"
The Dude @ Sep 24th 2006 9:28AM
Fun game but jeeze... ANOTHER port??
Wheeliedude @ Sep 24th 2006 10:59AM
Actually, Traxion for the PSP, being published by LucasArts, will be a game in the vein of VR.
You take tracks from your PSP music library, and you can pay 25 minigames based around them.
Knoxximus @ Sep 24th 2006 12:54PM
LOL @ 6! So true!
Pal @ Sep 24th 2006 1:34PM
"The toilet over there
will bring you luck
so give up, I got no time to spare!"
Iscariote @ Sep 24th 2006 4:07PM
"A direct port on the PSP? I am shocked. SHOCKED."
I'm laughing.
Brad Lee @ Sep 24th 2006 6:25PM
I have fond memories of this game, but I never bought it because back then I was young and cheap and poor.
Now I'm a college student who is still cheap and poor, though now I prefer the words impecunious and frugal.
Thats why I haven't gotten a PSP yet, toooo much money. But, Parappa along with LocoRoco and a few others might just convince me to get one... when I have the money anyway ;)
And whenever I think of Parappa I always think of the baking song.
"Crack crack crack the egg into the bowl.
Mix mix mix the flour into the bowl.
Butter butter butter joins the bowl."
sweethavok @ Sep 24th 2006 11:07PM
At long last the PSP killer app has finnaly arrived watch out Nintendo DS, your days of being #1 are done!
navstar @ Sep 25th 2006 2:24PM
I want Pa Rappa and Space Channel 5 for Wii!! That would be teh aW3some!
dave @ Sep 25th 2006 7:33PM
i kicked that onion's ass in the demo. i think i still have the demo disc along with my broken PS1 in my car.
and this is going onto a 2gb SD card along with devhook and a few other games, and i'm getting the 8-in-1 SD/MS/CF/MD/MSDuo/extra battery pack combo m0th3rl04d thing for my psp after i get it back from the software d00d whos unbricking it for me.
Mercedes @ Dec 10th 2006 12:05PM
I just bought the PSP version from Japan, it's mega FUN, and it allows you to switch the language from Japanese to English. Just select MENU> then choose the top left image, and press X. O is for Japanese, X is for English.