<s>
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NanaOn-Sha	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
its	O
10-year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
two	O
follow-up	O
titles	O
:	O
a	O
guitar-based	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Um	B-Application
Jammer	I-Application
Lammy	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
PaRappa	O
,	O
must	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
six	O
stages	O
by	O
rapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
Sunny	O
,	O
PaRappa	O
learns	O
to	O
do	O
karate	B-Application
at	O
a	O
dojo	O
,	O
and	O
earns	O
a	O
driver	O
's	O
education	O
course	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Song	O
number	O
Title	O
Alternative	O
Title	O
1	O
Chop	B-Application
Chop	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Onion	I-Application
's	O
Rap	O
Kick	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
development	O
started	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greenblat	O
got	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
an	O
SCE	O
producer	O
suggested	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Matsuura	O
work	O
together	O
,	O
having	O
both	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
two-dimensional	O
beings	O
cut	O
from	O
paper	O
while	O
the	O
surroundings	O
are	O
primarily	O
three-dimensional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
after	O
Greenblat	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
an	O
onion	O
for	O
the	O
Karate	B-Application
teacher	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
an	O
onion	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
to	O
use	O
in-game	O
motion	O
capture	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
portray	O
more	O
realistic	O
character	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
sold	O
761,621	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
1997	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
7th	O
best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1997	I-Application
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
near-universal	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
hailed	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
as	O
a	O
unique	O
game	O
with	O
irresistibly	O
catchy	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
)	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Interactive	O
Design	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Sound	O
and	O
Music	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Interactive	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
3rd	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
as	O
number	O
36	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
PaRappa	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
to	O
truly	O
understand	O
how	O
wonderful	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
appeals	O
to	O
both	O
young	O
and	O
old	O
,	O
men	O
and	O
women	O
,	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
and	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
never	O
held	O
a	O
controller	O
before	O
in	O
their	O
lives.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
FranchisePaRappa	O
the	O
Rapper	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Um	B-Application
Jammer	I-Application
Lammy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
March	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
media	O
adaptations	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
were	O
also	O
developed	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
eponymous	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
which	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
between	O
April	O
2001	O
and	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PortsPaRappa	O
the	O
Rapper	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
and	O
epics	O
,	O
features	O
ad	B-Protocol
hoc	I-Protocol
multiplayer	O
mode	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
remixed	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
freely	O
released	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2008	O
Famitsu	O
interview	O
,	O
Masaya	O
Matsuura	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
song	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
"	O
Believe	O
in	O
Yourself	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
cut	O
due	O
to	O
development	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
features	O
graphics	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homebrew	O
developers	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
running	O
inside	O
an	O
emulator	O
and	O
with	O
high	O
resolution	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
mobile	O
studio	O
ForwardWorks	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
