PaRappa the Rapper

1996 rhythm game
VideoGame video_game Q1340462
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Summary

PaRappa the Rapper is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,645 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment[3]
  • Genre: music video game[4], rhythm game[5]
  • Followed by: Um Jammer Lammy[6]
  • Developer: NanaOn-Sha[7]
  • Part of the series: PaRappa the Rapper[8]
  • Designed by: Masaya Matsuura[9]
  • Platform: PlayStation (console)[10], PlayStation Portable[11], PlayStation 4[12]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[13]
  • Soundtrack release: I Scream![14]
  • Distribution format: CD-ROM[15], Blu-ray Disc[16]
  • Review score: 60/100[17], 14%[18]
  • Country of origin: Japan[19]
  • Publication date: December 6, 1996[20]
  • Characters: PaRappa[21]
  • Distributed by: PlayStation Store[22]
  • ESRB rating: Kids to Adults[23]
  • CERO rating: A (All ages)[24]
  • Official website: http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/parappa/[25]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 3[26]
  • USK rating: USK 0[27]
  • Title: パラッパラッパー[28]
  • Derivative work: PaRappa the Rapper[29]
  • PlayStation DataCenter URL: https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/P/SCUS-94183.html[30], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/P/SCPS-91070.html[31], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/P/SCPS-45051.html[32], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/P/SCPS-18002.html[33], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/P/SCES-00743.html[34]
  • Social media followers: 1645[35], 1683[36]
  • ELSPA rating: 3+[37]

Why It Matters

PaRappa the Rapper has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . PlayStation DataCenter. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · JzK · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playstation datacenter url → https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/P/SCUS-94183.html, https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/P/SCPS-91070.html, https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/P/SCPS-45051.html +2
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lld', 'pl',
    Sitelink count → 19
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Playstation datacenter url: https://psxdatacenter.com/psx2/games2/SCPS-19201.html"
  2. 6w ago · Teiron · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 9659, 19622
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gry-online game id: 19622, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180149843|PaRappa the Rapper (1997) (#180149843)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Onli"
  3. 10w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 18647, 2784
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 2784, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142834067|Parappa the Rapper (#142834067)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'ma"
  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 18647, 2784
    Platform → PlayStation (console), PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4
    Genre → music video game, rhythm game
    Publisher → Sony Interactive Entertainment
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/PaRappa_the_Rapper, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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