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PaRappa Creator Exploring Platform Options
1:20PM Brian Ashcraft | The DS has been a juggernaut in Japan, racking up amazing sales. But nothing lasts forever, not even strong platform sales. PaRappa The Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura is looking for a new option for platform development. More »
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PaRappa Creator: East And West Should Not Be “Too Separate”
3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | PaRappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura is an international dude. Heck, he worked with American artist Rodney Greenblat to bring PaRappa to life. He knows the benefits of international collaboration. More »
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Snazziest Art To Grace a Game Disc
8:00AM Brian Crecente | Crispy Gamer compiled a short list of what they think is the best art displayed on a gaming disc. More »
PaRappa’s Courtroom Fracas
11:20PM Luke Plunkett | Poor PaRappa. The 90’s were soooo long ago. What’s he been up to since? Bad stuff, it looks like, as he’s forced to call upon an old friend to help him through some legal troubles. More »
Mega64 Takes Parappa To The Streets
6:00AM Mike Fahey | A person who goes into public dressed like a cartoon rapping puppy to serenade random passersby with his funky fresh beats has balls far beyond mere mortal men. If anyone is missing a pair, odds are this guy picked them up and ran off with them. One of these days one of the Mega64 boys is going to get killed, and that would be terribly sad. After all, “It’s a nice day to not be in a hearse. ” Tru’ dat. Parappa The Rapper [Mega64 - Thanks Squidley!] More »
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And the Greatest Video Game Dog of All Time Is…
2:00AM Brian Crecente | MTV Multiplayer tapped a number of industry folks to judge their latest stop on the road to their naming the Greatest Animal in the History of Video Games. In January they named the greatest horse of videogamedom, Epona, from the Legend of Zelda series. This month they selected the best dog, PaRappa the Rapper, of course. The judges this time around were Leigh Alexander, of Gamasutra and Sexy Videogameland, Tofuburger of I Can Has Cheezburger, Evan Wells of Naughty Dog, and myself…. of here. Hit up the site to read everyone’s reasoning and their number two and three spots. I picked the dog in Duck Hunt and the zombie dogs of Resident Evil as my runners-up. And The Award For Greatest Video Game Canine Goes To… [MTV Multiplayer] More »
PaRappa and UmJammer: Real Guitar Heroes
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Developer NanaOn-Sha has churned out some pretty great music games like PaRappa The Rapper and UmJammer Lammy. Games so great they deserve to be immortalised in musical instruments. Over the holidays, reader Landon found these Parappa guitar picks in Osaka. He writes: I play drums, not guitar, but I had to PICK (get it?) them up. Yes, yes. We get it. He even found an UmJammer Lammy guitar for about a hundred bucks. That, after the jump. More »
At Least Threadless Love E For All
10:40AM Michael McWhertor | Community t-shirt vendor Threadless is no stranger to video game collaborations/sponsorships. They’ve held design contests centred around themes like PaRappa the Rapper, LocoRoco and Bioshock—and they ain’t stoppin’ now. Partnering with E For All for their latest competition, budding Illustrator users can win fabulous prizes, including a Wii, cold hard cashola, and tickets to the E For All expo. So make with the puns and emo imagery, kids, and let’s do this. E For All Loves Threadless [Threadless] More »
