The Parappa The Rapper series was weird (Retrospective)

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@ToastyMann Жыл бұрын

Wow this video randomly blew up out of nowhere. This is actually the first non-Klonoa video of mine to reach a thousand views. Check out my other videos, they're good too I promise

@_lun4r_ Жыл бұрын

Please remove this comment Or unpin it

@tphofficial64 Жыл бұрын

@_lun4r_ Like what your mom failed to do to you?

@_lun4r_ Жыл бұрын

@@tphofficial64 such comments don’t explain anything and when you do have a correction to make then just description it up

@bowser-z8z Жыл бұрын

KLONOA??? ok instant sub

@DEA1HYT Жыл бұрын

My parappa the rapper is cursed because when i beat bathroom level parappa had the door open fr and everybody could see him poopin

@BombasticTom492 3 ай бұрын

Every copy of Parappa is personalized

@DEA1HYT 3 ай бұрын

@@BombasticTom492 yes, yes.

@Eat_Some_Eggs 8 ай бұрын

great vid!! its over a year old but i just wanted to add that katy kats VA did indeed do the singing for the final stage of um jammer lammy and they actually made an entire album of katy covering UJL songs called "milkcan - make it sweet"! she was such a great singer for katy and added a super fun twist to the songs (she passed in 2016 unfortunately) i really recommend listening to the album and the parappa album "i scream" where you get to hear him actually rap instead of call and response. the collab with DE LA SOUL for parappa 2 is also incredible

@cyclone3743 Жыл бұрын

Weird ass series but I love it so much, I know it’ll probably never get a fourth game but if it does you know imma be the first one to purchase it

@Imirui Жыл бұрын

Apparently parappa 2 LOVES to add random button combinations to do special effects. For example, Holding L1 and L2 skips any cutscenes and the practice. Holding R1 and R2 boot up an easy mode (something UJL has) where buttons are replaced with ninja stars and you don't have to think about which button to hit, just hitting the button. It also halves your score. When you reach yellow hat you can click the right stick and if you hold a direction while selecting the song, it will change the difficulty of the song. To the right is default while to the bottom is the hardest possible. (This game uses a difficulty system from 1-16, with 0 being in the middle, and right does 0 while down does 16. Orange is 0, Blue is 9, Pink is 10, and Yellow is 11.) The song changes difficulty on the fly, making it harder if you freestyle and making it easier if you mess up. Also this game feels really weird with COOL mode. Sometimes you get it by fucking up and being late, while other times you can do the best freestyles which give you mountains of points just to not budge anywhere near COOL. The meter on the right measures how much your rap swings (basically at + it's in a swing rhythm) and is required to get COOL mode. The only stage where I got COOL by freestyling is in Hair Scare (the song already has an irregular rhythm) and that's it. One time I got 258 points on a line (the max you can get is 300) and I didn't even get the rating to go above GOOD. UJL, on the other hand, the hardest game to some people, feels like it's extremely easy to get COOL mode. If you do everything short of spamming buttons (repeatedly pressing the button you last played until it switches to another) you are near guaranteed COOL mode. This game also has a mechanic called fever (the loading screen has button combinations to activate it while in COOL mode) and when you activate one for a specific button, you can get up to 2000 points per line just mashing the fever button to all hell. This game feels weird when you try to play it normally, but when you go for COOL, it goes from the having to be as specific as fast food orders to a middle aged parent to an absolute button mash fest. The only stages you have to think on how to do it is Baby Baby!! and Flight Fright!! as they have button mashing built into the song. Instead of button mashing, if you skip some beats and try to make a syncopated rhythm, (as the manual suggests) the COOL requirement goes from painfully easy to that fast food job again. Sometimes it gives you COOL, sometimes you mess the line up. How this game is inconsistent with COOL, I can't even tell you. (Also fun fact, this game is the only one in the series where you can drop an entire rank in *a single line.*)

@Epik_sillyz 7 ай бұрын

dawg how the fuck did u write that/ know it

@weegee_666 9 ай бұрын

i get saying that parappa 1 doesn't really hold up or age well, but to say it isn't a classic is craaaaazy

@stimkytheskunk3306 Жыл бұрын

The reason they changed that part of the lyrics in the tree song was because they wanted to avoid controversies with enviorment organisations

@zzzaaarrriiiaaa. 6 ай бұрын

15:56 it is the same voice actress. She sadly passed away in 2016. Her vocals were too good 😭

@Cupheadsadvocate Жыл бұрын

As someone who was about to jump off a cliff because of Stage 4 up until my eventual victory and cool mode finish, I know the pain of Stage 4

@marlesannric 3 ай бұрын

42 story high cake is crazy 💀💀

@moniqueperkinsmp Жыл бұрын

Man I miss PaRappa fandom was alive.

@krazykaid Жыл бұрын

It still is, there’s an active discord

@leppycolon3 Жыл бұрын

"was" btw

@Avy2008 4 ай бұрын

27:31 Actually, he appears in the last stage of UJL still looking like he isn't doing too well off, so the previous question still stands.

@MyManJFKTV 10 ай бұрын

Parappa the Rapper needs a re-remaster that actually syncs the inputs and includes Parappa the Rapper 2 remastered.

@gilition Жыл бұрын

I remember back in 2017 I had somehow mastered the first 3 stages. I personally don't have an issue with the hit detection on the PSP version as you got to hit it right in the center of the dot. The original PlayStation version though I do actually think does an age very well at all. The input delay is atrocious in fact the PS4 version has a bug on the fourth stage where they didn't time it right. As for the no warning part, if you pay attention to the lyrics, the game actually does tell you when it's about to throw you a curve. "When I say 'boom boom boom' you say 'bam bam bam' NO PAUSE IN-BETWEEN. C'mon let's jam!" Also there was a cut level from Um Jammer Lammy of Parappa doing the Chop Chop Master Onion song. The song is still in the game's files I think and it's even playable in the rare arcade version.

@LittleBrownToast Жыл бұрын

stage 6 in jammer lammy was so annoying to play I memorized the cool mode strategy just so I could spam buttons and pass it

@ToastyMann Жыл бұрын

It's definitely the hardest stage in the game. Makes sense considering the scenario.

@AspectCave Жыл бұрын

but it's so enjoyable to freestyle

@tphofficial64 Жыл бұрын

I can't help but blame you for wanting to know more about this franchise as well as Rodney Greenblat's other works, aside from that great video as always

@BadaBing420 2 ай бұрын

The second game is free with PlayStation top tier subscription

@cloudynightmares924 5 ай бұрын

you're so underrated, this was such an interesting and pretty professional youtube video, more people need to discover you

@RealHero3000 Жыл бұрын

This video is a great dive into these funky lil' series! I actually laughed a few times watching this. Extremely underrated video, you have earned a subscriber

@BobRobertson27 22 күн бұрын

Why did I laugh so hard at this part😂18:46

@sgal5845 Жыл бұрын

the way that the extra mode thingy where you finish all stages in COOL mode looks more like it's the game's engine demo, just some sounds and 2 characters moving with an additional crowd.

@explosiveheads1391 10 ай бұрын

So, here's a fun fact there's a second anime called "pj berri no mogu mogu munya munya" which is mostly focused on PJ, there most of the characters from both games and anime return (warning the second season may play tribute to the first game cutscenes quality)

@ToastyMann 10 ай бұрын

I'm surprised I didn't know about that sooner. Guess I'm a fake fan lol

@Now_Roxas 6 ай бұрын

Heres the levels of parrapa 1 (PSP) in order with 1 being easiest and 6 being hardest 1.Stage 3 2.Stage 1 3.Stage 2 4.Stage 5 5.Stage 6 6.Stage 4

@LAMMY_UJL 5 ай бұрын

Um jammed lammy stage six is fire, take it back

@bruhchannel1216 Жыл бұрын

37:45 another music star's life ruined by alcochol and drugs 😥

@drgn_0794 Ай бұрын

37:53 bruh, Lego does the same thing (like after 2-3 years of a theme, they shelf it) to its themes, no way

@alger_real Жыл бұрын

Why does everyone use parappa the rapper remastered when they talk about ptr 1

@ToastyMann Жыл бұрын

Probably because it's the most easily accessible version of the game. English PS1 copies go for stupid prices

@trollsansofficial 10 ай бұрын

@@ToastyMann I thought the main reason was that it looked better

@Breexee 23 күн бұрын

27:31 Chop Chop Master Onion had a segment in UJL NOW! where he was doing karate or something like that.

@Makithe2nd 6 ай бұрын

The town being called makes me think Parrapa's name isn't Parrapa, just a nickname in his friend group or in general

@mr_selfdestruct 14 күн бұрын

I love these games so much 💜

@Aliix458 3 күн бұрын

Its sad this game series got cancelled, but maybe its for the best-- 😂 Nothing could replicate it in the modern day

@james.b.mcgill 10 ай бұрын

I like the Parapa version of stage 6's music, from Um Jammer Lammy.

@lordrealashemtov5818 Жыл бұрын

um jammer lammy now arcade game

@leyulis8882 4 ай бұрын

I live for Hairdresser Octopus he's precious

@US_States_Weather_Radios_5293 Ай бұрын

2:22 When you are rapping bad:

@Ender1667 Жыл бұрын

I'm On A Quest To Find The Secrets And Piece Together The Prappa Lore And Timeline All Games From The Trilogy And The Anime Are Cannon Only Other Cannon Thing Is The Cutsences For Parappa In *PLAYSTATION ALL STARS: BATTLE ROYALE* (In Those, Joe Chinn Has A Comic Book Series. He Also Goes Missing) This Will Be A Journey That Will Have To Wait Though I Will Do It Someday, Just Not Now.

@ToastyMann Жыл бұрын

*The Parappa lore is so complex, it makes Kingdom Hearts and Black Ops Zombies look simple by comparison*

@Ender1667 Жыл бұрын

True