Whoever greenlit this remaster was definitely not the man with the masterplan, if I may paraphrase the game's hip-hop guru Chop Chop Master Onion.
Parappa the Rapper is an iconic PlayStation 1 title that came out of nowhere to kickstart the entire rhythm game genre.
It has to be one of the weirdest games ever to become a hit. You play Parappa, a charmingly naive pooch who battle raps his way through six stages to win the heart of popular girl Sunny Funny.
The stages have him rapping his way through learning kung-fu, getting his licence and working at a flea market. The best - and strangest - is battle rapping your way to the front of the toilet queue before Parappa pees his pants. No, I am not making this up.
![Screenshots for Parappa the Rapper, to go with game review in TimeOut.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OUDKN5MLDWKFDUEQYGVKTROLFQ.jpg?auth=fa4e4ac90f34ef17ea947b15f3de579539f79ef285868530c6a79e9752b39679&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)