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|system=PlayStation
|system=PlayStation
|genre=Rhythm
|genre=Rhythm
|final_builddate={{RegionDate|JP|Sep 30, 1996 }} {{RegionDate|EU|Aug 23, 1997 }} {{RegionDate|US|Sep 1, 1997 }}
|final_builddate={{RegionDate|JP|Sep 27, 1996}} {{RegionDate|EU|Aug 23, 1997}} {{RegionDate|US|Sep 1, 1997}}
|release_date={{RegionDate|JP|Dec 6, 1996 }} {{RegionDate|EU|Aug 23, 1997 }} {{RegionDate|US|Oct 31, 1997 }}
|release_date={{RegionDate|JP|Dec 6, 1996}} {{RegionDate|EU|Sep 26, 1997}} {{RegionDate|US|Oct 31, 1997}}
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A prototype of PaRappa the Rapper for the PlayStation.
A prototype of PaRappa the Rapper for the PlayStation.
==Notes==
==Notes==
* An NTSC-U build and localisation prototype dated a month before the NTSC-U final, but 10 months after the final NTSC-J build.
 
* Original dump is scrambled. Converted to RAW using IsoBuster.
*An NTSC-U build and localisation prototype dated a month before the NTSC-U final, but 10 months after the final NTSC-J build.
* Miscellaneous Notes:
*This build lacks the "Trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc." text on the title screen. This text is only absent in the Japanese and European versions of the game.
** Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
*No other gameplay differences found.
** Game contains dongle protection: No.
*Original dump is scrambled. Converted to RAW using IsoBuster.
** Game contains debugging symbols: No
*Miscellaneous Notes:
** Dump was originally scrambled: Yes
**Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
**Game contains dongle protection: No.
**Game contains debugging symbols: No
**Dump was originally scrambled: Yes
 
==Screenshots==
==Screenshots==
<center><gallery heights="256" widths="224">
<center><gallery heights="256" widths="224">
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0000.png|Intro sequence
File:PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0000.png|Intro sequence
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0001.png|Title screen
File:PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0001.png|Title screen
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0002.png|Gameplay
File:PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0002.png|Gameplay
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0003.png|Gameplay
File:PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0003.png|Gameplay
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0004.png|Gameplay
File:PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0004.png|Gameplay
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0005.png|Gameplay
File:PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy-0005.png|Gameplay
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>
==Origin==
==Origin==
<center><gallery mode="packed">
<center><gallery mode="packed">
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy.jpeg|Disc front.
File:PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy.jpeg|Disc front.
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>
==Files==
==Files==
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A huge thanks to Hwd45 for doing the initial research on this prototype!
A huge thanks to Hwd45 for doing the initial research on this prototype!
==See also==
==See also==
* [[News/Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-I (Part 2)|Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-i (April 17, 2021)]]
 
* [https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)]
*[[News/Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-I (Part 2)|Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-i (April 17, 2021)]]
* [https://archive.org Internet Archive (IA)]
*[https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)]
*[https://archive.org Internet Archive (IA)]
{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|PaRappa the Rapper}}}}
{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|PaRappa the Rapper}}}}

Latest revision as of 22:40, April 24, 2022

Title Screen
PaRappa the Rapper (Jul 30, 1997 prototype)
Build date Jul 30, 1997 17:31:30
Build name Review
Dump status Released, redump needed
Released by Hidden Palace
File release date April 17, 2021
Origin CD-R
Lot Project Deluge
Labels Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy
Dump method PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716UF 1.11 03/23/07 15:10 (CloneCD)
Game PaRappa the Rapper
System PlayStation
Genre Rhythm
Final build JP Sep 27, 1996
EU Aug 23, 1997
US Sep 1, 1997
Release date JP Dec 6, 1996
EU Sep 26, 1997
US Oct 31, 1997
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A prototype of PaRappa the Rapper for the PlayStation.

Notes

  • An NTSC-U build and localisation prototype dated a month before the NTSC-U final, but 10 months after the final NTSC-J build.
  • This build lacks the "Trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc." text on the title screen. This text is only absent in the Japanese and European versions of the game.
  • No other gameplay differences found.
  • Original dump is scrambled. Converted to RAW using IsoBuster.
  • Miscellaneous Notes:
    • Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
    • Game contains dongle protection: No.
    • Game contains debugging symbols: No
    • Dump was originally scrambled: Yes

Screenshots

Origin

Files

File Type Date Size SHA-1
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy.img File 2021-04-03 16:05:42 694.41 MB 1367a3cbb676f8ecfcd86042dc5aa6562f97126e
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy.cue File 2021-04-03 17:16:39 101 bytes 86ad57740ffcb89a9a652debf9e10e79e14fcf2f
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy.ccd File 2021-04-03 17:35:17 773 bytes bef4da80e8d42fd10326a4b6bb7e16a842731284
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy.sub File 2020-12-14 03:55:48 28.34 MB ef1ff96a0e7643b3fdceb586ea8334ac6084a043
PSX - Pa Rappa the Rapper Review Copy.jpeg File 2021-03-14 12:15:01 930.3 KB 3235deff2169c7e306065015830d04aee18727f4

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to Hwd45 for doing the initial research on this prototype!

See also