To this day I'm still pissed off about the PSP release of Parappa the Rapper. If you haven't played it, don't. It's broken so badly that it's unplayable. How could you mess up button timings in game about rhythm? Worst. Port. Ever.
As you may have heard, the spiritual successor and semi sequel to Parappa, UmJammer Lammy, was just released as a PSOne Classics download for PS3 or PSP this week. I was worried that this, one of my favorite games of all time, would suffer the same fate. Good news: I'm pleased to say that it didn't, and that the control is perfectly fine. There's no timing lag at all.
I've played through about half the game on my PSPgo and can safely say that the game play is fully intact. Series fans, feel free to pick this up. Newcomers, you have to play this game. At only $5.99, you can't beat it.
Did I eat my drink? I thought milk was pink!
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3:20 PM on 10.02.2009
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All this time I thought I'd sucked (which didn't make sense since I rock the fuck out of Gitaroo Man). I feel so much better about myself now, and may very well give Lammy a download.
I also couldn't get past the second level on the PSP port. This little bit of news about the timing makes perfect sense. I never had that much trouble with the game before. Also, the drummer is the best part of Umjammer Lammy.
Also, this song is awesome
Nothing will bring more joy to your ears and fingers than the fire fighter level XD
So much replay value too with its special guest star...
I just nabbed Pixeljunk Monsters (awesome) and Thexder Neo (also awesome)
I will wait for this.
PSX Parappa was the only real "on" one of the series: it's good to see this new one is doing it right.
This is awesome, I'm definitely gonna download it tomorrow.
@ScaryWomanizingPigMask
That one is great, but this one has always been my personal favorite. It's just so bizarre!
Now if they only included the original Hell lyrics of the second to last leve, I'd die a happy man.
Love that song, too. I bought the soundtrack JUST for that song!
I'm a die-hard Matsuura fan. I own every region release of this game already as it's one of my all time favorites... but playing it on my PSP go for $5.99 is something I can't pass up. This is the best news of the week for me!
And, seeing so many dudes here liking the game completely validates all the days my friend and I rocked out on this game years ago, despite all the girly things that could freak out a couple of middle school males...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtCL5pgevEM
I still have my Umjammer Lammy Playstation 1 copy as well, and it's easily the best game of the series. I don't know what Dexter's talking about.
Little bit of this, little bit of that!