# PaRappa the Rapper: decompiling the PlayStation game

> This decompiles PaRappa the Rapper. The player extracts an ISO into iso/. XA and STR files must use 2336-byte sectors. The included syncstrip tool cuts 2352-byte sectors from jPSXdec down to 2336. Compile steps follow PSXFunkin without its ISO make targets.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/cuckydev/PaRappaSource>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/cuckydev/PaRappaSource/blob/dd742cf869e464a8e5e34c5a2a134ffcf8e76e1d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/parappa-source/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/parappa-source/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/parappa-source/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- A PaRappa the Rapper ISO. The README does not name a license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/cuckydev/PaRappaSource/blob/dd742cf869e464a8e5e34c5a2a134ffcf8e76e1d/README.md>

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