PaRappa the Rapper received positive reviews, it sold 761,621 copies in Japan by 1997, making it the 7th best-selling game of the year in that region [REF].
At the first annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 1998, PaRappa the Rapper won the awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design" and "Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music", and was nominated for "Interactive Title of the Year" [REF].