Masaya Matsuura

Matsuura debuted in 1985 as composer and keyboardist of the J-pop duo Psy-S, active until 1996. In 1996 he founded NanaOn-Sha and released PaRappa the Rapper, regarded as one of the first modern music video games. He followed it with UmJammer Lammy and Vib-Ribbon in 1999, and received the IGDA's First Penguin award in 2004.

Born

1961

Roles

Musician / Game designer / Producer

Affiliations

Psy-S / NanaOn-Sha

Notable works

PaRappa the Rapper · UmJammer Lammy · Vib-Ribbon · PaRappa the Rapper 2

• G-0011996

  PlayStation

  PaRappa the Rapper

  パラッパラッパー

  Release

  JP 1996.12.06

  Dev

  NanaOn-Sha

  Genre

  Rhythm