Um Jammer Lammy arcade-bound

[09.04.99] » Namco announces an arcade game based on the PlayStation rhythm game.

   After the original PaRappa the Rapper spawned the rhythm genre, countless arcade music games appeared to cash in on the craze -- and now the PaRappa series itself is entering the arcades. Namco recently announced that an arcade version of Um Jammer Lammy will be unveiled at the JAMMA show on September 11 and 12th.

   Running off the System 12 board, the arcade edition of Um Jammer Lammy is virtually identical to the versus mode of the home version, except for one major change. The arcade game is played with the guitar-like controller from Namco's Guitar Jam, meaning PaRappa will likely not be playable.

   If Um Jammer Lammy is successful, Namco plans to port additional home titles to the arcade as well, an unusual reversal of the traditional arcade-to-console ports.