Rodney Alan Greenblat

Rodney Alan Greenblat, born August 23, 1960 in San Francisco, California, is an American graphic artist best known in the United States and Japan for creating the visual style of the video games PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy.

Before Parappa, he had developed the CD-ROM game Dazzeloids.

Appearances
Greenblat, known as the co-creator and artist of the PaRappa franchise, is referenced in PaRappa The Rapper and appears as a news reporter in PaRappa The Rapper 2.

In the Dazzeloids CD-ROM, Greenblat provided the voices of the narrator, Yendor Talbneerg, Stinkabod Lamé, Plump Prune, Pricky the Purple Porcupine, Pin Bleeper, Capt'n Cob, and the Biscuit Boys.

Album artwork

 * They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants (1986)
 * Strawberry Sound by Shonen Knife (2000)
 * An Illustrated History by Puffy AmiYumi (2002)

Video games

 * Rodney's Funscreen (published by Activision, 1992, PC/Mac)
 * Rodney's Wonder Window (published by Voyager Company, 1992, PC/Mac)
 * Dazzeloids (published by Voyager Company, 1994, PC/Mac)
 * PaRappa the Rapper (published by Sony Computer Entertainment, 1996, PS1)
 * Rodney's Art Brain (published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac)
 * Rodney's Funscreen² Extreme (published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac)
 * UmJammer Lammy (published by Sony Computer Entertainment, 1999, PS)
 * PaRappa The Rapper 2 (published by Sony Computer Entertainment, 2001, PS2)
 * Major Minor's Majestic March (published by Majesco Entertainment / Square Enix in Japan, 2009, Wii)

Interviews and articles

 * Rodney Greenblat interview by David Wolinsky at Don't Die (2016-05-20)
 * Rodney Is Coming by Tony Walsh at Exclaim! (2000-10-01)
 * Interview: Rodney Greenblat by Matthew Hawkins at Gamasutra. (2005-07-05)
 * From Wood to Bits: Rodney Greenblat's Super-Mission Against the Mediogre by Scott Rosenberg at Salon (1995-11-13)