Video game · 1984

Paperboy

Released 1 November 1984 on arcade video game machine, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64 and 16 more

Developer: Atari Games
Publisher: Atari Games
Made in: Milpitas, United States
Genre: Racing, Simulator, Arcade
Themes: Action, Comedy
Series: Paperboy

IGDB CRITICS772 reviews

IGDB PLAYERS54100 ratings

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About Paperboy

Paperboy is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games originally developed in 1984 . The players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on his bicycle. The game was ported to numerous video game consoles and personal computers. Paperboy was innovative for its theme and novel controls. The player controls a paperboy on a bicycle delivering newspapers along a suburban street which is displayed in a cabinet perspective (or oblique projection) view. The player attempts to deliver a week of daily newspapers to subscribing customers, attempts to vandalize non-subscribers' homes and must avoid hazards along the street.

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Release dates

arcade video game machine	1 November 1984
ZX Spectrum	1986
BBC Micro	1986
Acorn Electron	1986
Commodore 16	1986
Commodore 64	1986
Amstrad CPC	1987
Apple II	1988
Apple IIGS	1988
MS-DOS	1988
Amiga	1989
Atari ST	1989
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)	26 October 1990
Legacy Mobile Device	May 2006
Xbox 360	14 February 2007
iOS	18 December 2009
Dreamcast	later, date unknown
Game Boy	later, date unknown
Game Boy Color	later, date unknown
Game Gear	later, date unknown
Nintendo 64	later, date unknown