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Paperboy

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Also known as
ペーパーボーイ 페이퍼보이

This arcade delivery game challenges you to serve subscribers and vandalize non-customers across seven increasingly difficult days.

Paperboy was originally released in arcades in 1984. The DOS version was released in 1988 by Mindscape.

About Paperboy

Paperboy is a game where the player takes on the role of a newspaper delivery person. The primary task involves successfully delivering papers to specific houses that have subscribed.

This core objective is made challenging by various moving hazards. These include vehicles, animals, and pedestrians like skateboarders and construction workers, which all pose threats during the route.

A secondary, destructive goal runs parallel to the delivery duty. The player is encouraged to cause property damage at houses that are not on the customer list, adding a layer of deliberate chaos to the simulation.

Paperboy Screenshots

6 images
title screen - EGA
deliver papers to your customers - EGA
watch out for storm drains! - EGA
title screen - CGA
many people get in your way - CGA
avoid the construction worker. - CGA