Download Paperboy - DOS game

Paperboy is a 1988 arcade classic that transforms the seemingly ordinary profession of newspaper delivery into a hazardous athletic event. Players ride a bicycle through suburban streets while throwing newspapers with impressive accuracy, avoiding obstacles, and somehow surviving neighborhoods that appear actively hostile to journalism. Dogs chase relentlessly, careless drivers create unexpected hazards, and pedestrians seem determined to occupy exactly the wrong place at exactly the wrong time. The unusual premise gives the game enormous charm, while the demanding gameplay keeps every delivery exciting. Paperboy proves that everyday jobs can become extraordinary entertainment with enough imagination. After a few minutes, successfully delivering tomorrow's headlines without crashing into a hedge feels every bit as heroic as saving an entire galaxy.

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Paperboy manual

To launch the game, run paperboy/paperboy.exe.

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Paperboy reviews

Zero Magazine Issue 1 (1990): "The graphics on the PC version are nice enough, a bit blocky on CGA, but very nice on EGA, more like the actual arcade machine. The sound is thankfully absent, I don't think I could take the thing beeping all the way through the game, with most of the sound reserved for the tune at the start and sound effects."

Compute! Gazette Issue 58 (1988): "Paperboy always struck me as a phenomenon. Here is a game of skill, rather than violence, in which earnestness counts for more than weaponry. Al- though there are some semi -violent en- counters in the coin-operated version, the game's main thrust is always that of service: Players must deliver the newspaper to their customers. Amazingly, this simple idea stnick a responsive chord in arcades. The Paperboy game is nearly always crowded, its till fed by a constant stream of quarters."

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Versions of Paperboy were released for the Nintendo 64, Xbox 360 and iPhone and iPod Touch.

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More information on Paperboy

Status: abandonware
Also published for: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, C16, C64, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum
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Awards won by Paperboy:

Selected for 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.
Selected for All-TIME 100 video games TIME.com.

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Remakes and ports:

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