PaperBoy

DOS - 1988

Also available on: Amiga - Amstrad CPC - Apple II - Apple IIgs - Arcade - Atari ST - BBC Micro - Commodore 16, Plus/4 - Commodore 64 - Electron - Game Gear - Genesis - J2ME - Lynx - SEGA Master System

Alt names	ペーパーボーイ, 페이퍼보이
Year	1988
Platform	DOS
Released in	United States
Genre	Action
Theme	Arcade, Bike / Bicycling
Publisher	Mindscape, Inc.
Developer	Atari, Inc.
Perspectives	Isometric, 2D scrolling, Diagonal-down
Dosbox support	Fully supported on current version

4.57 / 5 - 40 votes

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Description of PaperBoy

Competent PC conversion of one of the Atari's best-known arcade games. If you were ever a paperboy when you were young, you'll know how ungrateful your customers can be.

You've got to deliver your papers to all the houses on your street by firing them into the mailboxes and avoiding people, objects and cars. You also have to make sure you don't run out of newspapers, but more can be picked up on the way. If you don't deliver newspapers to any of the houses, they'll cancel their subscription.

Paperboy is a very original game and fun to play, although it is slightly difficult, especially since the isometric view is a bit blocky in EGA graphics. The graphics are quite good for the time, though, and the animation of your bike and various obstacles is generally good. For some reason, the game has very little sound effects-- something that is one of the best aspects in the arcade original. Fortunately, gameplay is strong enough to carry the day in silence.

If you like this game, be sure to also check out the superior sequel, PaperBoy 2. Thumbs up!

Review By HOTUD

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Comments and reviews

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SpicklMe2 2025-08-16 0 point

OOOOOOOOOoooooooo
My fondesested Childhood memory !
i remember now
ooooo did i have forgotten i played it all time
and i was only a child.
the fondestestesd Childhood memory.
i have to write this down here because
i remembered my fondestest Childhood.

oooo.. i see the other Childhood fanatics and
recallists also post everywhere their
fondesetest Childhood memory remembrance.

it is so a vivid remembering and fondestestd
occurance every single time i read the
any comments of my Favorite Childhood
memories games.

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German 2025-02-23 0 point

Best 80s Game.

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Ulo 2024-06-30 0 point

It was an addiction playing PAPERBOY in the 1990s. Frustrations on his journey to drop newspapers!!! It was fun playing the game.
Now, is there the Windows version?

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victor 2022-11-26 0 point

es muy bueno me interesa gracias lo recomiendo

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The Boz 2022-10-01 0 point Commodore 64 version

Loved this on the C64, one of the most iconic budget games I had bought on the C64. Still got the cassette up in the loft. A true classic of the time.

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Mr Spec 2021-12-30 0 point

I remember playing this on the zx spectrum + back in the 80's when I was around 7 or 8 years old. Think it was probably in monochrome on that. Still a great game though.

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Grandpa Steve 1963 2021-05-22 -1 point

Regarding certain comments here, like 'Retro Gamor' (sic), may I point out that both Paperboy and Paperboy 2 were ported to almost every popular format of the time - Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore 64, Amiga, SEGA Master System and SEGA Megadrive (Genesis In the USA) to name but a few. The first release was by ATARI on an Arcade machine. So the suggestion that they were only 'SNES games' Is nonsense, The SNES version was only one of many later ports. Enjoy this game everyone and many thanks to 'My Abandonware' for giving us the opportunity to enjoy this classic!

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thealamo67 2019-10-04 2 points Commodore 64 version

I've played this on many platforms, and it's a challenge on all of them. Fun game, you'll enjoy it. I'm getting this for my C64 mini at this point.

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Retro Gam0r 2019-08-06 -2 points Amiga version

Huh?! I kinda don't understand anything right now. I always thought Paperboy was a (S)NES Game, but here it is, running on DOS.

It's really crazy, that the game can be found on almost every platform.

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Eggyishere 2019-03-21 0 point

I remember kids playing this on tv along with other games. It's like e-sports but for arcade! The show even had a host/commentator.

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timmmm 2013-07-01 -1 point DOS version

me too!

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McKraken 2012-04-03 -1 point DOS version

Remember playing this one on my neighbors computer as a kid :)

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