Paperboy
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Publisher: Tengen U.S. Gold (EU) Sega (US) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Motivetime Tiertex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Domark (EU) Tec Toy (BR) Samsung (KR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Tengen Atari Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Arcade boards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Atari Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paperboy (ペーパーボーイ) is an arcade game developed by Atari Games which was ported to variety of systems since its initial release in 1984, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, and the Sega Game Gear. The Mega Drive and Game Gear ports were published by Tengen, while the Master System version was handled by U.S. Gold.
The Master System version of Paperboy was the first game for the console to be developed in the United Kingdom.
Contents
Gameplay
In Paperboy, players control a paperboy riding a bicycle while delivering papers on suburban streets (presented with an oblique projection). The object of the game is to deliver papers for an entire week by throwing papers horizontally to the left side of the street, attempting to land them on the doorstops (or letterboxes) of subscribers. Subscribers live in brightly colored houses, while non-subscribers live in dark houses. If the player misses a house or breaks a window by mistake, that house is lost as a subscriber. If there are no subscribers left, the game ends. To gain subscribers, the opposite must be done: papers have to be thrown at the windows of non-subscribers.
The bicycle is steered with and . The bike continuously moves down the street and cannot backtrack, but it can speed up and slow down with and respectively. Papers are thrown with or in the Master System and Game Gear versions and , , or in the Mega Drive version.
The game begins with a choice of difficulty levels: Easy Street, Middle Road, and Hard Way. The more difficult routes offer more points for their successful completion, but they are filled with more obstacles, which include fences, storm drains, pedestrians, animals, construction workers, lawnmowers, motor vehicles, rolling tires, and the Grim Reaper. Each route lasts for seven days, with the street for each day containing 20 houses. Neighborhoods become more dangerous as the player progresses from Monday to Sunday. The player loses a life for hitting an obstacle, and the game ends if the player runs out of lives or subscribers. Papers can be thrown at enemies to stun them.
The paperboy starts with 10 papers (with refills being placed around the level). Bonus points are awarded for hitting special targets on the street, such as bushes, tombstones, or burglars attempting to get into a house. The player also receives more points for delivering the paper into a mailbox rather than onto a porch. A perfect delivery (all subscribers get their papers, and none of their houses are damaged) results in all the points being worth double for that day, and an extra subscriber is added.
At the end of a street, the player rides through a short obstacle course with targets to hit (with papers) and jump over for extra points. Crashing on the course ends the round, but does not cost the player a life.
The Mega Drive version has a two-player mode where two people can take turns playing (with either one or two control pads).
Items
Paper Bundle | |
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Restocks the player's papers to 10, which is also the maximum number that can be held at a time. |
History
Legacy
Paperboy was followed by Paperboy 2.
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Game Concept, Design and Graphics: Mark Stephen Pierce
- Software Design and Programming: David S. Akers
- Music and Sound Effects: Brad Fuller
- Audio Driver: Lisa Ching
- Special Thanks to: Bob Flanagan
- Art and Graphic Design: Domark Software Ltd.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Paperboy/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Paperboy/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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65 | |
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Based on 28 reviews |
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Master System version
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80 | |
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Based on 23 reviews |
Game Gear version
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65 | |
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Based on 14 reviews |
Technical information
- Main article: Paperboy/Technical information.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ File:Paperboy MD KR Box.jpg
- ↑ File:Paperboy GG EU Box Back.jpg
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- ↑ File:Paperboy MD EU Manual.pdf, page 13
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- ↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
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