Paperboy game. Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K / 128K.

Paperboy

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Platform: Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Game: Paperboy

Publisher: Elite

Year: 1986

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Arcade

Description

Paperboy is a 1984 arcade game by Atari Games. The players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on his bicycle. This game was innovative for its theme and novel controls.

The player controls a paperboy on a bicycle delivering newspapers along a suburban street. From the semi-isometric view, the player attempts to deliver newspapers to subscribing customers, attempts to vandalize non-subscriber's homes and must avoid hazards along the street. Successful completion of the route each week earns new subscribers.

The game begins with a choice of difficulty levels: Easy Street (easy), Middle Road (medium) and Hard Way (hard). The object of the game is to perfectly deliver papers to subscribers for an entire week and to avoid dying (using up all allotted lives) before the week ends. The game lasts for an entire week, Monday through Sunday.

Controlling the paperboy with the handlebar controls, the player attempts to deliver newspapers to subscribers. Each day begins by showing an overview of the street indicating subscribers and non-subscribers. Subscribers and non-subscribers' homes are also easy to discern in the level itself.

The paperboy begins his route at the start of the street (bottom of the screen) and progresses towards the end. The player can control the paperboys speed, faster delivery earns a higher score. But the paperboy is in constant movement and cannot stop moving forward until the level (day of the week) has ended.

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